Here at Samantha Rose, we’re bigger fans of DIY costumes than the packaged variety purchased from a Halloween superstore. But instead of breaking the bank by purchasing all of the costume components, shop your closet! Specifically, your pearls. So which costumes can make use of your favorite strand?
The Little Mermaid. Doesn’t Julianne Moore make a very pretty Ariel? This photograph was created by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz as part of the Disney Dream Portraits series. Your mermaid costume can be as literal or impressionistic as you have the patience for, but wind a single strand of pearls several times around your neck as a tribute to the treasure of the Little Mermaid’s watery kingdom.
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