Anyone here have bad taste?-- Costume brainstorming

[kristinmm]

well the pics in the first post are from Philadelphia's Henri David Costume Ball.  It's this huge event put on by Henri David, an owner of a shop on Jeweler's Row.  Here is a description from aol's city guide:

Men in drag, topless women and persons of dubious gender dressed as French maids, natural disasters, Tampax boxes and pill-popping divas. . . No, it's not Mardi Gras, but Philly's most magnetic Halloween party -- an annual monster mash that makes 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' look like a documentary. A rainbow coalition of revelers converges at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel for this all-inclusive extravaganza, which is the brainchild of local provocateur Henri David. For 364 days a year, David runs an unassuming jewelry store near the corner of Juniper and Pine, but on Halloween he becomes the embodiment of the motto that inspired this party: ''Don't come as you are, but as you want to be.''

Unimaginative guests are taxed heavily for coming as they are, paying more than twice the admission fee owed by those clad in costume. Though the host's attire generally eclipses that of those in attendance, he humors the crowd by awarding prizes in categories including Most Hysterical, Most Horrifying, Most Decadent, Best Celebrity Look-Alike, Most Believable Female Impersonator and the widely coveted Most Amazingly, Unbelievably Spectacular. -- Julia Clinger

[librarylass]

now that sounds like a party I'd love to see pics of!!!


especially for the grand prize!

[WhiteShadow]

Philly sounds like a happening place

[jloveg]

ok  managed to go thru the whole  list and  the  only   one I did  not  like  was teh  fetus one... that  can be hurtful  unintentionally!   other  than t aht  one  you all are  great!!!  the  kotex  killed me  that  was  jsut  nasty adn  cool and  don't  look  but  can't  stop..... better him than  me.  I could  not  do it....   that  is  great.

paint yourself  brown get a  make a  LARGE  pair  of   undies  be the  skid mark.

wrap  yourself   in toilet  paper......   leave  yellow and  brown  marks. you could be the  wad in the toilet.   or  make   it  boogers  instead.

[allthatglitters]

Khaki shorts and a barb in your chest--Steve Irwin?

LLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL LLL

My suggestion would be: Rugby Helmet, tshirt and some black lines which form that mongoloid eye fold =  SPECIAL ED!



Or, take some fleece (that white wadding-fleece thats sewn into quilted winter jackets), make a cylinder with arm- and faceholes. Wear black shoes and trousers and fix one pull-out-string (light blue/pink rope or satin ribbon) to each leg.
Add some red acrylic paint to spice things up.

[determinedimprovisation]

oh, gay hitler!  the boy and i may fight over that one next year.  ooo, or the other one could be satan and we'd be lovers, a la saddam and satan on south park.

this year he's going as jesus on the cross and i'm going as a slutty pope, complete with pope stick / expandable stripper pole.  sometimes i do enjoy living in the bible belt.

[psyche]

Slutty Pope! That's great.. (you'll have to post pictures!)

[tomico]

My mom has always wanted to wear a sombraro and wings and say she was a "Spanish fly". I think she has forgotten that Mexico is not actually Spain.

Tomico

[jloveg]

cute  spanish  fly  good  one!  go  mom!

[kikigirl]

oh, gay hitler!  the boy and i may fight over that one next year.  ooo, or the other one could be satan and we'd be lovers, a la saddam and satan on south park.

this year he's going as jesus on the cross and i'm going as a slutty pope, complete with pope stick / expandable stripper pole.  sometimes i do enjoy living in the bible belt.

Yes!  GET PICTURES of the bible belt reactions too!  I ADORE slutty pope!!!  You're pope Joan!!!!