https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:41:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1075635 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:29:02 +0000 Lisa 1075635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous shade of blue on you in the Suzie dress.&nbsp; And a lovely look.&nbsp; I always think the best costumes are the one's NOT purchased in the stores from a package. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1075577 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:50:17 +0000 rachylou 1075577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol. Out here in the SF Bay Area, we can't tell who's in costume and who isn't. When Halloween City opens, it's *like* the big Fall Fashion Sales for goths. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1074875 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 02:54:36 +0000 Tanya 1074875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love everything.&nbsp; That is one amazing mask! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1074873 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 02:52:06 +0000 pil 1074873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nifty make over of the cat mask, what an unusual find. At least it would be around here. You look gorgeous in 3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1074715 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:36:59 +0000 Kristin L 1074715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job on your mask! And congrats on winning first place in the costume contest. Uou look amazing in your dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1074706 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:27:22 +0000 JG 1074706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great in both your not-really-a-costume and in your prize-winning one. Your getups showcased your creativity and your dramatic flair and still allowed you to be classy, comfortable, and beautiful. Bet you had fun both nights! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-halloween-2013-2014#post-1074280 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:20:37 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1074280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems like the Halloween costumes in all the shops these days, are ridiculously low-cut on top, and ridiculously high-cut on the bottom.&nbsp; &nbsp; My take on any holiday or special-events attire these days, is that I have to be able to:<br />&nbsp;<br />a)&nbsp; Sit down comfortably in whatever I am wearing&nbsp; &nbsp; <br />b)&nbsp; Be able to eat and drink in whatever I am wearing, and<br />c)&nbsp; NO Spanx or shapewear if I can possibly avoid it.</p> <p>#1 was my 'costume' Halloween night, #2 I wore to a Halloween party Saturday evening.</p> <p>#1-2&nbsp; The first costume wasn't a real 'costume', per se.&nbsp; Just a cute outfit with a mask. &nbsp; I found this very vintage, very battered Venetian cat mask at a church shop in Sonoma a few weeks ago.&nbsp; I used a tiny swivel knife to lift off the old gold trim, re-applied more trim, and then brushed on a lot of pigment powders to put some color onto the leather.&nbsp; I wore a LOT of sparkle eyemakeup from Make Up Forever, and a pair of gold glitter lashes, but they don't really show in the photo.&nbsp; &nbsp; At some point, I will probably re-do the gold trim.&nbsp; </p> <p>I wore a gold metallic 60's-style sweaterdress, gold stockings, and the gold pumps in #2. &nbsp;&nbsp; I took a couple of full-length pictures, but the flash washed out the reflected image, and no flash was too dark.</p> <p>#3&nbsp; This is my take on Suzie Wong.&nbsp; &nbsp; I tried to really get an Asian eye, but that was far beyond my current makeup skills. &nbsp; It was no easy task trying to offset a deep eyelid, and big Italian eyebrows!&nbsp; &nbsp; I did win first prize for this costume, much to my shock, because there were some great costumes at the party.</p>