I just posted a blog entry describing my intentions and excitement for this years costume as well as what will be well today my first step into my costume creating process. Please, go check it out tell me what you think.

Preparing for rest,

The ReSiDeNT

Reds and purples were used by the nobility as a sign of wealth due to the cost of the dyes at that time, will check out your blog as it looks like a great project.

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Well if I had any thoughts or reasons for changing to another costume idea it is to late now. I just took that first step on the path of costume creation. So this may be considered my official announcement of my costume for this year.

In this the year of 2008, I The ReSiDeNT will recreating the image of Vlad Tepes, the Real Dracula.

The journey has begun,
you can follow the progress in my blog.

The Jack the Ripper will go over well this year. The Sweeny Todd movie will help your Halloween costume decision this year. There may be lots of people dressed like another Johnny Depp character like Jack Sparrow.
Either way Jack the Ripper has always been a cool serial killer, at least in the media.

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I think the Jack costume would be far more original. You wont be able to move for Dracula's.
Have a look at Smiffys web site they have a new Jack the Ripper costume in their New Historical London range you could get some good ideas from it.

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Cool. Great idea. But just so you know, Vlad Tepes, is not exactly recognizable as the Hollywood Dracula. I bet if you asked a 100 unbiased random people http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/...3e255e.jpg?v=0
or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobkrejci/249806563/

who this picture represents - a significant percentage would have no clue.

I have done many a costumes which I thought were dead on, and everyone compliment me on how great I looked, but had no clue what exactly I was.

I hope you continue, its nice to know what you are going to be so early in the year. I hope the links motivate you and inspire.
Good Luck. Cant wait to see pics.

Vlad definitely, your idea sounds is really original even though obvious and that makes it scary for some reason. Would like to see it when you're done. Post a picture please.

Three years ago, my friend used the same mask that I used in the devil picture below. Only he painted the latex peices grey and shades of blue and black. He had those real porcelin fangs and all that. He looked awesome, but I can't find a picture of him just yet. The picture is of me two years before that. The mask comes in 4 peices and has to be glued to your face with spirit gum. I think this devil mask looked much cooler as a vampire when my buddy did it.

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