Costume Contest Entries 2012 #6

Wow! This year's costume contest has been a lot of fun and I am very impressed with all of the entries!  I'm so glad the winner will be chosen by random drawing because I would find it very difficult to choose a winner.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  Here are the last of the entries.  I will be drawing the winner on Monday. 

19.  Hannah from Vintage Pearl is a 1950s Minnie Mouse.

20.  Nicole as a Suffregette.  She cobbled together clothing from many eras, including a 1930s coat and a 50s skirt.  Get out and vote!

21.  Stephanie as a black and white witch.  She is wearing a vintage dress, jacket and hat and her makeup is all black and white.

22.  Laurence and Sylvain from Lost in the 50's as Dorothy and the Scarecrow.  Laurence is wearing a 1950s dress and Toto is a 1950s poodle puppet.  You can't see them in this photo, but her shoes were red and from the 1930s.

So that's it for this year!  Which of the 22 entries is your favorite?

Costume Contest Entries 2012 #5

Final day to enter! Join the fun! Send me your Halloween costume contest entry today for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Couture Allure! Full contest rules and details are here.

13.  Christy and Adam of 4 Birds Vintage went Mad Men style for the party they attended.  Everything they wore is vintage.

14.  Laura Mae of Lilacs & Lace as Alice in Wonderland.  Her apron is vintage.  Doggie Valentino is dresses as the Mad Hatter!

15.  Sue wore a 70s gold dress and hot pants for her Cleopatra costume.  Sue also sent along pictures of her own Tippi Hedron in "The Birds" costume, which I've added to Monday's post.

16.  Shannon sewed her blue dress from a 1940s pattern.  Can you guess what she is?  Miss Peacock in the Library with the Rope.  Get it?  I love your creativity Shannon!

17.  Kimberly of Curiously, Kimberly made her children's book character Madeline costume.  The books were written in the 40s and Kimberly captured the essence brilliantly!

18.  Alicia as Rosie the Riveter.  She used one of her grandpa's old work shirts.

Costume Contest Entries 2012 #4

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10.  Christine with her son as the 1930s mobster and his starlet girlfriend.  Christine made her gown and all the accessories are vintage.

11.  Karen and her crew in Steampunk garb.

12.  Liz of She Must Be New was inspired by the 1950s for her costume.

Costume Contest Entries 2012 #3

More contest entries! Join the fun! Send me your Halloween costume contest entry today for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Couture Allure! Full contest rules and details are here.

7.   Jen as "Captain Faraway", a 1940s version of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The hat, skirt, stockings and shoes are all 1940s vintage. The jacket is probably 1980s vintage doing '40s. Ray gun is modern, but retro-styled.

8.  Helen of Massage to the Rescue as a 1920s flapper.  Her gloves and cigarette holder are vintage.

9.  Tess of Fifties Darling as a murdered prostitute.  Tess' husband was dresses as Jack the Ripper.  Everything but the tights is vintage.

Costume Contest Entries 2012 #2

More contest entries! Join the fun!  Send me your Halloween costume contest entry today for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Couture Allure!  Full contest rules and details are here.

4.  Jen Thompson of the blog Festive Attyre wore vintage from head to knees (her shoes are modern) 

for her Little Old Lady costume.

5.  Lisa of Butterflies and Daisys Vintage wore vintage Candian Military surplus for her 

WWII pin-up costume.

6.  Emileigh of Flashback Summer wore vintage shoes and a fur stole as part of her 1920's vamp costume.

Costume Contest Entries 2012 #1

The entries for the Couture Allure Halloween Costume Contest are starting to trickle in!  Want to win a $50 gift certificate?  Here are the full details and contest rules.

In a mind-boggling bit of serendipity, 3 of the entries so far are ladies who took their inspiration from Tippi Hedron's character in "The Birds."  The first time that film came to television, my sister and I begged our mom to let us stay up and watch it.  After what must have been hours of whining, nagging and moaning, mom finally relented.  I had nightmares for a week and I still can't watch that movie!

