MetaFilter posts tagged with costume

Papercraft Self Portrait

OverlappingElvis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:02:50 -0800

More than Meets the Eye

Muddler — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:08 -0800

Transformer costumes that actually transform! Now that Halloween 2009 is over, time to start your work on next year's costume. You can go DIY, or just break down and buy one.

Tommy Tater Adult Costume

The Whelk — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:23:13 -0800

FASHION SWAT 09! The Goons from Something Awful review and comment on this year's best costumes. (Halloween Fashion Swat '08, '06, '05) previousish Science Fair SWAT :

"What's next, suicide bomber garter belts?"

misha — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:14:45 -0800

Women are choosing to wear the most revealing costumes this Halloween, sometimes to the point of absurdity. Popular family destinations now rely on seductive creatures of the night to draw in the crowds for their Halloween festivities. Parents are seeing big changes in costumes kids want to wear. Noah Cyrus, the nine-year-old sister of teen star Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) recently raised eyebrows with her "dominatrix" costume, worn to a Halloween children's party raising money for charity. (Of course, Noah has been called to task for her wardrobe before). But is this all just a reflection of the way we view the holiday now? Are we intent on turning Halloween into an adults-only party?

Don't tread on ME

sredefer — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:53:13 -0800

Costumed patriots channel forefathers: coming to a civic center near you! Need a little pump up music?

Costumes from Comic-Con

ColdChef — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:55:22 -0800

600 Costumes from the 2009 Comic-Con

How much is that gorilla man in the window?

onkelchrispy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:36:38 -0800

Gorilla Men !!!

For this you die, hooman.

MaryDellamorte — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:22:54 -0800

Japanese cat humiliation. SLYT

Not your average Halloween Costume

jacquilynne — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:31:40 -0800

Building a Steampunk Cane. Inspired by GirlGenius and involving breadboard electronics, molten acrylic, and a little light metalwork. Parts 2, 3 and 4 plus the whole Flickr photoset.

Clearly more study is required

31d1 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:03:59 -0800

A taxonomy of the costumed pet.

Pre-modern home security

Abiezer — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:18:46 -0800

Apotropaios contains much fascinating information about the (here, mainly British and Irish) folk magic practice of concealing objects in buildings for ritual protection purposes. Yes, mummified Ceiling Cat is averting your evil. One aspect of the practice, the deliberate concealment of garments, has provided us with insight into ordinary costume of bygone days.

Old Clothes

Miko — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:20:42 -0800

Puzzled about what to get the history buff, throwback or Luddite on your holiday shopping list? Explore the sutler's wares in the world of historic reproduction clothing! Strut your eighteenth-century style with Jas. Townsend & Son, or dress for the Lewis & Clark expedition with Smoke & Fire. USHist.com provides the finest in Mexican War and Cavalry/Indian War apparel, as well as fashion to end all wars in theWWI collection. Don't forget the ladies (and weak-minded gents) left at home - Blockade Runner offers fine Civil War civvies. Do you fear mussing up your delicate threads with dirty, fussy warmaking? History in the Making can dress you for a hearty constitutional across the moors, a picnic by the riverbank, or a bracing seal hunt. For the distaff side, Edwardian gowns are always in good taste, or for you modern Millies, why not some Gibson Girl, flapper, or swing-kitten apparel, or perhaps a dapper WAC uniform? And remember, a lady's physique is incomplete without the proper Period Corset underneath it all. Gentlemen, you'll need a tailored vintage shirt and a collar. Finish it with appropriate shoes and a sharp hat or fetching bonnet. Need more inspiration? Start with the The Costumer's Manifesto, and happy hunting in the halls of history.

Nerd It Through The Grapevine

amyms — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:05:28 -0800

Raisin Hell, a tale of fourth-grade Halloween woe by Eric Feezell. "I was deep in thought, mulling over ideas for a Halloween costume, a fresh, heart-stopping one. Something that had never been done before... Suddenly I witnessed something stupendous. Instantly, any ounce of reason contained in my young mind evaporated. I saw a California Raisins commercial." For reference: a list of California Raisins commercials on YouTube.

Who's got the button(s)

GrammarMoses — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:33:55 -0800

Pop into the Buttonarium. You may find it fasten-ating.

Flaming Carrot costume

UKnowForKids — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:43:36 -0800

Still looking for a Halloween costume idea? How about Flaming Carrot?

Piranesi, etc.

misteraitch — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:56:06 -0800

The Works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi: high-resolution scans of all of Piranesi’s etchings. Also, the plates from Les Ruines De Pompei by François Mazois (1812-38), and, the complete 9-volume Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (The Antiquities discovered in Herculaneum) published in Naples from 1755-62. Also, at the same site (UT-PICURE: the Center for Research on Pictorial Cultural Resources, at The University of Tokyo), images from the Stibbert Collection of Japanese costume.

City of Heroes Costume Contest

tranquileye — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:05:07 -0800

City of Heroes Costume Contest.

How to Become an iPod

jacknose — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 11:55:54 -0800

How to Become an iPod. A New Yorker documents his quest to become a Mini iPod for the 2004 NYC Halloween Parade.

The art of being Kuna: Molas

madamjujujive — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:36:52 -0800

The art of being Kuna - the Kuna, an aboriginal people living off the coast of Panama, are perhaps most famous for their colorful fabric panels called molas. The Kuna women wear these embroidered appliques on blouses. The most prized specimens are those that show some sign of wear, such as fading, distress, or stitch marks, indicating authentic and traditional molas rather than ones produced for tourists. If you'd like to try your hand at making a mola, the 5th grade class at Highland Park can show you how.

Jim Maynard has assimilated

moonbird — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:37:07 -0800

TRON becomes you... sort of.
(a beautiful obsession)

It's a madhouse!

plinth — Sat, 20 Sep 2003 04:39:46 -0800

It's not too early to think about Hallowe'en. This year, why not go as Dr. Zira?

one geek to rule them all

serafinapekkala — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:06:25 -0800

One Ring Circus -- insanely detailed Lord of the Rings costumes stitched up by some fans...for those who can't wait 147 more days.

Cat costumes

MintSauce — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:01:40 -0800

Dress me up! Please! Meow! - Cat costume play packages .....

stew560 — Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:41:44 -0800

It's Geek-O-Ween! Looking for the perfect costume? This could be it! Download it now! (Stolen from FatWallet Forums.)

wfrgms — Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:47:42 -0800

Bibleman receives Death Threats, ends book store tour. Official site blames ingrown toenail. Don’t know who Bibleman is? Think Super Powered Christian Solider meets Power Rangers.