How to Make a Popeye and Olive Oil Halloween
Debuting in 1929 as a comic strip Popeye, whose famed girlfriend goes by the name Olive Oil, became infamous for his mighty strength gained through consuming spinach. Popeye exploded from the comic strip and became an icon of film, television and radio. Popeye and Olive Oil costumes can be easily created through items found in your own closet or through some small purchases at vintage or fabric stores. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Blue jeans
- Black Polo
- Blue shirt
- Red handkerchief
- White sailor hat
- Pipe
- Can of spinach
- Brown boots
- Red sweater
- White collared shirt
- Black skirt
- White fabric
- Scissors
- Fabric glue
- Bobby pins
- Hair tie
Instructions
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Popeye
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Draw anchor tattoos on both forearms or biceps. These need only be simple line drawings, not elaborate images.
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Wear blue jeans paired with a black polo shirt. Wear a blue shirt underneath the polo that has slightly longer sleeves. Fold the blue sleeves over the black.
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Tie a red handkerchief around the neck, with the knot in the front center.
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Hold a pipe in your mouth and carry a can of spinach. Wear brown shoes, a brown belt and a white sailor hat.
Olive Oil
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Wear a long, ankle length black shirt. Cut a t3-inch thick strip of white fabric and glue or sew to the bottom of the skirt, about 2 inches up from the hem.
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Add a red, long-sleeved sweater and wear a collared white shirt underneath it. Fold the collar over the red sweater. Wear brown boots or shoes.
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Twist the front side portions of your hair into buns over the ears and flat against your head. Secure with bobby pins. Gather the rest of your hair in the back in a low ponytail. Secure with a hair tie.
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