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Sink Your Teeth Into Twilight Costumes

Twilight mania has no doubt hit your town; the novel and film franchise seems to be taking the proverbial “bite” out of the entertainment market this season with the release of the second movie installment, “Twilight: New Moon”. Based on the novels from seemingly-out-nowhere author Stephanie Meyer, this epic saga about young, sparkly vampires and totally ripped werewolves is a bloody lustful hit with ‘tweens and teens everywhere – as well as a few moms.

Perhaps the hysteria is based on the revival of the neo-Victorian night creatures or, more likely, it focused on the porcelain-and-tousled hair and musculature of the leading men, er, vampires and werewolves. Whatever the reason, the sales of vampire, werewolf and Goth costumes have had a new awakening from their dead sleep. No longer just worn as Halloween costumes, a vampire costume, werewolf or Goth costume is totally acceptable dress for an alternative evening out to a Twilight party, rave party or something even more subversive!

True, the vampire costumes from Twilight aren’t the old-school, Bela-Lugosi-as-Dracula with a widow’s peak and aristocratic black robes. But, whether you aim to dress up like Edward Cullen with his golden eyes and charismatic charm or as “for now” human Bella with her pale skin and raven locks, you will look even more filled with angst wearing costume accessories that work for vampires of all types. Pale stage makeup can be applied to achieve the complexion of a lost soul that has never seen daylight or add prosthetic fangs for a look you can sink your teeth into. The brave can even wear a pair of gold or red colored contact lenses. Or if you’ve tired of all the fandemonioum surrounding all things Twilight, you can dress up as a retro teen fave – Count Chocula of General Mill’s cereal fame!