https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:24:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1344651 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:54:36 +0000 Aziraphale 1344651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At that age, there's nothing much you can do. They ALL want to be princesses. And princess costumes don't go hand-in-hand with Canadian winters, for sure!&nbsp;<br />The best option is to&nbsp;put thermal fleece long underwear on beneath the dress, or else put a snow jacket on top. And don't stay out for too long. ;-)</p> <p>As she gets older, she'll be done with the princess thing, which will make it easier. My daughter lost interest in princess costumes in grade two. That year, she had asked for a Rapunzel costume, which I bought,&nbsp;but at the 11th hour she changed her mind. At five o'clock on Halloween night, she was rummaging around&nbsp;in her dressing-up box and ended up wearing a witch costume instead. Easier to hide long underwear beneath a witch's robes.&nbsp;The following year she was Hermione (witch costume twice! But this time with a wand and a Gryffindor scarf), then the year after that a werewolf. Finally something truly warm! But I couldn't&nbsp;find a werewolf costume anywhere, and had to resort to a Chewbacca costume without the rubber mask and gloves. I found a wolf hat that nearly matched. Prosthetic fangs made it perfect. :-)&nbsp;Unfortunately, that Halloween it was unseasonably warm and RAINING so my poor girl was a soggy, sweaty mess inside her big furry suit! She was so traumatized by being uncomfortably hot that we were back to a dress last year, although that time it was Princess Leia in her white turtleneck gown, complete with blaster and side-bun hairdo.</p> <p>If your second child is a boy, it will be easier. The costumes are warmer, and there is a marked absence of the depressing "sexy _____" costumes available (yes, even for pre-teens). Bleh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1343544 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 23:56:48 +0000 Thistle 1343544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarahthewhite - I guess we have exactly opposite problems! And yeah, I need to find that magical land of 60-70 degree weather!</p> <p>My sister, who inherited ALL of the crafty in the family has offered to make DD a cloak. She said its pretty easy. Based on the fact that she can make all kinds of really cool, stuff, I am going to believe her and take her up on it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1343183 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:50:55 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1343183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have nothing helpful to add, just that it made me chuckle a little because every year I am trying to figure out how to dress my son up in something he wants to wear without him dying of heat here on Florida! I also think a lot of typical boys costumes are more layered and all covered - do you know how many layers hobbits wear?! And the pre made ones are often that shiny synthetic stuff that make your skin feel claustrophobic. Anyway... I think that the only climates that are made for Halloween are those that stay about 70 degrees in October, at dusk. Does that pace exist, because I want to move there.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1342832 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:19:20 +0000 Mander 1342832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't actually seen the film in question, but what about making a hooded cloak to go with it? That seems like a very princess-y type of outerwear, and quite easy to make. You could probably even buy one that was intended for a different costume, since capes and cloaks feature so prominently in many Halloween costumes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1342756 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:50:53 +0000 kerry 1342756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Thistle! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1341445 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:26:41 +0000 Thistle 1341445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought it here because they said it was machine wash cold and hang to dry:</p> <p><a href="http://www.littledressupshop.com/elsa-and-anna-replica-dress-up-set.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.littledressupshop.c.....p-set.html</a></p> <p>I got them on preorder. I figured if I waited until they came in stock or got to stores, they would all be gone. And yeah, I got her Anna and Elsa. I figured she could pick one for Halloween and the other for her birthday. Or, she could share with her cousin when they play dress up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1341391 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:40:41 +0000 kerry 1341391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, where did you buy the Elsa dress? I'm in the market too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1341298 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:31:41 +0000 Thistle 1341298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just hope it doesn't snow!</p> <p>I ordered her washable Elsa costume a size up so we can fit long johns underneath for trick or treat. If that's not warm enough, perhaps a cape would work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1341232 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:01:30 +0000 misapb 1341232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about adding a warm cape with a hood (like red riding hood)?</p> <p>This post put a smile on my face. &nbsp;I grew up in remote AK just below the arctic circle. &nbsp;Our costumes either had to fit over our snowsuits or under then. &nbsp;If under then&nbsp;we would walk up the door, ring the doorbell, and open the top of the snowsuit just enough to give a glimpse of the costume underneath. &nbsp;We were 'flashers' as alaskagirl cleverly put it. &nbsp;Fabulous memories! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1340688 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 03:25:55 +0000 Tierra 1340688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Thistle </b>- I hear your pain, although here in the midwest it usually isnt too cold at Halloween. &nbsp;Last year I went out with my boys and didnt even need a coat! &nbsp;And boys costumes are easier to do long sleeves or thermals under. &nbsp;(Black thermals = ninja!)