This is a self serving thread, I freely admit. I am looking for a theme for this year's Halloween Party and I have to give the guests ample time to put something together.
I having been thinking 'James Bond'...
I was picturing myself as Francisco Scaramanga-----and I noted that he had the most comfortable looking outfits for a 'villain'.
Can anyone find or name villains who wore REALLY comfortable clothes? Maybe I can parlay THAT into a theme.
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Brando's version of Dr. Moreau appeared to be comfortable in his choice of togs!
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Max Cady from Cape Fear. He just wore slacks and lots of tattoos!
If you go as Scaramanga, don't forget to sport a third nipple!
Geez, Lee was skinny.
Has Christopher Lee always worn that severe Dracula-style toupee?
I've got a very old (signed) studio still of him (late 1940's-early 1950's) where he's not in character makeup and it shows his hairline very receded and without a pronounced widow's peak.
Quote from: typhooforme on March 21, 2010, 08:46:31 AM
Brando's version of Dr. Moreau appeared to be comfortable in his choice of togs!
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2rhtyyb.jpg)
Oooooooooh....... YES, indeed. NICE call. That has possibilities.
Quote from: hammerfan on March 21, 2010, 09:07:18 AM
Max Cady from Cape Fear. He just wore slacks and lots of tattoos!
Mmmm Hmmm.... Very good... very good.
Quote from: Gillman-Fan on March 21, 2010, 09:53:06 AM
If you go as Scaramanga, don't forget to sport a third nipple!
Well, that goes without saying... I was thinking of fashioning one from pepperoni.....
Quote from: Monster Bob on March 21, 2010, 10:07:15 AM
Geez, Lee was skinny.
AND........... that could possibly pose a dilemma. ;D
Quote from: Gillman-Fan on March 21, 2010, 12:23:05 PM
Has Christopher Lee always worn that severe Dracula-style toupee?
I've got a very old (signed) studio still of him (late 1940's-early 1950's) where he's not in character makeup and it shows his hairline very receded and without a pronounced widow's peak.
Yeah, see, this is the draw for me: As Scaramanga, I get to essentially look like Dracula in pajamas... really, what else could you want?
Sean...what about Hjalmar Poelzig? No body looked more relaxed than Karloff, in those satanic silk pyjamas and robe...
ELEGANT!
Elisabeth ededed
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How 'bout Victor Buono as King Tut (Batman, '66)?
Quote from: Sean on March 21, 2010, 01:37:43 PM
Well, that goes without saying... I was thinking of fashioning one from pepperoni.....
No no my friend..........fashioning a nipple from a malodorous cured pork product?? The neighborhood cats will attack your cleavage every time you open the door for a guest. Tres gauche.
As the host of the gala, who must blaze a path for the invitees to follow, it would behoove you to make every effort to set a standard which your friends can only yearn achingly to achieve. An italian variety of dried salami glued haphazardly to your pectoral in an attempt to imitate Scaramanga is akin to shoving the entire sausage down the pants of a leisure suit and calling yourself Ron Jeremy.
Perish the thought.
In the interests of our friendship, I've scoured the sordid underbelly of the internet with an eye toward sparing you the inevitable ignominy you would achieve with a Sicilian sausage nipple. Sir I present, for your edification, the last word in temporary teats.
(http://www.realself.com/files/Image/stickon_nipples_for_sale.jpg)
Yes, for the paltry sum of $16.95, you can be the envy of every party-goer and the desire of unweaned tots everywhere. You are but a click away from becoming a party legend.
http://www.softer-ware.com/ (http://www.softer-ware.com/)
No need to thank me. I live to serve.
Quote from: Elisabeth on March 21, 2010, 02:46:17 PM
Sean...what about Hjalmar Poelzig? No body looked more relaxed than Karloff, in those satanic silk pyjamas and robe...
ELEGANT!
I have a very similar robe. Whenever someone is doing photoshoot with me at home I always try to convince them to do a few pix of me in it but everybody thinks it is too "costumey".
*Sigh*.
If only they realized I lounge about the house like that at night, wearing my fez and drinking pomegranate juice from a brandy snifter...
Quote from: Gillfan on March 21, 2010, 05:28:20 PM
I have a very similar robe. Whenever someone is doing photoshoot with me at home I always try to convince them to do a few pix of me in it but everybody thinks it is too "costumey".
*Sigh*.
If only they realized I lounge about the house like that at night, wearing my fez and drinking pomegranate juice from a brandy snifter...
Why don't I doubt this one iota??
Not me, but this is from a 1970's catalog.
Oh what a wonderous time!
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy16/2260841/jacket.jpg)
Quote from: Gillfan on March 21, 2010, 09:16:17 PM
Not me, but this is from a 1970's catalog.
Oh what a wonderous time!
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy16/2260841/jacket.jpg)
Those were the days indeed my friend!!
(http://surrealiststreetgang.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/liesure_suit.jpg)
I was always partial to the smoking jacket look.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/4452565685_0bb2845503.jpg)
But then, a simple, amply cut suit can be comfortable. With the right accessories.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4453341324_62a9d45d14.jpg)
In the other hand, sometimes the classical look is best.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4452655821_e79f26e2a7.jpg)
Quote from: Elisabeth on March 21, 2010, 02:46:17 PM
Sean...what about Hjalmar Poelzig? No body looked more relaxed than Karloff, in those satanic silk pyjamas and robe...
ELEGANT!
