And the Winner !s...

In order to determine the winner of the Halloween Costume Contest, I went back and assigned numbers to the entries in the order they were posted to the blog.  I then entered those numbers into the random number generator at Random.org.

And the winner is.......

...Sarah of That Damn Green Dress for her Rapunzel costume!  Congrats, Sarah!  Enjoy using your gift certificate at Couture Allure!

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.  Your creativity inspired us all!  I can't wait to do this again next year!

Costume Contest Entries #4

Here are the final entries in this year's Halloween Costume Contest.  The contest is now closed and the winner will be chosen by random drawing and announced here on the blog tomorrow.  Good luck to all the entrants and thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

 21.  Nabby of http://nabbysvintagelife.blogspot.com/ as Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The boots, hat and goggles are vintage and the rest was hand made by Nabby.

22.   Tiffany as a flapper.

23.  Johnny Schaffer and friend.  Johnny says, "We are wearing all vintage clothing that I own. The only thing not vintage is our shoes and my shirt."

24.   Renata as a flapper. She made the feather fascinator herself.

25.  Yvonne Lambert of http://www.theoctopusproject.com/ dressed as Yoko Ono AND John Lennon. Yvonne says, " My costume was inspired by Annie Liebovitz's famous 1980 Rolling Stone cover photo. I made the giant fetal-looking John Lennon "doll" myself, using several yards of muslin, 8lbs of stuffing, and a wig. The only vintage item I am actually wearing are my black suede 60's/70's go-go boots which, sadly, did not end up in the pictures. My husband, Josh Lambert, humored me and dressed as Annie Liebovitz!"

26.  Tiffany Benedict Berkson as Cleopatra. Tiffany says, "I was so proud of this Cleopatra outfit--bought the dress at a vintage store in Fresno, and made the collar from a placemat and beads and the rest from sewing and painting!"

Yvonne Lambert of http://www.theoctopusproject.com/ as an escapted marionette. The vintage dress was custom made for Broadway/Hollywood actress, Susan Tyrrell, by her friend and offbeat fashion designer Gregory Poe.

27.  Jessica Jaeger of http://www.vintagestitches.com/ "dressed up as Miss Blankenship from season 4 of Mad Men for the second annual Mad Men Halloween at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge here in Milwaukee. The suit is vintage as are my stockings, foundations, jewelry and accessories. The blouse, probably vintage 1980s, was similar in design to the original but still needed a few alterations to make it more closely resemble one of her blouses from the series. I added all of the tacky old lady lace (around the collar, down the CF, on the sleeve bands) and also had to shorten the sleeves to make it more screen accurate. The wig was originally made for our production of "Bombshells" last season but was cut from the show last minute so was never used, our wig master kindly re-styled it for me and let me borrow it for the evening. I won the costume contest that evening too, beating out all the Joans and the random sexy secretaries. Everybody got a real kick out of the costume."

28.  Karissa of http://www.k-barberphotography.com/ as Carmen Miranda. "My dress is a 1950's Katie Schorer Originals dress. Katie Schorer only designed square dancing dresses, but I thought this would work perfectly as Carmen Miranda. The scarves wrapped around my head or vintage silk scarfs as well."

29.  Collette says, "I did a b&w costume this year and it was 30s/40s inspired. I attempted a finger wave and set the rest of my hair in pin curls. The dress is modern but with an old fashioned feel."

30.  Michelle Nugent of New to You on the left with the red/orange wig wearing a vintage 70's pantsuit. She was a funky hula hoop dancer. The person in the middle is a Mardi Gras band leader, her jacket is a vintage 80's beaded blazer, which was her inspiration for the costume. The young man is Riff-Raff, the handyman/butler from the Rocky Horror Picture show. His "tux" jacket was made from a vintage men's blazer that had been cut down so it would have tails.

31.  The Adkins family as vintage breakfast cereal monsters Boo Berry, Franken Berry and Count Chocula.

32.  Rosemary as Marlo Thomas in "That Girl". She is wearing a vintage 60s dress.

33.  Amanda Lee of http://www.jitterbugdoll.blogspot.com/ says, "This year I dressed as a pinup ghost--I wore a 1940s midriff sweater and a pair of 1950s velvet shorts, along with 40s-style platform heels."

