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.
Mixing in things you have with new pieces allows you to spend money were it’s needed and still save.
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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