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qudsielf
Registered User
(4/1/04 8:25 am)
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twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
hey everyone
i'm new here, been spending the last few hours wandering around
and thoroughly enjoying the conversations... some fascinating reads!
i was wondering whether y'all could give me a hand... a friend and i are having a combined birthday party at the end of june and were thinking of a theme of "twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes"...
i.e. people dress up as one of the characters from a story, only
with a twist... adult versions/silly versions/unusual ideas... e.g.
a princess carrying a golden ball and eating frog legs
we're decorating and catering and giving out prizes as well, and
i was wondering whether anybody had any ideas to offer?
suggestions for characters/invites/imagery/food/drink/music/prizes
would all be vastly appreciated!
thanks and i look forward to your responses!!
Edited by: qudsielf at: 4/1/04 8:26 am
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Helen
J Pilinovsky
Registered User
(4/1/04 9:19 am)
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Re: twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
Hmm - well, I'd definitely love to see someone come as a Baba Yage figure in some sort of a "walking house" on chicken feet costume (drumsticks?). Or perhaps a Snow White who exaggerated the elements of necrophilia in the original tale? A Sleeping Beauty from the Basile version, with twins in hand, or a Rapunzel wearing a dress that was suspiciously tight around the middle might make for a fun nod towards the censors of the past. Erm ... a larcenous Hansel and Gretel pair who might walk around stealing the food off of people's plates, a Cinderella whose prince amplifies his foot fetish to astonishing degrees, a Little Red Riding Hood who's really getting along with her wolf, a la Delarue ... these are all possibilities. What a lovely idea for a party!
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Valkith
Registered User
(4/1/04 11:38 am)
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Re: twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
Goldilocks, who can't stop herself from trying three of everything finally saying 'This is just right' or opening doors, boxes and all other things that should be closed.
Puss-n-Boots, hrnmm, feline cat costume with thigh highs?
Val
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AliceCEB
Registered User
(4/2/04 8:22 am)
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Re: twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
You might want to look at Fractured
Fairy Tales by A.J. Jacobs -- the stories may give you ideas.
If you can rent the original versions from the Rocky and Bullwinkle
Show, that may be even better.
Good luck.
Alice
Edited by: AliceCEB at: 4/2/04 8:23 am
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qudsielf
Registered User
(4/2/04 11:21 pm)
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Re: twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
>>Puss-n-Boots, hrnmm, feline cat costume with thigh highs?<<
I KNOW!!! this was one of my ideas for my own costume... not sure
if i can carry off the blatant sexiness of it all, but still!! thigh
highs and a breeches or a short skirt with a riding crop
also, red riding hood as a bikie chick?
Edited by: qudsielf at: 4/3/04 11:22 pm
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ARTSFAN
(4/3/04 1:27 pm)
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Re: twisted fairy tales & nursery rhymes, oh my!
I think bobbing for "poisoned" apples would be a fun addition. You could even have the old crone standing near by. What about a Grandma, dressed in nothing but old-fashioned under-garments, who goes around and asks where her clothes are; after all, we all know the Wolf has them. And speaking of Wolf, why not even have a Big Bad Wolf dressed in drag. A Cinderella who "rides" in a golden coach that comes up to her waist, or a Witch who carries a gingerbread house over her shoulders, with her head sticking out the door would definetely get a few good laughs. The possibilites are endless!
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