subject: How To Make A Wednesday Addams Costume [print this page] It's that time of year again when the Halloween season is sitting just around the corner, people are starting to get their invites to Halloween parties and gathering together their supplies for Trick-or-Treaters who may come by during the season.
If you are one of those people thinking of doing some Trick-or-Treating this year or are attending a Halloween party then you are probably already starting to think about the type of costume you are going to wear.In this DIY Reviews article, we take a quick look at another quick and easy diy costume.
The perfect Halloween costume will usually be:
Different from the "norm" i.e. Vampire, Witch, Goblin etc
Fun looking
In-expensive
You can achieve all of the above with a home made Wednesday costume. The Wednesday Addams character is one of the leading characters from the long running TV series and movie franchises, the Addams Family. She is the troubled teenage daughter of Mortica and Gomez Addams and is always getting herself into trouble.
The big advantages of the Wednesday Addams costume are that it's:
Cheap to make
Easy to make
Fun and also spooky
Different to the "norm"
Great for all ages
So now you just need to get a few things together and follow our simple and easy instructions to making this Halloween costume.
Wednesday Addams Costume
Costume Materials
A white blouse/shirt with a large white collar
A black baby-doll dress OR black skirt and long sleeved top
A pair of black shoes/sandals
A pair of black and white striped tights
Makeup
White face powder
Light purple eye shadow
Optional Accessories
A rag doll
A black Wednesday wig with long braids
To pull this costume off there are a few things you can do with the materials and accessories.
The Main Costume
For the main costume you will need to put on the black dress (or skirt and top) with the white blouse underneath. The white collar of the blouse should be worn outside of the black dress and the white cuffs should be folded over the sleeves of the black dress. The black and white striped tights should be added to give a better effect, if you can't get striped tights then plain black ones will do just fine.
The Finishing Touches
Now that you have the costume put together on you will need to work on your makeup and the accessories which add the overall finishing touches to the Wednesday costume.
Firstly, you will need to apply your makeup. The white face powder should be applied lightly to the face giving the skin an overall pale appearance but not fully white. The purple eyeliner should be generously applied just under the eyes and lightly smudged with your finder to give a gloomy effect.
Secondly, you will need to get your hair to look like Wednesday's and there are a couple of ways to achieve this. You can either:
Braid your hair into two long plaits
Purchase a Wednesday Wig (the easier option)
Finally, you should cut the head off your rag doll and carry the headless doll around with you as an accessory, this will add to the overall effect.
