Elvira Costume
When you think about words that conjure up the essence of Halloween you might come up with horror, nightmare, scary, spooky and macabre. If there was a character that epitomised all these words then it’s Elvira Mistress of the Dark. She is a Halloween icon and wearing an Elvira costume will go down a storm at any party!
Make your deep, darkest wishes come true dressed in an Elvira outfit and you are sure to be a big hit. Below are some gorgeous and sexy officially licensed Elvira costumes to inspire you. Click on any link to see more and buy one you like.
Sexy Elvira Adult Costume
No-one will mess with you in this ultra sexy adult Elvira fancy dress costume. With its long black dress with plunging neckline and above the thigh slit, this costume is guaranteed to seduce. It is completed with a shimmery black belt clasped with a dagger buckle.
Elvira Adult Costume
Here’s another gorgeous Elvira Halloween costume with a heart shaped plunging neckline with torn fringe sleeves and hem. It also includes a satiny belt with gold-tone scabbard buckle and dagger to make you look dangerous.
Elvira Grand Heritage Collection Elvira Adult Costume
For something a bit more special why not try this Elvira Grand Heritage Collection costume? It comes with Elvira’s famous black plunging neckline dress with stylish tattered and hole-ridden fringe trimming the sleeves and hem of the gown.
There is a satiny belt with a gold toned scabbard buckle for your dagger and an amazing spider bouffant wig to turn you into the Mistress of the Dark. All you need to complete this transformation complete is the make-up including blood red lips and nails, stockings and shoes.
Elvira Wig
If you want to transform yourself into Elvira, then this amazing Elvira wig will do the trick. Elvira’s hairstyle is quite unique with her hair dark black and straight with lots of volume on the top. If you do not have long black hair then this wig is ideal.
However, if you are lucky to have the right color hair then you could create your own Elvira hairstyle. You could do this by backcombing your hair to give it fullness on top.
If your hair isn’t thick enough or you really want to go for height you could stuff tissue paper, paper towels or socks on put the back combed hair over it until you get a domed shape. Make sure that you secure the hairstyle with some hair pins and a generous amount of hairspray.
The character of Elvira started out in the early 1980’s on a show called the Vampira Show. Cassandra Peterson auditioned for the role and the producers left it up to her to create the role’s image.
Along with her friend, she created the sexy vampire/punk/gothic look. The name was changed from Vampira to Elvira and Elvira’s Movie Macabre followed featuring a quick-witted valley-girl character named Elvira Mistress of the Dark.
Because of her tight fitting, low cut black gown that showed off more cleavage than had ever appeared before on television, Elvira rapidly gained notoriety and became an icon of the punk and goth movement.
The character became so popular that Elvira appeared on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson as well as many other talk shows, and had guest roles in TV dramas such as CHiPs, The Fall Guy and Fantasy Island. Then in 1988 there came a movie, co-written by Peterson herself, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Later in 2001 came a sequel, Elvira’s Haunted Hills that was based on the old British horror films from the Hammer Studios.
Founded in 1934, Hammer Films were most known for their series of Gothic horror movies such as The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959). These movies starred actors, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, both famous for portraying evil villains. More recently Christopher Lee played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and is the voice of the Jabberwock in Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp.
The character of Elvira epitomises what Halloween is about – dark, spooky and frightening. Dressing in black gothic style clothing such as Elvira’s is a great way to have fun at your Halloween party. Other great costume ideas are gothic vampires or one of my favorites, Morticia from the Addams Family. Even Morticia’s name is great for Halloween as it is derived from “mortis” the Latin word for “death”. In fact she does look like she is dead with her very pale skin and long black hair.
The goth look is a style that is dark, sexy and sometimes morbid. Typically, the fashion includes black dyed and crimped hair, black lips and clothes. The style tends to borrow from past fashions of the Punk, Victorian and Elizabethan eras. If you love the goth look then a Morticia or Elvira costume is perfect for creating a sexy but spooky look this Halloween.
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