Foreigner Halloween Party
October 27, 2007
The title sounds like I’m being politically incorrect, but I am in fact talking about the Westerners as the foreigners. Yes, that includes me. In this country, you can easily pick out who doesn’t belong so what better thing to do then to come together and have a celebration for Halloween.
October 27, 2007
The title sounds like I’m being politically incorrect, but I am in fact talking about the Westerners as the foreigners. Yes, that includes me. In this country, you can easily pick out who doesn’t belong so what better thing to do then to come together and have a celebration for Halloween.
My friends and I decided a while ago to dress up as a group. Our theme: the Spice Girls! In honor of the reunion tour, we went all out (even though we are really sad that they are skipping Japan on the tour). I was Baby Spice and usually that would be really easy to pull off, but here I can’t buy any clothes or shoes. Yes, it’s a pain, but it saves me a ton of money.
Girl Power!
Baby (Me), Sporty (Amy), Posh (Bernie), Ginger (Meghan), and Scarey (Lorna)
I tried to order a cheap costume from the internet but they couldn’t get it to Japan before the party so I scrapped that idea. I was in a panic so I decided to make my own. I went to the fabric store and bought hot pink, metallic looking, sequined fabric. Of course there was no pattern so I figured that I’d wing it. I had a sewing machine at my apartment and it was time to put it to good use.
When I got home I decided that I’d make my own pattern. I took a summer dress that I had and cut the fabric around it to make the skirt and body, then I took a sleeveless shirt and cut around it to make the top and sleeves. I have to say that it was pretty great. I even added a ruffle.
The bad part was that my sewing machine seemed to be about as great as a child’s toy so the needle wouldn’t even go through the fabric. It was super annoying and I was running out of time--less than 24 hours until the party--so I improvised…with a stapler. I really think that one day I could be a great seamstress. I make my own patterns, design the outfits, and then staple them together. It was brilliant and the best part was that you couldn’t tell that my whole dress had been stapled together.
When I got home I decided that I’d make my own pattern. I took a summer dress that I had and cut the fabric around it to make the skirt and body, then I took a sleeveless shirt and cut around it to make the top and sleeves. I have to say that it was pretty great. I even added a ruffle.
The bad part was that my sewing machine seemed to be about as great as a child’s toy so the needle wouldn’t even go through the fabric. It was super annoying and I was running out of time--less than 24 hours until the party--so I improvised…with a stapler. I really think that one day I could be a great seamstress. I make my own patterns, design the outfits, and then staple them together. It was brilliant and the best part was that you couldn’t tell that my whole dress had been stapled together.
Mario (Andrew) and his wife Scarey (Lorna)
Sporty (Amy)
Baby (me) and Posh (Bernie)The night of the party, all of us Spice Girls got ready together and then had a great time. We danced all night and sang and just went all out. Everyone was impressed with our costumes and even more impressed that I made mine with a stapler. I was taking orders all night, haha.
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