Try it on Tuesday: Princess and Superhero

This week I wanted to focus on costumes that would be very "of the moment." Popular movies and trends are a great way to pick out a costume! For this weeks Try it On I thought I would focus on one of this summers biggest superheros: Captain America and the most resent loveable Princess: Rapunzel from Tangled.

Captain America

found this picture on instructables via pintrest

When I found this picture of a homemade Captain America Costume it made my heart sing. They did a fantastic job! What a great example of how a DIY costume can turn out even better than the store bought version! 

What you need: 

• Blue pants and sweat shirt/jacket
• On the jacket you can sew or iron on ( wonder-under is great for ironing projects) red and white stripes around the bottom half and a white star on the chest. 
• You can make the shield by painting a Frisbee (or plate etc.) and attaching a handle on the back. 
• Helmet- you can find a plain helmet and paint or use a large sticker to put an A on it
• Utility Belt- you can take an old belt and sew on pouches made of cardboard or fabric
• The details are what make any costume AMAZING- the brass buttons up the side ( you can just sew on faux buttons) the gloves and matching book cuffs, and the cap/mask. 

It is hard not to love the wide eyed, long haired, fun loving Princess, which is why it makes sense that even though this movie came out last year it is still on everyone's mind for  this years Halloween costumes! 

There are a few ways you can do this, If you are a seamstress (or even know someone who is) I would recommend making it from scratch! There are a ton of halloween patterns at your local craft store so you can check that out! 

If you are not a seamstress, and let's be honest, sewing takes time, you can simplify the costume!

Here is what you will need:

• Purple dress or skirt
• Long-sleeved purple shirt- make puffy sleeves with ribbon or fabric
• Purple vest - you can add ribbon to give it the corset look
• Long blonde hair - you can buy a wig or make a yarn wig yourself (like this) or you can do the short brown hair look she has at the end of the film!
• To top it off carry around a frying pan! It will complete the look and add a bit of humor value!

For this week's poll question I want to know :
What do you think will be this years biggest Halloween costumes?