Jezebel: Costumes

Daria Cosplay Makes The World A Better Place

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:40:00 EST

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Surely everyone at your Halloween party found your Charlie Sheen costume terribly clever, but you should be kicking yourself for not dressing up as Daria. SoDespair's deviantart sets a high bar for Lawndale High cosplay with accurate outfits and appropriately cynical glares.

How To Make Your Own Joan Of Arc Armor Using Bike Tire Tubes

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:15:00 EST

This amazing armor, inspired by Joan of Arc and created by Grace Duval, took fifty hours to put together. More »

Guys & Ghouls Rocked Frighteningly Creative Costumes At Heidi Klum's Halloween Party

Jenny Zhang — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:20:00 EDT

Full disclosure: I loathe Halloween from the bottom of my gristly, blackened heart. When I was younger, my parents and I hid behind our sofa in the pitch dark to avoid trick-or-treaters. As an adult, I still have major beef with this holiday, but usually keep my trap shut to avoid being called a spoilsport. But you know what is fun? The day AFTER Halloween, when no one is in costume, and I can spend the morning guessing what celebrities dressed up as for Heidi and Seal's annual Halloween party! In a surprising move for people who are worshiped for their physical appearance, the sexy (insert costume here)s were few and far in between. More »

Slutty Halloween Costumes: A Cultural History

Suzanne Labarre — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:35:00 EDT

Halloween was about sex before it was about "trick or treat," and the wonder is that we ever saw it any other way. More »

A Gentle Reminder That Slutoween Celebrants Are Asking For It

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:15:00 EDT

Ugh, feminists really are the worst. First, they tell you to bust out the lingerie to protest rape at SlutWalk, and then they demand you ditch your sexy mental patient Halloween costume for a dumpy Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor outfit. It's so incredibly confusing! That is, if you're a writer notorious for your anti-woman diatribes who fails to understand (purposely, we suspect) the issues surrounding SlutWalk and "slutoween." More »

'Weekend Today' Goes Kardashian Krazy

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:35:00 EDT

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Melissa Francis as Kourtney Kardashian, Jenna Wolfe as Khloe Kardashian, Lester Holt as Bruce Jenner, Amy Robach as Kim Kardashian and Janice Huff as Kris Jenner tape NBC's 'Weekend Today' 2011 Halloween Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on October 30, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) More »

Take Back Halloween Offers Feminist Take On The Day

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:15:00 EDT

Why be a slutty shower when you can be Madam C.J. Walker, Athena, Chalchiuhtlicue, Ada Lovelace or Hatshepsut? More »

All The Ways Your Child Could Die This Halloween

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:30:00 EDT

Today's Good Morning America featured a segment about all the ways your kid could meet their fateful end this coming holiday, by setting fire to a series of children's Halloween costumes, wigs, and accessories. Spooky! See, your kid's costume is almost definitely going up in flames if the child is within 20 feet of a candle. Oh, and your kid will also get hit by a car, as children are twice as likely to be struck by a moving car on Halloween than any other night of the year. (Gee, wonder why?) Moreover, the "remedies" — fake candles and light reflectors — didn't leave me feeling all that convinced that there was anything a parent could do to save their kid from near-certain death. Happy Halloween! More »

The 40 Sluttiest Dog Halloween Costumes

Lane Moore — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:55:00 EDT

Let me start by saying "whoa". Just...whoa. More »

Your Guide To Absurdist 'Sexy' Halloween Costumes

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:50:00 EDT

Ah, Halloween. The holiday once celebrated by kids pretending to be ghosts and ghouls has morphed into a yearly tradition of women donning skimpy synthetic-fiber garments and animal ears. There's nothing wrong with wearing a sexy costume on Slutoween, as we like to call it, but when you force some innocent creature or inanimate thing to be a fuckable object of the male gaze, it's just weird. What follows are twenty-one ridiculous examples of costumes contorted into awkward suits of seduction. More »

Start Saving For Your Halloween Costume Now

Cassie Murdoch — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:30:00 EDT

If October's imminent arrival has you thinking about all the money you're going to shell out to have the most awesome Halloween costume on the block, you are not alone. It turns out we are all planning to go a little nuts this year: More »

