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Fairytale misfits reign as the queens of Halloween 2014
Fairytale misfits reign as the queens of Halloween 2014 – for girls, anyway.
If there were any doubt that Maleficent and Elsa are heroes to any lass who has ever felt mistreated or misunderstood, this spooky season will prove their popularity. Costumes for both Disney characters flew out of stockrooms as the first chill hit the autumn air. “It definitely is the year of ‘Frozen,’ “ said David Niggli, president of Chasing Fireflies.
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But it’s not just the year of the ice princess: The horned fairy from “Sleeping Beauty” who recently headlined her own film starring Angelina Jolie, Maleficent is the goth counterpart to blonde Elsa. Chasing-Fireflies.com sold out of its inventory of girls’ and women’s Maleficent costumes by the second week of September. ToysRUs.com, too, sold out of its Maleficent costume, a black gown with horns.
Among these hot sellers, there’s one upside for “Frozen” fans: Costumes for the scene-stealing Olaf character abound, and any kid dressed like the magical snowperson is likely to receive warm hugs.
For boys, DC Comics’ The Flash costumes were vanishing quickly, thanks to buzz over the TV show premiering Oct. 7 on the CW. Marvel Comics’ “Guardians of the Galaxy” hero Star-Lord is another popular choice — the costume was sold out at CostumeExpress.com. Ditto for the Toothless Night Fury and Hiccup costumes from “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” Meanwhile, parents of toddlers had snapped up both the Chase and the Marshall costumes from “Paw Patrol.”
Costume shopping in Chicago
Costume shopping in Chicago
Wendy Donahue
Parents will have better luck transforming kids into characters who didn’t headline films in the past year. “The Dark Knight Rises” costumes, both Batman and Catwoman, earn stellar reviews at CostumeExpress.com, as do “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter” options.
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Among the classic cast of scary creatures, vampires (and vampiras) bare their teeth, re-energized by the origin story of “Dracula Untold,” hitting the big screen this October. The Chris March collection of foam wigs and other accessories at Target stores includes a set of bat wings, an instant costume for a parent in a supporting role (just add black yoga attire).
Characters from franchises such as My Little Pony, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Monster High are popular picks, as well as bushy-tailed creatures inspired by the viral Ylvis refrain (“What Does the Fox Say?”) Beyond brand names are candy-related costumes, a menagerie of cuddly creatures, nostalgic throwbacks for parents (such as Hey Kool-Aid) and — as Niggli said — “anything with a beautiful set of wings.”
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“We are also finding family-themed costumes continue to grow in popularity,” Niggli said, citing everything from “Downton Abbey” to a zombie football team.
Looking to save a bit on your Halloween regalia? Andrea Woroch, consumer expert for Kinoli Inc., points to CouponSherpa.com, which offers coupon codes for savings such as 25 percent off orders of $20 or more at CostumeDiscounters.com, and $20 off $100 at BuyCostumers.com.
Read the fine print on Web sites. Many offer discount codes through the end of September, or even beyond. Also, not all costumes include the accessories pictured; some are sold separately, even in the “deluxe” version. Scrutinize the details.
If there were any doubt that Maleficent and Elsa are heroes to any lass who has ever felt mistreated or misunderstood, this spooky season will prove their popularity. Costumes for both Disney characters flew out of stockrooms as the first chill hit the autumn air. “It definitely is the year of ‘Frozen,’ “ said David Niggli, president of Chasing Fireflies.
31 days of Halloween: our favorite family-friendly events this October
31 days of Halloween: our favorite family-friendly events this OctoberOpen link
But it’s not just the year of the ice princess: The horned fairy from “Sleeping Beauty” who recently headlined her own film starring Angelina Jolie, Maleficent is the goth counterpart to blonde Elsa. Chasing-Fireflies.com sold out of its inventory of girls’ and women’s Maleficent costumes by the second week of September. ToysRUs.com, too, sold out of its Maleficent costume, a black gown with horns.
Among these hot sellers, there’s one upside for “Frozen” fans: Costumes for the scene-stealing Olaf character abound, and any kid dressed like the magical snowperson is likely to receive warm hugs.
For boys, DC Comics’ The Flash costumes were vanishing quickly, thanks to buzz over the TV show premiering Oct. 7 on the CW. Marvel Comics’ “Guardians of the Galaxy” hero Star-Lord is another popular choice — the costume was sold out at CostumeExpress.com. Ditto for the Toothless Night Fury and Hiccup costumes from “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” Meanwhile, parents of toddlers had snapped up both the Chase and the Marshall costumes from “Paw Patrol.”