Elisabeth ededed
(http://i42.tinypic.com/8zmqrk.jpg)
Whew............. WOW. THAT is FANTASTIC! Seriously, if I could put that together, it could be the call. Thanks, Elisabeth. But keep 'em coming, folks.
Quote from: LundyAfterMidnight on March 21, 2010, 04:00:47 PM
How 'bout Victor Buono as King Tut (Batman, '66)?
Yes! And Lundy, I regret to say that I'm maybe closer to Buono's sillouette than Lee's at the moment. ::)
Quote from: Scatter on March 21, 2010, 05:04:42 PM
No no my friend..........fashioning a nipple from a malodorous cured pork product?? The neighborhood cats will attack your cleavage every time you open the door for a guest. Tres gauche.
You have a point.... did YOU have a bad experience with salty processed meats and rogue felidae?
True story: One year at my party, an old woman from down the street who I hadn't met before, was out looking for her housecat (who was declawed and defenseless) because it had gotten out. It was very blustery and she was going door to door post 9pm. I had to be summoned to speak with her and I was Vic Tayback from 'Lover Boy' with a green jumpsuit, bald wig and bad toupee on top with ridiculous sunglasses..... when I came to the door, the woman looked at me like Paul Lynde looking at Herman Munster or Jon Lovitz looking at Marla Hooch. It wasn't actually ON Halloween, and we were all dressed as supposedly 'normal people'.... ;D
Quote from: Gillfan on March 21, 2010, 05:28:20 PM
I have a very similar robe. Whenever someone is doing photoshoot with me at home I always try to convince them to do a few pix of me in it but everybody thinks it is too "costumey".
*Sigh*.
If only they realized I lounge about the house like that at night, wearing my fez and drinking pomegranate juice from a brandy snifter...
Too costumey? IMPOSSIBLE.
Quote from: Scatter on March 21, 2010, 09:25:03 PM
Those were the days indeed my friend!!
(http://surrealiststreetgang.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/liesure_suit.jpg)
There's ZERO good reason why those still AREN'T the days.
Quote from: Sean on March 22, 2010, 08:06:19 AM
You have a point.... did YOU have a bad experience with salty processed meats and rogue felidae?
It's just that felidae lingua is so darn abrasive. I went from having 3 nipples to almost losing them all entirely due to erosion.
Quote from: Scatter on March 22, 2010, 11:57:17 AM
It's just that felidae lingua is so darn abrasive. I went from having 3 nipples to almost losing them all entirely due to erosion.
Did the cats at least go for the pepperoni 1st?
Quote from: Sean on March 23, 2010, 07:47:29 AM
Did the cats at least go for the pepperoni 1st?
No........but then, my nipples
are fabulous.
There's absolutely NO chance that on this ill fated eve you purposely used an unsavory, dried up morsel of pepperoni so as to FORCE the cats to seek sustenance from your own mammary pappillae, to which you did provide liberal applications of catnip.... right....? Right Scatter.....? ;)
Quote from: Gillfan on March 21, 2010, 09:16:17 PM
Not me, but this is from a 1970's catalog.
Oh what a wonderous time!
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy16/2260841/jacket.jpg)
I just wanna know what was going on in the 70's that 4 guys dressed that ridiculous we're all hanging out
that close together!
On the 2nd though...I probably don't wanna know. ;D
Quote from: Sean on March 24, 2010, 08:01:39 AM
There's absolutely NO chance that on this ill fated eve you purposely used an unsavory, dried up morsel of pepperoni so as to FORCE the cats to seek sustenance from your own mammary pappillae, to which you did provide liberal applications of catnip.... right....? Right Scatter.....? ;)
SILENCE!! I'm trying to apply pâté de foie gras to my navel and these constant interruptions are vexing me!!
Here kitty kitty..........
This conversation is becoming strangely exciting to me...
TMI
Quote from: BlackLagoon on March 25, 2010, 02:06:23 PM
I just wanna know what was going on in the 70's that 4 guys dressed that ridiculous we're all hanging out that close together!
On the 2nd though...I probably don't wanna know. ;D
And what are they LOOKING at? What kind of conversation could be going on there?
"The red white and blue striped Aqua Fresh is really tingly... have you tried it?"
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The guys in the back are saying, "Are those FLANNEL robes the dudes in front of us are wearing?? Who comes to a co-ed pajama party wearing FLANNEL?!?! How can they even hope to compete against us for chicks with our helmet hair, porn moustaches, and purple smoking jackets?? Hey........where ARE the chicks anyway?? I don't see any chicks here."
The guys in front of them are saying "Does this flannel robe make my ass look big??"
:D
Quote from: Scatter on March 26, 2010, 03:20:23 PM
(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy16/2260841/jacket.jpg)
The guys in the back are saying, "Are those FLANNEL robes the dudes in front of us are wearing?? Who comes to a co-ed pajama party wearing FLANNEL?!?! How can they even hope to compete against us for chicks with our helmet hair, porn moustaches, and purple smoking jackets?? Hey........where ARE the chicks anyway?? I don't see any chicks here."
The guys in front of them are saying "Does this flannel robe make my ass look big??"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Also, I like how essentially the 2 guys in front are at least on the same page, whereas the 2 guys in back don't look like they got the same memo..... one guy is lucky to be wearing nothing but that robe and the other guy has dress shoes, socks and a tie on. He's overdressed for whatever it was they're supposed to be doing.