All this week I’m sharing simple DIY Halloween costume ideas. All of these ideas are great for teens and older kids and are great last-minute Halloween costumes! Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple Gilmore Girls Costume.
We love Gilmore Girls. I’m sure I’m not the only one that holds that sentiment. I remember watching it when it was on tv for the first time. I explain to my kids the horror of having to WAIT for the next episode each week. And the even greater horror of realizing that you forgot to hit record on the DVR and realizing you were out of luck and had no way to watch the missed episode.
About the time that Gilmore Girls hit Netflix, my girls and I started watching it from the beginning. We argued over Logan vs. Jess and screamed at the tv each time a character made a decision we didn’t agree with.
My youngest daughter loves Gilmore Girls the most and chose “In Omnia Paratus” as her senior year slogan. I was voting for “oy with the poodles already” but she didn’t agree.
This Gilmore Girls costume is what I call “half DIY’d” it’s created with a combination of DIY’d elements and store-bought clothing.
Teen Halloween Costume Ideas:
Having teenagers for the last 11 years I’ve learned the “rules” of teenage Halloween costumes:
- It should be a costume, but you can look like you tried
- It shouldn’t be what everyone else is wearing
- I want my hair and makeup to look mostly normal
- And one more bonus “mom rule” it can not be inappropriate.
With these 3 rules in mind, we created a Rory Gilmore Halloween Costume.
To Make a Gilmore Girls Costume:
Supplies:
White or Light Blue Button-Down Shirt
Plaid Skirt – You can find these at school uniform supply stores. Also, check Amazon but just know there is some crazy stuff on Amazon LOL!
Gray Cardigan
Navy 1″ Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Pin for Necktie
Knee-High Socks
Cricut Machine to make the Chilton Iron On or a Purchased Chilton Patch.
Chilton Patch SVG File – Download in our site Download Library
Heat Source- I recommend the Cricut EasyPress 2
If you’ve never created an Iron-On with a Cricut Machine, you can CLICK here to view a step by step tutorial.
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To Create the Chilton Sweater for the Gilmore Girls Costume:
We decided to DIY a Chilton sweater. I love my Cricut machine and designed to design my “own” version of a Chilton Crest for the cardigan.
What is a Cricut? A Cricut Machine is an electronic cutting machine. It hooks up to your computer via USB or Bluetooth and cuts images that you send to it, much like a printer. It just cuts instead of prints. It can cut vinyl, paper, fabric and much more. The images are all digital, you can upload your own images or buy images in Cricut Design space individually. You can read my full review of the Cricut Maker Machine HERE.
The actual Chilton Crest is pretty intricate design so I took a few “liberties” and designed one that I thought fit the mood of the costume. My crest features a lion, the actual one from the TV show is a combination of feathers and symbols. The lion was simpler to cut out and I don’t think anyone except for a mega-fan would know the difference.
If you’d like to make a Chilton Sweater you can download my version of the Chilton Crest in our Cricut Downloads Library. I’ve included two versions, one with a lion (as shown) and another one with an eagle and stars that looks more like the one from the tv show.
Cricut Design Space Download: To get these files into Cricut Design space you need to visit the Cricut Downloads Page of the site and follow the directions. When prompted click the DOWNLOAD button and save the file as an SVG to your computer. Do not open it in a new window it will load as an image, not an SVG. Next, go to the Cricut Design Space page with your browser. Click NEW. When the screen pops up click IMAGE. Then click – upload. Upload the image you downloaded. It’s ready to use in Design Space!
After you’ve cut out the Iron-On vinyl crest, apply it to your cardigan.
The rest of the costume is pretty straight forward. Layer the sweater over the button-up shirt and place the ribbon around the neck. Secure in place with a safety pin or decorative pin.
Here are the twins dressed up for a Halloween party with their friends. Her brother went as a Skeleton and you can find the tutorial to make that costume HERE.
More DIY Halloween Costumes Perfect for Teens:
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