OK, I admit it- I'm a cheapskate when it comes to Halloween costumes. I'm thinking of being Marie Antoinette, but I need to know how I could get a dress similar to one she would wear for like, less than $30. Is that possible? Where would I look? And it needs to be school-appropriate and church-appropriate.
Why don't you get an off white empire waisted dress (those are popular right now) and maybe alter it or add ribbons or lace to get the style you want. Check out the vintage stores or maybe your mother or grandmother has an old formal dress that you could work with. An old wedding dress would work. Make a pleated fan to hold up to your face, then you could get a blonde wig with drop curls and add pearl ornaments to make it stand out, powder your face in a very pale shade, wear lots of rouge and a red lipstick and you'll be in business. Sometimes it's better to improvise.
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thats so cool im being the same thing!
I’m not sure, check at the salvation army and other places like that fro low price costumes. you could also surf around online for cheap costumes for marie antoinette (coughcoughebayhiccupcoughcough) or assemble something
In many paintings marie antoinette wore royal blue or navy.
Happy halloween!
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soory the one i was just looking at is $109.00 a bit pricey
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You can check places like target or the garment district for things like that. They usually have a wide selection of holloween costumes and to complete the look, I saw a great marie antoinette style wig at I-party. Hope you find what your looking for!
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Why don’t you get an off white empire waisted dress (those are popular right now) and maybe alter it or add ribbons or lace to get the style you want. Check out the vintage stores or maybe your mother or grandmother has an old formal dress that you could work with. An old wedding dress would work. Make a pleated fan to hold up to your face, then you could get a blonde wig with drop curls and add pearl ornaments to make it stand out, powder your face in a very pale shade, wear lots of rouge and a red lipstick and you’ll be in business. Sometimes it’s better to improvise.
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