How to Make Cyndi Lauper Halloween Costumes

Making a Cyndi Lauper Halloween costume is a fun and sexy way to bring back the 80's for a night.

Cyndi Lauper is an iconic figure of the 80's, with hits such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time after Time" and "True Colors."

She also served as a fashion idol for teens during the 80's. Girls flocked to mimic her fashion style, with neon colors, crazy hair and crinoline skirts.

There are many pre-made Cyndi Lauper Halloween costumes available, but making your own is easy and fun to do.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Cyndi Lauper

   FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH CYNDI LAUPER FASHION OF THE 80'S - When consider Cyndi Lauper Halloween costumes, it is important to understand her overall style. This will help you THINK with Cyndi Lauper fashion in mind and will get you more realistic Cyndi Lauper Halloween costumes.

   THINK...
   - Color Explosion
   - Don't Match. Clash.
   - Bright, Bright Colors
   - Each clothing piece stands on its own
   - Accessorize

   Now, that you have the basics, we will cover each part of clothing on its own.

2. Amazon Cyndi Lauper Wig

   GET A WIG - To make your Cyndi Lauper Halloween costumes accurate, you will probably need to get a wig. The signature Cyndi Lauper hair is hard to style, hard to dye and will be really bad for your own poor head of hair.

   You can buy a pre-made Cyndi Lauper wig for $22 on Amazon(see resource section below) or you can buy a blonde real hair wig and take it to a hair stylist to get it colored and styled. For most costumes the pre-made wig will be cheaper and all that is needed. The real hair wig, will be more expensive, but will look more realistic.

3. American Apparel Leggings

   FIND SOME LEGGINGS - Oooh, those 80s leggings. American Apparel carries amazing leggings that are perfect for Cyndi Lauper Halloween Costumes.

   They carry colors that are popping bright and fit perfectly into the Make a Statement, Bright, Color Explosion 80's, such as Fluorescent Green, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Pink and Fluorescent Red.

   American Apparel may be pricier and higher quality than other leggings, but wow, talk about bang for your buck.

   Also consider looking at thrift stores, dance stores and stores such as Target or Wal Mart. There are a lot of leggings out there, choose one perfect for your unique budget and quality needs.

   **If you are not a leggings girl, consider wearing fishnet stockings of black or various colors for an equally 80's look.

4. Yellow Pumps

   FIND BRIGHTLY COLORED SHOES/BLACK BOOTS - A Cyndi Lauper costume can incorporate amazing shoes!

   You can either wear brightly colored pumps that you dye at home (see resource section for dyeable shoes) or ones found at thrift stores or in friends/family member closets. If it fits your budget, order some pumps for Zappos.

   Choose shoes that are bright and that do not match the rest of the outfit. If you are concerned about the comfort of pumps, you can safely go with brightly colored flats or even laced up clonky army boots (featured in one of Cyndi Laupers' most famous 80's outfits).

5. Colored Crinoline Skirts

   GET A CRINOLINE SKIRT - A Cyndi Lauper costume should without a doubt include a colored crinoline billowy skirt. Follow the Cyndi Lauper fashion guide to make sure you are on the right track.

   You can find colored crinoline vintage skirts on ebay, craigslist, thrift stores, dance stores or costume shops.

   If you find the perfect crinoline skirt, consider getting it died at 2birdstone's shop on Etsy. It costs about $20 + shipping and she will dye your crinoline one of 61 popping colors such as: Cranberry, Blue Turquoise, Cherry Red, Yellow or Hunting Green. See resource section below for link.

6. Cyndi in a black off the shoulder top

   FIND THE TOP - When it comes to finding a perfect Cyndi Lauper costume top, consider layers, torn off the shoulder shirts, crazy prints, bustiers and bright colors. Think color explosion, but choose something which you feel comfortable in and suits the rest of the outfit.

   Look at the other components of your outfit and see what shirt will fit best. You may be able to wear a shirt from your closet, a thrift store or retail store.

7. Laupers' Accessories

   ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE - One of the biggest things you can do to make your outfit 80's is to accessorize.

   Accessories can include bangled bracelets, long earrings, lacy elbow length gloves with the fingers cut off and beaded necklaces.

   Look to find accessories at vintage stores, today's accessories stores for tweens, costume shops, the dollar store, thrift stores, ebay, places such as Target, etc. Also consider making your own accessories by buying beads at a craft store and stringing them yourself.

8. 80's Eye Makeup

   DO THE MAKEUP - A Cyndi Lauper costume is not complete without the makeup. 80's makeup was big, bright and bold and Cyndi's was no exception. The ladies from the 80's pretty much painted their faces. Do not be afraid to use too much makeup. **See the resource section for an in depth guide to 80's makeup.

   Start with your regular foundation and powder.

   Line your top and bottom eyelids heavily with black eyeliner and then use your finger or a sponge to smear it slightly out from the eye.

   Apply eye shadow in shades of bright orange, blue or green. Apply all the way to the brow line.

   Curl your eyelashes until they stand up on their own. Apply mass amounts of mascara.

   Line your lips with a frosty fuschia color or bright pink and fill in.

   Use pink blush.

Tips & Warnings

• Look at pictures of Cyndi Lauper in her 80's garb throughout the costume selection process.

• This should be an amazing and fun experience, make sure to take lots of pictures of your Cyndi Lauper costume.

• Be prepared to look larger than life. The 80's was all about being bright and bold. Enjoy it for your night out.

Resources

• Cyndi Lauper Wig
• American Apparel Leggings
• How to Find Cheap Dyeable Shoes
• Color your Crinoline on Etsy
• A guide to 80's Makeup