1.  Melissa C. carried a vintage purse.  She studied and duplicated the actual make-up from the film.

2.  Sheila from the blog Ephemera.  Her hat and gloves are vintage.

3.  Pamela wore her mom's 1950s mink stole as part of her costume.
 

Contest entrant #15, Sue sent along pictures from her Tippi Hedron costume she wore several years ago.  Everything is vintage and Sue made 4 costume changes throughout the day following the progression of the movie.  Ummm, I want that green purse!!!!!!

Win a $50 Couture Allure Gift Certificate!

Don't forget to enter our Halloween Costume Contest to win a $50 gift certificate from Couture Allure!  So far, I've gotten ONE entry and that person has a 100% chance of winning the prize!  I'm rather dismayed by that fact, but I hope to receive many more entries with all the Halloween parties being held this weekend.  You find full details about the contest rules here.  Please join in the fun!

2nd Annual Couture Allure Halloween Costume Contest!

          Want to win a $50.00 Couture Allure Gift Certificate?

Contest is now closed.  Please plan to enter next year!

   

Announcing the 2nd Annual 
Couture Allure Halloween Costume Contest!!!!!

What are you dressing up as for Halloween?  If you are incorporating actual vintage clothing or just dressing up as someone from another era, we want to see your costume!  Send me a photo of you in your Halloween costume and I'll post it here on my blog, on my Facebook fan page, on Pinterest and on Twitter for all to enjoy.  The winner will be chosen by random drawing on Monday, November 5, 2012.  The winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to use at Couture Allure!

Whether you're dressing up as a flapper....

...a 1950s housewife....

...a 60s modster.....

...or a hippie.

Whether you're dressing up as Scarlett O'Hara....

...Marilyn Monroe...

...Sonny or Cher...

...we want to see your costume!

Contest rules:

1.  Your costume must incorporate actual vintage clothing or it must be inspired by the fashions or a person from the 1980s or earlier.  If you're dressing as a robot, a mummy, or Lady Gaga I know you'll look fabulous, but your costume will not be eligible for this contest.

2.  You must be willing to have your photo published on this blog, on the Couture Allure Facebook page, on the Couture Allure Pinterest page and on Twitter.  

3.  Your photo can be a costume you wore this year or it can be from previous years.  The photo must be of you, not a friend, not some random person you saw at a party or parade.  Photos of children will not be accepted for this contest.  I reserve the right to not publish photos I deem offensive or inappropriate for this blog.
4.  Your entry cannot be the same as the one you submitted  for last year's contest.

5.  Email your photo to info at coutureallure dot com.  Include the name you want posted with your photo.  If you have a blog, I'm happy to link to you so send that information too. Tell me whether you are wearing actual vintage or were just inspired by another era.  Include an email where I can contact you if you are the winner.  Photos must be received by Friday, November 2, 2012.
6.  Winner will be chosen by random drawing and announced on Monday, November 5.  Winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to be used toward any purchase at Couture Allure.  Gift certificate cannot be redeemed for cash and must be used by April 1, 2013.  Gift certificate does not apply to shipping costs.  Item(s) purchased with the gift certificate cannot be returned.

 Last year's winner: Sarah of That Damn Green Dress.  She used a vintage dress as part of her Rapunzel costume.

And the Winner !s...

In order to determine the winner of the Halloween Costume Contest, I went back and assigned numbers to the entries in the order they were posted to the blog.  I then entered those numbers into the random number generator at Random.org.

And the winner is.......

...Sarah of That Damn Green Dress for her Rapunzel costume!  Congrats, Sarah!  Enjoy using your gift certificate at Couture Allure!

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.  Your creativity inspired us all!  I can't wait to do this again next year!