<br />But...<br />I had to comment to say I had the opposite problem when we lived in Florida!!!<br />My youngest DS *really* wanted the full-on fleecy head-to-toe dinosaur costume and he nearly sweated to death! &nbsp;Ha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1340016 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:17:55 +0000 Lavinia 1340016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm from Europe and the holiday we dress up for is called Fasching (that's the German word for it anyway) and it falls mid-February. But that doesn't stop anyone from getting into costumes. In fact, many kindergartens and schools&nbsp;organise processions through towns so the kids can show off &nbsp;the costumes they made at school&nbsp;:)<br />Also, the celebrations can last from a week to 3 or even 4 weeks, depending on the year.<br />We have whole villages dressing up in the most ingenius costumes, competing for a prize.&nbsp;I am always in awe of the creativity displayed there. Villagers make costumes such as balet dancers, samba dancers, geyshas, Egyptians, everything with several layers.&nbsp;<br />Sorry, I have no real tips for you, I was just trying to show the cultural difference :)</p> <p>Maybe you can scroll down this link to see how this holiday&nbsp;looks like in Slovenia&nbsp;:)</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.google.si/search?q=pust+vrtec&amp;safe=off&amp;espv=2&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=jSP8U4zXJ5HfaIOHgKAN&amp;ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=639#q=otro%C5%A1ki+karneval+februar&amp;safe=off&amp;tbm=isch&amp;imgdii=_">https://www.google.si/search?q.....8U4zXJ5Hfa</a></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339797 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:42:40 +0000 Thistle 1339797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish they had a section on costume websites titled: so, you want to trick or treat in the frozen tundra. Or some such.</p> <p>You'd think the stores would at least carry warm ones, but nope. </p> <p>Hmmm, maybe I can convince her to be a fuzzy unicorn! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339597 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:17:22 +0000 Glory 1339597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can completely relate to this for my own childhood and for my children. We have had snow - loads on the ground, flurries and pelting rain. As a child I cannot remember ever not having snow.<br />I tried always to talk the kids into a larger costume that I could get layers under. Sometimes I was successful, sometimes not. One year both of my girls were fuzzy unicorns - jackpot!<br />It is hard because as a mom you really don't want to be the buzz kill. Sometimes I reverted to 2 costumes - the one for indoor school and the one for the night.<br />That is a pretty good solution when they are little because they love to play dressup.<br />Failing all my negotiations I squeeze layers underneath and they waddle around the hood like penquins! hahaha.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339433 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 04:58:58 +0000 catgirl 1339433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All I can say is that I sympathize.&nbsp; Kids here are like flashers at Halloween.&nbsp; There are indoor events for smaller kids, like the orchestra performing and then trick or treating on the 3 floors of the theatre.&nbsp; Sad, isn't it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339355 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:05:31 +0000 Thistle 1339355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to know I am not alone. </p> <p>We're also trying to keep the costume easy and stress free as DD2 is due the week of Halloween . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339346 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:49:26 +0000 kerry 1339346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marin, I'd love to know which seller you got your Elsa dress from too.</p> <p>Thistle, I feel your pain. My daughter is 4. For the last two years we've had 2 costumes - a princess one for daycare/school and a fleecy animal for trick or treating at night. I'm not sure that's going to fly this year. I'll be looking at solutions too.</p> <p>Echo, great tip on sizing up and layering underneath with matching colours.</p> <p>Doubleh that is a hilarious and original baby costume! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339333 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:16:14 +0000 JAileen 1339333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We used to live at 5700 feet in elevation. It was very cold at Halloween, and sometimes snowing. I used to put my son in long underwear under his costumes. Also, his costumes were often based on sweats. He was a devil (based on red hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants ), a cowboy (flannel shirt, blue jeans, hat, vest), presidential politician (bought a suit at the thrift store), and grim reaper (based on black hooded gown). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339321 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:37:36 +0000 Carla 1339321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL! It was a rare year the kids didn't go trick or treating in snow suits! </p> <p>Wizards (Harry Potter) were big, and there was a black lab and yellow lab combo that got 2 years wear and was warm over sweat pants and sweater. Attached laminated red hearts year 2 for ''Beanie Baby'. Then the penguin, and Inspector Gadget. Lego man (box with cut outs! And bicycle helmet) and Snoopy. I'm a sewer, so Holloween was big fun! House to house in our neighbourhood. I think grade 6 was the end of it though.</p> <p>Pic below taken October 28 last year! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339304 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:16:12 +0000 Suz 1339304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heh.&nbsp;</p> <p>I never realized how lucky I was.&nbsp;</p> <p>My daughter &nbsp;at this age&nbsp;insisted that she wanted to be &nbsp;WOLF.