How to Make an "I Love Lucy" Costume
"I Love Lucy" is a 1950s American sitcom starring Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo. Lucy is a lovable redhead housewife with a knack for causing many a calamity around the house. She dresses in cute and kitschy 1950s attire, favoring pretty print dresses. Her most well-known look is a polka-dot-print frock teamed with an apron and her unmistakable, lustrous red hair. Scout out a vintage 1950s dress from a secondhand store and you're halfway to creating an "I Love Lucy" costume. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- White apron -- the style that only covers your lower half
- 1-inch-by-4-foot red ribbon
- Scissors
- Needle
- Thread
- 3-inch-by-3-inch red material
- Black 1950s-style dress with white polka dots
- White high-heeled shoes
- Red curly wig
- Red lipstick
- Black eyeliner
- Gray eyeshadow
- Black mascara
Instructions
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Cut enough red ribbon to stretch across the top of the apron and sew to the apron in a horizontal line 2 inches from the top using the needle and thread. Repeat at the bottom of the apron, this time sewing the ribbon 2 inches from the bottom.
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Draw a heart on the 3-inch-by-3-inch piece of red material -- the heart should fill the material as much as possible so it is almost 3 inches wide at the top. Cut this heart out and sew it to the top right corner of the apron -- about 3 inches below the ribbon and 3 inches from the right edge.
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Wear the polka-dot dress and white shoes, then tie the apron over the top.
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Put on the curly red wig and paint your lips with red lipstick. Line your eyes with black eyeliner, winging the line up at the outer corners. Dust a little gray eyeshadow outside the liner along the top lashes. Apply black mascara.
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Tips & Warnings
If you can't find a polka-dot dress, any 1950s-style frock will be suitable.
If you have naturally red hair, curl it instead of wearing a wig.
