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Ten Commandments of Costumes

February 9th, 2010

What if Moses had come down from the mountain wearing a feather boa?  Maybe he was headed to a costume party, ready to deliver the ten commandments of costumes to all party goers.  They could be a little something like this –

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  1. Thou shalt never think that costumes only come out at Halloween.  Live it up and wear one whenever the mood strikes.
  2. Thou shalt always use a mirror when applying make up – unless thou is dressed as an old woman.  Then lipstick in odd places and sloppy eye makeup is entirely appropriate.
  3. Thou shalt wear undergarments at all times under a toga costume.  The same law does not apply to men when wearing a kilt – always go authentically Scottish.
  4. Thou shalt not dress in a scary costume and terrify the guests as they arrive – unless thou is chaperoning at a pre-teen party and wants to see cocky boys wet their pants.
  5. Thou shalt always shave thy legs when dressing in anything with garters and lace – unless thou chose a French maid costume, then hairy legs can be considered European.
  6. Thou shalt never dress in a tux and introduce thyself as “Bond.  James Bond” unless thou wants to Sexy Men's Costumesbe shaken and not stirred.
  7. Thou shalt always expect to get rubbed when thou wears a genie outfit.
  8. Thou shalt not wear a pimp costume – ever.
  9. Thou shalt never wear a costume that is too small for you – especially if that costume is spandex and thou does not have Superman or Cat Woman’s body.  Also never wear full body, painted-on costumes, even if you have the body of Superman or Cat Woman.
  10. Thou shalt not wear anything edible on your costume – especially if there is any chance there will be a dog at the party.

Follow these cardinal rules and have a heavenly time at every costume party.  Or face certain judgement.

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Unexpected Costumes for the Kid in You

January 20th, 2010

Who wants to blend in with the crowd?  Be sure that you’ll get noticed at the next costume party you crash with an unexpected costume that pays tribute to your inner child.

Think of the crowd at the party.  What are some common, instantly recognizable childhood memories?  Try some famous TV character costumes – the Beaver is cute and easy, as is retro Batman or Robin (think Adam West, not George Clooney).

If the attendees are more like 30-something, take your pick of the original Beverly Hills 90210 cast.  Dylan’s hair is still sexy, although his scowl may be hard to keep up all night.  Try dressing as Brenda with a Dylan sidekick, or Kelly with a squeaky clean Brandon nipping at your heels.

Younger party goers than that?  How about Pokemon characters or the classic (and still popular) Sponge Bob?  Look for less mainstream members of a famous cast, like Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons.  Or bypass Harry Potter and opt for Nymphadora Tonks, bright hair at the ready.

Go a little further (and get a lot more technical) by dressing as a child’s toy.  Pulling off a Rubik’s Cube should be easy, but are you up for creating a Slinky costume?  Now that’s a challenge.  How about the Easy Bake Oven (complete with hollow sounding “ping!” and cupcakes that taste like cardboard) or Strawberry Shortcake?  Think pogo sticks, Yo-yos and sock monkeys.  Which toy was your favorite?

Back from the depths of history are the Smurfs and both guys and girls can get in on the blue act.  Want to have the pick of any smurf, er man?  Find a Smurfette costume, flip your hair and watch them all fall at your white-booted feet (Papa Smurf included).

Surprise the guests with memories and retro flash backs.  You’ll stand out, be excused for any immaturity and might even bring an old fad back in style.  Bet my costume will be better than yours – nah, nah, nah, nah, naaaa, nah!

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Heat Things up with the Right Sexy Costume

January 19th, 2010

There was a time when costumes were something for kids, and only for Halloween, but now adults wear them as well, and often times they want to dress in something sexy and alluring.

For women, almost any subject can lend itself to a sexy costume. They can get a fire fighter, a police officer, even Little Red Riding Hood or Goldilocks. Of course, some costumes naturally lend themselves to the sexy genre: a vampire, a nurse, a schoolgirl uniform, a serving wench, French maid, Playboy Bunny and countless others. The keys to this are often quite simple: tight clothes, short skirts or pants, plunging necklines and showing lots of skin.

