Halloween's Best Costumes And Ideas

As long as there have been comic book movies, filmmakers have worked diligently to try and figure out the best way to translate superhero costumes to the big screen – and it has proven to be a trial and error process. The genre is full of sequels that have altered suit designs, usually in an attempt to try and improve on what was done before and/or appease fans of the characters on the page who were unhappy with

Gloria Trevi attends Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina 2014 at American Airlines Arena on February 20, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Gloria Trevi wore some flashy outfits on her tour and the costume designer just revealed some details about the looks. Trevi's tour started on Feb. 14 in Dallas, and Gustavo Matta, who is a well-known Mexican designer used by Thalia, Belinda and Ninel Conde, explained that these outfits were created exclusively for her concerts in the United States, according to TV Notas. All of the dresses are designed around a movie theme, as the tour is influenced by movies. Matta and Trevi went to New York to find all the fabrics and accessories, which took about three full days. "There are about 800 pieces of clothing in the show," he said "Trevi wanted her musicians and dancers to wear the same fabrics and crystals as her. Every outfit that

Lady Gaga's gaudy costume designed by threeASFOUR for the March 2014 Harper's Bazaar Photo Shoot will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on April 29. Interested bidders may participate in the auction online. Lady Gaga was the cover model for the March 2014 issue of Harper's Baazar. She is wearing a one-piece item consisting of a stretchy power mesh bodysuit in flesh tone, adorned with clusters of large triangular sequins in mirrored metal along the chest, arms and front of the thighs. Garment features a built-in cowl hat upper and full gloves. Stainless steel laser cutout mesh pieces wrap around the head, shoulders and arms. Bodysuit is a size 4 and zips up the back. Bidding starts at $12,500. Additional information on Lady Gaga's costume can be found at 

Anaheim, California played host to WonderCon this past Easter weekend. For those not in the know, WonderCon is a major popular arts conventions in California, promoting comic books, science fiction, gaming, animation, TV, film and everything in between. If you’re a pop culture fan, this is the place to be. WonderCon is the little sister convention to Comic-Con

chili pepper confetti, C inco de Mayo party banners , pinatas, and Cinco de Mayo table decorations , Partybell has everything you need celebrate fiesta style. Serve up the salsa in a chili pepper snack tray or bowl, under a bright display of fiesta swirl decorations. Pour the tequila into a cool green cactus shot glass, with a desert roll scene setter in the background to drive a powerful thirst! For the true Cinco de Mayo party animal, who enjoys getting into character, we also have Mexican costumes,

The Designs of Ann Roth, a new monograph that the legendary costume designer helped launch at USITT 2014 in Fort Worth, is now available at USITT's online bookstore. The book, by Holly Poe Durbin and Bonnie Kruger, is the latest in a series of monographs published by USITT to document America's best living theatrical designers. The Designs of Ann Roth contains more than 100 renderings and photos of Roth's work from her 50-year career costuming for stage and screen. It also describes her methods and close collaboration with friends like actress Meryl Streep and director Mike Nichols, who wrote the book's foreword.

The secret to a great Halloween costume is all in the details. Hair and makeup can transform a simple outfit into a fancy dress party success . Here is a massive roundup of 41 of the best Halloween costume ideas and hairstyle tutorials to help you get the look, and they won’t cost a lot either . 41 best Halloween costume ideas and hairstyle tutorials The Zombie Bride

Omama Altaleb, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- Batman, Spider-Man, Superman and similar superheros are gracing the streets of D.C. Friday attempting to break a world record for Awesome Con. Comic book fans dressed up in superhero-style costumes gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to break the Guinness World Record for having the most people dressed up as comic book characters. "It's like a sea of comic book costumes. It's really awesome," says Jaime Britt, a resident of Maryland dressed up as Batman.

'The Challenge': Who doesn't like a good costume party? -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Night time is the right time for the The Challenge gang to run wild. In an exclusive clip from the next episode, the Free Agents throw a good, old-fashioned costume party. A few highlights: Two ladies get catty, Aneesa channels Lil’ Kim circa 1999, Johnny is predictably Bananas, and Cara Maria wins for the best Johnny Depp homage.    But which Challenger breaks his vow to an ex and ends up getting a little frisky? Find out below.

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'Beauty and the Beast' back at PAC with dazzling costumes, story for the ages Perhaps because it’s a “tale as old as time,” 20 years after its Broadway debut and almost 23 years since the arrival of the animated movie classic, “Beauty and the Beast” is a story that still is dazzling audiences.

Halloween happens 365 days a year for my family. My parents own a year-round costume store called All About Fun Costumes. I usually miss out on the fun of finding and purchasing the newest costumes and accessories because of work and school. However, this year the International Costume Convention, where retailers purchase their inventory, was held during spring break. Without hesitation, I joined my parents for a free three-night stay in Las Vegas, where the convention was being held.

