Fab Kids : Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Andre Leon Talley Baby Costumes

November 4, 2014
Fab Kids Parties

I figured this may be the last year that Juliet would let me dress her for Halloween so I wanted to have some fun with it. Through the Fab Kids and Their Stylish Moms Facebook network and my following on Instagram @fab_kids, I threw (and sold out) an Haute Halloween themed costume party where kids (mostly toddlers) were encouraged to dress as their fashion icon. Being that I…er I mean Juliet adores Anna Wintour, I started scheming months ahead to put together a Vogue triplet team consisting of (Asian) Anna Wintour, a Karl Lagerfeld and Andre Leon Talley. Here was my inspirational shot that led me to this crafty planning.

Obviously these costumes are more for the fashion-obsessed parents than they are for the cute toddlers. But what fashionista wouldn’t go gaga over these images? Off to work I went finding mini Anna Wintour’s outfit. I knew I wanted her to carry a Vogue magazine so I pulled out my signed September issue from Fashion’s Night Out and made a miniature copy, half the size of the actual magazine. Tip – make two color copies and glue them 1 on each side to a piece of cardboard (I made a cut out from a box to make it super sturdy). That way, no matter which way the toddler carries it, it won’t bend, and will always show the front cover.

Pictured here are also some Anna – like jewels (that my husband mistakenly removed from baby before arriving to the party argh!)

Here is Anna with her signature jewels. Pretty nice match for just $1 a necklace, right?

I’m still so mad that I never got to get pictures with Juliet wearing them… Here’s the rest of Juliet’s mini-Anna look without the dollar store black sunglasses that I had her wear.

I found the tweed Cream and gold fleck cardigan at Zara – so Chanel – looking! And I couldn’t resist buying a matching sz 13/14 for me to wear with her. The tweed ballet shoes are from Old Navy and the skirt is from Target. I did scour the web (for months) for the perfect Anna wig but I simply could not find anything similar at or near her size. In the end, I gave an adult sized wig an Anna haircut but there was no way this toddler was going to keep it on. So I reluctantly wore it myself and bought myself a Vogue tee to wear under the Zara cardigan.

Days before when I had given up on her ever wearing the wig, I bought her her very first real haircut and felt defeated not being able to find any way to color her hair Anna’s blondish brown (without actually having to permanently color her hair). You should have seen the stylist’s face when I asked him to make Juliet look like the picture of Anna that I brought in.

Juliet was so enthralled with the whole hair cutting process that she sat patiently and as still as any determined minifashionista would.

Karl Lagerfeld’s signature look was easier to replicate. All you really need are a:

Chanel shopping bag
White cat
black suit
brooch and/or necklaces
and a children’s white wig
black sunglasses

Juliet’s friend, Mosi got it spot ON!

One little trick to keep a kid-sized wig on a toddler is to add an elastic band under the chin. You can barely see it here but it allowed for Karl to run around music class without ever shifting his perfect platinum hair!

Did you notice his CC shoes? They actually say “Chanel on the inside. Fab!! You can get some just like these here.

Speaking of fab, it doesn’t get more fab than Andre Leon Talley, editor-at-large of Vogue Magazine. He’s stately, he’s acessorized to the nines and he commands attention everywhere his giant fur-caped self goes.

Andre Leon Talley’s costume should include:

a cape
fur
necklaces
grey hair
a fab suit
Vogue magazine

Our little Andre refused to wear his fur cape but kept the rest of his accessories on including a Chanel brooch! His shoes came off for dancing…

Here are Asian Anna Wintour and Andre sharing an actual rather than an air kiss! I’m soo glad that mamarazzi caught this on camera!

And finally, our little Vogue trio together. What do you think?

For more pictures from the party, visit the FB page and check out the entire album! More on the rest of the party SOON!

8 Easy Kid’s Halloween Costumes That You Can Make At Home

October 28, 2015
Fab Kids Parties

Halloween for us is a fun-filled whirlwind of non-stop costume changes and back-to-back festivities. It’s a blast cuz we love dressing up and getting creative. Here are some make-at-home kids Halloween costumes that I’ve created from things already in J’s closet costing me $0. These are all easy DIY costumes that you could try at home too.

1). China doll

Accessorize a qipao with a Chinese takeout box and/or matching Chinese fan and layer a matching dress or tutu underneath for extra warmth and flair and voila, you’ve got a costume! I just happened to have these crazy baby wiglets (which are all the rage in Asia) to help complete the costume-y look.

2). 80s Aerobics Instructor

My tiny dancer already has a collection of leotards, tights and leggings so all I had to do was cut up a sweatshirt, make a sweatband (with two old white socks tied together) and have her carry a blow-up boombox (a take-home gift from a friend’s birthday party). Let’s get physical!!

3). Bride

This year we also re-used J’s baptism dress (can’t believe it still fits, only shorter)! I bobby pinned extra tulle that I already had to her hair, topped her off with a tiara, and gave her flowers to carry with something blue and tada, she’s a baby bride!

4). Doll

Her recital costume topped off with a sparkly bow and matching shoes made for a cute doll costume. But you could take any frilly doll-like dress (try vintage styles) and convert it into a dolly outfit.

If I had more time I would have loved to have made her a wind-up attachment like this. But alas, mommy was too worn out from planning and executing the BOO-tiful Halloween Bash from the night before to DIY this.

You could also have used makeup to draw in long dolly lashes and rosy cheeks but again, this mom ran out of energy.

5). Rainbow

I couldn’t keep a straight face when I dropped of J at school like this. She was the fluffiest, frilliest ball of awesomeness. We basically piled on all her tutus and accessorized with matching tights, socks, bow and flag. Tutu Cute!

6). Coco Chanel

If you’re a die-hard Chanel fan like we are, perhaps dressing like Coco Chanel is for you. Think quilting, Chanel-like chains, pearls, white and black and classic silhouettes. We happen to have a Coco doll which we replicated with a quilted white dress.

7). Anna Wintour

For the Haute Halloween party that I hosted for fab kids in NYC, J and I both dressed as Anna Wintour. This was a fairly easy make-at-home costume as well.

For more on how to dress like Karl Lagerfeld, Andre Leon Talley and other fashion icons, see my earlier post about Haute Halloween costumes!

8). Nerd

Think bowties, suspenders, pocket protectors, and black-rimmed glasses plus add some back-t0-school accessories and you’ve got an easy DIY costume. Check out all the nerdy fashions from my back-to-school play dates in NYC here!

And stay tuned to see all the details from this year’s Halloween bash!

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