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Galley Gossip: How to create a flight attendant Halloween costume

by Heather Poole (RSS feed) on Oct 6th 2009 at 9:30AM

It's that time of year, people! Hopefully you've already figured out what you're going to be for Halloween. It is right around the corner, ya know.

I'm the type of person who usually waits until the last second to pull something together, which is why I almost always end up feeling insecure about my costume, a crap costume, which only leads to a miserable night out - that is if I even go out! It all depends on just how crappy the crap costume actually ends up.

But this year I've decided to do things a little differently and embrace the holiday season. I'm going to dress up in something I've planned out well in advance. What that costume may be I still don't know, but my three year-old knows that he's going as Captain Hook and wants me to dress up as Tinkerbell. Not a chance. Thankfully there's still plenty of time to figure it out.

Now if you're like me, you're looking for a costume that's easy to throw together and inexpensive. So why not live out your inner fantasy and dress up as me - a flight attendant! Think about it, you'll be able to deliver drinks and do the pointy-point all night long. Oh you know you want to!

Last year at this exact same time I came across an interesting post from Jennine (that's her in the photo) who has a fantastic fashion blog called The Coveted. Imagine my surprise when I spotted her dressed up as a stewardess for Halloween, a fantastic get up she created by using clothing from her very own closet.

"All you need," Jennine writes,"is a hat, gloves, a neck scarf, a go-go dress or shift dress, a vest, and knee high boots."

As for hair and make up, Jennine suggests to go heavy on the liquid eyeliner and use blue eyeshadow and red lips. Of course the beehive is a must.

What's that you say, the retro look really isn't your thing? You'd much rather unleash your inner slut? That's okay. It's a good thing I'm here help.

I plugged the words FLIGHT ATTENDANT COSTUME into the search engine and then went through dozens of web sites until I narrowed it down to my favorites. See a costume you like, just click on the picture and you'll be directed to a page where you'll be able to place an order. It's that simple. You can thank me later. By the way, the pink and orange dress with the white go-go boots is by far my favorite retro flight attendant costume - just in case you were wondering. Now don't start clicking away just yet, not before you have a chance to scroll down to the bottom of this post for a few very important tips on how to complete your flight attendant transformation.

You've picked out the perfect flight attendant costume, so why not take it a step further and go for it. See what it's like, really like, to work the unfriendly skies by doing what flight attendants spend a good portion of their time doing at 30,000 feet...

Point a lot: "Flight attendants tend to point a lot, they point at the exits, they point at the aisle, they point at the bathrooms. They point at your trays while they are telling you to put them away," writes Jennine.

Smile: Fake smiles are even better.

Apologize Do it as often as possible, even when it's not your fault. Make sure to mean it when you say it.

Sell whatever you can get your hands on. Why not have fun and make a little money while doing so.

Pick up trash - I'm not talking about your future ex-boyfriend or girlfriend.

"Abuse" your power. Flash your badge and cut the line. Once you get where you need to be, push your way through the crowd while reminding people that the seat belt sign is on.

Happy Halloween. Hope you have a terrible fright!

Gallery: Awesome flight attendant costumes

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Erin Oct 6th 2009 11:41AM

I love it! When I flew for SWA I was lucky enough to fly with a woman prior to Halloween that had her original uniform from the "glory days". She let me borrow it for my Halloween flights and I got to relive the years of go-go boots and hot pants. It was wonderful!

Now, I would love to get that pink and orange getup, but alas, the link keeps taking me to the Women's size costume, which very well may be the universe trying to remind me that I have aged quite a bit since the old days on Southwest.