Hero Returns in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ It’s a bird, it’s a plane — oh, wait, it’s Captain America.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The David L. Lawrence Convention Center has an unconventional look in the current celebration of Japanese pop culture. Costumed visitors reflect the colorful characters in Japanese animation, known as “Anime.”

Scarlett Johansson on the red carpet (WENN) Scarlett Johansson has said that she isn't compeltely at ease in the famous leather catsuit that has been attracting attention in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. After a long publicity campaign and a stop at No1 at the UK Box Office, the movie finally gets its North American release today (April 4) - and ScarJo has opened up about that outfit - joking that she had to stick to a "kale-rich diet" in order to slip into it during days on-set. Asked how she got into it, she laughed: "By sticking to a kale-rich diet and being nice and patient when I’m being dressed for the day in wardrobe!"

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A bra featuring two big pineapples, shirts with ludicrously big ruffled sleeves and countless bucketloads of sequins are helping to continue the "marvellous preposterousness" of the Strictly Ballroom legacy as it morphs into its stage version, says costume and set designer Catherine Martin. Speaking at the launch of an exhibition of the film's costumes and other memorabilia at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum, Martin said she had been reminded how of "profoundly fun and silly" the costumes are while working on designs for the musical, which is being helmed by her husband Baz Luhrmann.

While Spider-Man is best known for his iconic red and blue costume, he has also spent a considerable amount of time over the years dressed in different sets of attire for a variety of reasons. In some instances, Spider-Man has needed to technologically enhance his costume to stand a better chance against an adversary, and on other occasions, he stumbled upon his new duds purely by accident. And that’s not

Costume designer Elsa Hiltner brings Chicago's characters to life For Elsa Hiltner, a seam here or a ruffle there makes all the difference when her work is in the spotlight. "I always wanted to be an artist and I was always really interested in people, so it's kind of like the perfect melding of both, because you make art and you make it to fit certain characters or certain people," said Hiltner, a Chicago costume designer whose work is regularly featured throughout the city. Born in Milwaukee, Hiltner moved to Chicago after graduating from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., in 2006.

Also, Core Fighters gets ‘Million Fighters Set’ – character unlocks and costumes discounted Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate players can now pick up the ‘Complete DOA5 Costumes’ DLC for half-price in the US PlayStation Store. The pack contains all 81 outfits from DOA5 and DOA5+, and includes the following sets: Player’s Swimwear, Hotties Swimwear, Hot Getaway, Uniform, Gym Class, Cheerleader, and Christmas Set. The ‘Complete DOA5 Costumes’ DLC is priced $19.99, down from $39.99. Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters also has a deal on the 81 costumes, with a new ‘Million Fighters Set’ DLC bundling all the outfits along with the 25 original character unlocks for $19.99. The ‘Million Fighters Set’ has been released to celebrate a million downloads of DOA5U: Core Fighters, and will only be available for three weeks. It’s worth noting that the recently released Marie Rose isn’t included with the ‘Million Fighters Set’. The Complete DOA5 Costumes DLC can be downloaded from PlaySta

Except for the most naive of fans, high school sports spectators know that the mascot they see out there dancing and cheering at events is a person wearing a costume. Few people really think about how the mascot costume came to be. As we have seen in previous Mascot Mondays posts, a huge majority of mascot costumes were made by professionals . These aren't in the same league as homemade Halloween costumes that some kids wear. They're meticulously crafted, special ordered - and they're not cheap.

Modifies Dress Code; Requires Capes for All Employees NEW BERLIN, Wis., April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BuySeasons, Inc., parent company to online costume retailers BuyCostumes.com and CostumeExpress.com, will prepare its products for shipping in superhero attire and mindframe, and unite and multiply superheroes throughout the world through #SuperheroSelfie.

British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said. Phil Belfield said O'Mara died in a nursing home in southern England after a short illness. File photo: Kate O'Mara in costume for her role as Beatrice in the Open Air Theatre production of 'Much Ado About Nothing', at Regents Park, London on June 16, 1981

The show's costume designer talks to TIME about perfecting the look Heathers: The Musical When Amy Clark signed on to design the costumes for Heathers: The Musical, which opens March 31 in New York City, the first thing she did was go back and watch the 1989 comedy on which the new production is based.

Is that you, Demi Lovato ?! During a recent concert, the 21-year-old "Skyscraper" singer went undercover and dressed in a funny costume inspired by Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's infamous Saturday Night Live music video "D--k in a Box." Lovato was unrecognizable when she crashed the stage wearing a short dark wig, sunglasses, a fake mustache and a suit with a giant gift-wrapped box attached to her crotch. During the stunt, Lovato surprised fans and her tourmate Collins Key, who was also on stage during the hilarious bit.