Halloween

This year I had two very different Halloweens to prepare for: one work related; one wild and crazy.

Halloween #1

For my first Halloween celebration of 2011 I chose Liz Lemon, Tina Fey's character from 30 Rock as my inspiration.

I already own all of the clothes, so this was an easy decision. 

To complete my outfit, I printed out a screen shot that I'd taken of Liz Lemon's actual ID badge from the show and had a speech bubble taped to a chop-stick that read BLERG - one of the character's signature phrases.

The costume was hit and miss; half of the office knew who I, the other half did not. But, those who were fans of the show got a huge kick out of it - which is what I was going for.

Tank - SmartSet; Shirt - Aritzia; Sweater - Zara
Jeans - Mavi; Shoes - TOMS

 Halloween #2

For Halloween weekend I traveled to Kingston to visit my best friend. For this festive weekend my inspiration was Lady Gaga and her meat dress. I take absolutely no credit for this costume idea - a friend of mine came up with it; I just stole the flyers from Hartmann's and made it happen.

The Tuesday before Halloween weekend I took a trip to my local grocer and took handfuls of their flyer, from which I cut all the meat ads. My bag full of papers got me a lot of strange looks and questions at the register, but I pushed through the embarrassment and soldiered on.

I carted it all down to Kingston and got to work on putting it all together. I glued the meat to a dress I got for $8 from Old Navy - and I can't even begin to tell you how shocked I was that this costume was coming together so easily and quickly. At least that's what I thought at first...

The problem started when I tried to get into the dress. I managed - with much help, what are best friend's for! - to wiggle my way in and only did minor damage, but with so much time left before the party, I was able to do a few quick repairs and patch jobs. But then came the task of bending and sitting - these were not easily accomplished. I spent much of the night standing, until I decided that I'd preserved the meat long enough - it was time to give my feet a break! Even then, the costume more or less survived - it's amazing what a little glue stick can do!

The wig though, that was another story. I bought a wig from Zellers that was described as a flirty, pop star wig and the photo shows a lovely, blond, wavy bob. That is not what I had when I opened the package. I had a matted mess that over the course of the night turned into an afro.

But I rocked it as best I could!

Dress - Old Navy; Wig - Zellers; Earrings, Ring, Sunglasses - Aldo
Watch - Fossil; Bangles - unknown tiny store in Kingston

 I have to say, this costume was a huge success. Most people weren't sure what I was, but as soon as I explained that I was Gaga in her meat dress, everyone burst out laughing - exactly what I was going for for Halloween!

I'm not normally one who celebrates Halloween, but after the amazing time I had this year, i might be a convert.

How was everyone's weekend? Did you dress up?