Costume shopping in Chicago
Costume shopping in Chicago
Wendy Donahue
Parents will have better luck transforming kids into characters who didn’t headline films in the past year. “The Dark Knight Rises” costumes, both Batman and Catwoman, earn stellar reviews at CostumeExpress.com, as do “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter” options.
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Among the classic cast of scary creatures, vampires (and vampiras) bare their teeth, re-energized by the origin story of “Dracula Untold,” hitting the big screen this October. The Chris March collection of foam wigs and other accessories at Target stores includes a set of bat wings, an instant costume for a parent in a supporting role (just add black yoga attire).
Characters from franchises such as My Little Pony, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Monster High are popular picks, as well as bushy-tailed creatures inspired by the viral Ylvis refrain (“What Does the Fox Say?”) Beyond brand names are candy-related costumes, a menagerie of cuddly creatures, nostalgic throwbacks for parents (such as Hey Kool-Aid) and — as Niggli said — “anything with a beautiful set of wings.”
50 things to do with your kids this fall
50 things to do with your kids this fallOpen link
“We are also finding family-themed costumes continue to grow in popularity,” Niggli said, citing everything from “Downton Abbey” to a zombie football team.
Looking to save a bit on your Halloween regalia? Andrea Woroch, consumer expert for Kinoli Inc., points to CouponSherpa.com, which offers coupon codes for savings such as 25 percent off orders of $20 or more at CostumeDiscounters.com, and $20 off $100 at BuyCostumers.com.
Read the fine print on Web sites. Many offer discount codes through the end of September, or even beyond. Also, not all costumes include the accessories pictured; some are sold separately, even in the “deluxe” version. Scrutinize the details.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Rare are the opportunities for me to participate in my sons
Rare are the opportunities for me to participate in my sons’ sartorial choices — or, for that matter, in my daughter’s. I do not have an “eye.” I cannot throw together incongruous items from my closet to create a stunning ensemble. And I missed the memo on how to properly accessorize.
Truthfully, I can’t even claim a signature style, though I’d like to think that I’ve improved my fashion sense over time.
So it was with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I accompanied my two youngest sons to shop for enough office attire to tide them over until they could afford their own.
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One was starting his first grown-up job in New York as a CPA and the other an actuarial student internship with a ginormous insurance company (brag, brag), which meant they needed adult clothes beyond the standard job interview outfit. The suiting of choice for Florida college students, namely T-shirts, mesh shorts and sneakers, won’t do in the brave new world of finance.
But once we finished purchasing the blindingly bright-colored shirts and the slim-fit slacks, the good leather belts and the plain black slip-ons, their interest fell on what I would consider the most pedestrian of all frills: socks.
My boys, 23 and 21, are into hosiery, the flashy, sassy kind. Tangerine orange and pistachio green and lemon yellow. Striped and cubed and plaid. Chevroned and squiggly-lined. With tiny beer mugs and Marvel comic superheroes. With works of art and motivational logos.
It was hard to reconcile these young men to the boys who, not so long ago, wore only black Nike socks. I bought those by the dozens for my four sons.
I was reminded of that shopping experience just this week when I heard on the news that Dwayne Wade, fabulous guard for my hometown Miami Heat, has teamed up with the sock company Stance for the third installment of The Wade Collection. Holiday 2014 will showcase 18 styles of casual socks, gentlemen’s socks and, a new addition, kids’ socks.
The eight themes featured in the collection include “The Classic Stance,” inspired by Wade’s love of boxing, and — as a shoutout to my beloved 305 area code — “Weather Report,” focused on Miami’s tropical weather, and “What Is Art,” influenced by Miami’s funky Wynwood Art District.
Socks, I come to find out, are the new ties. In offices where everyone pretty much dresses the same, hosiery is how you stand out, how you express yourself.
Today’s statement socks don’t come cheap, though. While the Wades range from a reasonable $10 to $14 a pair, I found some on the Web priced for three figures. And here I thought Gold Toes were a splurge! (Half a dozen pairs is what I got my husband for our anniversary, by the way. He’s making me a sofa table. We are the ultimate power couple, huh.)
Socks are so popular, such a must-have item for the urban male, that some industry professionals point to men’s footsies as the economic engine behind the boom in men’s fashions. Sock sales grew by 2 percent in the past year, outperforming other apparel sectors. Analysts with the market research firm NPD Groups calls this trend “a move from commodity to fashion piece.”
Well, OK, I get it. Socks as foot garments. Socks as accessories. Socks as lingerie and bling. But just one question, please:
Does that mean the new fashion faves will remain forever paired, never to mysteriously disappear in the wash?
