Halloween Location Looks: Day 5 of 31 – Pretty in Pink

My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continue!! Day 5 has arrived! Today’s costume comes from:

This is one of my FAVORITE John Hughes movies. Such an 80s classic!

The exterior of Andie's (Molly Ringwald) dad's (Harry Dean Stanton) house was actually shot in Pasadena, and it actually looks the same still!

The key Andie  costume pieces that you’ll need include:

1. Prom Corsage!! (Grab some flowers from the garden or snag a few stems and DIY one yourself!)

2. Wig (I used my own red hair, but this curly one does the trick!)

3. The dress!! (I upcycled two dresses and crafted them into my "Pretty in Pink" ensemble that I featured in my book!! Check it out for the full tutorial, or look for something pink and polka-dotted to match Andie's as much as possible.)

I featured my favorite quote from the movie to tease today's post on Instagram yesterday...

What. About. Prom. Blaine?

My final Andie look from the pages of my book (pre-red hair!) looked like this...

Skip that dress at the mall, Andie! Just DIY it, girl!

I couldn't wait to shoot my dress in front of the actual shooting location of Andie's dad's house! The tracks are right next to it too. Did we wait for trains to come? Most definitely...you'll see some of these shots towards the end of the post!

I was so inspired by this film SO MUCH when I was a kid. It probably had a lot to do with what I do now!

With my prom dress on, I was just waiting for Andrew McCarthy.

I should have worn this for my prom! Molly Ringwald, in the house!

The train finally arrived, and the shoot was complete.

Well, almost complete...

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Side by Side Andies!

Five looks down, 26 to go!

Film Details:

Pretty in Pink (released by Paramount Pictures, dir: Howard Deutsch)

Location: 1010 Hope Street, Pasadena, CA)

Halloween Location Looks: Day 4 of 31 – Golden Girls

Costume month continues! Which shooting location did I hit today??? I took a little trip to "Miami" to visit...

This show makes me smile. Obsessed that you can sporadically find it on TV at 3am (been there, done that) and honestly, I get lots of outfit inspiration when watching.

I decided to put on my best Rose Nylund and get to set!

The key Rose costume pieces that you’ll need include:

1. Wig (Marilyn Wig c/o Party City)

2. Sequins!! (I wore a vintage sequined top with a muumuu underneath!)

Time to get GOLDEN!!

The house basically looks the same as it did when it was used for exterior shots in the TV show.

6151 Richmond Street, Miami, Florida, I've arrived!

I always remembered that trim on the garage for some reason! Such a treat seeing it in real life.

I went with a pink sequined top because Rose seemed to be in pink quite often.

Matching hair??

And well sequins...you just have to go with sequins when you're talking about GG!

I wore a muumuu underneath the top, because it just made sense :)

Successful costume, check!

The only thing better would be if I had a Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia to join me!!

Four looks down, 27 to go!

Show Details:

Golden Girls (released by NBC)

Location: 245 N. Saltair Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Remake: Yellow Floral Chiffon Robe

I hope you're enjoying the costume series that just started! I still want to get a few upcycled remakes posted in-between all of the Halloweening, so today you get a housecoat! I bought this YEARS ago with the intention of doing something cool with it, however I just never seemed to be inspired enough to tweak it.

The print was killer and I loved the chiffon, however at the end of the day, it was a buttoned robe. I finally got inspired with a trip to Palm Springs planned. Kinda seems like something that should be worn in the desert, n'est-ce pas?

First thing to hit the road, besides me (!!) was the ruffled collar.

With help from my seam ripper, I removed all the stitching around the neckline, and had a completely detached collar.

Moving on, it was now time to go short!

I trimmed off the bottom portion of the piece and then pinned under the raw edges to prepare a new hem to be sewn.

I stitched down my neck...

...and then tweaked the hem...

...and was left with the perfect Megan Draper-esque pool cover-up for my poolside afternoon in Palm Springs!

I always lather up with sunscreen but love having some extra coverage to totally avoid the sunburn. This was the perfect piece because it was light and airy, I could walk around the pool not feeling overly exposed, and it made me feel like I was in an episode of Mad Men.

The cabana cushion and pillows were totally in my color palette too. Greens, oranges, and yellows, oh my!! I think I'm going to repurpose this into an actual "jacket" (it's still 90 degrees here in Los Angeles, so I'm using the jacket term quite loosely) to wear on top of a tank top/jeans combo this weekend. It gives just enough flair to make a basic jeans/t pair pop.  I'll make sure to document photographically!