Let me go out on a limb and say that most of us are going to leave the “naughty nurse” costumes in the back of the closet this year. Which is really too bad for those of us who are breastfeeding...we certainly have the boobs to pull it off, if not the stomach, butt, or desire. Ah, well. Such is life. However, for those of us cool moms who still want to get into Halloween festivities without resorting to wearing plastic Halloween-themed earrings (NO! NO!)...here’s two ideas based on items that are already in your closet.
Draculean Diva
Ok, so it’s no naughty nurse, but you can look...well, a little elegant and still be festive for Halloween. Dress your little one up as an adorable bat, and you can go as a feminine version of Dracula. Sweep your hair into a french twist, powder your face with too-light face powder, add some black eyeliner and red lips. For the costume, simply pull on a black pencil skirt, black tights, black boots and a white button down shirt. Add a cape. Plastic fangs are optional.
Any white shirt and black pencil skirt (or pants) will do but I’m loving the tux style combo at Banana Republic (at left). The shirt is silk so this combo could also make an appearance at upcoming holiday parties. Each piece happens to be $125.
The deluxe vampire cape is $12.48 at Seasons Trading, and the fangs are $10 at Halloweenexpress.com.
My favorite bat costume is from buy.com and is only $12. So cute!
Just a Sweet Little Farm Girl...
This one couldn’t be easier. Dress your little one up as any kind of farm animal - cow, pig, horse, chicken...even a dog or cat. You throw on some jeans, a white T, and add cowboy boots, a red bandana and a hat. You can sex it up a bit by tucking skinny jeans into cowboy boots and putting your hair into two pigtails. Hmmmm...is it only my husband that thinks pigtails are sexy? Lastly, if it’s warm wear you live, you can also skip the jeans and go with some Daisy Duke cut-offs for a little extra YEE-HAW.
I love the hat at trashy.com, $25. It seems like such a safe item to buy at Trashy, so be sure to also check out their version of the cowgirl costume. I’ll save Trashy’s cowgirl costume for the future me that gets a good night sleep and is actually interested in a little YEE-HAW.
The bandana is from buycostumes.com for a whopping $.99 (yes, 99 cents). I love the brown Ariat boots at zappos.com, $167. Keep in mind that if you don’t have cowboy boots exactly, any cowboy inspired type of boot will work.
My favorite farm animal costume is the baby cow from One Step Ahead for $30.
xo, S
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