Fourty Play Quietly In A Mime Halloween Costume
If you want to have a quiet party, ask guests to wear Mime Halloween costumes. Charade artists perform silent antics with not a word spoken. Comfortable to wear and easy to make mime costumes require nothing fancy or expensive. The clothing itself is simple and usually consists of black leggings and a black long sleeved snug knit shirt. The telltale facial makeup of mime Halloween costumes is what exposes your character to others.
Mime makeup is generally a must. Unlike clown make up, a basic style is easy to achieve. If you are not terribly handy with paints, especially on your own face, a simple white covering with a few black accents work well. You can paint your eyebrows in black and call it complete. Get more detailed by lining your lips or eyes as well. Some will also add little touches of personality, such as a painted on tear or a few shapes around the eyes. http://www.costumecauldron.com/Adult-Scary-Evil-Clown-Costumes.html
Clothing is simple and limited to very few pieces. The simplest mime Halloween costume could be made with black slacks and a black long sleeved tee. Add the facial make-up and gloves and begin your gestures. The traditional mime costume consists of slim black pants and a long sleeved knit shirt with horizontal black and white stripes. A red kerchief is often worn around the neck and a black French beret sits at angle on the head. In recent years some mime costumes have used a red and white shirt with horizontal stripes and that is also an accepted version.
If tradition isn’t your thing wear whatever you want. The face paint by itself will identify you as a mime. Of course, the lack of vocalization and the exaggerated body movements will help, too. http://www.costumecauldron.com/shop/halloween-costume/Clown–Mime-Costumes-title0-p-1-c-356.html
If you have sensitive skin or allergies you might opt to wear a mime mask rather than face paint. The problem with masks for this depiction is that facial expressions are so much a part of being a mime. Behind a mask you can grimace or smile all you like – and never be understood! Masks also limit your visibility and can become a safety issue.
Scary mimes are not unheard of, although the mime seems to have obtained less of the “terrifying factor” that clowns have. Perhaps it is the calming silence they use in their trade, or the toned down color schemes. Whatever it is, this silent charade artist generally lacks the scary connotations. Although if you wish to take your costume in that direction, by all means do so. You could be the first noose wearing or axe wielding mime!
If you want to convince, learn to play the part! Though the movements of a mime look simple and easy when done by an expert they are in fact carefully controlled use of the body in an expressive way. A search on Google will reveal a number of sources that will help you learn to act the part in your mime Halloween costume. You don’t need to become a master of the art but with a bit of knowledge and practice you can reproduce a few of the smooth movements of the professional mime.
I’m not suggesting you spend hours learning to be a mime or days practicing your routines. Who want to make a career out of their Halloween character? Just a quick view of how mimes move and a few minutes of practice here and there are all you need to be convincing.
For fun, comfort and ease of construction, mime Halloween costumes fill the bill. Whether traditional in black and white stripes or a bit more modern with red on white stripes, you always must have the wrist length white gloves and face paint (or a mask) to play the part. We should also point out that mimes are almost always quite slender. For a humorous twist a person of large girth dressed as a traditional mime could be great for laughs. Obviously, this would need to be someone not self conscious about his size or weight. Can you picture an overweight mime trying to reach past his stomach to open the imaginary door? Now that would be a funny clown Halloween costume. Edited by Hetsil Protage
Choose mime Halloween costumes online and weave a story with your white face and hands in clown Halloween costume


July 21, 2011 | Posted by Noah Jaden
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