Truthfully, I can’t even claim a signature style, though I’d like to think that I’ve improved my fashion sense over time.
So it was with a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I accompanied my two youngest sons to shop for enough office attire to tide them over until they could afford their own.
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One was starting his first grown-up job in New York as a CPA and the other an actuarial student internship with a ginormous insurance company (brag, brag), which meant they needed adult clothes beyond the standard job interview outfit. The suiting of choice for Florida college students, namely T-shirts, mesh shorts and sneakers, won’t do in the brave new world of finance.
But once we finished purchasing the blindingly bright-colored shirts and the slim-fit slacks, the good leather belts and the plain black slip-ons, their interest fell on what I would consider the most pedestrian of all frills: socks.
My boys, 23 and 21, are into hosiery, the flashy, sassy kind. Tangerine orange and pistachio green and lemon yellow. Striped and cubed and plaid. Chevroned and squiggly-lined. With tiny beer mugs and Marvel comic superheroes. With works of art and motivational logos.
It was hard to reconcile these young men to the boys who, not so long ago, wore only black Nike socks. I bought those by the dozens for my four sons.
I was reminded of that shopping experience just this week when I heard on the news that Dwayne Wade, fabulous guard for my hometown Miami Heat, has teamed up with the sock company Stance for the third installment of The Wade Collection. Holiday 2014 will showcase 18 styles of casual socks, gentlemen’s socks and, a new addition, kids’ socks.
The eight themes featured in the collection include “The Classic Stance,” inspired by Wade’s love of boxing, and — as a shoutout to my beloved 305 area code — “Weather Report,” focused on Miami’s tropical weather, and “What Is Art,” influenced by Miami’s funky Wynwood Art District.
Socks, I come to find out, are the new ties. In offices where everyone pretty much dresses the same, hosiery is how you stand out, how you express yourself.
Today’s statement socks don’t come cheap, though. While the Wades range from a reasonable $10 to $14 a pair, I found some on the Web priced for three figures. And here I thought Gold Toes were a splurge! (Half a dozen pairs is what I got my husband for our anniversary, by the way. He’s making me a sofa table. We are the ultimate power couple, huh.)
Socks are so popular, such a must-have item for the urban male, that some industry professionals point to men’s footsies as the economic engine behind the boom in men’s fashions. Sock sales grew by 2 percent in the past year, outperforming other apparel sectors. Analysts with the market research firm NPD Groups calls this trend “a move from commodity to fashion piece.”
Well, OK, I get it. Socks as foot garments. Socks as accessories. Socks as lingerie and bling. But just one question, please:
Does that mean the new fashion faves will remain forever paired, never to mysteriously disappear in the wash?
Monday, September 29, 2014
Eco-friendly ideas for awesome halloween crafts
Eco-friendly ideas for awesome halloween crafts
Just like when watching a horror movie has you glued to the edge of your seat waiting for the next scream-worthy moment, the anticipation of a happily haunted evening is a big part of the Halloween fun. If you really want to stir up the holiday spirit, get crafty and try your hand at some easy DIY to decorate your home, outside and in. (The projects we suggest are both kid- and eco-friendly, to boot.) These Halloween crafts all use commonly available materials that you may well already have around your haunted house.
Pumpkins
When pumpkins are dressed up in no-carve styles, you can repurpose their guts once Halloween is done. (Keep your jack-o-lanterns inside during the day if you live in Florida where its still hot; otherwise they will deteriorate in the Miami heat.) The seeds are great oven roasted and the flesh makes a tasty soup to warm the soul on November nights. Or upcycle old plastic pumpkins with fresh new disguises.
Dig up exciting embellishments out of your craft supply cupboard to turn your pumpkin ghoulish or glamorous. Think felt facial features and fake hair, sinister masks, odds and ends of leftover paint, buttons, glitter, or fake flowers you name it. You can even raid the medicine chest for inspiration. Why not wrap your gourd in gauze bandages for a mummified effect?
If you dread facing Halloween without carving a pumpkin, choose a small size for less waste. Then chop up the remains and toss on your compost heap after the big night.
Mason Jars
Place somber black tea lights inside a batch of mason jars to spookify the dcor at your Halloween monster mash. Make sure they are safely out of the way of rowdy revelers.
Alternatively, use mason jars as containers for party treats, either seasonal (traditional candy corn, for example) or spooky (like gummy worms or green Jell-O slime). Stick on scary removable labels describing the contents in gruesome terms, and be sure to save the jars for repurposing next year.
Wreath
You might just want to add a Halloween-y trick or two like miniature plastic skulls or pompom spiders to a regular green wreath. But why not go the whole six feet er, nine yards by making the entire circlet out of spooky stuff? Personally we would prefer to replace the greenery with a salvaged bundle of bare black branches, garnished vampire bats, fashioned from old newspaper.