In the case of men, the main idea is to highlight their muscles and their bum, which most women consider to be a man’s best asset. So, a construction worker, policeman, fireman, life guard or Roman gladiator can work well for them. Given the popularity of the movie ‘300’, dressing up as a Spartan warrior can also work well (provided they have the figure for it; although, some costumes even come with synthetic muscles).

If a costume is intended for a private party – perhaps a Valentine’s Day get together or anniversary – they can be far more risqué. A man can dress up as a slave and have nothing more than a collar and tiny briefs, or be a sexy doctor, vampire or Greek hero like Hercules. For men, sexy costumes mainly consist of a tight shirt (or none at all) and short or tight pants. A woman can be a sexy serving wench, slave girl, a naughty nurse or sultry cheerleader. Many of these sexy costumes will have skimpy skirts or hot pants and minimal tops – a bra, pasties or something completely sheer.

Sexy costumes can also have props: handcuffs for sexy police officers, medical bags for doctors or nurses and riding crops or paddles for the naughty schoolgirls or cheerleaders. They all help to complete the outfit and create the mood.

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Role Playing Costumes for You and Your Spouse

January 18th, 2010

Whether you’re dressing up to go out or to stay in, turn up the heat with these costumes for couples.  You’ll end up seeing each other in a whole new way.


Tap into your creative side and “Imagine” that you’re Yoko and John Lennon.  Spend a lot of time strumming your guitar and leaning on each other provocatively.  These are relatively easy get-ups that can work for a party or if you’re simply looking for a night out in disguise.  Beware of screaming fans.

Or think of great romantic couples in history.  Marc Anthony and Cleopatra is a sensual and powerful choice – they held the entire Roman world in their hands for a little while, only to come to a glorious, dramatic end.  Sounds like a wild night!

 

Steer clear of Henry VIII and any of his wives if you value your head as a woman or your reputation as a man.  A better British couple is Guinevere and your choice of the good guy (King Arthur) or the bad guy (Lancelot).  Stage out a damsel in distress scene and enjoy the rescue of your knight in shining armor.

Batman and Catwoman can be a great combo.  Practice your purr and enjoy each others bodies in glove-like suits.  Or try the love struck duo of Superman and Lois Lane.  Spirited and feisty, Lois held the leash of the most powerful man in the world.  Have fun displaying your super powers.

 

Or get the waves rolling with a Lifeguard and Beach Bum pair.  Decide which of you will get to be the victim and which will perform life saving mouth to mouth.  Either way, you’ll both be washed away.

 

Think of your favorite movie and play out the steamy scenes together.  Or make up your own story using a secret (or not so secret) fantasy.  Decide together and then be sure to build up anticipation with hints and teasing.  With a sense of fun and adventure your time of disguise and role play will be everything you ever dreamed of.

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Santa Fusion

December 12th, 2009

NBC New York reports that the global phenomenon that is Santacon is descending upon New York City, and other locations, today – Saturday December12th. 

Since anyone and everyone is welcome to join in the mayhem, NBC was kind enough to remind all potential Santaconners of the three basic rules of all Santacon events. The first and most important of which, and the only one I’m going to talk about,  . . .

Rule No. 1: Dressing up is mandatory. And that doesn’t mean phoning it in with a red hat. You need to go full Santa. Creativity is encouraged.

Of course it’s perfectly acceptable to arrive, dressed in classic Santa attire, but it’s so much more fun to add a sprinkle of creativity, a dash of uniqueness, and a big old heaping serving of weird to your look.

Santa Fusion is a good place to start. Fusion happens when we take one costume and mash it together with another, creating something really fun. Here are few Santa Fusion ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

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Santa Elvis –  Wear an Elvis wig, along with a Santa suit all tailored out ( keep those pants bottoms wide) and a sequined red cape.

