Articles: Costume

An adult fairy costume is a great costume to have since this can be used for Halloween as well as other occasions that calls for a costume. An adult fairy costume can be purchased from any specialty store focusing on costumes and ordinary stores during Halloween when stores are saturated with costumes for both adults and kids. There is an adult Disney costume for fairies like Tinkerbell available. Another option to buying an adult fairy costume is to assemble one yourself. This may be more tricky compared to buying and adult fairy costume off the rack but certainly the costume will be unique and one of its kind.

Wings And Whatnot

Before anything else there are basic components of an adult fairy costume that may need some work. These basic components are the wings, the dress and the shoes. The most difficult to make may be the wings for the adult fairy costume which is why you will need some time to put together the costume before you can use it. A rough design may also come in handy to be able to picture the costume before you even start making it.

Assembling The Costume

Wings can be made with sturdy but light wire. Depending on the design, you can buy a length of lightweight cloth and sew this by hand unto the wire frame of the wings. Glittery chiffon or shimmery organza makes a great choice for the wire wings of this costume. The wings of your adult fairy costume are now finished. As for the dress itself, you can opt for leotards of a light green or pink color and complement it with a tutu. A more dramatic effect for an adult fairy costume is to make a tutu made of tulle on the inside to serve as the petticoat and shimmery organza on the top. At least two or three layers of tulle can make the tutu stiff enough to stand horizontally.

Tights of a complementing color are a great way to finish up your adult fairy costume. Add glitter to the tights to make a shimmery impression. Shoes can be any pair of flat shoes which go well with your color ensemble. If you want to add more glitter to you shoes, then go ahead. The adult fairy costume might also look great of you want to wear a circlet or flowers or vines on your head. Another option for an adult fairy costume is to carry a wand embellished with vines of flowers.