Tiffany A

WELL, HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING AS FOR HALLOWEEN AFTERALL


as we had talked about earlier in october, there were quite a few ideas that had run through my mind reagrding what to dress up as for halloween, because there were a number of limitations (mostly the curly blond hair issue, and access to period dress).

time was flying by and i needed to come up with something art history inspired, quick and either done by a woman or portraying a woman. the latter for no other particular reason than that i really enjoy and admire this whole women empowerment movement having taken such an extent lately; it only fealt fitting to be a part of it even on this quircky little holiday of ours. there was one person who came to mind who encompasses all of the aformentioned requirements.

kusama, i have admired since i layed eyes on her work as cliché as that may sound. she takes designed space and deconstructs it into infinite space - as an architect, and art historian i find this mesmerizing. i am hooked. needless to say that as a personality she is also fantastic, uniquely and unapologetically herself, true to her work from the start and up until today. since i look nothing like her, i decided to go as one of her works - the "fireflies on the water"{1} installation (to the right).

the idea above however, to be entirely honest, was easy to put together. all that was needed was a little black dress laying around in the closet, preferably of 60's or 70's style, black opaque tights, and gold stickers. i got mine from paper presentation on 18th street, which come in a pack of 216.

now what's left is to stick all the stickers on my dress, tights and wherever else looks right
"with a little help from my friends" as the beatles would put it on the night of the party (i'll be getting ready at our venue aka the school). i'll probably just wear black booties or low heels for dancing purposes. as for the makeup, lacking in talent almost entirely in this field all i know is that i'll be using gold eyeshadow and eyeliner, but that of course will not suffice - we shall have to wait and see what the end result will be! same goes for the hair, although there i have something much more phantasmagoric prepared. stay tuned for the final results!

what are you going dessed as for halloween, or who? will you be getting a costume or making it yourself?

xoxo

UPDATE: pictures of the final result here and here :)

{1} the whitney museum in ny hosted kusama's installation of "fireflies on the water" in 2002, and created
this video that can give you a glimpse of the experience.
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