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Disco Santa – How about a nice white afro to start? Don’t know why that guy in the photo didn’t think of that. Then either wear red bell bottoms, and a red sequined disco shirt, with some white marabou fluff added or wear a Santa Suit unbuttoned to the navel with the Santa pants tailored to give you that flared disco look. Add some big flashy glasses, shiny necklaces, a Santa hat, and platform shoes and you’re good to go. Girls, if you are doing your own Disco Santa look, we’ve got a ton of great Santa costumes for you and some gloves that it would be a crime not to wear.

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Stripper Santa – I got this idea watching Ellen. Wear the Santa pants and hat from the classic Santa suit. No shirt for you though. You are going bare-chested with only white bow tie and cuffs. Even Ellen’s Hunky Santa’s didn’t think of that!

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Gangster Santa – Red pinstriped pants, Santa’s jacket, along with a tommy gun, classic Santa wig and beard, topped off with a red fedora with a white band

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Grinch Santa – Take that classic Santa suit, wear only the jacket, add some green tights, and red elf shoes. Then add some green face paint or buy the full-on Grinch mask. Some green gloves with long spindly fingers would be a nice touch as well.

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Darth Claus – Jump into your handy-dandy Darth Vader costume, add one red cape, preferably something velour or befitting the North Pole. Add some fluff at the cuffs, a nice Santa beard, and maybe even candy cane striped light saber.

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Pirate Santa – Santa and Pirates fuse really well. For the simplest approach, start with a classic Santa suit, add pirate boots, stick a pirate sword in your belt, a great pirate hat, either Santa’s beard and wig or a black pirate wig and beard. Top it off with a hook or an eye patch.

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Punk Santa – If you’ve already got, or are willing to get a Mohawk, just bleach it white. Add some big black biker or combat boots and some spikes and studs around your neck and wrist to the classic Santa suit. Wearing the Santa beard is totally optional. The candy cane Mohawk is a whole other project that I wish you much luck on.

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Super Santa – There are so many directions to go with this one. Just remember this: real superheroes wear tights and always wear their underwear on top. I’d go with red spandex tights and top, candy cane bottoms/underwear, a black Santa belt, a red or green cape, a Santa hat of almost any variety, and either black boots, Santa GoGo Boots or maybe I’d use the Wonder Woman boots to give it the total superhero feel.

Santacon events happen all over the place, all through the month of December. Keep your eyes open and get involved. Be creative and try a little Santa Fusion.

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Santa Tracking

December 7th, 2009

 

December is here and NORAD is gearing up to track Santa as he makes his annual trip around the world. You can visit this bi-national military organization’s website and watch them track Santa . . . . or . . . . you can just keep your eyes open and I’ll bet you spot him all over the place this month. Santa is a busy guy this time of year, but not in the way you might think.

He’s not up at the North Pole all the time, you know. He’s got elves and Mrs. Claus to run the show so that he can enjoy the holidays just like you.

I spent my day yesterday volunteering at the Santa Barbara International Marathon and there he was. Santa in an inflatable suit that had seen better miles, came up over the horizon at mile 24. That made think of all the other places Santa might be hanging out this month.

Like at one of his other favorite organized runs. Can you pick out the real Santa in this group?

Skateboarding Santa

He’s been known to show his stuff at the local skate park.

snowboard santa

And he just tears it up on the slopes!

Surfing Santa

He likes to make stops where the weather is warm and the surf is up.

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And one of Santa’s very favorite things to do is to hang with other Santas. Check out this year’s LA Santacon . Santas will invade LA on the 12th.

Create your own Santa Sighting. Grab yourself a Santa Suit and pick your activity and destination. Go solo, if you are brave, or recruit a Santa Squad. See if you show up on NORAD’s system. Make sure someone snaps your picture to make it an official Santa sighting.

