All Hallows Eve. . . Costume Time!

Halloween is just around the corner! It might have to do with my birthday being three days before Halloween, but it's one of my favorite times of the year!

The thing I've realized is that it's not really about the holiday or the candy, it's all about the costume. Every year I try and come up with the absolute best costume idea and every year I am dying to get creative! This year I'm super excited to be making my Chewbacca costume!

I love taking something well known and making it my own.

It's not going to be easy, but I'm attempting to make the furry Star Wars character cute and girly. So far I've patterned a hooded vest from super shaggy fur and I'm almost done sewing it. I might have to make a few adjustments along the way, but so far it's lookin' good! Can't wait to show you the finished product.

Love my Bernina. And, yes, that is a comb next to my shears. Sewing with shaggy fur can get messy.

Cheers to the creations of All Hallows Eve!

. Z .

Costumes from the past:

• 2001 - The year of the Dead Cheerleader- complete with gory make-up (I was going through a wannabe punk-rocker stage)
• 2006 - The year of Wonder Woman- strapless sweetheart top and mini circle skirt. HOT. (1st semester in fashion school)
• 2008 - The year of the Sexy Dinosaur- complete with hot-pink patent pleather cuffs, spikes, and tail (along with help on 5 of my friend's costumes including a Darth Vader)

Sisterhood Of The Traveling [insert garment here]

My take on the sisterhood of the traveling garment is not that one pair of pants can magically fit every girl's figure. It's that sometimes clothes, shoes, or even perfume can make instant connections for women. I have this one pair of white sandals that were $15 at Target, but I ended up practically living in them all summer long. I'm not ashamed at ALL that my favorite sandals are from Target. Target makes some really fashionable stuff. 

The point is, all summer I would see girls wearing those same sandals (whether they were white or one of the other color varieties) and for a moment I would feel this fashionista-to-fashionista connection. "Oh my gosh, we have the same shoes! Where did you get yours?!" ...And instantly we're connected as trendy Target shoppers. I wore these sandals everywhere and found "the Sisterhood" in a few different places, so these sandals made my Sisterhood of the Traveling [Sandals].

Everyone has had those moments, and it might be embarrassing to be "twinsies," but you have to admit that it's kind of nice to see someone sharing the same interest. 

Now that it's fall, I will say that I once ran into a girl while out one night with the same Cathy Jean boots from last winter. As my favorite boots ever, they provided a particularly satisfying Sisterhood connection.

To all my Sisters out there . . .

. Z .

Common Sisterhood Connections:

• "You got that at Forever 21, right? I have the same one!"
• "Are you wearing Marc Jacobs's Daisy?"
• "I have that same top in white! Where did you get yours?"