The week before Halloween I had a great idea of what I should wear. The person I wanted to become was a character from Clash of Clans and Clash Royale which were very popular mobile games at the time by a company named Supercell. I had worn this costume on Halloween in 8th grade which I believe was in 2017/2018 ish. I had the weekend before to go shopping and design what I would wear. This costume was all custom so my mom and I would have to go shopping at art stores like Jo-Anne and Michales. This was a pretty good DIY costume since I did all the cosmetics and my mom would do the fabric designs. I remember spray painting the shovel and the helmet in my backyard.
I wore this to school but unfortunately, I got the shovel confiscated because I didn’t know you could bring those to school. The thing was that I didn’t use it as a weapon and plus I had a helmet that wasn’t taken away. Everyone at school was amazed at how the costume came out and people actually knew the reference to the game. There was even foam coal that would pin onto my backpack making the costume like the troop in the game. With this fabric with the foam coal, my mom designed it so that I could actually lift it up and get my supplies from my backpack.
Later that night before I went out to trick or treat, I made some adjustments to the costume. Instead of having a piece of orange paper for the flame, I made a hole in the pool noodle(the housing) and put in those battery-operated candles to give it that sort of real effect. This was another great idea as during the night people can see the flame and it makes me stand out from the crowd of kids in the neighborhood. I still have the costume and I might wear it again next year with some adjustments so that it can fit me.
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Though the spooky season is only for a short amount of time, the costumes that you wear for Halloween can be reflective of how much you invest your time and energy into Halloween, eventually making you treasure the experiences that the season brings. I’ve never played Clash of Clans or Clash Royale, but I like that the costume that you wore grabbed people’s attention. The backpack shown in the photo you posted is impressive, and the overall outfit looks appealing.
ReplyDeleteMan it’s cool to see a costume made personally by somebody, small things you never realized could look like it’s inspiration brilliantly thought up by the creator. I have always wanted to make a costume like that myself, but to be honest I just haven’t gotten enough motivation to do so. Respect for being able to see the project through and even more so for making it look so well.
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