On Halloween week-end, I was invited to a Masquerade Ball. Now my boyfriend calls me his Queen, so there wasn't really any doubt on the costume, especially once I flashed on one of the pieces of my costume - that's often how I start off. It was a lot of fun to complete the whole panoply!
It all started with this gorgeous gold & black bustier:
I knew I wanted to turn it into a ballgown by adding a skirt with a LOT of volume. I didn't own such a skirt though, and after a quick search on the web, you realize pretty fast that they're not cheap.
So I started by trying to dye black several old underskirts I had in my childhood costumes, with cheap dye from the supermarket. It didn't turn out quite as planned, but I did keep one of them, dark grey, so black enough, as the basis of the mega-skirt.
I completed by making my own long black tutu skirt, because it's a really easy and cheap option for volume. It was my first time making one, and the result was great:
[TUTORIAL RIGHT HERE]
Finally, I added on top of those a little tutu with a long train behind, from Claire's: mission over-the-top accomplished!
The ballgown was created, however that was not it to reach the total look. I completed with:
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| an old lace legging, |
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| my cropped lace jacket, |
and for structure, accessories:
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| a black mask, long velvet gloves, a fan, and coordinated bling. |
I only bought the big ring and earrings, all the rest was already in my closet.
But what's a Queen without a crown?
Simply enough, I re-vamped an old cardboard crown (and a second one while I was at it) from la Galette des Rois (the French King Cake) with some gem stickers from the dollar store. You could just as well cut crowns from cardboard paper and spray paint them gold. Then I fixed one on my head with 2 bobby pins, once I had prepped my hair.
For make-up, I used a red lipstick, fake eyelashes and a golden eye-liner to brighten up the eyes beneath the mask.
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| Ready to party! |
I hope all of you had a wonderful time for Halloween!
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