What do you do when the costume your daughter wants (or maybe you are the daughter and are hoping to wear a certain costume, but don't know where or how to start for a more modest approach) looks more like something that a woman would wear for a burlesque show or for a Playboy photoshoot?
Here are some suggestions for you.
-If you know someone who sews, or you know how to sew, look into adding pieces to the costume, or wearing layers. Maybe make a more modest version of it.
-Look for similar items at a thrift store that cover up a bit to pull off a beautiful costume that is more modest and not overused that all their friends will be wearing from a costume store.
-If you are a mom, don't give an "okay" for your daughter to wear something because she is young enough in innocence to not really understand the dangers of her costume and how it can lead others to lust after her (keep in mind once again that the average age for prostitutes in the U.S. is 13).
-You are the one who gets the final say. if they scream or make excuses about it (or get dramatic on you), use tough love and let them know how much you care about them and have their best interests in mind. It won't be easy at all, but it will be worth while. Maybe they won't understand it now and will complain to their friends about it, but as they grow and learn about life, they might turn out to appreciate you highly (I did this with my mom...fought and fought and complained but now am grateful). They are to obey you, and it is more important to be a mom in matters like this, rather than being a friend on their good side. Don't let them get their own way.
-Encourage them to be more creative instead of being sexy fairytale characters that seem to be a big deal this time of year (or that you see in the stores). Things they can create non-sexy costume versions of would be examples like a female Indiana Jones (or characters from other movies that are guy roles, if that's cool with you), The Orbit Gum Girl, A fairy princess (with a knee-length or longer skirt), a Chef, A 40s/50s waitress, a gnome, Samara/Sadako from The Ring, A Safari Explorer, An angel, A sailor, Snoopy (or girl Peanuts characters), Bella from Twilight (afteall, she does wait until marriage for sex!), non-sexy fairytale characters, A granny, Joan of Arc, Martha Stewart, and the list could really go on and on Feel free to list your own creative ideas, so readers can have more inspiration!!!
[Non-sexy Snow White photos by Ida sofie]
I love this! Heehee, so coincidental because I want to be Snow White for Halloween and this definitely gave me some great ideas!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post! I really hate that so many Halloween costumes are so revealing. As mentioned in the post I have taken pieces from the costumes stores and worked them into a more modest costume. I did this last year with a pirate costume. The year before my husband was deployed but there were still a few a his uniforms here, so I went as a soldier! Not only was it a very modest costume but I felt is showed my support for my husband and all of our troops!
ReplyDeleteFantastic post! Halloween is so difficult to shop for! Last year I already had a 1940's reproduction style day dress and with a few tweaks went as a WWII nurse. My best friend decided to deconstruct a not-so-modest peacock costume by wearing a pretty blue dress and then tying the detachable peacock tail around so she would get the same look as the original costume while still being modest, and it had a cute fascinator hat too! I have always wanted to try out the bee hive hairstyle costume featured on Martha Stewart's website, it would be great with a pretty yellow dress. There are so many great ideas out there, it's just a matter of finding the right one for you or your teen!
ReplyDeletelol Martha Stewart. It sure is difficult to find a good Halloween costume when most of the women's costumes are sexy nurses and naughty cops and what not. It is definitely a good idea to find ways to add to the costumes to make them modest and more appropriate especially for younger girls. Or thinking up more creative costumes. My mom almost always handmade my Halloween costumes or I would use vintage clothes like this dress I found in the basement that belonged to my mom when she was a teenager. I hope to get better with my sewing skills so I can make my kids costumes one day.
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ReplyDeleteAh, I share the same annoyance with slutty Halloween costumes. I think even the everyday non-modest crowd doesn't like them! For one, it's cold this time of the year and second, slutty Heidi isn't creative at all. I like a good scare, something funny, bizarre, or just a cool-looking character for a Halloween costume.
Lovely costume!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the average age of an American prostitute is 13. THIRTEEN. My brother's 12 and he's still a baby, and I'm pretty sure I was still a kid when I was 13 and in the SEVENTH grade. Unbelievable. :(
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The snow white photos and costume are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteoh hellz yeah! great post on something that sticks in the craw of every woman I know but who's doing what about it? Seriously why are women dressing up as "sexy nurse", "sexy witch" sexy cookie monster? oh yeah there's even a version of that. RIDICULOUS. Now I read the term "sexy" to mean slutty, and it saddens me that's the ONLY prop a woman has for a costumed evening.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much more to dressing out (costuming) than a scant silly ensemble highlighting one's uh, assets, and looking like a whore. Thank GOD. So great post, and here's to more ladies stepping up, and covering up before stepping out.
Great post. I was quite happy to do the sexy fancy dress in my teens but now Im a bit older and a bit bigger so have decided to go with a more modest and as you said more creative costume. I've just (this morning) decided to go as a stepford wife. 50's style dress and pretty apron. perfectly tucked under hair and flawless make up (hopefully).
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Thanks everyone for the great feedback! Hope you had a safe and blessed Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI love that you covered this! It's great to see someone encouraging costumes that don't have to be ridiculously skimpy.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous costume and photographs! Fortunately, here in Wisconsin, Hallowe'en day is usually so chilly that kids' costumes must automatically be warm and well-covering. We had about 120 trick-or-treaters on Sunday, including high school girls, and I can't think of anyone who looked overly sexy and scantily clad.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was about 6 or 7, I wanted to be Wonder Woman. Now, her outfit is pretty sexy, but my mom did it brilliantly and warmly for late October -- she did Wonder Woman's golden eagle design in nonsexy yellow felt sewn to a red turtleneck. I wore blue shorts with white felt stars, and red tights. I also had a yellow felt crown with a red star. Recognizeably Wonder Woman. Not at all sexy woman.
Pretty costumes do not always need to show a lot of skin. Then again, there is a lot of debate going around as to what can be classified as modest and what is not.
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