HallowGreen Wrap Up

Halloween is such a fun time of year, and we at Thrift Town especially look forward to seeing the wonderfully creative second-hand costumes our customers come up with for our HallowGreen Costume Contest. And let me tell you - this year’s applicants did not disappoint! If you rocked a great secondhand costume this year, get an entry form & show us what you’ve got! We’ll be announcing winners soon, but for now, here’s a couple more entries.

Coni V : Mr. Peanut

I was recently invited to a Hysterical Historical Halloween party where the guests were asked to dress as a historical figure from a time in history up to 1970. I am disabled and must use a cane to get around so I came up with the idea of using an oversized creme bathrobe I’d bought secondhand to create a Mr. Peanut costume.

Here’s what I did: I first dyed the bathrobe a golden color. I then removed the sleeves and shirred the fabric on my sewing machine with elastic thread to give it a bumpy texture. And finally, I placed black rectangular shapes on the front to complete the look. The top hat was also a Thrift Town purchase. I fashioned the spats from white fabric remnants that I had saved from a previous project. The monocle is from a dollar-store magnifying glass that I trimmed down and attached a cord to. I already had the tights and leotards on hand. Total cost was $5. I also placed a tiny bag of peanuts and a typewritten description of how Mr. Peanut became a part of our history on each person’s place setting.

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Kari & Charles S. : Barney & Betty Rubble

This is my husband & I in our 100% Thrift Town costumes. We thought this would be a perfect costume idea since I already have the dark hair (& he doesn’t like having to wear shoes. haha) My dress, shoes & white stone pendant were all from Thrift Town. For his costume - I bought a big tan sheet at Thrift Town and sewed his costume in under an hour. Our costumes were a big hit and I put them both together for under $15!! We had such a fun evening out with friends, and our costumes were a big hit.

If you had a great second-hand costume - there is still time to enter our contest!

We’re accepting entries until November 15^{th, so get those pics to us!}

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Check out all the categories & get an entry form here.

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Also on our Halloween page, our Thrift Town stores in NM & TX, (and our partners Arc of New Mexico & Arc of Texas) did a great some great TV spots, showing off more Thrift Town Halloween costume ideas. Great job everyone! Check it out HERE.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Did you do a secondhand costume this year?
What’s the most creative costume you’ve seen?

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