Monday, July 13, 2009

4 Best Halloween Costumes Themes to Dazzle Your Looks

Halloween is back again! Are you ready to take to the floor with awe struck gazes? You can look dazzlingly bizarre, funny, scary, and sexy if you have decked yourself with the hottest and trendiest of Halloween costumes. Almost all of the online an offline stores are flooded with amazing Halloween costumes and accessories. What are you waiting for? Go and grab your pick and get ready for the grand celebrations. Are you waiting for some tips on Halloween costumes? Here you go! You can get your theme from some of the latest and popular Halloween costume ideas enlisted below:

Historical figure Halloween costumes: This is one of the popular themes. In every one of us there is a craze for some historical personality and we try to emulate ourselves into the figure so much so that at times we become oblivious to our present surrounding. Still, such desires of becoming a French revolutionist or some other historical figure gets restrained. Halloween is the right time to unleash that desire to put on the garb of Queen Elizabeth or the robe of Henry VIII of England.

Hip culture Halloween costumes: These Halloween costumes are taken right from movies of 70s, and 80s era, cartoons, Classic TV series, Charlie Chaplin comic flicks, pop and rock stars. Elvis Presley costumes had been a rage once. Similarly, in contemporary times Hanna Montana is the latest hip teen rage for Halloween costumes trend. Scooby Doo, Barbie, Cinderella, Genie, or space ghost characters costumes are too in for kids. Not to forget the latest movie character Jack Sparrow who has revolutionized the pirate figure and has become one of the most sought after in Halloween costumes.

Scary & bizarre Halloween costumes: Of course Halloween is meant to celebrate the peace for dead and bygone memories, why not dress up like a pumpkin with a candle in hand. You can also don a black robe with terrible looking mask that will scare the wits of a normal being and add eerie charm to the Halloween night. Get your self a pair of long vampire teeth stained with blood to add on to that devilish charm and a hooded robe just like Dracula. Lots more are available in the stock of Halloween costumes and accessories including witches robes, ghosts, airy spirits, ugly monsters, demonic eyes, wigs, long claws, studded rings and neck pieces.

Medieval romance Halloween costumes: Young couples and teenagers just love to dress up in Halloween costumes that are fashioned after the medieval period of knights, princesses, young damsels, fairies, jesters, elves, kings, queens and pages.

Just keep juggling various ideas and themes to come up with some unique Halloween costumes and become the center of attraction at this years Halloween party.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Womens Halloween Costumes: Great Halloween Costumes for the Ladies

You do not have to be issued an invitation when going to Halloween party nights. Anybody can go trick and treating in their best Halloween costumes. Nobody is ever too old or too young to dress up in role playing get ups. This is the one night of all festivities in the whole year that you live out your fantasies. Imaginations can run wild. Women’s Halloween costumes are probably the most creative and attractive. Women normally do the competing trying to outdo their counterparts.

Hollywood Exoticwear will make sure that you have the best Halloween costumes worth the best prize for the night. The nightmare black widow costume most likely will top the best Halloween costumes for women’s Halloween costumes. The costume comes with a black velour floor length gown with attached black lace with web-like bell sleeves. When don with the right make up surely this will win hands down. However the Halloween costumes are made it is probably how you wear them that make for the best part.

But at Hollywood Exoticwear you can have your cake and eat it too. The best Halloween costumes however you wear them can still make the grade. These are cut above the rest. All selection, a whole variety of them are made to fit comfortably look fantastically and make for the best Halloween costumes for women. Women’s Halloween costumes range from pirate costumes to renaissance costumes, to funny costumes and alluring pieces will know your socks off. Picking out one can be difficult but at Hollywood Exoticwear anything is possible.

Women need not find selecting a Halloween costume daunting because the best Halloween costumes are found at Hollywood Exoticwear, your one stop shop for women’s Halloween costume. From theatrical quality costumes to playboy costumes, fairy and angel costumes, witches and gothic beauty costumes and so much more. A day will never end without you taking out one of the best Halloween costumes.

Hollywood Exoticwear supplies the best Halloween costumes all throughout the year. With its grand and choicest selection the online store is the right place to shop for women’s Halloween costumes. It gives women the chance to show their individuality in costumes that are extraordinary, far out but fantastic and spectacular. Hollywood Exoticwear knows women a lot. The online store carries only superb and first-rate quality Halloween costumes for women. Fun costumes top their list too. Since Halloween nights like any other nights are always fun for women. Be dressed with the best Halloween costumes from Hollywood Exoticwear. You will never know what hit you when you go trick and treating. For whatever Halloween costumes you require Hollywood Exoticwear is a very good choice.

