Fall Lookalike Trends

It's been one festive Halloween season!  I've been in costume mode for the past two weeks, so it's going to be a lovely change getting back into the swing of things. Thank you to everyone who submitted costumes my way - I was so blown away by the creativity and DIY prowess!  For those who submitted yesterday and today and who didn't get posted, I'll keep your pieces on tap for next year!  Also, for anyone else who went out to parades last night or trick-or-treating with the kiddos, feel free to shoot me your photos now and I'll save them in the already created 2014 folder!

To kick off the weekend and the start of November, I wanted to share the post I just worked on for Goodwill's site.  I copied three major fall trends using pieces I scored while thrifting.

You'll have to let me know how I did!

Scoot on over HERE to see what the inspiration pieces were - I love these looks and think they look pretty darn close to the designer originals!  Oh, and that leather skirt from H&M...it was brand new with tags still on it when I found it at a Boston Goodwill last year. One of my favorites in my collection.

What's on tap for everyone's weekend?  It's actually my brother's birthday today (Happy Birthday, Dane!!) so I'll be celebrating from afar with a night that includes, fingers crossed, a movie and my couch.  I'll get to celebrate with him in person over the holidays :)

Have a lovely weekend and make sure you come back on Monday - we're kicking off the month with a fantastic giveaway!

Melissa's NDAD Creation: Halloween Edition

When I saw the costumes that Melissa submitted, it reminded me of a fabulous costume that my parents wore some years back to my aunt and uncle's annual Halloween bash!  A little Bonnie & Clyde action??

I think my dad was all over that fake mustache!  I also still have that scarf that my mom wore in her hair!  So, there's a little throwback for you before we check out Melissa's costumes!

I'm putting together a family costume for my sons, husband, and myself - they're going to be gangsters and I'm going to be a flapper at our Halloween party! This is my son Aidan's costume - each piece came from the Goodwill in Rochester, MN.

Want to see how much this whole costume ended up costing??  Melissa gives us the breakdown!

Here's the price breakdown:

Calvin Klein pants - $2.99, Calvin Klein belt - $1.99, soft lined suit coat - $2.99, white long-sleeved shirt - $1.99, tie - $1.99, fedora - $2.99, belt chain - $1.99, shoes - $2.99 = $20 BUCKS for a FLY costume!

And honestly, they could wear these outfits to a wedding, I swear!

My dress was an elastic size 2x that I took in on both sides, and added 10 yards of decorative fringe to. The necklace is vintage from 1950.

After taking the dress in, I was ready to put on my costume!

Organized crime never looked so good!

It's like a scene straight out of Public Enemy, Melissa! (PS, this is one of my favorites - I even have a smaller poster of the movie on my art wall!)

It was silly fun! The boys had a great time and everyone loved the "family" costume!

Watch out Bugsy Siegel!! I LOVE the tags on the fellas... Don't/Touch/Her!! Really, what a fantastic group costume - you guys look a-mazing!!

Fabiola's NDAD Creation: Halloween Edition

I loved the movie that Fabiola's costume is based on and she did a knock-out job recreating the character. Check out how she did it!

Dear Marisa, I have been following your site back when you were in the beginning of your journey and it's so exciting to see all you have accomplished and the huge amount of fans you have all over the world. After checking your site, I started shopping at garage sales and at Goodwill and was making all kinds of outfits that I get complimented on everywhere I go. People always want to know where I bought them so I would like to share my Halloween costume with you, since you inspired me to do so much more for less.

Her inspiration...

See how incredible her costume turned out using tons of garage sale/99 Cent Store goodies!

I got the jacket at a garage sale for $1 and dyed it purple (I watched your video on how to do it) and I cut an old dress that I was going to give it away to make the skirt.

I bought a 1/8 of a yard of fabric from the fabric store and made a scarf/tie with it and the gloves were a score from the 99 Cent Store. I had an old green t-shirt and found a pair of cheap purple leggings to complete the ensemble.

The makeup for 98 cents at Walmart and I got green hair spray to coat my hair. And TAHDAH!!!!

Let's put a smile on that face. Thanks for letting me share. Fabiola

This is such a great costume, Fabiola! You're channeling the Joker and it's cool, but creepy, yet awesome, and a little scary. You hit the Halloween nail on the head. And your cohort...that Batman costume is adorable. Can I go trick-or-treating with you guys? I'll have to whip up a Catwoman suit or Penguin!