&nbsp;</p> <p>And there was nothing for it -- no wolf costumes available. So I had to make one.&nbsp;</p> <p>I got her a grey fleece sweatsuit from a thrift store. And made a fur tail (from fake fur), a fur "vest" and some ears which I put on a hat. It was a genius costume for our climate.&nbsp;</p> <p>The next year we lived in a warmer climate and she went as a witch...even there she needed a thermal underlayer.&nbsp;</p> <p>That might be the ticket. Thermal undies.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339286 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:35:18 +0000 Thistle 1339286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Echo, I hadn't thought of sizing up! Trick or treat here is 5-8. Last year, we took her to the zoo, too, and it was freezing! That was at 10am.</p> <p>Marin - could you message me what seller on Etsy? I was a bit overwhelmed when I typed in Elsa costume there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339280 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:27:06 +0000 Echo 1339280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live northwest of you. Some years we are lucky enough that a long sleeved top/sweatshirt and leggings or sweatpants under will do the trick with no coat over the top. Indeed, it has been getting warmer and warmer here, and looking over pictures from the last few years, we have not needed coats over costumes. Then again, our community does Trick-or-Treat from 3 pm - 5 pm and not at night, so that makes it more tolerable, too.</p> <p>I'd keep a lookout for sweatshirts and leggings or sweatpants in matching colours. Overall, I have a huge problem with how revealing girls and women's costumes are overall. And buy at least one size larger than what she wears in clothing if you can. Costumes always run small, and then with layering underneath, and we always need them bigger!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339275 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:05:26 +0000 Anonymous 1339275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Thistle, I hear you on what kids learn. My oldest learned multiple theme songs to cartoons she had never seen. It's crazy what they pick up. The latest is OMG. It is driving me crazy. </p> <p>Anyhow, I bought Elsa and Anna dresses from a seller on Etsy. They are both full length and could easily be worn with a long sleeve tee and pants. A cloak could also be made easily out of fleece with very limited hand sewing. Have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339250 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:40:38 +0000 Thistle 1339250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wisconsin gets pretty cold. By the end of October, the leaves are gone, we've had multiple hard frosts, and we may have had some snow flurries. One year, there was full on blizzard at Halloween that locals still talk about (I didn't yet live here). </p> <p>Thanks, will check out that website! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339242 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:17:35 +0000 Traci 1339242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There's an online store called little dress up shop that a friend of mine gushes over. They have the Elsa dress. If Google doesn't find it for you, let me know and I'll get the link from her Facebook when I'm at a real computer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.littledressupshop.com/frozen-inspired-princess-dresses.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.littledressupshop.c.....esses.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339237 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:13:47 +0000 doubleh 1339237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, I feel your pain! &nbsp;Growing up in Ohio, nothing killed the costume more than having to bundle up. &nbsp;One year I was a hula girl- I thought it was sooo pretty, but I had to wear a turtleneck under the bikini top! &nbsp;(Granted, I would have had to wear *something*, but seasonal confusion, nonetheless!) &nbsp;We just sucked it up and enjoyed dressing up at school- indoors- and the photos. &nbsp;ToT was a lost cause- you just told people what you were.<br />Perhaps some "princess gloves" could make her feel princessy still and layer underneath. &nbsp;Also a couple pair of tight longjohns. &nbsp;(How cold does it get in WI at Halloween?)<br />When DS was a baby, he went as a baked potato. &nbsp;I just tinfoiled his stroller and bundled him in with lots of white fabric and a yellow pillow (pat of butter) to keep him cozy. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cold-climate-costume-rant#post-1339227 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:07:02 +0000 Thistle 1339227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DD just started pre-school ( where did the time go!). She came home pretending to dress up as the "blue queen" and saying she wanted to be her for Halloween. Now, she has never seen the movie. So I know it must be the influence of the other kids, and as a parent, I feel like you just roll with it.</p> <p>Knowing how insanely popular Elsa is, I have started looking for a costume early. I was willing to spend a little more knowing she has started to really enjoy dress up and would play with it long after Halloween. Still, it is darn near impossible to find a costumes for cold weather! </p> <p>Really?!? Tank tops or short sleeves? Tulle skirts that end at the knee?!? </p> <p>And it's not just Elsa costumes. It is all of them. Here is a link from Gymboree</p> <p><a href="http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_category.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306287864&#038;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395917465&#038;bmUID=kwanLf6" rel="nofollow">http://www.gymboree.com/shop/d.....ID=kwanLf6</a></p> <p>So, I am going to try to find a longer costume she can wear pants under. No way around wearing a coat outside it the end of October. And probably a cardigan inside, for that matter.</p> <p>Any other ideas or suggestions? I know her preschool goes and trick or treats the nurses stations at a nearby nursing home. And we took her to trick or treat at a handful of houses last year. But then she was a bundled bumblebee. </p>