50′s Men’s Costumes
Here are some male costumes of the fifties! How about the beatnik look?
Do you remember Dobie Gillis and Maynard G. Krebbs the beatnik character played by Bob Denver (Gilligan). He was the ultimate beatnik of the day. Now you can have that look in this costume.
The fifties look wouldn’t be complete with out Buddy Holly. Although he died only after a few years playing Rock n Roll his innovations place him as one to emulate in his trademark glasses and classic coat. You can’t go wrong dressing up as the immortal Buddy Holly.
How about the classic “greaser” jacket. The look of the fifties later made famous by “The Fonz” on Happy Days. This would make a 50′s costume complete if you want that greaser look.
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The Best 50′s Costume Ideas
Halloween is coming up again and if you are like me at all you know that searching for a Halloween costume is not at the top of your list. Searching for a Halloween costume can be a tedious and time-consuming task that costs money for only a few hours of fun, one night out of the year. But really, I wouldn’t mind the time and effort I put into finding a decent Halloween costume if only I could come up with a really great costume, something fun and original; sound like you? Well, here are some tips for a really unique approach to some excellent costumes: 50′s costume ideas.
The reason I like thinking about 50′s costume ideas so much is that it gives you a lot of options without a lot of other people dressing up as the same thing as someone else. Furthermore, a really good 50′s costume will not cost you an arm and a leg. As you will soon see, the idea of a 50′s costume as you buy at a store isn’t quite correct.
First of all, the 50′s costume is not new. There have been 50′s costumes out there for a long time; the saddle-shoe wearing poodle skirt costume or the soda jerk or the greaser. In fact, I have found that it is rare indeed to go to a costume party around Halloween and not to see someone dressed in one of these famous 50′s costumes.
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Personally, I think a good place to start for 50′s costume ideas is in celebrities from the 1950′s. In fact, this is a phenomenal place to start, particularly for the 1950′s because the 1950′s ushered in a whole new wave of celebrity focus and adoration in the United States. Some popular 50′s icons include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. I think that working from there leads you to a really good 50′s costume.
Now, just having a celebrity is not necessarily enough. While dressing in period clothes helps some (and, perhaps enough), dressing up as a famous character that the celebrity you are interested in might be the difference between a good 50′s costume and a great 50′s costume.
Coming up with 50′s costume ideas is not hard; it takes a little bit of effort and some time, but it can also save you money and, most importantly, have one of the best costumes at your Halloween function.
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