Being Bogie and Bacall | Halloween 2011
Being Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall was by far the most time intensive of any Halloween costumes I’ve experienced. And even if nobody really knew who we were (besides our friends, everyone thought we were “people from black and white pictures?”), we loved being Bogie and Bacall so much that we’re already thinking of excuses to do these costumes again!
Our outfits were inspired by the famous couple in the movie where they fell in love- To Have and Have Not, which is also a story by Ernest Hemingway. We really wanted to look like we had just stepped out of a film noir movie, so we painted our faces with gray stage makeup and eyeliner, and I sprayed my hair with silver hair paint. My gloves, Phil’s shirt, tie, trousers and shoes were already in our wardrobes, but I headed to the thrift to find the trench, my suit, shirt, and shoes. Our hats and my tights were purchased at retail price, but I figured they were things we would wear again, so it was totally worth it!
I’ll tell you what, I had loads of fun reenacting this scene, but I must be honest- wearing all of that grey face paint was quite a pain! It was getting it on everybody’s faces, on my camera, my phone, and I swear my face itched more that night only because I couldn’t scratch it! Ha! But looking at pictures of us, in grayscale, standing next to someone else in color- totally worth it!
L O OK C A R E F U L L Y ! T H E S E A R E C O L O R P H O T O S .
Dude. For a second I thought you Photoshopped yourselves to be grayscale. You’ve got skills with that makeup! You both look fab.
Are you kidding me?! this is the most amazing costume I have seen. I can’t believe you guys pulled this off!!! You are just….so creative.
-Leah
Supersition Vintage
love your costumes, so creative:) x
Very cool!! Im so impressed by the grayscale – I thought it was a trick of the eye initially, that must have been painstaking applying the paint so meticulously! Great idea :-)
o. my. god. soooooo creative, miss!!
This is totally, freaking awesome. Most ingenious costume I’ve seen so far.
WOW. I am impressed – that looks amazing! How’d you do your hair? Did you add flour or something to it just to make it more dull?
-giedre
I am completely in love with your costumes!!!
Oh my goosenest!!! Amazing work!
anna
Wow, you went absolutely above and beyond Mandi! You two look absolutely fantastic. Although I’ve never seen the movie you’re referencing, I cannot get over your costumes! At first, I was so confused, but after seeing you next to other people I started to understand! Seriously, great job!
Perfection – so lovely!! I totally know what you mean about the gray paint; we did that a few years ago and swore to never do it again. You’re so brave. Ha, ha!
XO,
Ashley
Wow! Those are inspired costumes. You both look fantastic.
Excuse my french, but this is bad ass, Mandi! Bravo! I even showed the IT guy at work. haha
It’s amazing! Before I started reading, I thought the first picture really was photoshopped :D
Giedre, we got the face and hair paint both from Amazon. It’s a spray, and it comes in a small can, so I should’ve bought another one! The brown hair underneath kept peeking through by the end of the night.
That is so brilliant! I wish I could have seen it life. Super clever!
You look great!! We did this too! Only we were Charlie Chaplin and Louise Brooks. Here’s a pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftyminx/6292736073/ Definitely a very labor intensive costume. Kudos!
This. Is. Absolutely. Outstanding! I loooooove your idea of grayscaling everything…I’ve never seen anything this good. Kudos to you. I’d love to do this sometime (and of course I’m a huge fan of Bogart and Bacall, my lands).
<3 Cambria
jupefashion.blogspot.com
One of the guys we went out with this weekend dressed as a black and white film star…he did not even come close to pulling it off as amazingly as you guys did! His makeup was smudging off before he made it to the party we were at! Awesome job!
WOW!!!!!!!!
WOW! bravo!! i cant believe how well you guys looked like a BW shot, without any editing!
-m
HOW AMAZING you guys look perfect. Legitimately black and white. So cool.
PERFECT!!! You honestly look like you are off the set but still in the movie too….WOW!
these are definitely the most unique costumes i have ever seen – and you pulled it off so well!!! i would have been amazed to even see that in person :)
So. So. Cool!! The B&W effect is perfect. You almost look like cardboard cut outs in these pictures! Crazy!!!
This is INSANE and AMAZING!
These are amazing! Nice job!
xo,
Sarah
That is really well done!
Oh wow! I absolutely love it! It took me so long to realize that you were actually black and white! Haha! : )
x
http://www.lostinthehaze.com
Love it! you guys did such a great JOB on the black and white Movie look!
xo
B
Old movies are the best!
That is so cool. Doesn’t get much better than Bogie and Bacall, that’s for sure!!
this is great! Love it!
Ohmyword… this is GENIUS.
i LOVE it! you guys look fabulous!
Wow, best costumes by far. These are so original and awesome. Def find a way to wear them again!
-Arielle
http://www.humblepievintage.com
That is amazing! Also true dedication. I thought it was photo editing at first. So fun!
Wowie zowie! I can’t stop looking at your fabulousness!
You look gorgeous! Love the photos! xx
The Londoner
another total winner!!!!
Genius Idea!! Looks amazing in the photos!
Ok, this is the coolest thing everrrrrr. Love it!
mad skills and creativity!
love. this. a. lot!!!
That is un-FREAKING-believable!!!
New follower, and I love your blog!
Oh my God! You look awesome! Great job on the makeup.
That’s so genius! I love it. Old movies are the best. Everyone is so classy and demure. I wish modern movies were like that. Sigh. I should’ve been born 70 years ago…
WOW! This is AMAZING! I look at it again and again because your costumes are unbelievably great!
Oh my god, your costumes…how do I even words?! So amazing!
I absolutley love this post!
Your costumes were amazing!!! Great idea!
So clever! I love it.
fantastic costumes!! i actually thought the first foto is in B&W effect and then got confused- OH, it was part of your costume. utterly awesome xx
So. Flippin. Cool. Love! :)
Oh Mandi, this is so amazing! I will share it on my weekend links. I too thought that you had grayscaled yourselves!
Oh my gosh! This first picture looks amazing!!! Such a creative Halloween costume idea!
Amazing!!!
one word: amazing!
These are amazing. Love your costumes. That is so classic and unique and creative!!!!!
oh WOW. Best costumes EVER! xx
wow…that is amazing. i thought you were doing that weird color edit thing. you come up with most clever halloween get ups! love it…even though it gives me the creeps but I suppose that is the point to this holiday, no?
Seeriously amazing!
this is so awesome!!!