Mae West Costume Ideas

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About Mae West

When you think about Hollywood blondes from the Golden Age, it's impossible not to place the bawdy babe Mae West alongside such screen icons as Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. Although many of her films were made in the 1930s and '40s, Mae West favored the look of turn-of-the-century costumes to accentuate her voluptuous figure and to camouflage her short stature. (She stood only five feet tall and wore eight-inch platforms beneath her gowns to give her a greater impression of height.)

More than just beauty, Mae had brains, offten penning her own dialogue and risque plays, novels, and inspirations for her own feature-length films. Mae West was the precursor to Madonna, sometimes having been arrested on indecency charges for the shocking-for-its-time material she wrote.

Dressing up as Mae West

Oooh, why dontcha come up and see me some time!

Goodness had nothing to do with these Mae West costumes, based on the turn-of-the-century, Belle of the '90s style that she was known for. With a long, fitted skirt that flares at the hemline and a two-toned corset-style bodice, the Mae West costume will hug your curves and flaunt what you've got, baby! Make like Diamond Lil and splash on some diamond (or rhinestone) jewelry to compliment your gown. The costume also comes with a feathred headpiece.

Key in cementing your status as a blonde bombshell is the Mae West wig, styled with long, springy curls and parted bangs in an almost-white color. Like Mae West herself once said, "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."