http://blog.costumemachine.com Your Costume Ideas Search Engine Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:37:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en September is National Chicken Month, a whole thirty days devoted to this under-appreciated and, in some opinions, overeaten bird! While we suspect National Chicken Month was conjured up by some corporate poultry producers and recipe developers to increase to consumption of “yard bird,” we’d like to suggest an alternative way ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/09/cluck-it-up-during-chicken-month/ You’ll never feel like a fish out of water dressed up as a mermaid. Just ask the thousands of humans-turned-mermaids that appear each year for the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. A landmark event each summer since 1983, this outrageous ocean-themed event draws in thousands of participants who are all ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/09/make-waves-at-the-mermaid-parade/ Miss Universe, she’s the most beautiful woman in the world. Just a week ago at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, on August 23rd, the Miss Universe Pageant crowned another lovely lady into this elite group of pageant royalty.  While Jimena Naverrete, Miss Mexico, won the 2010 ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/09/miss-universe%e2%80%99s-spectacle-of-national-costumes/ Looking for a way to add a little frightful fun to the second-to-last night in August? Suit up in a Frankenstein costume and help celebrate a monster of a day – Frankenstein Day. Frankenstein Day, designated as the 30th of August, is meant to pay tribute to the birth date of author ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/put-some-life-into-frankenstein-day/ “Hair Wars” is an annual event on tour that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before – if your hair isn’t standing on end in excitement, it surely will be by the show! Started in 1991 by David Humphries, this competition of hairstyles is a showcase for stylists and their ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/you-wont-be-weave-this-hair/ Actor Ryan Reynolds appeared at Comic-con 2010 in late July to generate buzz about the upcoming Warner Bros. superhero flick, “Green Lantern” expected in 2011. Armed with the proverbial power ring, the beau-hunk actor was on hand during the studio’s presentation of the film and charmingly answered fan questions. Reports ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/good-greenness-the-green-lantern/ Hobbits are curious creatures – folks are endeared to Hobbits for many reasons, I love them because they have furry feet!  Diminutive in statue, Hobbits are a fictional race created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his legendary novels and later brought to the big screen in The Lord of The Rings ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/furry-feet-are-fine-for-hobbits/ Superheroes, they’re everywhere – if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! With Marvel’s “The Avengers” scheduled for release in 2011, it brings back rumors of the “is-it or isn’t it” happening of a Justice League movie. Not too long back, DC Comics was into the production of their superhero movie, ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/fly-high-in-justice-league-costumes/ If you haven’t heard yet, Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie will be donning the golden headdress to play the legendary Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra. To be produced by Scott Rudin, CLEOPATRA: A LIFE may remind movie goers of the last time a sexy movie star played this infamous Queen of the Nile. Only ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/angelina-jolie-will-rule-her-cleopatra-costume/ Married to Tom Cruise, she’s Hollywood royalty and now Katie Holmes gets to portray the closest thing we’ve ever had to an American Princess – First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Holmes is shooting The History Channel’s upcoming mini-series, “The Kennedys” and is having no complaints about the costumes. Set to air in ... http://blog.costumemachine.com/2010/08/katie-channels-jackie-kennedy-in-upcoming-biopic/