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Dress-up ideas

16 May 2009 by kristarella

One of our friends had his 21st recently. Since he is an enormous movie buff it was a dress-up party: “retro TV/movie characters or actors”. I was so plagued by indecision that I almost didn’t want to go, and having left it until that day to finalise a costume, the options were not too grand.

I went to a couple of op-shops and there were some cute dresses and coats that might have turned into something good for me, but not really for hubby. I found some good cartoon characters, but I didn’t have the right coloured clothes.

We ended up not really going as anyone, although I wore jeans and a singlet top and called myself Faith the Vampire Slayer… not retro enough for some, I’m sure.

Now that the party is over I know that there were a lot more options than I realised. So, here are some for future reference. Not all are boy/girl matches, but you could go as a single character or girls can dress up as boys… or vice versa!

Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World
Bill and Ted (they are Wyld Stallyns!)
Elwood and Jake Blues, the Blues Brothers
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
James Bond and a bond girl (if you can choose one)
Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie
George, Jane, Judy or Elroy Jetson
Pippi Longstocking
Popeye and Olive Oyl
Velma, Shaggy, Freddie or Daphne from Scooby-Doo
Spock or Kirk from Start Trek
Fred and Wilma Flinstone or Barney and Betty Rubble

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  1. Arry says

    16 May 2009 at 19:02

    nice pics, i love Bill and Ted! 🙂

  2. james glezen says

    22 August 2009 at 05:51

    i know that Barbara Eden played both Jeanie & her mean twin sister, but i always thought Jeanie’s alter ego was alot sexier than Jeanie. Maybe it was the mean streak that made her sexy.

  3. trence5 says

    31 October 2009 at 12:54

    “i know that Barbara Eden played both Jeanie & her mean twin sister, but i always thought Jeanie’s alter ego was alot sexier than Jeanie. Maybe it was the mean streak that made her sexy.”

    Dammmmn – I thought I was the only one who thought so too. I would watch an episode JUST to see Jeanie’s evil twin.

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