Womens Costume Trends For Halloween 2011
Halloween is a fun time for adults too, so don’t miss out on dressing up in a Halloween costume this year. There are many trends, media and celebrities that have had a major influence on women’s costumes in 2011, here are some of the stand-out costume categories that are sure turn heads:
Eighties Trends: Get your bop on with an 80s costume, there are so many awesome choices. Some of the decades biggest female pop stars such as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and Olivia Newton John make fun choices in Eighties costumes, costume accessories such as inflatable guitars and faux microphones and headsets made the lip-syncing so much more. Like, totally awesome, you could also dress up as a Valley Girl, Punk Rocker or Neon Rave Girl. If you love the 80s cartoon characters, there are plenty of ladies costumes for Strawberry Shortcake, Hello Kitty and a Smurfette – all popular icons of the era.
Media Trends: Movies, books, television and video games are all influencing factors in today’s Halloween costumes. Vampires and zombies continue to be a top pick for Halloween 2011, really it seems that the trend that made a huge comeback with the ‘Twilight’ movies will never die! Little Red Riding Hood costumes also made an appearance this year at the movies, Halloween revelers can choose from a traditional version and a sexy costume version. Characters from the cast of ‘Glee’ make a lighter option for ladies Halloween costumes as do the retro-look from shows like ‘Mad Men’ and the upcoming ‘Pan Am.’
Celebrity Trends: It always gets a good laugh to dress up in a celebrity costume to impersonate one of the year’s most notorious people. For womens costumes, female politicians such as Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton are sure to spark lively conversation. Red carpet celebrities to impersonate might be Kim Kardashian, Kate Middleton, or one of the controversial ‘Housewives.’
Candy Corn Costumes
Candy corn and Halloween go hand-in-hand, it’s not the official sweet treat of this fall holiday, but it might as well be since we eat nearly 35 million pounds of it a year – most in October. October 30th, the day before kids go trick-or-treating has been dedicated as National Candy Corn Day, a sugary salute to this tri-colored treat.
Since most of us like to eat this seasonal snack created by the Wunderlee Candy Company more that 100 years, why not consider wearing it as a Halloween costume. While you could plaster yourself in real candy corn (9 billion kernels churn out of factories each year), you might attract ants, bees or the unwanted tongues of bystanders. Instead, suit up in a costume or add costume accessories specifically devoted to this corn-inspired confection.
Dress head-to-toe in this beloved candy costume, we especially are salivating over the mod 60s go-go version that features an A-line dress layered in the three requisite colors – yellow, orange and white. A matching cone shaped hat and pair of white patent boots will keep you queen on the candy bowl. We’ve seen all sorts of other delicious ways to deck out your candy corn costume including a candy corn purse, candy corn earrings and even a metallic wig sparkling in yellow, orange and white. There are also witch-style candy corn outfits that tie together the sweetness of this treat with a sassy-styled witch costume.
Dressing up in a candy women’s costume will definitely get you noticed trick-or-treating. Don’t worry about feasting on the bounty of these kandy korns hauled home in your bucket; they actually have fewer calories than raisins with only 3.6 calories per kernel. This sugary snack has become so popular that it now comes in gourmet flavors and in other colors for different times of the year – such as brown, red and white “Reindeer Corn.”
Katie Channels Jackie Kennedy in Upcoming Biopic
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 2011, this biopic about President John F. Kennedy (played by Greg Kinnear) and his fashion-icon wife will air over eight hours, featuring numerous costume changes paying tribute to the 60s era. Long before Holmes was cast to play Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, she was often mentioned in the press to be a modern-day version of the style icon.
Recently, Holmes told US magazine that “her clothes were magnificent” and that she felt so lucky to have a team of seamstresses on the costuming team to create beautiful replica dresses. Additionally, she reported that designer Armani made two dresses for the mini-series. Pictures that have been snapped on the set of “The Kennedys” does show a striking resemblance between the two women.
If you are looking to dress up in a Jackie Kennedy costume for Halloween, a school play or some other historical re-enactment, she always favored smart dresses paired with pill box hats and elegant evening gowns with opera-length gloves. The styles of her first lady costumes are very 1960s with an a-line silhouette, usually made by the most prominent designers of the time. Jackie didn’t just wear fashion, she set fashion trends – so many women and young ladies looked up to her innate grace and beauty. Make your own history wearing one of these women’s costume ideas worthy of the White House.
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