Carnival: 6 costumes to make yourself
The carnival period is approaching and you do not know how to disguise yourself? Do you want to make your own costume yourself? Look no further, we take care of providing inspiration with 6 disguise ideas to make yourself!
A disguise for small size: the Hobbit
Famous small men of JRR's novel Tolkien, The Lords of the Rings, they are recognizable by their sketchy clothes and dark colors as well as their slightly pointed ears. An old brown, gray or black trousers, preferably in velvet , can be the base of your disguise. Cut the legs of these trousers under the knee, like cropped trousers. Then embellish your pants with suspenders or grommets. Choose a white shirt , beige or brown wide cut in your wardrobe: you will bring it back inside the trousers, the straps passed over. Then put a dark colored vest on your shirt: if you do not have one, you can make it summarily in a dark piece of cloth. Finally, a long dark dark cape will complete your disguise. To make the resemblance complete, a simple walking stick and a brown mountain-style backpack will complete your Hobbit costume. If you have the opportunity, the final touch can be brought by the addition of elf ears, available in many disguises stores.
An Andalusian touch: the flamenco dancer
Destination the south of Spain with this colorful and chic disguise! Impossible to go unnoticed with the famous polka dot dress and its refined accessories. The flamenco dress is the key element of your disguise. For this, no need to get a real flamenco dress. Just choose a fitted dress at the upper body but flared and flounced down . Alternatively, combine a tight-fitting top with a loose-fitting skirt. In the end, your outfit should combine the famous colors of flamenco - red, black and white - with a predilection for the white dots characteristic of Spanish dancers. Another distinctive element of the flamenco dancer, the white shawl placed on the shoulders will complete your costume. As for shoes, Andalusian dancers wear low-heeled, thick models with a buckle closure, preferably red or black or with white dots. For the magic to work, do not hesitate to decorate your disguise with other accessories typical of the Spanish dancer: fan, castanets and imposing creole earrings . Finally, bring the final touch by styling your hair in a bun that you decorate with a small comb or a large flower in bright colors, preferably red.
In the world of video games: Mario Bros
True symbol of video games of the 90s, Mario Bros is a disguise particularly nice and very easy to make. To make this costume, gather all the elements that make it up: denim jumpsuit, red long-sleeved t-shirt, red hat and, if you have any, white gloves . For the resemblance to be at its peak, decorate your overalls with two very large yellow buttons that you can easily make with yellow felt cut in a circle. To complete your disguise, get a red hat on which you add the letter M cut in fabric or white felt. Finally, using a special black pencil make - up, draw an imposing mustache !
At the boarding! : the pirate
Disguise particularly popular with young and old, the pirate costume can be quickly made with clothes from your wardrobe. First element very easy to find to make your pirate costume: the white shirt . A long sleeve or handle ¾, it will be even more appropriate if it has flying. Another solution: if you have an old white shirt, cut it unevenly to give the illusion of rags. Side pants, wide cut style is preferable and in rather dark colors (brown, black, ...). It will have to be maintained using a big buckle belt in gold or silver . You can also complete your outfit with a vest. Final touches of your outfit, the red scarf tied on the head, gold chains around the neck and beaded pendants in the hair will get you into the character. Finally, to perfect the whole, makeup is essential: red lipstick and dark eye shadow for women and black eyeliner for men.
Sequence nostalgia: a disguise on the theme of the 60s
In terms of fashion, the 60s were particularly noteworthy! Mini skirts, boots, flared trousers, floral motifs, accessories "peace and love" ... Everything is possible! Here are two specific examples to give you inspiration.
Women's suit
Very easy to compose, the hippie look is a flagship style of the 60s. Elephant leg jeans with a top or a shirt with flowers or bright colors (yellow, orange, fuchsia, lilac, ...) is a particularly appropriate. The floral printed dress or psychedelic patterns associated with high boots is also a typical hippie style outfit. To complete your look, consider accessorizing with brightly colored scarves and ribbons and multiple jewels with symbols of peace and love.
Men's suit
Your disguise may consist of flared jeans, a white pretty vaporous shirt and a brown fringed vest . A colorful headband tied on the head will complete this hippie panoply.
To be on the right side of strength: Princess Leïa
Fan of Star Wars? Princess Leïa is one of the emblematic characters of the famous film saga. Be ready to become a true sci-fi heroine! Princess Leïa's costume consists mainly of a long white dress with a turtleneck that you can mark with a large white belt decorated with silver paper . To complete the resemblance, it will also be useful to make a large hood with a large white fabric and to put on black or white boots. Very recognizable, princess Leïa's hairstyle is composed of two buns on each side of the head . To achieve it, you must divide your hair into two equal parts, make 2 ponytails on the sides and roll them into very tight buns that you will keep using pins.