BS: Halloween dressups

Subject: BS: Halloween dressups
From: GUEST,Guest KFwriter
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 08:48 PM

If you could dress up for Halloween as any dead folkie, who would you be?

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 09:07 PM

Tatanka-Iyotanka, who is remembered as a gifted singer (among other things).

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: GUEST, Guest-KFwriter
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 09:34 PM

Do enlighten me. I've not heard of that person. or are you pulling my leg?

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 10:03 PM

Tatanka-Iyotanka
(1831-1890)

A Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man under whom the Lakota tribes united in their struggle for survival on the northern plains, Sitting Bull remained defiant toward American military power and contemptuous of American promises to the end.... He was remembered among the Lakota not only as an inspirational leader and fearless warrior but as a loving father, a gifted singer, a man always affable and friendly toward others, whose deep religious faith gave him prophetic insight and lent special power to his prayers.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Bert
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 11:14 PM

Hmmm, let's see Bernard Miles or maybe Jake Thackray.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Oct 04 - 12:29 AM

Well, he wasn't exactly a folike, but our daughter went as Jim Morrison last year. Looked good too! (year before she was an Oompa Loompa from Willy Wonka...I liked that better)

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 02:46 PM

One of my nieces, when very small, was dressed by my sister/her momas Cyndi Lauper...

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 02:48 PM

Oops - forgot why I was really refreshing this thread - want a costume that will be mainly accomplished by long hair; I've seen Pippi Longstocking, and a Bearded Lady, and am thinking of Medusa - any other ideas? And how would you accomplish Medusa?

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 03:02 PM

Many toy shops sell small rubber snakes - get a few of those or alternatively stuff old socks.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 03:16 PM

Lady Godiva. Eve.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Becca72
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 03:53 PM

Cousin It

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Donuel
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:01 PM

The thing

fashioned from a 15 ft banana tree in the back yard, the leaves are fstened to a jacket and the hat is a folded banana tree leaf.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Scoville
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:16 PM

Hey, I was Cousin It in high school! I used my own hair. I was famous for that.



Was Patsy Cline-esque last year.

Had this shirt and made myself a skirt to match--black with red fringe and a painted-on horseshoe and roses to match, with black boots and a huge belt. Looked very cute. Won an award for best costume at a 1950's-themed hobby show, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Scoville
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:17 PM

Mrrzy--lots of green pipe cleaners braided into your hair.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Oct 06 - 07:20 AM

I 'did' Medusa 2 years ago - plait hair in as many plaits as it will take without being silly (mine went into 13). Get an alice band/plastic hair band. Get some little rubber snakes (I used 7 x 12" in assorted colours) and attach them with tape or glue to the alice band, making sure they stick out at all angles. Put the alice band on head, with a couple of plaits bent under it so they stick up a bit. Pearly green eyeshadow used as blusher for that snakey sheen, darker green or yellow eyeshadow, purple or dark green lipstick, or glitter lipgloss. A white sheet toga pinned in appropriate places and a pea green over tunic with a green cord belt completed the ensemble and scared a couple of people silly when they came to my door!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Halloween dressups
From: Crystal
Date: 11 Oct 06 - 09:27 AM

I'm making a genie/belly dancer costume ATM. It is in green and gold, and is taking ages with all the beads and sequins, especially as I have had to sew the whole thing by hand!