Rocks
Make cheap and easy outdoor decorations using rocks. This ones simple enough for even a preschooler to handle, but can be eerily artistic in the hands of an older child. Collect good-sized stones in your garden and paint frightening faces (or just devilish-looking eyes) on them. Glow-in-the-dark paint will give a boo-tiful special effect when you go outside for a midnight stroll if you dare, that is.
Fabric
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Fabric is wonderful for transforming homey into horrible spreading it in suitable spots around the house takes just minutes and it can simply be refolded and replaced in your sewing stash after use. White or gray gauze gives a ghostly feel when it swathes furniture and large house plants or just hangs in a doorway, blowing in the breeze. For more drama, drape windows with dark fabric to block out exterior illumination, after hooking up a haunted flicker light adapter.
Just like when watching a horror movie has you glued to the edge of your seat waiting for the next scream-worthy moment, the anticipation of a happily haunted evening is a big part of the Halloween fun. If you really want to stir up the holiday spirit, get crafty and try your hand at some easy DIY to decorate your home, outside and in. (The projects we suggest are both kid- and eco-friendly, to boot.) These Halloween crafts all use commonly available materials that you may well already have around your haunted house.
Pumpkins
When pumpkins are dressed up in no-carve styles, you can repurpose their guts once Halloween is done. (Keep your jack-o-lanterns inside during the day if you live in Florida where its still hot; otherwise they will deteriorate in the Miami heat.) The seeds are great oven roasted and the flesh makes a tasty soup to warm the soul on November nights. Or upcycle old plastic pumpkins with fresh new disguises.
Dig up exciting embellishments out of your craft supply cupboard to turn your pumpkin ghoulish or glamorous. Think felt facial features and fake hair, sinister masks, odds and ends of leftover paint, buttons, glitter, or fake flowers you name it. You can even raid the medicine chest for inspiration. Why not wrap your gourd in gauze bandages for a mummified effect?
If you dread facing Halloween without carving a pumpkin, choose a small size for less waste. Then chop up the remains and toss on your compost heap after the big night.
Mason Jars
Place somber black tea lights inside a batch of mason jars to spookify the dcor at your Halloween monster mash. Make sure they are safely out of the way of rowdy revelers.
Alternatively, use mason jars as containers for party treats, either seasonal (traditional candy corn, for example) or spooky (like gummy worms or green Jell-O slime). Stick on scary removable labels describing the contents in gruesome terms, and be sure to save the jars for repurposing next year.
Wreath
You might just want to add a Halloween-y trick or two like miniature plastic skulls or pompom spiders to a regular green wreath. But why not go the whole six feet er, nine yards by making the entire circlet out of spooky stuff? Personally we would prefer to replace the greenery with a salvaged bundle of bare black branches, garnished vampire bats, fashioned from old newspaper.
Rocks
Make cheap and easy outdoor decorations using rocks. This ones simple enough for even a preschooler to handle, but can be eerily artistic in the hands of an older child. Collect good-sized stones in your garden and paint frightening faces (or just devilish-looking eyes) on them. Glow-in-the-dark paint will give a boo-tiful special effect when you go outside for a midnight stroll if you dare, that is.
Fabric
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Fabric is wonderful for transforming homey into horrible spreading it in suitable spots around the house takes just minutes and it can simply be refolded and replaced in your sewing stash after use. White or gray gauze gives a ghostly feel when it swathes furniture and large house plants or just hangs in a doorway, blowing in the breeze. For more drama, drape windows with dark fabric to block out exterior illumination, after hooking up a haunted flicker light adapter.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
A Guide to Shopping Plus Size Lingerie
A Guide to Shopping Plus Size Lingerie
Nowadays, sexy has no limits, especially in plus size lingerie. With an abundant choice of style, color and texture available – all with the aim of catching your attention, one can easily get confused and turned off. Here are some tips to help you make the right choices.
If ordering an intimate piece of clothing via the web is not your thing, there are specialty lingerie boutiques which offer a wide range of products and choices. They also have staff that can provide sound and practical advice and can help you achieve the look you want. Of course, there are also the malls.
The corsets come at the top spot of this list. It has been used by women for a long time and for some good reasons. They give curves where you want them. They provide a sleek silhouette and a pleasing shape. It allows one to wear sexy dresses that show off their curves instead of hiding beneath layers of clothing.
Try babydoll lingerie: If these do not make you feel sexy, then nothing else will! They are designed to provide their own shape. The lace covers the tummy area and highlights the bosoms. Choose one that has a built-in push-up bra.
