Ideas for book character costumes?
Hi guys,
Looking for ideas - the school I work in are doing events for World Book Day this week, including staff dressing up as their favourite literary character for a day. I had completely forgotten about it and have left it til the last minutes, so was wondering if anyone had any ideas? All the websites I can find are suggestions for kids.
I'll be moving around school all day with a bunch of 14 year olds, so nothing that will get me laughed at *too* much, or that involves face paint / body paint (which is a shame, cos I love Elphaba from Wicked) cos it'll end up running if it rains!
Looking for ideas - the school I work in are doing events for World Book Day this week, including staff dressing up as their favourite literary character for a day. I had completely forgotten about it and have left it til the last minutes, so was wondering if anyone had any ideas? All the websites I can find are suggestions for kids.
I'll be moving around school all day with a bunch of 14 year olds, so nothing that will get me laughed at *too* much, or that involves face paint / body paint (which is a shame, cos I love Elphaba from Wicked) cos it'll end up running if it rains!
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That's all I can think of right now, bit of a brain freeze...
As you mentioned 14 year olds, how about something from the comic books? Anything from rogue from the X-Men to Watchmen or Manga?
I would avoid Black Widow from The Avengers or Wonder Woman or you may lose lots of male students desperate for the bathroom
Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) or someone from The Hunger Games? That's a pretty basic costume, unless you try setting your dress on fire.
Avoid Twilight as it's shit
I've not read the book but how about something from 50 Shades of Grey? lol
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/images/cinderella1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/2004/07/ashton_celebration_6.html&h=1774&w=1200&sz=90&tbnid=PkV9foq2lCtcpM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=62&zoom=1&usg=__hxbZXFQ9hc2hKYhrOTKzEv3Lrhs=&docid=L5CfGIPwpG6WFM&sa=X&ei=ul4zUdj-GeXK0QX0rICYAg&ved=0CEEQ9QEwBQ&dur=334
http://tacostock.deviantart.com/art/Cinderella-Rags-Image-7-46946301
(Eponine's costume would be along similar lines I imagine)
I like Cellar_Door's idea too:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01181/arts-graphics-2007_1181410a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3668234/Pippi-Longstocking-the-Swedish-superhero.html&h=469&w=300&sz=86&tbnid=g_S0Kv9YnrtXPM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=61&zoom=1&usg=__8rVQ5kOK1YWvT8Gig5DI4sTG7oY=&docid=zgnvNSci2und9M&sa=X&ei=dV8zUbv6KuWW0QWs74CwAQ&ved=0CFEQ9QEwCg&dur=410
Was thinking of doing Katniss if I can get hold of a leather jacket - I have the Mockingjay pin......