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What NOT to do in your Elf Costume

December 3rd, 2009

We all agree, dressing up is a fun thing to do during the holidays. A Santa costume is always great fun, as is a good elf or Santa’s helper costume. Whether a male or female these two types of costumes are a merry way to pump your holidays full of cheer and joy.

 

Unless your name is William C. Caldwell III of Georgia, that is! This 45 year old man somehow decided it was a good idea to head down to the local mall, dressed as an elf. Apparently he wasn’t trying to infiltrate the mall’s designated Santa operation. Not at all, even though he is only 5 feet tall and would probably make a fine looking elf for Santa.

Mr. Caldwell’s plans were much more sinister. He waited in line to have his picture taken Santa. That doesn’t sound so evil, does it. It would have been a pretty cool picture to. But, when it was his turn with Jolly St. Nick, William Caldwell proceeded to tell Santa that he had dynamite. Uh-oh!

William Caldwell - Bad ElfI’m pretty sure that when the real Santa is making his list and checking it twice, Mr. Caldwell will be put on the Naughty list. Guys who impersonate elves and get charged with having hoax devices, making terroristic threats, false imprisonment, simple assault, reckless conduct, disorderly conduct and false public alarm don’t earn themselves a spot on the Nice list – no matter how great his costume was.

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Spiderman Arrested

November 13th, 2009

I am the first to admit that things can get hairy out there on the streets for Superheroes. (I know, I live it all the time because I’m a real superhero, but don’t tell anyone). There’s crime to fight, evil plans for world domination to thwart, civilians to rescue, lives to save. Someone should remind Spiderman of that.

Spiderman in Handcuffs

I don’t mean the real Spiderman, but one of the many who slip into Spidey’s suit and impersonate him down in Hollywood. For some reason, one particular web-slinger threw a few punches and roughed up a guy near Hollywood and Highland a few days ago. The guy wasn’t Spidey’s arch nemesis, committing a crime, or even hitting on Mary Jane.

The police were called. Investigations began. After wading through several other Spidermen in the vicinity, an arrest was made. Not so much for the battery, because the victim didn’t want to press charges, but for a stack of misdemeanor warrants this Spiderman had.

Now how do you think this impacted the youngsters in the area that day? Seeing Spidey handcuffed and marched away by the cops? Come on, folks! You’ve got to be on your best behavior when you are doing the Superhero gig. There are impressionable kids out here as well as a host of other superhero-lovers, like me.  Dress up as something or someone else if you’ve got anger issues.

You could be the Hulk. You could still be in character and whack people around, no problem.

If you just have to be a web-slinger, how about being Venom? He has all the same abilities as Spiderman, a great look, but no problem being evil and destructive.

If you just have to be a superhero, maybe a Batman suit is more your speed. We all know he had some serious emotional issues going on.

Here are recommendations for those of you with anger issues, self-control issues, or a serious mean-streak who aren’t insisting on being some sort of superhero.

Klingons are known for their violent side. At least the ones from the classic series. No one would think twice or get upset if a Klingon got in a knock-down-drag-out fight. It’s just their warrior nature.

Darth Vader, before his big change of heart, was the epitomy of all things evil.

Pick a costume that you can live up to. If you are the type to lose your temper, get into screaming matches or get into fights, skip on being one of the uber-good-guys. Do it for the kids. Do it for me. I don’t want to see any more superheroes, handcuffed and hauled away.

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LULU Day

November 11th, 2009

The holidays are looming and the pressure builds. Who is coming to Thanksgiving? Who’s hosting it this year? What will I make? Will crazy Uncle Ted and Cousin Barney have another knock down drag out political debate? How will I make sure to get a piece of Grandma’s pecan pie before my sister woofs it all down?

Christmas lists. Who wants what and how the hell am I suppose to pay for that with the economy in its current downward spiral? Do we buy a Christmas tree or go artificial? What am I supposed to serve at Christmas dinner for Susie who just became vegan? Is Aunt Martha going to say another hour-long prayer before dinner as the food grows cold?

