I found this awesome black feather wings for about $12 at a gay pride store and then decided I was definitely going to be Natalie Portman from Black Swan (my name’s also Natalie so it fit). I bought the tu-tu at a Halloween store, white tights from Target, black ballet flats from Target, and secured … Read more
My best friend and I wanted to a duo costume for Halloween 2011 at Ohio University. We both loved the movie “Black Swan” and wanted to go as the Black and White Swan ballerinas for Halloween. We purchased black and white leotards and tutus, feathers, jewels, white face makeup, feathered fake eyelashes, and I had … Read more
What girl doesn’t want to wear a tutu on Halloween? I was trying to come up with costumes that involved a tutu and suddenly it hit me: THE BLACK SWAN! I was overly excited about my idea for the entire month I was working on it. I don’t think it would take an entire month … Read more
It took a lot of convincing, but I somehow convinced my boyfriend to be the “white swan” while I was the “black swan”. I started off at a dance wear outlet where I found a deformed leotard with attached skirt for him to wear as well as a plain black leotard for myself. I then … Read more
I finally won the coveted annual costume contest with my Black Swan costume! It was also accepted into a gallery art show, my very first exhibition! I started with a black satin corset. I sewed lace around the top and bottom edges, then shredded it with scissors. I added feathers and sequins and a few … Read more
The entire black swan costume was simple. I bought white tights and ballerina slippers, a black petticoat and ruffly underwear to wear underneath. For my top I bought a black corset and pinned feathers on the top. This sounds difficult and annoying but I actually took a black feather boa and cut it the length … Read more
This was my black swan costume from 2011! My friend and I love making Halloween costumes every year and decided to do Black Swan last year. It was pretty easy to make, besides the makeup. I bought a black tutu, knitted gloves, and a crown at a nearby Halloween store. I took feathers and sewed … Read more
I had an old red corset laying around from an old costume. I sprayed it black with aerosol fabric paint that I got at the craft store. Next bought a few different kinds of black feathers and sewed them to the top and hip of the corset. Then I looked up a pattern for a … Read more
The base of the costume was a corset, 2 tutus , rhinestones, ballerina tights/shoes, and lots of feathers. The makeup was a combination of theatrical white/silver, we had to use a white concealer to fill in the spots. Black and silver eyeliner was used to draw the feathers around her eyes, and red contacts did … Read more
This is what you will need to make a Homemade Black Swan Couple Costume: Materials: black/white tank tops, white panty hose, black leggings, hot glue, black and white feathers, glitter glue, elastic band (or ribbon), black and white tule (about 7 yards), black/white slippers, jewels or any other sparkly crafts, bobby pins and clips, eyeliner … Read more
For Halloween this year, I went as the Black Swan from the Natalie Portman movie “Black Swan.” I absolutely loved the movie and I have wanted to dress up as a ballerina for Halloween for years. I previously danced so I had some of the materials on hand. I used old pointe shoes, tights, and … Read more
We are best friends who decided to dress up as one character this year, so we chose to be black and white swan from the movie “Black Swan”. We received many complements and people were asking us where we bought these costumes as they would love to get them for next year… that sparked my … Read more