Costuming for Nerds, Part 10
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matrilIn 2012 Mark wanted a Halloween costume that had a chance of winning the teacher costume contest at his school (the students aren't allowed to do costumes, but the teachers found a loophole with a contest that doubles as a fundraiser). So we brainstormed a while and finally decided to do a pair of monsters from Greek mythology - a minotaur and Medusa.
Boy, did we have fun with this one.
Mine wasn't too complicated, as it turned out. The dress was a generic Greek goddess type costume, which I paired with a long-sleeve shirt because October is cold, for heaven's sake. Then I figured the best way to attach all those rubber snakes to my head was by tying them to a wig.
For the minotaur, we bought some furry brown cloth and I sewed it into a top and bottom. Not having a lot of skill with making pants, I just sewed the fabric onto an existing pair. Then we scoured the costume shop for the accessories - hairy foot coverings, a snout, a wig and beard, and horns. (We quickly learned that there was a very specific order Mark had to put on each piece, or it didn't work right.) Some white fabric and rope sufficed for a kind of tunic because it seemed weird for the minotaur to be completely naked. After this picture, he ended up putting paint on his arms too so they were closer in color to the fur. It was pretty awesome.
It did not, in fact, win the costume contest, because it's mostly a popularity contest for the students' favorite teacher. Mark's drama club kids love him, but that's only a small population of the school. Oh well. He always wins in my book.
A pretty easy year for the kids' costumes. Emma wore a black shirt and skirt with a pointy hat and cauldron, Luke had a striped shirt that looked enough like a bee's markings that we just topped it with an antenna headband, and Ryan's costume was straight from the store. He's such an Adorable Hulk.
Boy, did we have fun with this one.
Mine wasn't too complicated, as it turned out. The dress was a generic Greek goddess type costume, which I paired with a long-sleeve shirt because October is cold, for heaven's sake. Then I figured the best way to attach all those rubber snakes to my head was by tying them to a wig.
For the minotaur, we bought some furry brown cloth and I sewed it into a top and bottom. Not having a lot of skill with making pants, I just sewed the fabric onto an existing pair. Then we scoured the costume shop for the accessories - hairy foot coverings, a snout, a wig and beard, and horns. (We quickly learned that there was a very specific order Mark had to put on each piece, or it didn't work right.) Some white fabric and rope sufficed for a kind of tunic because it seemed weird for the minotaur to be completely naked. After this picture, he ended up putting paint on his arms too so they were closer in color to the fur. It was pretty awesome.
It did not, in fact, win the costume contest, because it's mostly a popularity contest for the students' favorite teacher. Mark's drama club kids love him, but that's only a small population of the school. Oh well. He always wins in my book.
A pretty easy year for the kids' costumes. Emma wore a black shirt and skirt with a pointy hat and cauldron, Luke had a striped shirt that looked enough like a bee's markings that we just topped it with an antenna headband, and Ryan's costume was straight from the store. He's such an Adorable Hulk.