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Comic-con costume do’s and dont’s: Superman

Do

I’m sure this guy smells like cigarettes, black coffee and PBR! The lack of dedication here is kind of endearing. Not only did he not shave or cut his hair, but he’s rocking aviators. He just woke up all hung over and threw on an oversized Superman Halloween costume. This is the most interesting guy at the convention. I guarantee it!



Don't

This is the epitome of delusional, and the absolute embodiment of every negative stereotype of those who collect comics.


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

How To Make Couples Halloween Costumes

Visualize this: A man and a woman each wear plain black pants. The left leg of one is tied to the right leg of the other, as in the game, "Three-Legged Race." Together they wear a giant oversized t-shirt that they've clearly had custom-made. The punch line is the t-shirt slogan: "Co-" reads one side; "Dependent" reads the other.

I saw this very Halloween costume once and in my mind it doesn't get any better than this-brilliant, inspired and conceptual. But hey, you can dress however you'd like come Halloween; it's the one holiday that really has a place for everyone. So if you're considering going en deux, here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Well-known couples: Think Sid and Nancy, Boris and Natasha, Tarzan and Jane, Bonnie and Clyde, Frankenstein and his bride, Hansel and Gretel, Ken and Barbie, Hugh Hefner and Playboy bunny. Anyone remember Captain and Tennille? What's nice about dressing as a pair that is already well-known is that their iconic status does some of the legwork for you: Because people know what to expect, they fill in the blanks themselves. Be sure to know your audience: Virginia and Leonard Woolf may go over well with your book group friends and less well at the Tractor Puller Association party.
2. Well-known couples with a twist: Have the man dress up as the female of a famous couple and the female dress up as the man. A variation on this theme is to go as a well-known gay or lesbian couple. Finally, the couple does not have to be romantically involved: Think Felix Unger and Oscar Madison.
3. Television characters: You can either go retro-Pebbles and Bam Bam, Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Barney and Betty Rubble, Jeannie and Major Anthony Nelson (aka Larry Hagman)-or current.

4. Male and female variations on a theme: Take a theme and do the male and female versions of it: Cowboy and cowgirl, priest and nun, a male and female Viking, or a couple representative of a particular decade (i.e. he is in bell-bottom pants with a velvet jacket, she in a miniskirt and white go-go boots).

5. Costumes with a sense of humor: Many of the costumes listed within this article can be given a humorous twist with just a bit of imagination. For example, for the priest and nun costume mentioned above, make the nun pregnant. Or if you have a male magician, have his female assistant dress with stitch marks through her middle.
6. Current trends: I can't really give you ideas for this category since by the time you read it, the concepts will be old. But look to the news for a current event, and run with it. A good example of this out of the past would be Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

7. Things that come in twos: Think mustard and ketchup or salt and pepper.
8. Things that go together: Think beer and lime, nut and bolt, plug and socket, sperm and egg, hot dog and bun. Playing with people's expectations can give your costumes some extra oomph in this category: Have the woman dress as the hot dog and the man as the bun.

9. Things that oppose: Consider categories that have a built-in natural opposition to them such as Republican and Democrat and then build on the theme.

10. Costumes in bad taste. I have to admit to liking the brazen extremes that some people will go to when dressing for Halloween. We here at HowToDoThings.com strongly recommend treading lightly when it comes to poking fun. So if your ideas run along the lines of...... Cher and Sonny (with a giant tree attached to his head) or Siegfried and Roy (post-attack), please reconsider. If you plan to do something in bad taste, at least let it be at your own expense, and not someone else's.

Hopefully this list will help to get your own creative juices flowing so that you can create couples Halloween costumes that suit you and your better half (wait, that just gave me another idea.....)

Monday, July 6, 2009

Celebrate Halloween at Chessington

The summer is barely upon us but Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo is already preparing to offer some UK holiday ideas with its Halloween celebrations.

The gates at will creak open for Halloween Hocus Pocus from October 23rd until November 1st 2009 to reveal plenty of spooky goings-on.

As is traditional with Halloween Hocus Pocus - scary creatures of all ages can join in the fun by donning your best Halloween costumes. So, get your ghoulish gear on and head down to Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo.

Test your nerve with the brand new Black Forest Trail, an interactive walk through adventure. Challenge yourself to take the walk without screaming or laughing depending on how brave you are.

Be warned - scaredy cats had better take someone with them to cling on to!

Also new for 2009, a mythical Fiery Faun will be weaving enchanting tales of his homeland using magic and fire to delight the younger members of your family.

Head over to Hocus Pocus Hall Bewitched, those who have already encountered the 3D attraction where goblins run riot may be surprised to find a few extra frights to help liven up the day!

Guests can ride hair-raising rollercoasters, including Vampire and Dragon’s Fury into the night, and get up close and personal with the Zoo’s spiders, snakes and glow-in-the-dark scorpions.

