Costume Ideas: A Very Scary Little Red Riding Hood
Looking for great ideas for a Halloween costume? Here are a couple of unusual ideas that may ensure you have the most original costume at the ball.
Halloween is traditionally about scary costumes, but in recent years most women have moved away from the true theme of the occasion! I say we take back the scary portion of Halloween, with a new twist. How about a great spin on the “Little Red Riding Hood” theme? Instead of only going for the cutesy/sexy route, why not give a glimpse of what really happened when that big bad wolf tried to eat her?
First, get your hands on the basics for the Red Riding outfit - dress, cape, tights, basket for the cookies, etc. Next, get yourself a hideous wolf mask. The object is to make this look like a severed wolf’s head! I used foam wall insulation sold at Home Improvement stores, and filled the mask and then let it dry. Then I used fake blood and made the head look really gruesome. I glued in some of those plastic wiggly eyes usually found on children’s toys – it kept the head from being TOO realistic… This entire process is extremely messy! I recommend doing this outside on some newspapers. Do all of this a day or two prior to your party to make certain the insulation and fake blood are completely dry.
Next, take your Red Riding dress and carefully cut the bottom portion into shreds. (This can be done to maximize the amount of leg showing!). You may want to slice into the blouse portion also, but be careful you don’t do too much cutting. And watch where you strategically place the cuts! Too much and you might need to start over with a new outfit. Once the cutting is done, all you have to do is purchase fake wounds and blood for your taste. I kept the ‘ick factor’ confined to one leg and one arm – I didn’t want to lose ALL of the ‘cute’ of the night. Once dressed, apply the fakery to your leg, near the shreds you cut on the dress. Bloody up your tights a little in an artistic manner, and maybe think about adding a run or two to them. After all, you fought hard against that Big Bad Wolf! For accessories, I carried the wolf’s head in my hand, and a fake butcher knife in my basket.
Dressed in high heeled mary-jane shoes, with your makeup and hair intact, with the artfully shredded dress showing some leg, you will still be sporting the fun, cute look. But, with that wolf’s head as a trophy, you’ll be showing the whole party that even cute girls can be tough!
Casey Gaither
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