Last of the Halloweenies

October 31 is just hours away! Have you planned your costume yet? Unfortunately, since I am now in Tennessee, I don't think I'll be dressing up. As you may have noticed, most of my costumes are very last minute, so unless a full costume shows up in my hotel room, I'll be thinking of the Halloween festivities from afar. Sigh. Below are the last couple of costumes from my vault (there are so many more that aren't digital though). The first are from 2006, Chris and I spent hours on our make-up, and went as "Catholic School Drop-outs" (but really we were just zombies). My favorite part was the decapitated hair model.

This last one is from a school Halloween party in 2003. Another of my favorite costumes, I went as 90's era Courtney Love. I wore a pink Betsey Johnson babydoll dress, ripped fishnets, and 16 eye combat boots, and accessorized with a Jack Daniels bottle (it was filled with earl grey tea). I stayed in character all night, which lead many to believe that I had a legit drinking problem (not true)! I wish I had a full body shot, but it's proving difficult finding all these old pictures!

I hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween, I can't wait to see all your costumes!

Ps- A BIG thank you to Fashion Therapist and Marta Castellanos for the awards, I'll be posting my answers on Monday night!

Daily Style / Halloween Past...

Shirt: H&M (20.00 sale)

SKirt: Thrift (1.00)

Tights: TjMaxx (4.99)

Shoes: Target (6.99)

Necklaces: J.Crew (14.99) and H&M (9.90)

Bracelet: gift from Grandma

Travel Bag: Tag Sale (1.00)

I admit: I bought this shirt impulsively and had no idea on how to wear it up until today. I looks funny with jeans, but I love how it almost transforms into a dress when paired with this wool skirt. This kind of baggy silhouette is not a norm for me either- look at me, breaking out of the comfort zone! The skirt was also something in my wardrobe that didn't quite have a place- the waist is elastic, so it always fit a little funny. So, moral is: two wrongs can sometimes make a right, I guess! By the time I returned home from work, it was quite chilly out, hence the indoor photos. I think I finally found the one place in our apartment that I can adequately take pictures. Finally. Our place isn't necessarily un-photogenic, it's just arranged in such a way that every corner is taken. I should also say that Zephyr is in the bag in that right hand image, I was trying to get him to poke his head out- but, no dice.

So, in continuation with my Halloween theme, the below images are from the same week as yesterday's Royal Tenenbaum costumes:

When you go to art school (especially one that is down the road from Salem, MA...yes, the Salem), Halloween is not just one day, but sometimes the entire month of October. Meaning: lots of parties. These images are from the Halloween party hosted by the College in 2005. I was the official photographer of the evening, working in the studio taking pictures of everyone's costumes. I'll admit, my costume kind of sucks- I had just come from my other job at the time and decided to just wear the clothes I had on (if you recognize the shirt, I'm a big psychobilly fan) slap some black make-up on and go as a zombie. But, everyone said I just looked like I got beat up. Oh well. Adria is (again) Richie Tenenbaum and Emily is a Troll Doll (complete with jewel belly). Emily is amazing.

I think we're just going to have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that, Richie.

Oh, What a rainy day!

Vintage Plaid Shirt: Thrift (1.00)

Vintage Suede Skirt: Thrift (3.00)

Shoes: Target (6.00 sale)

Tights: from Adria (free)

Necklaces: both H&M (both about 9.00)

pictures by Chris

Today, another round robin high school fair, except this time there were four schools. I'm exhausted- especially after sitting in Boston traffic for two hours on the way home. Luckily for me, it's pouring outside so I didn't feel the least bit guilty for coming home and crawling back into bed. This is an outfit that I picked out ahead of time this past weekend, which made getting dressed at 5 am so much easier! The shirt I picked up at a Salvation army in Fitchburg last week and the skirt is from one of my trips to Maine (I think I found it at a Salvation Army in Raymond?). The shirt has that perfect worn-in pre-loved feeling! Now, the image below is in honor of ChicFaced's comment from my last post. I've been posting costumes from halloween past, and the one below is from about four years ago when my friend Adria and I went as Margot and Ritchie Tenenbaum:

Adria is far more convincing than I (note her hand drawn striped shirt- such commitment), and I have no idea why I'm wearing pantyhose, but we had a good time reciting lines from the movie all night. As you may come to realize, most of my costumes are thrown together last minute. This one is no different. I think I decided to be Margot as I was walking to Adria's house. Also, on a side note: that terrible celestial poster in the background does not belong to either of us.