Friday, August 29, 2008

What To Wear???

QUESTION:  Should I wear a suit?
ANSWER:  No, Silly Head!  It's a CIRCUS wedding!  
Feel free to post to this blog your costume idea or suggestions for others!

Here are what some people are dressing up as:

Mermaid
Carmen Meranda
Animal Circus Protester
Lion Family
Fortune Teller
Ring Master

Other suggestions that are Circus Theme or Side Show Theme:
Strong Man
Sword Swallower
Equestrian Director
Trapeze Artist
Tight Rope Walker
Clown
100 Tattoo Man
Snake Charmer
Trained Monkey
Juggler
Jester
Acrobat
Bearded Lady
Ventriloquist
Siamese Twins
Band Leader
Contortionist
Fire Eater
Unicyclist
Puppeteer 
Puppet
Burlesque Performer
Fortune Teller
Glass Swallower
Ballerina
Rollerskate Artist

Or you can dress up in all one color.  Silver and Orange are the color themes, but you don't have to do that:
All Red
All Silver
All Yellow
All Purple
All Checkered patterns

Or you can come in something tame, and just wear a clown nose, or spike you hair with colored gel.  Or bright colored socks and fingerless gloves, a glow-in-the-dark outfit, clothes inside-out and backwards.  Wear a wig, cross dress, wear a cape.



RECOMMENDED STORES:
Buycostumes.com
follow this link for some pre-made costumes: buycostumes.com/circuscostumes

(wigs, make-up, temporary hair dyes, accessories, temporary tattoos, eyelashes, boas)

Halloween Adventure www.newyorkcostumes.com
104 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003  (212) 673-4546
(Everything clown, props, accessories, ready made costumes, magic, everything)

19 W21st Street, New York, NY 212-627-7523
(Rental, Purchase, superstore for everything)

I like the one in Soho at 462 Broadway NYC (212) 334-7774, but other branches you can find online.
(cheap prices for funky colorful and fashionable stuff)

22 Courtland St. NYC 10007 (212) 227-9092
(discount name brand fashion, huge department store like a cheaper bloomingdales.  Lots of styles, prints, textures to choose from, easy return policy)

Spandex World, Inc. www.spandexworld.com
228 W28th St. Btw 7 & 8ave NY 10018 (212) 391-2310
(great choice & price of colorful, funky prints, lycra, vinyl stretch fabrics)

Mood, Inc. www.moodfabrics.com 
225 W37th St 3rd FL, NYC 10018 (212)730-5003
(designer & all types of fabrics, wide selection, 2 floors, lots of help, wide range of prices) 

505 8th Ave @ 35th St NYC 10018 (212) 563-1010
(a cheaper, less funky version of Ricky's.  Wigs, hair dyes, make-up, hair accessories, eye lashes, body glitter etc)

Hope that helps for now.
Let us know if you need help figuring anything out!
~ Zoë & Dave




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