Costume Contest Entries #4

Here are the final entries in this year's Halloween Costume Contest.  The contest is now closed and the winner will be chosen by random drawing and announced here on the blog tomorrow.  Good luck to all the entrants and thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

 21.  Nabby of http://nabbysvintagelife.blogspot.com/ as Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The boots, hat and goggles are vintage and the rest was hand made by Nabby.

22.   Tiffany as a flapper.

23.  Johnny Schaffer and friend.  Johnny says, "We are wearing all vintage clothing that I own. The only thing not vintage is our shoes and my shirt."

24.   Renata as a flapper. She made the feather fascinator herself.

25.  Yvonne Lambert of http://www.theoctopusproject.com/ dressed as Yoko Ono AND John Lennon. Yvonne says, " My costume was inspired by Annie Liebovitz's famous 1980 Rolling Stone cover photo. I made the giant fetal-looking John Lennon "doll" myself, using several yards of muslin, 8lbs of stuffing, and a wig. The only vintage item I am actually wearing are my black suede 60's/70's go-go boots which, sadly, did not end up in the pictures. My husband, Josh Lambert, humored me and dressed as Annie Liebovitz!"

26.  Tiffany Benedict Berkson as Cleopatra. Tiffany says, "I was so proud of this Cleopatra outfit--bought the dress at a vintage store in Fresno, and made the collar from a placemat and beads and the rest from sewing and painting!"

Yvonne Lambert of http://www.theoctopusproject.com/ as an escapted marionette. The vintage dress was custom made for Broadway/Hollywood actress, Susan Tyrrell, by her friend and offbeat fashion designer Gregory Poe.

27.  Jessica Jaeger of http://www.vintagestitches.com/ "dressed up as Miss Blankenship from season 4 of Mad Men for the second annual Mad Men Halloween at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge here in Milwaukee. The suit is vintage as are my stockings, foundations, jewelry and accessories. The blouse, probably vintage 1980s, was similar in design to the original but still needed a few alterations to make it more closely resemble one of her blouses from the series. I added all of the tacky old lady lace (around the collar, down the CF, on the sleeve bands) and also had to shorten the sleeves to make it more screen accurate. The wig was originally made for our production of "Bombshells" last season but was cut from the show last minute so was never used, our wig master kindly re-styled it for me and let me borrow it for the evening. I won the costume contest that evening too, beating out all the Joans and the random sexy secretaries. Everybody got a real kick out of the costume."

28.  Karissa of http://www.k-barberphotography.com/ as Carmen Miranda. "My dress is a 1950's Katie Schorer Originals dress. Katie Schorer only designed square dancing dresses, but I thought this would work perfectly as Carmen Miranda. The scarves wrapped around my head or vintage silk scarfs as well."

29.  Collette says, "I did a b&w costume this year and it was 30s/40s inspired. I attempted a finger wave and set the rest of my hair in pin curls. The dress is modern but with an old fashioned feel."

30.  Michelle Nugent of New to You on the left with the red/orange wig wearing a vintage 70's pantsuit. She was a funky hula hoop dancer. The person in the middle is a Mardi Gras band leader, her jacket is a vintage 80's beaded blazer, which was her inspiration for the costume. The young man is Riff-Raff, the handyman/butler from the Rocky Horror Picture show. His "tux" jacket was made from a vintage men's blazer that had been cut down so it would have tails.

31.  The Adkins family as vintage breakfast cereal monsters Boo Berry, Franken Berry and Count Chocula.

32.  Rosemary as Marlo Thomas in "That Girl". She is wearing a vintage 60s dress.

33.  Amanda Lee of http://www.jitterbugdoll.blogspot.com/ says, "This year I dressed as a pinup ghost--I wore a 1940s midriff sweater and a pair of 1950s velvet shorts, along with 40s-style platform heels."

Johnny Schaffer says, "We went as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. I made those costumes myself and refurnished/reconstructed a vintage 1950's wedding dress for her costume!"