Ricky's Sells, Then Pulls "Anna Rexia" Costume

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:22:00 EDT

Remeber that sexy anorexia Halloween costume that made us all ~~chuckle at the plight of those suffering from eating disorders~~ sad about the state of humanity a few years ago? Ricky's, the costume and beauty store chain, recently started selling it. If that link isn't loading for you, the problem isn't that too many people are trying to buy it at once. Ricky's pulled the costume today, but only because people started complaining, not because someone at the company suddenly realized it's incredibly fucked up. More »

What Rich People's Children Will Be For Halloween This Year

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:40:00 EDT

September's here, which means Halloween is right around the corner. And the Wishcraft kiddie costume catalog turned up in my mailbox, with an elegantly undead family on the cover and some interesting costumes inside. Vampires, ghosts and cultural appropriation, oh my! And just when you thought it was safe to take a look, you find that the prices are the scariest part. More »

Fire Destroys Costumes From The King's Speech

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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One of the UK's largest costume collections has been destroyed by a fire. Military uniforms worn in The King's Speech were among the items burned, as well as costumes worn in BBC period dramas. The owner of the establishment, 76-year-old Lionel Digby, says: "It took me 45 years to build up the collection and now it's gone, just like that. Some of the military uniforms you just can't get any more... Everything went up. All of it is key stuff. The uniforms are from the Roman era upwards. Everything you can think of is in there. It is irreplaceable and if you lose part of a uniform you can't hire it out — it needs to be a complete set." The blaze was caused by an arsonist; a 29-year-old man has already been charged. Ironically, the company is called Flame Theatrical Costumes. More »

Beetle-Covered Gown Returned To Former Glory

Sadie Stein — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:15:00 EDT

This gown worn by famous actress Ellen Terry for her 1888 portrayal of Lady Macbeth was covered in all-natural sequins: 1000 jewel beetle wings. (Don't worry, the insects shed them.) Recently restored at a cost of £50,000 and 1,300 painstaking hours, the gown is now on display at Smallhythe Place, Kent. More »

What's Up, Doc?

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:45:00 EST

Bucharest, Romania, Jan 29: Girls wearing rabbit outfits attend celebrations of the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Rabbit will begin on February 3, 2011.

Will Your Dog Be Halloween-Sexy Tonight?

Lauri Apple — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:35:00 EDT

For dogs who want to be as hot as their human owners on Halloween (an underserved market, but growing), the outfit SpoiledRottenDoggies comes to the rescue with "sexy" matching costumes. Choices include pirate, "naughty French maid," and "bumble bee." More »

Reminder: We Want To See Your Unsexy Costumes

Jessica Coen — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Was your costume wildly unattractive? Email your pics to margaret@jezebel.com or post 'em in comments. More »

It's Official: Jersey Shore Is This Year's Most Popular Costume

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:02:00 EDT

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Retailers report that Jersey Shore costumes are 2010's top sellers, confirming our suspicion that most people are lazy and totally uncreative. Show them what a real costume looks like by sending us shots of your least-sexy Halloween getups! More »

What's Really Scary? Buying A Halloween Costume For A 13-Year-Old Girl

Dara Chadwick — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:04:00 EDT

I'm not usually a big ranter — in public, anyway — but at what point did a "holiday" for children become all about women looking sexy? More »

American Apparel's Rejected Halloween Costume Ideas

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:40:00 EDT

American Apparel posted some handy Halloween costume ideas recently — but we hear that the company left out a bunch it had already styled and shot. Well. We have all the costumes that American Apparel didn't want you to see. More »

Antoine Dodson Debuts "Bed Intruder" Halloween Costume

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:55:00 EDT

Antoine Dodson is continuing to own his viral-video fame by selling a "Bed Intruder" costume. In this video, Antoine declares "trick or treat" is out; when neighbors answer the door, "You say, 'Hide yo' kids and hide yo' wife!'" More »

Halloween With American Apparel: Get Back In The Kitchen, Ladies!

