Before I dive into my Google Reader for all the Halloween posts I'm about to read, I thought I should quickly post mine... if I didn't I probably would never get around to it, tbh...
First off: my Goth Tea Party! I had a little shindig at my house on October 16th, telling all my friends on the invitation (which I made, and looked like this fyi) to "dress in your Gothic best.. no excuses!". I was glad to see everyone show up in proper attire. Even if that meant just throwing on an all-black outfit, then hey, I'm happy.
If there's one thing you should know about me is that when I do something, I go ALL THE WAY. Exhibit A: The setting
First off: my Goth Tea Party! I had a little shindig at my house on October 16th, telling all my friends on the invitation (which I made, and looked like this fyi) to "dress in your Gothic best.. no excuses!". I was glad to see everyone show up in proper attire. Even if that meant just throwing on an all-black outfit, then hey, I'm happy.
If there's one thing you should know about me is that when I do something, I go ALL THE WAY. Exhibit A: The setting
Complete with dozens of lit candles, a pentagram below our feet, roses with their heads cut-off (À la The Adamms Family), and plenty of lace on every surface.
Exhibit B: The food
Everything had to be black, white, or red. This included voodoo doll and black cross cookies, homemade rasberry chocolate macarons, white chocolate dipped strawberries, and of course red velvet cupcakes (via THE GODESS that is Paula Deen).
Exhitit C: My outfit, y'all!
Okay okay, so I swear this didn't all start out as just another excuse to dress as Gaga. In my mind the concept was "Queen of the Goths", which I just happened to think of Gaga in the Alejandro video. Under the cloak I was pretty much just wearing underwear with lace tight overtop, and finally get a chance to wear my thrifted stripper boots! I made both the crown and the special made black version of this Alexander McQueen cloak, which she wears in the video.
So this costume was special not only as I dressed as my favourite woman of all time, but as I got to do my own kind of tribute McQueen, who also stands as one of the most influential people to me, as well as an incredible artist who will never be forgotten.
Exhitit C: My outfit, y'all!
Okay okay, so I swear this didn't all start out as just another excuse to dress as Gaga. In my mind the concept was "Queen of the Goths", which I just happened to think of Gaga in the Alejandro video. Under the cloak I was pretty much just wearing underwear with lace tight overtop, and finally get a chance to wear my thrifted stripper boots! I made both the crown and the special made black version of this Alexander McQueen cloak, which she wears in the video.
So this costume was special not only as I dressed as my favourite woman of all time, but as I got to do my own kind of tribute McQueen, who also stands as one of the most influential people to me, as well as an incredible artist who will never be forgotten.
The coat was so special that I just HAD to wear it again on Halloween. It wasn't actually finished at the time of the party, as I didn't have enough time to do the gathering at the train. I did get it done though, unsurprisingly ON the day I needed it again.
I had a last minute change of heart before going out on Saturday. I was planning on wearing the same Alejandro Gaga outfit I wore to my tea party, but then changed my mind THAT DAY and decided to do something a bit different. Still Gaga, just something a bit more comfortable than hauling around a 5 pound headpiece the whole night.
Graphic from Pull Teeth
As you can see, I skipped the wig and just used my own hair for this look. Again, I pretty much just wore underwear under the cloak, haha! Whatevs, in my defense I kept the cloak on the whole night and the most anyone would have see of me was a flash of granny panties... scandalous. The stripper boots got cut off because, well, I just really wanted ankle booties. And the eyepatches? I feel like I want to rock them on the regs.
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