Special days in the USA

Independence Day

Independence Day celebrates the birthday of the United States of America. On July 4th 1776, the 13 colonies of North America signed (podepsala) the Declaration of Independence (nezávislost). This said that they were no longer under the control of Great Britain (né pod vládou VB) and were an independent country.This famous deslaration, which marked the birth of the USA, is celebrated every year on the 4th July
The 4th of July is a time for the Red White and Blue. A time for picnics, parades and flying the flag (vlajka), which has a special importance (význam) to Americans. At night there are parties, barbecues ans concerts.

Hallowe´en

-is a holiday celebrated on October 31st . Children dress up like ghost or witches ang go ´trick or treating´ in their neighbourhood. The neighbours are expected (očekávají) to give them candy or money.Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.
The tradition of Hallowe´en came over with German immigrants, and other celebrations came with different groups. Irish Americans, for example, celebrate St Patrik's Day, as he is the patron saint of Ireland. In new Orleans, there is the colourful festival of Mardi Gras (masopustní úterý), with parties and carnival, which was brought over by French immigrants.

Thanksgiving

- is the fourth Thursday in November. Many people také a day off on Friday to make a four-day weekend, and they may travel long distances to visit friends and relations because Thanksgiving Day is a special family occasion.
The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Pilgrims (poutníci) arrived in Massachusetts, in their search for religious freedom. (hledání náboženské svobody)
After the horrible winter, in which nearly half of the Pilgrims died, they turned for help (obrátili se na pomoc) to the Native Americans, who taught (naučili) them how to plant (pěstovat) corn and other crops (obilí). The next autumn's harvest (hárvist-žně) was wonderful.
Thanksgiving dinners always include some of the foods served at the first: roast turkey (opékat krůtu) cranberry sauce (brusinkovou omáčku), potatoes, pumpkin pie (dýňový koláč). Before the meal begins, families or friends usually pause to give thanks for their good fortune (hodně štěstí) and for being together for the occasion.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

8 Halloween Costumes That Will Scare Environmentalists

Your green friends are carefully planning their Halloween costumes (made out of recycled materials, of course), and they'll be showing up to the costume party as Mother Nature, T. Boone Pickens, and Al Gore, while all you can do is roll your eyes. As they plan a green Halloween, you'll want to spoil their eco-minded celebration in the most passive-aggressive way possible. Try these costume suggestions:

* Safari Hunter—Tell environmentalists, "I have a blatant disregard for the well-being of wildlife," with a sexy safari costume, complete with a shotgun and victims. To enhance this costume, take some red paint and apply it to a few stuffed animals to sling over your shoulder or string around your belt. When you talk to people at the costume party, be sure to share your views about how the Bush administration is being a little too generous with the amount of creatures added to the endangered species list.

* Grocery Bag—Who needs reusable grocery bags when the store gives out the plastic and paper ones free? Show environmentalists that their conservation efforts are all for naught by making yourself a grocery bag costume (or "gross-ery" as this child has done—instructions are the same). Cover a box in butcher paper to make your bag, and then fill it with overpackaged food that has traveled halfway across the country to your store—kiwis and triple-plastic-wrapped white bread, along with plenty of bottled water and eggs that aren't free range.

* Sushi—We learned last week that sushi chefs across the country aren't always using sustainable seafood in their ingredients. If you decide to make this California roll costume, be sure to carry your sushi guide with you and point out that you're made of imported king crab.

* Lumberjack—You're a lumberjack, and you don't care about the environmentalists, who will hear about the resources you consume. Be sure to tell them you don't recycle paper, either. Sub out the ax or chain saw for a rifle and earmuffs, and this costume can easily be transformed into aerial wolf hunter.

* Gas Pump—Show those green hippie wusses what America really runs on. Now that the price of gas is lowering, couple your "told you so" smugness with plenty of mentions of your Hummer limo, conveniently idling outside for the duration of the party. Here's a gas pump costume (note: it contains an off-color but safe-for-work joke).

* Steak—Real Americans eat meat, so when you wear this T-bone steak around, be sure to remind all of your vegetarian and flexitarian friends how delicious the taste of grilled, seasoned animal flesh can be, with a cheerful "Enjoy your tofu burgers, suckas!"

* Sarah Palin—One of the most popular costumes of the year, our candidate who said that the cause of climate change "kinda doesn't matter" would kinda be a great costume to irritate your green friends. Get a Sarah Palin mask, and accessorize with shotgun, canned salmon, and dead polar bear stuffed animals.

* Cow With Whoopee Cushion—Cows are the biggest animal contributors to global warming because of the methane they, to put it politely, emit. Get a cow costume and a whoopee cushion, which you can use on yourself or place under the chair of anyone dressed as Al Gore.