I need some help - My husband and I got invited to a halloween party

[JimmyJazz]

and the theme is Hollywood (normally, I go as a beauty queen with the sash "Miss Understood," but that won't do). I need some ideas for costumes that are clever without being outrageously expensive. Keep it clean, but give me your thoughts. Thanks.

[alexisfree]

1. as martha stewart

...?

[JimmyJazz]

5. and my husband? a cake perhaps?

:7

[bushisanidiot]

8. What's martha stewart got to do with hollywood?

i always thought dressing up as mr. & mrs. shrek would be fun ;)

[neuvocat]

2. How about Marilyn Monroe?

A white dress and a blonde wig can do wonders. Blonde hair is also good, of course.

[PittLib]

3. Easy ...

Holly Golightly and Ed Wood.

[JimmyJazz]

7. photos please?

[PittLib]

22. Check these out...

http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/Tiffanys/tiffanys.htm
and
http://minadream.com/timburton/EdWoodGallery.htm

http://www.allmovieportal.com/cgi-bin/poster.cgi?=10056502A===Photo=
The angora sweater is key.

[JimmyJazz]

23. Thanks n/t

[Big Kahuna]

4. Elvira is always a hit :)

[Kikosexy2]

6. It's not a clean one...

but the ultimate costume: dress as Jenna and Babs Bush--wear skin-tone bodywear as you both seem naked and pile on lots hair around the genital area and put the names Jenna and Babs on them and call yourself the Bush twins! Or you can dress as George and Laura--George with a spoon of coke and Laura with her dime bags.

[Hepburn]

9. I did this one year....

....we went as "rabbits." Hubbie in a "Harvey" rabbit suit, and me in a Playboy bunny suit. (That was before I got old and my figure when South!)

Bogie and Becall is always a good one. Trench coat and fedora for him, net cocktail hat and padded shoulder (fake) fur coat for her.

There is always the Blues Brothers.

And....you could always go dressed in black with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on your chest for someone famous.

That is just off the top of my head....if I can think of more....will come back. Hope you have a great time!

[JimmyJazz]

12. I am starting to like the Bogie and Bacall one - my husband

would actually go for that (he's a bit conservative - in his manner, not his thinking). But, keep em' coming!

[Hepburn]

29. I always liked the Bogie and Becall thing, too.

Bogie, IMO, was a sharp dresser and if your hubbie is conservative in his dress, that would be something he would go for. The only down side I can see is that a lot of people might think of this one.

Hmmmmm.....I guess there is always Fred and Ethel Mertz!!!!

[gyopsy]

10. Go as a female baseball player

like "A League Of Their Own."

[TransitJohn]

11. Halloween's for kids.

Although, more and more, it's not. I don't get it.

[JimmyJazz]

13. It's not one of my favorites either, but the invite was from my boss

so we feel obligated to go.

[Kikosexy2]

14. So are..

Trix are for kids--wink, wink.

[Merrick]

15. How about a lobotomized Francis Farmer?

draw a scar on your forehead and walk around acting semi-catatonic. A fringe benefit would be that you could relax not having to worry about being particularly articulate.

[JimmyJazz]

18. you're a sick one, aren't you?

[OneBlueSky]

16. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" n/t

.

[Debi]

17. Tarzan & Jane?!

Just go to your neighborhood fabric store and get the faux-fur and some fabric glue...

[JimmyJazz]

19. Did I mention it's at my bosses house?

[Debi]

20. Then don't forget to wear your undies!!

How about Grace Kelly and Prince Ranier? (sp?)

[jmowreader]

21. Which means going as Bluto in Animal House is probably out

[Fleshdancer]

24. My favorite couple costume....

Two years ago, I put on a Texas Longhorns t-shirt and jeans, got drunk, and went as Jenna Bush. My husband wore a suit, sunglasses, and an ear phone thing in one ear and went as my secret service agent.

[JimmyJazz]

25. That's pretty good - it will go over well with "this group of folks" too

[Lisa]

27. or you could go as a politician and a spin doctor!

The spin doctor follows the politician around and loudly explains what s/he "really means". I think the outlay would be pretty cheap -- the politician just has to wear a "vote for me" button, and the spin doctor has a pocketful of "political consultant" business cards!

If there are any rabid GOPers coming who might be offended, you could just hint (wink, wink) at who the politician is.



--just realized -- you did say "Hollywood" theme -- this could be modified to be a filmmaker (artsy type in a beret and bangles, or the Spielberg type in a baseball cap and Hawaiian shirt) with an PR person or agent in more business-type attire -- busily trying to push the outline for a very farfetched film on the partygoers.

Or you could go as Michael Moore and Lionel Chetwynd, and spend the whole party arguing with each other!

[JimmyJazz]

28. no GOPers in our group - well, just one, but she's certifiably nuts, so

I don't count her.

[SoCalDem]

26. My husband went as the ayatollah (him) and I dyed a sheet

black and made an abayah.. I had on cut-offs and a tee shirt underneath, so as the evening wore on, I took the sheet off and was the most comfortable one at the party :)