Johnny Schaffer says, "We went as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. I made those costumes myself and refurnished/reconstructed a vintage 1950's wedding dress for her costume!"
 

Costume Contest Entries #3

Here are more entries in our Halloween Costume Contest!  Want to win a $50 Couture Allure gift certificate?  Send me your photos!  Today is the last day to send in your photos.  Winner announced on Friday!

13.  Laura Mae of Lilacs and Lace as Lucy Ricardo. Laura made the dress from a vintage pattern and dressed her dog Tino as Ricky.

14.  Jennifer as a 1950s black widow. Vintage hat dolled up with a spider web. Vintage gloves, vintage inspired dress. Jennifer says, "This 1950's housewife is at the funeral of her late husband. He thought her pumpkin muffins were to die for--literally."

15.  Danielle of Constantly Alice as Snow White. She is wearing a vintage boiled wool jacket and a vintage apple brooch.

16.  Katy O'Grady was inspired by Toulouse Lautrec's rendering of Moulin Rouge dancer Jane Avril. Katy's gloves are vintage and the rest she made.

17.  Kris Ward made her costume and decorated it with vintage sequins. Gotta love a clown in orange satin shoes!

18.  Stephanie Harvey says, "My costume was inspired by all the idea of a circus freak around the 1940's. My freak was the bird woman and I was wearing what I guess is a 1930's dress or maybe 1970's, I'm not sure, it's silk and it close at the front just with a little button. On top of the dress a corset with a crinoline pinned at the back. Except the fishnets, every part of my costume is a treasure from the past."

19.  Caitlin as a retro zombie. She says, "I made the dress from Simplicity 4602, which I'm guessing is from about 1961. I'm also wearing a vintage brooch and girdle and carrying a blood-covered 50s (?) lucite clutch."

Holly of Lucite Box dressed as Karl Lagerfeld.

20.  Rachel of Miss Cherry's Diary as a 1940s black and white film noir starlet.  Rachel says, "It took me hours to cover myself in white paint, which unfortunately seems to have gone all over my dress! My dress wasn't vintage but my hat, gloves and pearls were."

Costume Contest Entries #2

Here are more entries in our Halloween Costume Contest!  Want to win a $50 Couture Allure gift certificate?  Send me your photos!  Photos must be received by tomorrow, November 2.

7.  Sarah of That Damn Green Dress as Rapunzel.  She is wearing a 1960s velvet mini dress with lace trimmed leggings.  Sarah made the 20 foot long wig herself out of wool yarn.

8.  Holly of Lucite Box was inspired by her fez collection to become a zombie.  She is wearing a 40s men's tuxedo jacket, a 40s tie and a vintage fez.

9.  Sylvain as Dracula wearing a 1950s tuxedo and bow tie.

10.  Liz channeling a flapper.  She is wearing her grandmother's fur jacket from the 50s with a 1960s drop waisted mini dress.

11.  Stephanie as a 1940s film noir starlet.

12.  Jen Thompson of Festive Attyre as a hippie.  She is wearing a maxi skirt that her mother wore to an Elvis concert in the 70s and a crocheted shawl made by her mother-in-law in the 70s.

Keep those entries coming!

Costume Contest Entries #1

Here are the first entries in our Halloween Costume Contest!  Want to win a $50 Couture Allure gift certificate?  Send me your photos!

1.  Jessica Mautner as Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday Mr. President."

2.  Shannon Burchard as Goldie Hawn from Laugh-In.

3.  Brianna Dale of Baubles, Accoutrements and Garb  wore a vintage hat and brooch to her town's Nightmare on Main Street.

4.  Maral of Sarcasm-Hime wears a replica of Cyd Charisse's dress from "Singin' in the Rain."  Maral took 6 months to make this costume and did all the beading by hand.

5.  Jean Katter worn a 50s vintage dress as the Prom Queen.

6.  Laurence of Lost in the 50's dressed as a good witch in a 1930s velvet gown, 1940s shoes and 50s orange jewelry.