Nothing To Wear? Aw, Sheet.

I have no actual plans for the day of Halloween, but I do have a party this weekend.  It's after-the-fact, but should be fun.  And I do enjoy the challenge of what to be.  What actor doesn't like to have full creative control of their costumes? 

However, ideas that I have the means to execute easily and cheaply are hard to come by.  And I do not buy my costumes - except that one year I was a boyscout.  My cousin found the shirt at a Sal-Val and I found matching shorts then bought the rest of the get-up at the official Boyscouts of America store in the Empire State Building.  (If you are a boyscout - I meant no disrespect).  Anywho, when faced with a costume conundrum, I always challenge myself to see what I can make out of a sheet. 

Behold, costumes of the past:

1. A mummy
2. "Day" to my roommate's "Night" (Yes, every cloud did have a silver lining)
3. Mother Teresa, and my cohort's Gandhi gear was also a sheet. (I did a some research for this costume and learned that MT wasn't as widely liked as I'd always thought.  Turns out, in a country where millions starve due to overpopulation, the Catholic stance against birth control sort of pisses a lot of people off.  I just thought that was interesting.)

So break out those old linens and go have fun tomorrow!  Even though I probably won't be.  Not tomorrow, anyway.  But definitely Saturday! 

Oh, and this year I have opted for the classic sheet costume: a toga.  Although there was a lot of sewing involved.  And I also used a curtain sheer.  And it's kinda too poofy.  But I'm ready to party...

Four days from now ;)

--Susan Atwood

Comments

[Stacey Jackson]

Ha ha ha I love your clever titles! I don't know what to wear either!