Healthcare reform bills. Current election issues. Your boss the power-hungry, control freak. The price of gas. The security your banking institution. The job market. The stock market. The military conflicts around the world.

These are just a few of the things we fret and stress over. Not to mention current standings in sports –  all the trades, acquisitions, injury reports that could greatly impact your weekly pool or fantasy league. The list of things we worry about could just go on and on.

Lucky for us there’s LULU Day.

November 14, 2009 is our day to get it all back in perspective. A day to consciously Loosen Up  and Lighten Up. Twenty-four hours to stop the incessant stressing about work, appointments, birthdays, holidays, bills, international affairs, who’s got what and who doesn’t.

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day is just one day, just 24 hours, to smile more, breathe deeper, relax, and go low key. Is it possible? Can you loosen up for one day? Can you treat things more lightly for 24 hours? You can if you want to. And you can help someone else do it too.

Costumes – one simple piece or a full outfit – have been shown to be a highly effective tool on LULU Day. Somehow, wearing something silly and goofy makes us smile, laugh, and see that everything doesn’t have to be so serious.

So take the Tuesday, the 14th of November and loosen up a bit. Take the day off, wear a silly wig or glasses, go for a walk, hit the beach for a walk or just to lie there (if it’s warm where you are), get a massage, have your nails done, stare out the window and daydream, read a book, listen to music with your eyes closed. Just breath in and out, over and over. Maybe do a bit of yoga or meditation. Do what makes you laugh or smile. Make someone else laugh or smile.

Just make sure you don’t stress, worry, get upset, or get all serious. Don’t even think about all the yuck – just for one day. It will all be there on the 15th, I promise.  Get a little goofy, Loosen Up and Lighten Up, and let it all go. Who knows you may find you like it.

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Good and Bad News for Santa

November 9th, 2009

Halloween has passed and what’s the next  big event on the calendar?? Well, yeah, there’s Thanksgiving, but I was actually thinking of something bigger, redder, jollier, with a little ho-ho-ho thrown in on the side.

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You guessed it! Christmas is just around the corner and that means it’s time to prep for the arrival of that jolly old guy from the North Pole . . . Santa Claus! There are parades to lead, shopping malls to visit, seniors to cheer up, children’s wishes to hear and grant, presents to deliver, reindeer to take care of, chimneys to descend, and cookies to eat.

Such a big job! How does anyone really expect one man to do it all? That’s why there’s always a need for more Santas in the world at Christmas time.

On this note, I have good news and bad news for all of you aspiring Santas out there.

Good News: There are actual Santa Schools out there!!!

Yes, I said Santa Schools. You can actually pay to get top notch, Santa Training. According to some of these schools, participants actually report “renewed energy and deeper insights, and have allowed them to expand their horizons, and increase their personal satisfaction.” Here are three you might want to check out.

Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

American Events Professional Santa Claus School

Santa School

Bad News: I am so sad to have to tell you that all of the dates for these courses have passed. Yep, you missed it. Apparently September and October are the big months for Santa training. Make note for next year.

Not being able to enroll in Santa School shouldn’t put a damper on your plans to play Santa this year. Here are a few tips to make yourself into a Santa that even Kris Kringle would approve of.

  1. Get yourself a great Santa Suit.
  2. Wear white gloves.
  3. Add suspenders if you need help keeping those pants up.
  4. Get a Santa Belly if you don’t have your own.
  5. Get a Santa hair and beard, unless you have your own.
  6. Use some make-up to finish the look. Put a bit of white clown make-up on your eyebrows. Smear just a dab under each eye to help you look a bit older. Then apply some red makeup to the tip of your nose and your cheeks for that rosy look. To get the make-up to set, use a make-up puff to apply some baby powder to your face. Don’t overdo it and wipe off any excess with a make-up brush.  
  7. Smile a lot.
  8. Laugh, ho-ho-ho-style, more.
  9. Be cheery, jolly, warm, caring, and show other legendary qualities associated with Father Christmas.

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