Angry Birds Halloween Costumes

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I’m pretty sure that Angry Birds will be one of this year’s hottest homemade Halloween costumes. The folks at the Clock Blog made a pair for themselves (above) only to discover that they weren’t the only ones to come up with idea. Oh noes! Based on my completely unscientific sampling methodology, one ...

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Star Wars Jedi Bathrobe

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Do you hear that sound? It’s the sound of two thousand geek wives and girlfriends taking out their credit cards for their geek man’s Christmas gift. The Star Wars Jedi Bathrobe is officially licensed and ready for a day of serious lounging on the couch watching the original Trilogy for the 85th ...

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The Empire Strikes Bark: Star Wars Pet Costumes

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Personally I don’t dress up my dog since he sort of looks like Chewbacca anyway and I like to keep my fingers attached to my body but if I was going to dress up my dog, I’d definitely be putting him one of these cute Star Wars Pet Costumes. Each costume has ...

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Star Wars TIE Fighter Costume

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This TIE Fighter custume looks a bit awkward. It almost looks like he’s wearing some bizarre steampunk deep sea diving helmet. I guess it’s the fact that he can only lift his arms in a front to back manner and appears to have a complete lack of peripheral vision in this Star Wars ...

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The Most Awesomest Star Wars Tauntaun Costume You Will Ever See (Today)

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I will personally guarantee you will not see a better Tauntaun costume….today. Bold statement, I know but sometimes you have to go out on a ledge. Above you can see the inner structure of the large costume. The whole thing was handmade with the structure being created using 3D modeling software (Solidworks) and then building out a wire mesh “skin” and covering it with plaster of paris as well as clay and some foam for certain parts like the tail and horns. As you can see, it requires the wearer to walk on stilts which had snowboard boots attached to achieve the illusion of riding the Tauntaun like Luke Skywalker did.
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R2D2 Stroller Costume from Halloween

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I spotted this awesome stroller costume in Brooklyn over the weekend. For the Halloween parade here, not being old enough to walk doesn’t mean you can’t be in the costume parade- people just make costumes to go over their strollers. Yes that’s a stroller and there’s a kid in there! Sorry for the ...

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42″ Flatscreen TV Turned into a Wearable iPhone Costume

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If you see these guys getting out of their car at your local Halloween costume contest, just pack up your costume and go home because you have no chance of winning. This is officially the BEST COSTUME EVER (of the week). Reko Rivera and John Savio created these awesome costumes each using a ...

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Robot Mask with iPhone Moving Mouth

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Halloween is just around the corner… ok maybe down the block, past the traffic light and then around the corner, but anyway it’s next month. Oh, if you have plans for your kid’s costume this year that you’re totally set on, you might want to not let the kids watch look at this ...

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