Opaque black tights: There are stores that carry sizes for full figured women. These provide ample support and coverage, useful especially for those cold winter days. An added bonus is that it makes your legs look slimmer and longer. It can go with a number of fashion combinations and thus makes it a very practical but sexy purchase.
Being full-figured makes it more possible for pants and skirts to hug a bit tighter. Having a sleek and smooth shape is very essential to making your complete ensemble perfect. Invest in seamless underwear.
Being full-figured in whatever age is not a reason anymore not to wear sexy lingerie. As economy and technology makes it more accessible to more and more people, problems when shopping for plus size lingerie are now a thing of the past.
If you want to know more about plus size lingerie, please log onto Lover fashion , which is a wholesaler that provides you with various styles of wholesale plus size lingerie, wholesale lingerie, wholesale clubwear and other fashion items with reasonable prices.
Nowadays, sexy has no limits, especially in plus size lingerie. With an abundant choice of style, color and texture available – all with the aim of catching your attention, one can easily get confused and turned off. Here are some tips to help you make the right choices.
If ordering an intimate piece of clothing via the web is not your thing, there are specialty lingerie boutiques which offer a wide range of products and choices. They also have staff that can provide sound and practical advice and can help you achieve the look you want. Of course, there are also the malls.
The corsets come at the top spot of this list. It has been used by women for a long time and for some good reasons. They give curves where you want them. They provide a sleek silhouette and a pleasing shape. It allows one to wear sexy dresses that show off their curves instead of hiding beneath layers of clothing.
Try babydoll lingerie: If these do not make you feel sexy, then nothing else will! They are designed to provide their own shape. The lace covers the tummy area and highlights the bosoms. Choose one that has a built-in push-up bra.
Opaque black tights: There are stores that carry sizes for full figured women. These provide ample support and coverage, useful especially for those cold winter days. An added bonus is that it makes your legs look slimmer and longer. It can go with a number of fashion combinations and thus makes it a very practical but sexy purchase.
Being full-figured makes it more possible for pants and skirts to hug a bit tighter. Having a sleek and smooth shape is very essential to making your complete ensemble perfect. Invest in seamless underwear.
Being full-figured in whatever age is not a reason anymore not to wear sexy lingerie. As economy and technology makes it more accessible to more and more people, problems when shopping for plus size lingerie are now a thing of the past.
If you want to know more about plus size lingerie, please log onto Lover fashion , which is a wholesaler that provides you with various styles of wholesale plus size lingerie, wholesale lingerie, wholesale clubwear and other fashion items with reasonable prices.
Friday, September 12, 2014
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"Frozen" Taking Over as Most Popular Halloween Costumes
Move over witches, goblins and ghouls. The stars of Disney's "Frozen" are taking over Halloween this year.
'Spirit Halloween' projects not only Anna, Elsa and Olaf costumes to be the hottest this year, but other classic Disney characters like Snow White will also be in high demand.
You can also expect "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", some superheroes and a few nostalgic characters like Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" to come knocking on Halloween.
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Cheap Halloween Costumes: 20 Easy Ideas To Start Thinking About Now
It may seem early in the year, but Halloween will be here before you know it, and with it, the pressure to find a truly great costume.
And while we have enormous respect for people who go all out with their get-ups (and definitely plan to pay tribute to them later in the month), we also have a deep-seeded love for the low-key and low-cost ones.
So to get the ideas planted early, we've pulled together some of our favourite finds for cheap costumes that will be easy to pull together once those Halloween party invites start rolling in. Bring on the candy and the "Monster Mash."
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
No third Flight of the Conchords
No third Flight of the Conchords
There won't be a threesome after all.
Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement has scotched reports he and co-star Bret McKenzie are working on a third series for US network HBO.
Clement had given an interview with The Guardian Australia this week in which he appeared to let slip that HBO had commissioned a new four-episode show.
However, the next day he took to Twitter to douse fans' hopes.
"Before this rumour gets out of hand - we are not working on a 4 ep Conchords show for hbo...
"I am working on another idea with them though, hence the mix-up."
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There won't be a threesome after all.
Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement has scotched reports he and co-star Bret McKenzie are working on a third series for US network HBO.
Clement had given an interview with The Guardian Australia this week in which he appeared to let slip that HBO had commissioned a new four-episode show.
However, the next day he took to Twitter to douse fans' hopes.
"Before this rumour gets out of hand - we are not working on a 4 ep Conchords show for hbo...
"I am working on another idea with them though, hence the mix-up."
wholesale sexy costumes clubwear 2014 sexy leggings
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