405The Phantom Of The Opera Costumes Make A Great Idea For Couples

posted by julia on September 3rd, 2007

The Phantom of the Opera is a wonderful musical that was created with elegant and sophisticated costumes.  The leading characters in this opera make a wonderful choice for couples costumes.  The man’s costume as the Phantom is very sexy as is the woman’s costume as the phantom’s love interest, Christine. 

While not difficult to create, it will take time to organize all the supplies necessary to create both the Phantom of the Opera costume and Christine’s costume.  Allow yourself more than enough time to gather the supplies so that your costume is as elegant and sophisticated as the original characters. 

Allow Enough Time To Gather Key Elements Of Phantom Of The Opera Costumes

Creating the man’s costume of the Phantom of The Opera can be quite inexpensive if you already own a few of the basics.  In the opera itself, the Phantom is dressed for a night at the opera in a black tuxedo, red cape and a half-mask to cover the disfigurement on his face. 

Considering the individual parts of this costume, it is an inexpensive and easy costume to create.  With the exception of the traditional Phantom of the Opera Costume mask, which would most likely need to be purchased in costume store or online, it is quite possible you have the other items laying around your house from previous Halloween costumes. 

For the Phantom of the Operas tuxedo costume a simple black suit will be a great substitute or a dress black shirt with black slacks can also fill in.  The cape should be a full-length red cap that drapes over the Phantom of the Opera’s entire front and back.

You can make your own cape at home but considering how inexpensive it can be, it might be a better use of your time to just go buy one and be done with the basic pieces of your Phantom of the Opera costume.  You could try second hand stores as many people donate their costumes at the end of each Halloween.  If you intend to try to purchase it second hand, be sure to shop early and these types of items go quickly.
 
The female costume for Phantom of the Opera, the character of Christine, could be completed with a simple but elegant prom dress.  Make sure that the dress is elegant; if it isn’t try embellishing it with a decorative shawl or other accessories.  It is possible to visit the Phantom of the Opera Website for costume ideas if you are trying to transform a plain prom dress and are having little success.  Keep in mind that the dress Christine has on in the on stage version is a gown from the opera that is being done within the plot of the storyline.  Additional accessories may include a fan, creative hairstyle with curls, white gloves and other essentially formal female items.

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