Friday, October 18, 2019

Small Shop Halloween!

I have to be honest, Halloween is just not my favorite holiday anymore. It just feels so commercialized and the box-store costumes are less than impressive.....which is what Merce, Jax and Skylar ALWAYS wanted as soon as they were able to choose their own. 
So, we asked our customers to send us their past and present Halloween costumes using small shop/boutique clothing, rather than store bought costumes, and we received some absolutely amazing costume ideas!
Marionette Doll using an Eleanor Rose dress
Dorothy using Nelly Madison Clothing Company dress
Merce & Me socks and tank
Calista & Co Necklace
Ellie J Avenue Bow 
Witch using Merce & Me Black dress & olive tee and leggings
Target $1 spot socks 

Little Red Riding Hood using a Nelly Madison Clothing Co. dress.

The CUTEST little 80s check ever.
Merce & Me leggings
Hand-painted shoes by her mom. 
Kitty featuring a black peplum from Little Fashionista Boutique
mom-made tutu 
Nightmare Before Christmas sisters!
Love their use of solid layering pieces for warmth
under their costumes from Faryn Eagen. 

Scarecrow featuring Little Fashionista Hoodie and Leggings.
Isn't she the cutest little Doll?!
Nelly Madison Clothing Co dress
Merce & Me socks
Old Navy shoes
Maleficent using a Dollcake dress 
The seriously cutest Good Witch/Bad Witches EVER.  featuring Bijou Sauvage Clothier
I spy some Nathalie Verlinden boots in there too
I'm a HUGE fan of stealing from other holidays for Halloween costumes!
This little Easter Bunny is wearing Nelly Madison Clothing Co dress,
Avry Couture Bunny ears
Joyfolie gladiators 

The easiest costume ever. lol.
White Nelly Madison Clothing Co dress
Joyfolie Gladiators
Wings and halo from Amazon for like $5. 
Our take on Elfaba.
Nelly Madison Clothing Co dress
We Love Color tights (I think. it's been a while)
Buzz Lightyear by Placard Originals
Custom dyed socks from Merce & Me
Pepe Boots 

I absolutely love all these small shop/out of the box costumes! We definitely will be asking for customer pics every.single.year for a small shop Costume Parade! Do you have a costume featuring a small shop? Send it over and we will file it away for our next parade: jill@merceandme.com.
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