Finding mens costumes for my 1920’s setting was not going to be easy or cheap. But thanks to Costume Kingdom I was able to pull it off and stay within my budget. The costume that I purchased the most of was the Black and White Zoot Suit Costume for Adults. Some of the men were heavier than others so thank goodness I was also able to buy the Plus Size Zoot Suit Costume that was also black and white. Since I did like the style of this Zoot Suit I also got the Yellow and Black Zoot Suit for Adults and of course the Plus Size Gold and Black Zoot Suit Costume. I bought about a doze of the Costume Polka Dot Tie accessory to go with all of the costumes. Another costume that I found that worked perfectly was the White Pinstripe Zoot Suit Costume that came with a hat and went perfectly with any of the girl costumes to match. I also bought the Turquoise Pinstripe Zoot Suite Costume just because I thought it would really make my main characters really stand out in their scenes. It also came with a snazzy hat and suspenders! Hopefully my film will be able to go to Sundance this  year!

I know its still winter time, but I have been trying to plan a great Midsummer’s Night Dream for (duh) this summer. If you have ever read the Shakespearen play or seen the beautiful movie, you know why this type of party has to be scheduled during the summer. It is a sensual movie about four complicated people that get caught up in the fairy kings feud and tricked with a magical potion to fall in love with the first person they see. After a few mistakes, the people begin to see the person that they truly love. This story includes fantasy, mystery and most of all the quest for love. All these elements make for a very beautiful and sensual summer party.

The theme for this party definitly calls for fairy costumes! Some costumes that would be perfect for this is the Blossom Fairy, Autumn Nymph Adult, Deluxe Woodland Faerie Adult, Foliage Fairy Green Adult , Midnight Fairy Teen, Mother Nature Adult Plus Size, Sexy Green Fairy Adult, Sexy Ice Pixie Fairy Adult, the Tinkerspell Womens and many more. All these costume fit this theme perfectly. It is not only the fairy costumes that fit this party but also fantastical animal costumes such as the Big Mad Wolf Adult, Dobby Overhead Mask Adult, Frog Prince Adult, Super Sexy Queen Bee Adult, and the Sexy Cowardly Lion Adult. This story is all about fantasy so any type of fantasy-based costume or 1600 era costume would work like the Swamp Queen Adult, Braiden Maiden Burgundy, Lady in Waiting Renaissance Adult and the Sexy Wolf Woman Adult.

If you’re looking for an event to hang out with your friends in a relaxed, beautiful setting and have loavable time, this is a party for you.

During Halloween of 2007, there were several costumes for boys that were in such high demand they sold out almost immediately after they were put on the market, and were extremely hard to find after that. Of course the Transformer Optimus Prime costume for boys sold out the fastest, since the movie was such a huge success. Another popular costume that was in huge demand was the High School Musical Troy costume, also because of the success of the movie it was tied to. For three years in a row the Jack Sparrow Pirates of the Carribean costume has been the favorite of many costume buyers and pirate lovers as the sequals keep coming. And it wouldn’t be Halloween for boys without the ever popular Star Wars costumes like the Jango Fett Deluxe child Costume and the Darth Vader Deluxe child costume that seels out every year as the newer models come out with more to offer. The Light Saber from Star Wars is probably the one accessory that we plan on selling out every year, as boys love to battle with them and pretend to be in the movie with their Jedi Robe child costume as well. Another very new popular costume for boys this year is not just ones based on movies but on TV shows. The Naruto Child Costume sold out so quickly this years, I wasn’t even sure we carried it. Of course the Deluxe Black Suited Spiderman child costume was a huge hit this year, as the new movie for that came out this year as well. It’s so interesting how the movie producers have discovered alternate ways for making profits from their films, it shows how much the movie business is not just about the movies, but always about business.

Last year a few friends and I decided to throw a party where we all dressed like the craziest celebrities out there. I decided to take on the role of Mariah Carey by wearing a long, ridiculous sparkley dress and the Blonde Seduction Wig. One of my friends thought it would be really funny to be Paris Hilton so she was really creative and wore the Super Sexy Queen of Hearts Adult. She left the tiara on which made the costume even funnier. Once the party started, we started seeing so many different outrageous celebrity costumes. These two girls came as the Olson Twins and had on oversized droop dresses with saggy purses, Bangle Bracelets, oversized sun glasses and large cups of Starbucks. They were falling all night because their skinny legs couldn’t support their huge heels.

There were also a suprisingly large amount of guys that dressed up. Two guys came wearing the 60’s Beatles Band Member Wig  and suits which I thought was very awesome since guys barely dress up for anything. They completely looked the part. Other guys came dressed in a Supa’ Freakin Rick James Wig, an Oversized Rock N’ Roll Wig, a Don King Wig, and many more. When everybody was there it seriously felt like we were in a VIP lounge for crazy people. It turned out to be a really fun party that I think everyone should experience.

I was scrolling through some of the costumes on our site and I began to realize that the key influential factor of the most popular Halloween costumes is movies. I am sure we have all realized this at some point but it just occurred to me how manipulating film exposure really is to our society. Let’s take Spiderman for example. Before the film version of the Spiderman comic came out, the actual costumes of Spiderman were pretty scarce. This past Halloween, since the movie has been released for 5 years, we sell approximately 30 different types of Spiderman costumes; the Spiderman Adult Costume, Deluxe Spiderman Child, and the Spiderman Deluxe Muscle Teen/Adult are just some of them. As Spiderman 3 came out, we became even more equipped with the Black Suited Spiderman Deluxe Teen/Adult, Black-Suited Spiderman Child, and the Venom Muscle Teen/Adult. It is very interesting to think why we want to take on the persona of these characters. Is it that we want to see what it’s like to be behind the Spiderman mask or do we just want to represent the movie that put us on the edge of our seats?

