The perfect elvis costume for carnival and halloween
Elvis Presley has lost little of his popularity and prominence since his death in 1977. So it is no surprise that disguising as the ‘King’ for carnival or halloween is still popular nowadays. There are several, more or less expensive ways to achieve the appropriate elvis look.
A nearly complete and authentic elvis costume requires a range of characteristic pieces of clothing and accessories. The principal component of a proper elvis costume should always be the characteristic, white elvis jumpsuit featuring a stand-up collar, a wide v-neckline and golden applications. Add to that a 1950 style white shirt with large collar and suiting bell-bottoms and you have the foundation of a great costume. After having composed these main components, you can add several typical accessories to complete and make perfect your elvis costume.
Obviously, an important accessory has to be a proper elvis hair-do as no elvis in disguise can be complete without one. Such a hairdo can be produced either by using lots of styling gel or by getting one of those elvis wigs that are made out of artificial hair but may also be available as rubber wigs in specialised costume stores. In case you don’t call a whole lot of chest hair your own, you may wish to consider using a chest hair toupee (which may not be very trendy currently otherwise and therefor hard to find). Finally, a good elvis costume should not omit fitting 1950 style sunglasses and (if you wish to overdo it) a wicked guitar.
An alternative to a whole costume may be the usage of an elvis mask if you hesitate to assemble all the parts needed for an adequate elvis disguise. Good elvis masks are available at http://www.realistic-masks.com/gb/latex-mask-rock-n-roll-star.html