Halloween Costume Accessories
Halloween costume accessories are a completely untapped area for making amazing costumes. It doesn’t matter if you are paying for an enormous custom-made costume or if you are putting something together from your existing clothes, Halloween costume accessories can make you so much more convincing in your new role.
Where would Buffy be without her stake, or Eve without her snake (or fig leaves for that matter!)?
So what are the areas where you can make a big difference to your costume without much effort? Starting at the top, the most obvious one is to wear a wig. If you are looking to make a convincing Cleopatra costume and you have blond hair, then a black Egyptian-cut wig will make it all work so much better. Or how about a Johnny Depp wig (and hat) to complete your Captain Jack Sparrow costume?
Small additions in the form of necklaces and bracelets can add small but convincing highlights to existing costumes – the design of any kind of Queen costume should take into account the gold regalia of office.
For the men, the accessories will tend to be weapons (sigh). A Harry Potter needs a wand, and any kind of military figure should be carrying the right tool for the job – although in some cases you can mix these up. So, for example, you could take a trident from a devil costume and add some kind of net. Add both of these to a Roman soldier costume for a more authentic Gladiator outfit. Just make sure you carry any modern looking weapon safely.
Coming down still further, footwear finishes off the whole outfit. Don’t turn up as the gladiator above wearing trainers! Add something close to the look you want and maybe if you like the appearance enough, you could spend more and wear them in normal use….or at least for special occasions. Maybe keep the kinky boots for something more private.
Once you’ve considered all the Halloween costume accessories that are available, you should find little additions that will help most adult couple Halloween costumes that you are trying to put together.
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