Festivals are synonymous with shopping. Apart from gifts and decorations, dresses too form a very important part of the shopping list. The same is with halloween. With Halloween fast approaching, many people are scrambling for a costume. Selecting the right Halloween costume can be difficult; there are now more choices than every before and the simple act of going to one store and picking out a costume in fifteen minutes is a thing of the past. Lately, I have been thinking more and more about period costumes as a great choice to stand out this Halloween. Mostly, I am trying to find a great affordable 70’s costume.
There are several reasons I like period costuming for Halloween. First of all, it definitely rides that thin line between obscurity and originality. You can come up with something clever that people can still easily indentify and recognize without being obvious and lame. A 70’s costume would be no exception; even if people do not remember who exactly you are, they will usually be impressed with the original thought and attention to period detail.
When I think of a cheap 70’s Halloween costume, I try to go beyond the obvious. Not only will this provide me with a costume with fits my need but at the same time it will ensure that I land up with something different from the others. It seems like every decade has one or two costumes that people immediately think of and the 70’s are no exception. For the most part, the common 70’s costume is either a disco girl or a Superfly-esque pimp. These are all well and good, but they will not win you any points for new; they are costumes you see, maybe not everywhere, but once in a while.
Affordable Halloween Costume Idea’s
A good yet affordable period 70’s costume, then goes a little deeper. The place I like to start is celebrities. Who was famous in the 70’s? And did they have such a distinctive look that you can pull of. Most people think of Elvis as a 50’s celebrity, but he made a huge comeback in the 70’s with his Vegas-style costumes. Elvis is not the best example, but other celebrities had distinctive looks that can make a great 70’s costume.
Even better, perhaps than dressing as a celebrity, since few of them “stand out” in terms of an unmistakeable signature style, is dressing up as a famous character from the 70’s. This is my favorite option for a great 70’s costume if you can do it correctly. Personally, I think dressing up like Jack Nicholson’s character in Chinatown, complete with nose bandage would be a great choice.
Whatever be your serch criteria towards selecting that 70’s costume fpr yourself most likely the task will turn out to be a great success. People love period costumes and if you make one that is uniquely yours, all the better. Take a little time to think outside the box and you will be sure to have a great 70’s costume!A costume which will get you the desied attention and make this Halloween one of the best that you would have ever celebrated.
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