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:33:00 EDT

Ladies, American Apparel believes a spot of cooking and cleaning might brighten your mood. The female mannequins in the NoHo store window are currently mopping, baking, and doing laundry with implausible zeal. The male mannequins? They are wearing sweaters. More »

Mad Men Costume Designer's QVC Collection Is A Mixed Bag At Best

Sadie Stein — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:57:00 EDT

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We were thrilled when we heard Janie Bryant, Mad Men's costume designer, was doing a vintage-inspired line. But looking at the available pieces on QVC, our dreams of retro office-dresses, pen necklaces and sleek suits were dashed! More »

Fiddle Dee Dee! Scarlett's Gowns Will Be Saved

Sadie Stein — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:43:00 EDT

More than 600 people from around the world responded to an appeal from The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, raising $30,000 to restore five of Scarlett O'Hara's dresses from Gone with the Wind. More »

Lady Gaga Approves Official Halloween Costumes

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:49:09 EDT

Last Halloween, many learned the difficulties of constructing a homemade glittery lobster hat. Luckily this year there are Lady Gaga-approved costumes available on her website, including a "Poker Face" swimsuit, various sunglasses, and a soda can wig. More »

"Mad Men Was Never Meant To Be A Fashion Show."

Sadie Stein — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:40:00 EDT

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Mad Men costumer Janie Bryant: "I always felt like it was the highest compliment that Mad Men changed menswear more than women's clothing, because men are much slower to change." [WSJ] More »

Voltron Girl Continues To Astound

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST

Remember Voltron Girl? Behind-the-scenes awesomesauce and additional amazingness, at the link. [Buzzfeed, Earlier] More »

Dear Voltron Girl…

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:40:00 EST

…You are awesome. [Buzzfeed] More »

Infantilization Nation

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST

Are these Sesame Street costumes for adults funny and cute, or downright disturbing? There's no way of knowing what Bert and Ernie would say, but we think grown women should not be dressed as Big Bird. [Gothamist] More »

Where The Wild Things Are

Anna Holmes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:10:00 EST

[London, February 3. Image via Getty]

On Playing (And Dressing) Working-Class In Hollywood

Sadie Stein — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST

In a Slate essay, Joe Keohane observes that playing ordinary is second only to disability in the Oscar-bait stakes. And...how come these blue-collar characters never wear the right costumes? More »

Fabric Of Our Lives

Sadie Stein — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:20:00 EST

"Today's fabrics often don't work in other time periods...The weights, textures and content are quite different, and these factors really do make a difference in making a costume look true to a time period." -Rabbit Goody, Thistle Hill Weavers [Smithsonian] More »

The Renaissance Faire: Beer, Breasts & Sexual Harassment

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:00 EDT

We've spilled a fair amount of virtual ink on the increasing slutification of Halloween, but as an article in this Sunday's Washington Post shows, Halloween is not the only time for skin-bearing fantasies. There's also the Ren Faire. More »

Buyer's Remorse: A Lament

Sadie Stein — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:00 EDT

The dress was unignorable. I knew from the start that it was a mistake. Like everyone else, I am trying to avoid impulse purchases and buyer's remorse. But somehow, I got carried away: More »

Behind The Scenes At The Ballet

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EDT

It takes dozens of tutus, a stockpile of ballet shoes, and a team of costumers to outfit the New York City Ballet. In a new slide show New York magazine tours the ballet's wardrobe department. [NY Mag] More »

The Most Beautiful Thing We've Seen All Day

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Sometimes you're just really happy the internet exists, because it brings you Elena Glurdjidze, principal dancer for the British National Ballet and grace personified, trying on the feathered Chanel tutu it took three seamstresses over 100 hours to make, and doing, impromptu, her solo from Saint-Saëns' "The Dying Swan." [Chanel] More »

Mad World

Sadie Stein — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:20:00 EST

Nifty: the Times of London got a real-life ad agency to dress up à la Mad Men. See before and after; obviously the retro duds look about a thousand percent more awesome! [TimesUK] More »

Dangerous Beauty: Are Tutus Too Much?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:40:00 EST

Tutus may be the stuff of little girls' dreams, but to dancers, they're a huge pain in the ass — literally. More »

Halloween Costumes So Cute They're Scary

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Cuteness (and chastity) prevailed in the childhood Halloween costume photos you sent us. There were no slutty nurses, or slutty schoolgirls, or slutty police officers. (Although, we do have a suggestive Cyndi Lauper in the group.) My personal fave is the little girl who dressed up as a toilet. What was the thought process behind that? And how cool is her mom for running with that idea? Anyway, after the jump, you won't need any candy, because these pictures are too sweet for words. More »