No holiday celebration is complete without skeleton Halloween costumes. There have been many variations on this classic. Some go the extra mile with an elaborate full body suit, while others may keep it minimal with corpse face paint. Whether you’re going for a full costume or just something to feel festive, skeleton Halloween costumes offer variations on either end of the spectrum.
Creating a zombie Halloween costumes from scratch can be a bit tricky. Purchasing a boney suit is easier but you can make your own by starting with a dark sweat suit or tights and t-shirt in black. You may create your own “bones” and affix them to your clothing or might paint the bones with glow in the dark paint from a hobby store. The glowing paint can be effective especially at parties where the lighting may be dim to provide a haunting Halloween atmosphere.
Sweat pants with matching shirt or with a long sleeved black t-shirt will serve as good base for your skeleton Halloween costume. You might also consider buying one of the joined cardboard skeletons meant to hang for decoration on this holiday and use it as a pattern for your bones.
An easy “out” to the question of what to wear for Halloween can use the skeleton design. Consider painting your face like a skull. If you wanted to get really elaborate you could add bones on your hands (and arms, if they will be bare). Then just wear whatever clothing you like!
As the holiday nears each year, costume and variety stores sell a number of styles of skeleton accessories. From bracelets and earrings featuring skulls to dark gloves with finger bones glowing on them, finding props is easy for this costume. The type of design you choose will be dictated by the amount of time you can spare creating your clothing.
Skeleton accents can be added to other costumes as well. If you plan to go as a pirate, consider adding an undead skeleton parrot to your shoulder! Maybe the skeleton of a fish dangling from your belt loop. Zombies can tote around fake bones that look as though they have been picked clean.
Aborigines could use a fake bone through their nose or ear lobes, a Zulu warrior might enjoy a necklace of plastic finger bones. Witch doctors might need a whole bag of bones for their spells. How much more effect would your mummy costume be if the tattered cloth revealed a bone sticking out here or there? Perhaps no Halloween prop is as useful as the simple fake bone.
Skeleton Halloween costumes may be a little trickier to make, they are not impossible. Every year, many retailers offer this holiday classic for sale as well. Unlike other icons of the holiday, skeletons are incorporated into much more than costumes. Bones are often used in the design of Halloween jewelry and they make excellent details for other costumes. Every holiday, skeleton Halloween costumes are resurrected as a holiday favorite. Edited by Hetsil Protage
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