Alice in Wonderland Costume DIY

When I did my Alice costume from Alice in Wonderland, I had found a light blue gingham dress at the Melrose Trading Post in Los Angeles.

Our group had been talking about doing a group Halloween costume since it was our last Halloween in LA, and our friend Chris was in town. He is just as in to Halloween as me, so a themed party was a must. (In fact, he is in the background of most of my costume pictures, now that I think about it.)

The apron I found was also from thrifting, and was perfect but really long. I took it to the tailor to get it hemmed to the right length. My mary-janes were actually from Target in 2007. I had bought them to wear as part of my front desk uniform at the Beverly Hilton, and they are the most comfortable and perfect mary-janes of all time. I wish I had bought 3 pairs.

For the hair bow, I used a silk black ribbon one of my friends gave me and tied it to a thin stretchy workout head band. One less thing to buy and it worked perfectly.

I loved this Alice costume. It was so fun to wear and I felt like a little girl in it. I just wanted to plop down everywhere and twirl. I can see me repeating it one day… Although the idea of repeating costumes hurts me inside a little.

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You’ll Need:

A White Apron || A Vintage Light Blue Dress (Etsy has some incredible ones!) || A Petticoat  || White Tights || A Black Silk Hair Bow || Key or Clock Necklace || Black Mary Janes

This one is pretty easy and doesn’t require much DIY-ing, just a little vision.

Don’t forget your petticoat! They make a huge difference turning a dress into a costume.

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Throwing an Alice in Wonderland themed Halloween party?

Check out the Pinterest board I made to help plan!