Black and White Jay and Silent Bob From Clerks

Black and White Jay and Silent Bob From Clerks

I was bugging my brother to dress up as Jay and Silent Bob for a while now and he finally agreed. I was Jay, he was Silent Bob. I just thought it would be really fun. Maybe because the characters always seem to be having so much fun. Whenever people dress up as Jay and … Read more

Black and White 50’s TV Family Costume

Black and White 50's  TV Family Costume

Welcome to the story of how my family got introduced to an era, that they had no clue about, ,until the beginning of September. As the kids helped me paper mache their props, and watched as the packages came in the mail, with different fun items, and as they watched me buy different shades of … Read more

Best Grey Scale Couple Costume

Best Grey Scale Couple Costume

My boyfriend and I found this great costume idea to look like an old black and white film or picture. The costume was quite easy to put together. We bought cheap clothes that were either black or grey. I had sprayed his hair black and I bought an old looking black wig. The make up … Read more

Cool Grayscale Costume: 1963 Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds

Cool Grayscale Costume: 1963 Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds

The idea for my costume this year started with looking on Pinterest. I noticed some grayscale costumes, and thought “how neat”, they look like they came right out of a black and white movie! I started to think about some of my favorite old horror flicks and Alfred Hitchcock films came to mind. I decided … Read more

Color is Overrated… Black and White Group Costume

Color is Overrated... Black and White Group Costume

This was one of the easiest costumes that I’ve gotten to do. You need black and white clothing, (suits, shirts, ties, gloves, hats, shoes, dresses, hosiery, etc.). The most difficult part was applying the paint on the skin, with most of the body covered by clothes, however, there was little skin that needed to be … Read more

Black and White Couple Costume Inspired by Pleasantville

I got an idea when I saw a picture of a desaturated Santa costume. It really stood out against all the regular colored santa outfits. So I thought, H

I got an idea when I saw a picture of a desaturated Santa costume. It really stood out against all the regular colored Santa outfits. So I thought, Halloween is so full of colorful costumes, it may have the same effect. Although I did like the look, I did not like the costume theme. So after … Read more

Coolest I Love Lucy Costume

I had wanted to do a Black & White Halloween character and started to look into movie and TV personalities. Since the I Love Lucy show began in 1

I had wanted to do a Black & White Halloween character and started to look into movie and TV personalities. Since the I Love Lucy show began in 1951 and was only broadcasted in B & W, I thought it would be a perfect costume. The trouble was trying to find out what makeup to … Read more