Society of Fashion: halloween

It feels so good to be bad

I hope you all had a great Halloween weekend! Snapping back to reality is hard especially after such a fun weekend. So let's all get together and grab IV's of our favorite white chocolate mocha with an extra shot of espresso from Starbucks and get on with the work week.

Here's a recap of my amazing weekend with my girls. We decided to go as Disney Evil Villains instead of predictable black cats or minions. I love the way our costumes turned out and guess what?! We didn't dress like skanks! Haha

From left to right: Snow White's Evil Queen, Malificent, Ursula, Queen of Hearts and Hook.

The costume took 2 days to make and it only cost $52!

Supplies:

8 yards or purple tulle

4 yards of sparkle purple tulle

2 yards of black velvet

2 large bags of stuffing

Black romper (already had in my closet)

Sea shell necklace (already had in my closet)

Black heels (already had in my closet)

Black belt (already had in my closet)

Crown

Trident

Gold glitter spray

How to:

1. The Tutu! I had a piece of black ribbon that I measured around my waist then cut 2 inch pieces of purple tulle to tie around the black ribbon. I then cut the sparkle purple tulle in longer pieces and tied around the black ribbon.

2. GOLD GOLD GOLD! I used the gold glitter spray to spray on the trident and crown.

3. I measured my waist (37 inches) and divided it by 8 (8 tentacles) = 4 inches per each tentacle

4. I used wrapping paper as my stencil to draw out the tentacles and cut the velvet pieces.

5. I stitched the tentacles on the sewing machine and then stuffed the velvet pieces with stuffing.

6. I sewed the tentacles onto an old belt that I had.

BONUS: I was Mary Poppins the night before Halloween with my own clothes!

Outfit Details:

Hat: Thirfted (added flowers with a clip) // Shirt: white chiffon shirt from Forever 21 // Belt: Red belt from H&M// Skirt: Leather skirt from Target // Booties: Vince Camuto from Nordstrom // Purse: Michael Kors //

Bow tie: From my costume box // Umbrella: Ross

"In 'girl world', halloween was the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." - Mean Girls.

If you know anything about me, you know that I'm a typical latina and I love me some Selena! I've been waiting forever to dress up as the famous Tejano musician for Halloween and this year, I did it. My radio station help their annual Spookfest rave in Oakland, Ca on halloween night. Some people went all out in DIY costumes and others dressed down a bit. I chose to pay tribute to my idol, and wanted to show you how simple this costume was. Plus the live music was pretty awesome as well.

In the words of a classic movie, "In 'girl world', halloween was the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." - Mean Girls.

Now if you're like some friends I shall not name and do not know who Selena is, let me enlighten you. (Shame on you people!!!)

Selena Quintanilla Perez was born in Lake Jackson, Texas in 1971. The artist earned her claim to fame after touring with her family band, Selena y los dinos. In 1992 her album including the song, "Como la flor" won her a Grammy for the Best Mexican-American album. As she began her transition from Tejano music into American music, the album was set to be record breaking. She married her guitarist prior to the Grammy win and once she became more well known, she started designing her own clothing line. Selena became a triple threat and would stop at nothing to gain success. Her fan club manager, Yolanda Saldivar started embezzling money from the club and Selena had plans to meet with her to discuss the problem. Once they met, Saldivar shot the 23 year old singer in the shoulder until she bled out. The young and bright star lost her life that day and devastated the entire country.

My grandparents came to America not knowing much english and tried their best to assimilate into this new world. As a result, we listened to Selena to help me understand Spanish and help my grandparents understand english. I love telling that story because music really truly brought my family together. (so cliche, I know!)

Check out my Halloween 2014 and let me know some cool costumes you saw or designed!