Constant Costume posts, 2008... Begin now.
Flipping through the buycostumes.com catalog I got in the mail. Most interesting thing so far? Maternity costumes. Pregnant? Don't worry, you can still dress up. Why not be a pregnant Raggedy Ann?
Other interesting items:
Mutilated Happy Tree Friends costumes. These are done surprisingly well and faithful to the cartoons. Prepare to traumatize your kids.
The Care Bears costume is a much bigger improvement than previous years efforts. My theory is that they understand that the people who want to be Grumpy Bear would not accept a halter top and mini-skirt as a costume. It's actually funny though, the description for the Grumpy Bear costume implies that only Mothers would want to wear it. Not, you know, hipsters who have co-opted Grumpy bear as a symbol of their edginess and angst. Also funny in the description: "Pair with the Grumpy Bear Teen Dress for a completely adorable Mother/Daughter theme this Halloween!" Yes, because we all know teens love to wear the exact same costume as their mother!
Bushman Child costume. If I see a kid wearing this, I'm pretty much going to assume his parents wanted him to get hit by a car while he's trick-or-treating. You ever see that Saturday Night Live skit with the shady businessman selling an Invisible Man costume that's essentially a black shirt and pants? Same principle.
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Costume. I like that they can't actually call it that because they couldn't afford the license so they just make it so fucking obvious by getting a model to look like the actress from the movie.
Beer Pong Costume. Prepare to get crap thrown at your balls all night! Still, this is about 100% better than the Beer Pong Deluxe Costume Kit, in that this is actually a fucking costume and not a collection of things you can get at Target for under $12 being bundled and sold for $15.
Ghost of Marie Antoinette Choker not included? What? How does a costume for the ghost of Marie Antoinette NOT have any accessories or design that indicate she got her fricking head cut off? This just looks like Bondage French Nobility Ghost.
Dark Knight Joker Child Costume. Hey kids, now you can re-enact the pencil trick from the movie. You remember that? ... Please stop crying.
Okay, Licensed Video Game Costumes question. How is this Halo 3 costume cheaper than either of the Tomb Raider costumes? Especially since the f-ing Tomb Raider costumes don't even come with a wig. That's an extra $20!
Humorous Halloween Cocktail Napkins. Oh god. I might have to say that on Halloween.
Life Size Talking Beheaded Bride The animatronic geek inside me thinks this is completely and utterly awesome. I need to find Youtube video of this. There we go. Hmm. Not bad. Not worth blowing that kind of money on though. Not with how little I actually have saved up.
Other interesting items:
Mutilated Happy Tree Friends costumes. These are done surprisingly well and faithful to the cartoons. Prepare to traumatize your kids.
The Care Bears costume is a much bigger improvement than previous years efforts. My theory is that they understand that the people who want to be Grumpy Bear would not accept a halter top and mini-skirt as a costume. It's actually funny though, the description for the Grumpy Bear costume implies that only Mothers would want to wear it. Not, you know, hipsters who have co-opted Grumpy bear as a symbol of their edginess and angst. Also funny in the description: "Pair with the Grumpy Bear Teen Dress for a completely adorable Mother/Daughter theme this Halloween!" Yes, because we all know teens love to wear the exact same costume as their mother!
Bushman Child costume. If I see a kid wearing this, I'm pretty much going to assume his parents wanted him to get hit by a car while he's trick-or-treating. You ever see that Saturday Night Live skit with the shady businessman selling an Invisible Man costume that's essentially a black shirt and pants? Same principle.
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Costume. I like that they can't actually call it that because they couldn't afford the license so they just make it so fucking obvious by getting a model to look like the actress from the movie.
Beer Pong Costume. Prepare to get crap thrown at your balls all night! Still, this is about 100% better than the Beer Pong Deluxe Costume Kit, in that this is actually a fucking costume and not a collection of things you can get at Target for under $12 being bundled and sold for $15.
Ghost of Marie Antoinette Choker not included? What? How does a costume for the ghost of Marie Antoinette NOT have any accessories or design that indicate she got her fricking head cut off? This just looks like Bondage French Nobility Ghost.
Dark Knight Joker Child Costume. Hey kids, now you can re-enact the pencil trick from the movie. You remember that? ... Please stop crying.
Okay, Licensed Video Game Costumes question. How is this Halo 3 costume cheaper than either of the Tomb Raider costumes? Especially since the f-ing Tomb Raider costumes don't even come with a wig. That's an extra $20!
Humorous Halloween Cocktail Napkins. Oh god. I might have to say that on Halloween.
Life Size Talking Beheaded Bride The animatronic geek inside me thinks this is completely and utterly awesome. I need to find Youtube video of this. There we go. Hmm. Not bad. Not worth blowing that kind of money on though. Not with how little I actually have saved up.