Woman Finds Vintage Costume Guide From Back In The Day, Hilarity Ensues

Author image for satirequeen
satirequeen
Feb 15, 2021 2:00 PM EST

Picture the scene: you're strolling down the street minding your own business, when you stumble across a book, lying there deserted on the curb. Curious, you bend down and pick it up, and it ends up being one of the weirdest but most brilliantly hilarious books you've ever had the pleasure of reading. And to think that someone knowingly threw it out. Madness! This exact scenario happened to Alina Pleskova when she came across Asher Jane's "Fancy Dress" book from 1986 lying on the curb when out for a walk.

Advertisement
  • 01
    Organ - JANE ASHER'S FANCY DRESS Over 100 costumes for children and adults and how to make them
    via sadanduseless

    This vintage book of DIY fancy dress costumes for adults and children is full of hilariously bizarre costumes that will turn heads at any Halloween party. Because the whole point of fancy dress is to stick out, right?

  • 02
    Hand
    via sadanduseless

    These creative, original, and utterly random costumes—which probably take hours to make—will ensure that you're the talking point of any fancy dress party. But, thank goodness for Amazon, huh?

  • 03
    Footwear
    via sadanduseless
  • 04
    Face
    via sadanduseless
  • 05
    Hat
    via sadanduseless
  • 06
    Sleeve - Stit leg wit Tie les Sti Joi Sti tac e e th ). Fold remaining fabric and cut 4 shapes in black satin and 4 in into pairs around edges, leaving ends Open Turn riaht
    via sadanduseless
  • 07
    Human body
    via sadanduseless
  • 08
    Hand
    via sadanduseless
  • 09
    Entertainment
    via sadanduseless
  • 10
    Face
    via sadanduseless
  • 11
    Textile - Sandwich Man MATERIALS I have known Martin Shaw since
    via sadanduseless
  • 12
    Footwear
    via sadanduseless
  • 13
    Book - Dragon Sandwich wadding and lining and stitc On front stitch scale all three layers (fig. Place two back pie other, linings toges together round out along 'spines' andi seam, leaving sma (fig. 3). Open out back ar together, stitch to shoulder seam, c between legs. Cut two pieces i in wadding as fi wadding betwe sew around edɛ lines of fin (fig. opening of bac Fold remaining lining in half ar of each. Also c in green only Wrong sides t to each greem around edges Stitch arm ch wing, A to A
    via sadanduseless
  • 14
    Head
    via sadanduseless
  • 15
    Arm - |Pisces This looks extremely attractive on a pretty girl like Linda, and very pleasingly mimics the Pisces symbol. If you were feeling really brave you could just stick the top with safe glue or toupee tape in strategic places, instead of pinning it to the bikini. MATERIALS (To fit adult) Im fishy fabric 115cm wide 60cm wadding, medium 2 pearl sequins 2 black sequins bikini Fold fabric in two and cut 4 fish E shapes as fig. 1 in fish fabric and two in wadding. To make each fish, sandwich t
    via sadanduseless
  • 16
    Arm
    via sadanduseless
  • 17
    Arm
    via sadanduseless
  • 18
    Smile
    via sadanduseless
  • 19
    Footwear
    via sadanduseless
  • 20
    Art - toch Ness Monster ve to be in Soho when they lebrate the Chinese New Year - nd one of the most splendid sis the long winding Dragon atis supported on the heads of a ng line of people. Well our monster doesn't quite match the magnificence of that creation, but he principle is the same, and it ould be a marvellous way for a group of children to enter a party. MATERIALS To be worn by 4 children) cardboard box, about 50cm x 25cm x 25cm Approx 12m bubble pack, 60cm wide 2yoghurt cartons French
    via sadanduseless
  • 21
    Footwear
    via sadanduseless

Tags

costume kids funny pics book dress up adults vintage
Scroll Down For The Next Article