Scary Faery is creeping around hoping to scare someone inside…
No one is looking! Oh well… photoshoot!
10.29.10 – Friday – Halloween Eve Eve – This Post Is Photo Heavy So I’ve Broken It Up
Yes, I know I said photos Sunday but yesterday I decided to throw together another costume… I’m so used to having multiples from being in school, and I’ve always wanted to be a gothic/dark fairy. I made those wings from wire hangers from the dry cleaner and some stockings that I destroyed… and I’m wearing stockings I destroyed too. I’m really bad with them, I currently don’t own any that are in general wearable condition. Unless of course the ripped stocking thing is what you’re going for. And it’s totally what I was going for as a scary faery!
Edit: apparently the break isn’t working for me… this is where it was supposed to go. Oh well.
Despite the costume, the tattered wings, studs, chains, etc., a number of people were very upset for me about the ripped stockings. Apparently ripped stockings are serious business.
Sooooo dramatic! What is it about a costume that frees me to do such crazy things? Is it because I already think hey, I’ve got giant fairy wings on my back, no way I can possibly look sillier/more insane/worse? Or is it because I almost feel like I’m on stage? (I spent ten years in classical dance training and dabbled in theatre.) Putting the wings on really made me feel like being a fairy. In the last two photos I was thinking to myself about what a fairy would do… and I came up with (1) look generally dramatic and (2) fly around. Maybe later I’ll load blooper “flying” photos to flickr for everyone to see. They are um… interesting…
Right, what am I wearing? I pulled all of this straight from my closet.
Foundation pieces:
- Forever 21 dress and necklace
- Target black lace skirt (under the dress, I like how it turned out especially because that dress is ridiculously short even for F21)
- Aldo studded sandals
- Assets by Sara Blakely stockings that have huge runs
- b-side by ken and dana gunmetal chain bracelet
- black pearl bracelet from Thailand
- Make Up For Ever red lip pencil — serious staying power!
Wings (the most important part):
- wire hangers from the dry cleaner
- thin decorative craft wire (to tie all four hangers together)
- old stockings I snagged/put my hand through/otherwise rendered unwearable to work
- LOFT double wrap belt
If you were inclined to make your own wings you would probably also need a wire cutter and pliers (at least I did) and luckily those were located in the garage!
There you have it! Look for another costume post tomorrow!
