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Hm...Suppose Halloween is coming up (I wish ><) and your parents are spoiling you, and giving you as much money as you need to make your own costume. Would you design it, or go around looking for things to put together?

If you would design it: What would you make it look like? More of a victorian goth look or modern?

If you would just put it together: What stores would you go to, besides hot topic?

I, personally, would just put things together. Like right now, I'm looking for things to help me make a cute witch outfit for Halloween that's all black and white 3nodding

I'd rather not do Hot Topic - too many frail things. And why dress up for Halloween in stuff that a good percentage of mallcores wear every day?

Instead, I'd probably go to the Gaslight Costume Shoppe (whether or not that's Tucson-only, I wouldn't know), Hydra, a thrift store, and a craft shop.

The design would be mine, but it's elements would be composed of pre-made items.

First, I'd avoid Hot Topic at all costs (for more reasons than one, none of which I feel going into now). If I had unlimited money, I'd definitely be hitting up the stores online for custom-made or custom-tailored items.

Second, I'd need to have a whole wardrobe. Not just buying a coat and pants; I'd specifically choose everything- socks to cuff links.

Now, what exactly would I buy?

Well, depends. If I were making a costume, it'd be a bit more difficult. If you're just talking about an outfit for a party, I could name off more than a few specific items.

I actually already have the stuff for a costume... not just for halloween, but because I love over the top outfits. Its a fairy costume, that I am adapting from a picture in the pyrmid collection and a pattern 5006 from Simplicty. I will probably add things to it. So it will be a blend of making and buying. But that is how I usually create.

I have loads of designs ready for making, and not just for Halloween. The only problem is I have no sewing machine crying and my mom says hand sewing is not as strong. So, I can't make any of my costumes.

if my sewing machine is fixed in time i'll make it myself. an online friend of mine is making me a pirate shirt(for everyday wear actually), and i'll probably get some fabric to make myself a tunic, but for a costume i'll make myself some pants and i'll go buy a leather tricorn hat (they actually look wicked awesome on me in real life) and use my harley boots(i'll just unscrew those stupid metal plates on them, or reverse them), and buy a cutlass. Voila! Pirate!

I'd go to walmart or Joan's fabric store. I haven't got a sewing machine, so I'd do the whole damn thing by hand. (Well, that's what I did for this year's Sadie's at least.)

If I were a vampire or something, I'd buy fangs and makeup, but most of the costume would be made by me.

Make my own, definatly. I already know who i am going to be.