On the 23rd of April 2011 many Brightonians shunned their St. George's day pride and dressed as their favourite Sci-Fi characters at cult movie themed club night 'Trailer Trash'
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Trailer-Trash/276064050718
It has been a over a year since the last trailer trash so there was a lot of excitement around what to wear. In the end my decision for a costume choice was inspired by the list of movies on the poster, in particular, Blade Runner.
Now Blade Runner is a film I have fallen asleep through once and watched twice and i still managed to block out most of the actual plot except for the flying overhead city shots, the music and the character Rachael... So naturaly a dark haired vintage inspired vintage noir lady felt like a natural choice for a costume.
Rachael's key looks are the shoulder pads, the 40s inspired doo, the fitted coat and the wiggle dress underneath, of course all in black
Here is my attempt:
The dress was from the Collectif sale online or in Camden Market London:
http://www.collectif.co.uk/
and was £25
Shoes were my own from Clarks
The jacket was £3.50 from eBay
and the scarf was borrowed from a friend
Total Cost:
£28.50
(Although I had the dress anyway so I'm not sure that counts)
I'd like to give a special mention to Sadie who dressed as Barbarella for doing my hair!
Hair itself was limited as I have quite a layered cut which meant it was very dificult to put in.
However much fun was had with 80s make up! (Especially the blusher!)
On a side note, one of the burlesque acts chose a the same costume and character to base her act on and this is not the first time this has happened to me! I later saw a photographer who said 'You were just on stage?' to which I laughed and said 'That was another Rachel, it would be pretty impressive if I had managed to put my clothes back on that fast...'
Of course one of the interesting things about trailer trash is the costume contest, and with regards to this i have only one thing to say...
Anywho, thats it for now!
The next theme is David Lynch and I have no idea what to do for that...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Trailer-Trash/276064050718
It has been a over a year since the last trailer trash so there was a lot of excitement around what to wear. In the end my decision for a costume choice was inspired by the list of movies on the poster, in particular, Blade Runner.
Now Blade Runner is a film I have fallen asleep through once and watched twice and i still managed to block out most of the actual plot except for the flying overhead city shots, the music and the character Rachael... So naturaly a dark haired vintage inspired vintage noir lady felt like a natural choice for a costume.
Rachael's key looks are the shoulder pads, the 40s inspired doo, the fitted coat and the wiggle dress underneath, of course all in black
Here is my attempt:
The dress was from the Collectif sale online or in Camden Market London:
http://www.collectif.co.uk/
and was £25
Shoes were my own from Clarks
The jacket was £3.50 from eBay
and the scarf was borrowed from a friend
Total Cost:
£28.50
(Although I had the dress anyway so I'm not sure that counts)
I'd like to give a special mention to Sadie who dressed as Barbarella for doing my hair!
However much fun was had with 80s make up! (Especially the blusher!)
On a side note, one of the burlesque acts chose a the same costume and character to base her act on and this is not the first time this has happened to me! I later saw a photographer who said 'You were just on stage?' to which I laughed and said 'That was another Rachel, it would be pretty impressive if I had managed to put my clothes back on that fast...'
Of course one of the interesting things about trailer trash is the costume contest, and with regards to this i have only one thing to say...
AT-ST!!!!
I think it goes without saying that no one minded losing to this guy!
Anywho, thats it for now!
The next theme is David Lynch and I have no idea what to do for that...
