There are four essential characters in the Rocky Horror Picture Show - Magenta, Columbia, Riff-Raff and, of course, Frank-N-Furter. Sure, there are many other character in this movie/musical but these are the four most popular and the four that come to mind immediately when discussing the show. These characters also have their own pre-made Rocky Horror Picture Show costumes that can be bought. Here are my thoughts on the two costumes for the female characters, Magenta and Columbia.
Columbia makes a great costume because the character is so bizarre to begin with and is probably the most colorful member of the cast. If you're going as part of a big group this would be a great addition to the group. You can dress up as Columbia and your boyfriend can dress up as Eddie. You're already going to a morbid show so why not have the costumes to match?
When my friends and I attended a Rocky showing one year I noticed someone who took the outfit that was for sale in stores and added a real top hat that she colored gold. It worked very well and complimented that costume very nicely.
This leads me to Magenta and something similar struck me when a friend of mine dressed up as her one year. The person that effectively pulls off this costume is someone who adds their own personal touch to it as well. This is a very, very simple costume to make so you want to make sure you stand out as opposed to blending in. Take the basic elements of the outfit and craft your own style based on something in the movie.
I had a friend who took the basic Magenta outfit, picked her favorite scene from the film and model the design after that scene. It was the best decision she could make as far as I was concerned. Do something similar and you can pull this off quite nicely.
Columbia makes a great costume because the character is so bizarre to begin with and is probably the most colorful member of the cast. If you're going as part of a big group this would be a great addition to the group. You can dress up as Columbia and your boyfriend can dress up as Eddie. You're already going to a morbid show so why not have the costumes to match?
When my friends and I attended a Rocky showing one year I noticed someone who took the outfit that was for sale in stores and added a real top hat that she colored gold. It worked very well and complimented that costume very nicely.
This leads me to Magenta and something similar struck me when a friend of mine dressed up as her one year. The person that effectively pulls off this costume is someone who adds their own personal touch to it as well. This is a very, very simple costume to make so you want to make sure you stand out as opposed to blending in. Take the basic elements of the outfit and craft your own style based on something in the movie.
I had a friend who took the basic Magenta outfit, picked her favorite scene from the film and model the design after that scene. It was the best decision she could make as far as I was concerned. Do something similar and you can pull this off quite nicely.
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