Another very, very influential blockbuster this year was the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. If I think back to all the Halloween parades and trick-or-treating I used to be involved with when I was a child, I do remember a good amount of pirate costumes. But when this movie came out in 2003, thousands of people feel in love with the specific unique characters (especially the dashing Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow). Costume Kingdom quickly responded to people’s costume wish list for Pirates of the Caribbean costumes with the Captain Jack Sparrow Prestige Adult, Elizabeth Pirate Deluxe Adult, Davey Jones Deluxe Latex Mask Adult and even more detailed-oriented with the  Captain Jack Sparrow Accessory Kit. It even inspired the trend to have numerous different styles of pirate costumes like the 5 PC Sexy Pirate Captain, Deluxe Pirate Ghost Adult, and the Pirate Eye Patch with Heart. We offer over 200 pirate related costumes in our store alone!

To me, it completely makes sense why people want to wear these costumes that our favorite movies present. We may feel like we are actually that character from the film and experience what it would be like to play that role. We also may just want to look as devenir or cunning as the film itself made that character appear to us. The reasoning behind people dressing as their favorite movie roles is not a specific one, but it definitely shows us how subconsciously we empathize and personally connect with these characters. An extraordinarily well job done by the film crew!

I realized that I didn’t finish saying what my favorite pictures in the contest were yet. I still need to go over the Kids, Scary or Sexy categories! Out of all the categories, I have to say the entries within the Kids section were the most creative. You could absolutely tell that most of their costumes had been hand-made which must took alot of time and I was very impressed! Though all the children were incredibly cute and picture-perfect in this category, there were a couple that automatically caught my eye. First was the How cute am I? picture of a little charming girl dressed up as a pink poodle. I’m not sure if the costume was home-made or not, but it fits her quite well. It looks like the girl version of the Lil’ Pup Dalmation Infant costume that is equally picture perfect. The main reason I think this picture stands out is that the costume compliments the girl and vise versa. Plus her painted nose completes it all!

I am really not a big fan of Horror films or anything remotely scary, but I really admire the costumes that alot of the contestants posted under the Scary category. I was scrollling through the pictures one day, and one costume scared the Ba-Jesus out of me! It was the Scary Gary costume, or should I say make-up, that completely gave me shivers. It looks like a mix between the Killer Clown Mask and the Evil Clown Mask. Because of this guys grave attention to detail with the eye contacts, face make-up, sharp realistic teeth and green wig, he really knocked the ball out of the park.!

Lastly, the catagorey that is definitely that hardest for me to judge is the Sexy section. I think there were alot of beautiful men and women dressed up in wonderful creative costumes that deserve acknowledgment, but the one photo that I thought was the sexiext was the FOOTBALL REF. It looks like the Sexy Referee Halter w/ Skirt and/or the Playboy Racy Referee. I favor this photo for several reasons; (1) she has a natural beauty to her, (2) she is wearing a costume that she put together personally that defines her style and (3) she exudes an obvious confidence which I believe is the key to being classified as sexy.

I really hope you guys take your time to look over all the costumes because they really are magnificent. Again, none of my opinions actually reflect who is going to win the costume contest, I just really wanted to pin-point my favorites and give them their well deserved credit.

So I’ve been frequently browsing the photo entries on the Costume Kingdom Gallery and I have seen some really great costumes that I think deserve some recognition. Within the Classic costume category, I saw a picture of a woman in a Deluxe Classic Marilyn Monroe costume painted completely bright pink with a man dressed exactly like Andy Warhol. It was a perfect depiction of the famous painting of Marilyn  Monroe that Andy Warhol created in 1967. Check out the creative Marilyn Monroe/Andy Warhol picture from the Classic section.

 Within the Funny section, I thought the portrayl of Britney Spears took the cake. It is a man in a Blonde Sorceress Witch Wig who has on the exact outfit she wore during the VMAs performance, two duct taped babies and a big bag of cheetos. Look at this Britney photo, I think it is hilarious!

Lastly, if you look in the Pet section, you will see the CUTEST picture of a kitten in a costume ever! It is a Scottish Fold kitten looking precious in a miniature Faire Princess costume dress and what looks like a Barbie Princess Tiara. With the adorable name of Bridgett she will honestly steal your heart in her Bridget the Princess photo.

These picture selections are only based on my personal choice of who I think deserves the win. The actual winners will be picked through the democratic voting of visiters to the site, which I truly believe is very fair. Good luck contestants!

Last night me and my girl friends got ready to go out last night and we thought we were looking pretty hot. That was until we got to the club. Why do gay men make women’s clothes look better on them than real women? My friends were dancing up a storm and were surrounded by these beautiful women dressed in the Bettie Page Cattail, the Sexy Haunted House Mistress Evil Witch, the Sexy Lady Marie Peach , and many, many more. We didn’t notice until an hour later that they were all guys! They had every accessory possible too like a Bettie Page Wig, Historical White Wig and a Vampiress Wig. Even their make-up completely overtook ours. We were all so taken with their incredible costumes that we completely forgot that we were even dressed up! But even though we were all SO jealous of their gorgeous outfits and never ending legs, we danced and had a fantastic time with them because they honestly made the party so much better!