Halloween Location Looks: 24 of 31 - Beaches

My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 24 is here and it's an 80s movie that I watched with my mom when I was younger because she had read the book. Today’s costume comes from:

I recall a very young Mayim Bialik playing Bette Midler as a child and all I thought about was how much I wanted her fringy costume!

The opening scene is shot at the Hollywood Bowl which happens to be a place that I'm very familiar with.

Shooting there when it was completely empty was such a treat. It's one of the coolest spots in Los Angeles!

I thought recreating one of Bette's looks from Beaches would be just the thing for my costume series!

To dress like Bette, the only real thing you'll need is a red wig (and a mic if so inclined) as well as "Wind Beneath My Wings" playing on your smart phone the whole night!

I wore a blue blazer from my collection to match the blazer that Bette wore.

She performed...

I performed...

Her name was on the marquee...

...my name was most definitely not.

She sang...

...and I pretended to sing.

We're really just so similar!!

Twenty-four looks down, 7 to go!

Film Details:

Beaches (Touchstone Pictures, dir: Garry Marshall)

Location: Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave.. Los Angeles, CA 90068

Halloween Location Looks: 22 of 31 - Saved By The Bell

My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 22 is here and it's the silliest, most fun Saturday morning show that was ever on TV. Today’s costume comes from:

I lived for this show! (I still live for this show!)

I saw an amazing post from I'm Not A Stalker showing the high school used for the first season of Saved By The Bell...

...so I had to make a valley trip and craft a 90s costume perfect for the gang. Zack had the BEST wardrobe.

Found the school...

...and put together my costume!

To complete the ultimate Zack Morris costume from Saved By The Bell, here are the main elements you'll need:

1. WIG! (This one is c/o Party City)

2. 90s block phone (After not being able to source a real one, I printed one out, backed it on cardboard, and toted it along with me!)

3. 90s shirt (this one is from etsy, but I used a blue poncho that helped to wrangle the SoCal spirit of Zack.)

This might be my favorite quote from the Instagram series:

Typical Jessie, amirite??

When I wake up in the morning and the 'larm gives out a warning...

...and I don't think I'll ever make it on time.

By the time I grab my books, and I give myself a look, I'm at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by.

It's all right...

...'cause I'm saved by the bell.

Dressing up like Mark-Paul Gosselaar was kind of a dream come true!!

Twenty-two looks down, 9 to go!

TV Show Details:

Saved By The Bell (NBC)

Location: Ulysses S. Grant High School, 13000 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, CA

Halloween Location Looks: 21 of 31 - My So-Called Life

My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 21 is here and it's an homage to the TV show of my teenage years. Today’s costume comes from:

All I know is that Jordan Catalano was the angsty-teen heartthrob of m'dreams.

And, I wanted auburn hair more than anything when I was 12. (I just decided to wait 20 years to have that red hair dream come to a reality!!)

The episode "Why Jordan Can't Read" had a scene that was shot at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)...

...so a visit within the collections was soon to be had!

For the perfect Claire Danes as Angela Chase ensemble, think ultimate 90s, grunge-chic.

1. Plaid shirt (Mine was thrifted, but you can find plaid shirts everywhere!)

2. Babydoll Dress! (Mine is H&M, but this is another piece sure to be found while thrifting or on a quick mall trip.)

I put on my 90s ensemble and headed to the museum!

The My So-Called Life teens were there for a field trip (or hook up session as per Rayanne below)...

...which made me wish I was part of their high school because I don't recall any art museum trips. I recall trips to the county dump (we learned about recycling!), but none to see art.

Claire Danes had the frustrated teen thing down. The sighs, the deep thoughts, the hair pushing away from her face...

I tried to do my best Claire while viewing the collections...

Just wished that I had seen Jordan Catalano on any of my field trips, though...

Twenty-one down, ten to go!

TV Show Details:

My So-Called Life (ABC)

Location: LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036