I take Halloween rather seriously (for an adult, at any rate) and I always have a great deal of fun thinking up (and making, usually, though I’ve also burned the crud out of myself with the gluegun) costumes.I think my speciality is large foam-rubber constructs. I discovered a few years ago that an electric carving knife works pretty well on foam, and that large sheets of foam are generally available at local fabric stores. I really love costumes that completely transform you — that make you into a whole new shape — and foam rubber definitely fits the bill on that one.
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This is Red Hat’s former CEO, Jim Whitehurst, presenting me with the Most Creative Costume Award. I was the Spirit of Ecstasy; also known as a Rolls Royce hood ornament. |
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The Bill This was 1994. And yes, I did change into a Law at the end of the evening! |
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Princess-y (& prince) Originally created for a Princess Bride-themed wedding (yes, it was that much fun!) |
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A mermicorn (my horn is 3D printed and lights up) and a pegicorn who also came to Flash Chorus |
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Tab A and Slot B |
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Candy Floss |
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She devil and the devil dogs. |
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And one year we were all steampunk-y (he was geek steampunk) |
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Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Caroline and me (R2D2). This is actually a recreation of a costume that my father made me when I was 8, some twenty (at that time) years previous. (He’s signing a matboard I brought in prep for having the photo printed and framed… per my request, he signed it “Let the wookie win”) |
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This is the original R2D2 costume, circa 1978. |
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My dress was two men’s t-shirts and a piece of .5 inch foam on Tuesday (Halloween was Friday night) — I was up *very very* late. Jeff’s was quite easy by comparision.And, no, I never yanked the football away, causing Jeff to fall on his patootie. That would’ve been mean! |
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Cat in the Hat and Thing 1, with Stephen Roberts, vintage 1993. |
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David Rhodes, Caroline Wiggs and I as the Scooby-Doo gang, circa 1998. |
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Interplanet Janet (yes, another Schoolhouse Rock costume), in 1999. |
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A giant pair of wind-up, hopping lips. I actually carried these across country on a plane! |
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Moulin Rouge in 2001. |
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With Mike Broome in my wench get-up. (This was actually at a Ren Faire not Halloween, but I did wear the same costume for Halloween in 2002 (I think?). |
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NCSSM – I was a pylon. A Southern Beall pylon. I lived in Beall dorm. |
Realm of the Lint Queen 