Post your COStober Week One (“Once Upon A Time”) Photos here!

This week, October 1-7: Once Upon a Time!

Pick your favorite fairytale, fantasy, or sci-fi character - hero, villain, princess, mythical creature. Can be from literature (comic books count) or film/television, or a charcter of your own choosing.

5 years ago

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Ginger

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I missed Monday, but I did yesterday! My guidelines for Costober are:

1. Outfits that would not look out of place during my daily activities.

2. Outfits that I would never put together without a challenge.

3. No purchases solely for the challenge.

So they should be unusual to me, but should not look overly strange to anyone else

Tuesday’s outfit hit that pretty well, I think. The green dress and white shrug I wear all the time. I wouldn’t usually wear the green shoes or pearls, though it’s possible. But I would never stick a random blue ribbon in my hair if I weren’t being Tinkerbell.

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5 years ago

Wise Shopper

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No purchases is a true challenge!

5 years ago

Sara L.

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So cute - I love the Tinkerbell idea! I want to participate but I can't think of a character to do. I'm so uncreative

5 years ago

Cardiff girl

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You do look uncannily like tinker Bell!

5 years ago

Ginger

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Wise Shopper, in most cases it's stressful for me to spend money on something I don't plan to use again. But I have been known to make last-minute buy decisions when putting something together, so that commitment helps keep me honest.

Sara L., I've never done something like this before. I had only one vague idea until I browsed disneybound.co. The list of movies/characters helped me a lot with brainstorming. Tinkerbell is the only idea that came from that, the other ideas came just as I was jotting things down. Give it a shot! It's easier than you think. (And especially if your weather is cooler than mine. Most characters interpret better with at least two layers.)

Haha, thanks, Cardiff girl!

5 years ago

Anonymous

Is this cheating since i wore to renfaire (but also in Trader Joe's)? Technically its bellydance wear, aside from the sandals, but ive worn all but the coin belt and headdress otherwise.

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5 years ago

rachylou

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Ok. Keeping it real. I have to wear my ‘costumes’ to work... so I’m covered in flour in this pic and it’s really just a top and pants.

Anyways, my inspiration was Snow White. Puff sleeves, a head band... and I don’t know why, but these dark red patterned pants felt like the 1930s Snow to me. One thing, this top needs high waist pants, and these are not that. Second thing, while the top rides up, the pants slide down. Maybe they should really both go. The result was draftiness. But then again, they are immanently abusable...

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5 years ago

Ginger

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Rachy, you are adorable! Maybe the fit is wonky when the two pieces are together, but I can totally see Snow in this!

5 years ago

Suz

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These are all adorable!

5 years ago

Runcarla

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Here you go! If the movie 'Brave' had come out when I was little, I would have owned ALL the Merida product spin-off! LOL!

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5 years ago

Cardiff girl

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Love the power pose Runcarla!good effort everyone ,I m really impressed at what you ve managed to come up with so far.

5 years ago

Ginger

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Excellent, Runcarla!

5 years ago

L'Abeille

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Trinity from the Matrix. Take one.

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5 years ago

rachylou

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I really see Tinkerbell esp in 2. Merida and Trinity are inspired. And speaking of ren faire, but I always appear at 7-11 in my costume either before or after... lol

5 years ago

Bijou

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I'm the ultimate evil fashionista, Cruella DeVille! Of course no Westies were turned into a fur coat, but Bijou and Margot kept their distance.

This was such a fun challenge, I love everyone's outfits.

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5 years ago

anne

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You guys are all doing so well at these!!

5 years ago

Ginger

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Bijou, that is awesome!

5 years ago

Ginger

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Wednesday’s outfit! This was pretty subtle. You’d have to really know your Leia. The shoes should be silver, but I don’t have any.

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5 years ago

Bijou

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Wow Ginger, you have Leila hair! This is awesome!

5 years ago

Cardiff girl

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You ve got this nailed Ginger!Bijou you look suitably scary!Well done guys!

5 years ago

Sara L.

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Great Leia interpretation! I thought Padme would be a good one too since she has so many outfits that could be replicated in some way. I just haven't had time to really think about it.

I like the Trinity and Merida looks too. Everyone is so creative!

5 years ago

Ginger

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Padme would be a good one! She has SO MANY outfits.

5 years ago

rachylou

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Ha! That’s awesome, Ginger!

5 years ago

Runcarla

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Here's another! I actually showed my stylist pictures of Queenie's hair (from the movie 'Fantastic Beasts' ) as aspirational. I have several more months of growing, but she said it was do-able. Queenie wears blush, pink, and navy outfits with V-necks. My interpretation is pretty broad, so I got snapped in front of some Japanese Anemone to increase the romantic aesthetic. Made sure to do my brows and a glossy pink lippy!

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5 years ago

rachylou

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I should watch Famtastic Beasts today. I’ve never seen it!

5 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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I LOVE what everybody is doing!

Here is my week so far. I have to admit, my favorite fallback theme is Disney...

1-2. I wanted to do a Cinderella theme, but I don’t have any blue. So I went to her little helpers for inspiration...

3-4. I was fighting off a cold and wanted to be comfortable while running errands, so I went with Merida. And no makeup.

5-6. I’m going to be performing with a small swing band, and was tickled to get the set list and see “Put The Blame On Mame” was on the sheet. I wore a femme-fatale-inspired outfit to an open mic jazz jam, as an homage to Gilda.

7-8. I wore a casual Ariel-inspired outfit during the day - but did not get a picture - and this fancier Ariel-inspired outfit to another open mic last night.

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5 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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I just went through everyone’s photos again, and I am just thrilled at how imaginative everybody is! I LOVE THESE! Keep ‘em coming!

5 years ago

Helena

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You guys are amazing! So creative. I am struggling a bit, I'll admit - that said, I am wearing a Wonder Woman inspired scarf-cuff today Looking forward to being inspired by all you lovelies!

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5 years ago

Anonymous

OMG! You all are SO GOOD at this. I am so impressed. All I did was wear two silver cuffs for Wonder Woman. I obviously have to step up my game.

What an enjoyable and imaginative challenge.

5 years ago

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