boo la la!

so this is how our homemade costumes turned out! i went as Cleopatra and Matt, the mummy, was a huge hit... so many people were coming up to him wanting to take his picture... including The Courier Journal... check it out! we're the first photo featured in the slideshow of the Boo La La Halloween Ball! see, the media DOES have an appreciation for the handmade :) ... here's another photo (so you can see the costumes from head to toe) by Ted Wirth

the perfect costume...

so the verdict is IN on who to go as to this Halloween party... but sadly the verdict is still out on WHAT TO WEAR! found some fancy inspiration for my Cleopatra costume that i wanted to share...Matt's going as my mummy date :)

dresses by Marchesa in 2009

photos found on FABSUGAR

oh and then there's these two costumes that i happened upon... they won't work for Cleopatra but they're none-the-less inspiring...

costume by Nette 911

costume by Posh Fairytale Couture

do you have your costume ready?

had to share this incredible dog costume for a greyhound named Bones...to see the artistry that went into the making of this amazing costume, visit this facebook photo album...this makes me smile so much imagining what my little dog Taloulah would do if we tried to put this on her :)...

in other news & what has me thinking about costumes today is the fact that i've been invited to the Olmsted Parks Conservancy's Halloween Ball called Boo La La!!!...it's quite a swanky event... here's a pic from when i went several years ago with my friend and Posies & Plume model, Jared... that year i designed the event invitation/program/etc. with a 1920's Paris theme...i'm really looking forward to it since it was so much fun last time... this year the event is being held at the Seelbach Hotel and the theme will center around the Blue Lady Ghost that is rumored to haunt the halls! ooooo!!! spooky!!!
still have no idea what Matt & i should be though...any ideas? i've been drawing inspiration from some past photos... could i reuse any of these?
Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner?
maybe a masquerade thing? help!?!?!