Wario

My kids have been fans of the Nintendo Mario games for years and years, so naturally enough the idea of going as one of the characters from that series has come up several times.  For 2012, my younger guy decided he wanted to be Wario.

Of course, there are commercially made costumes for this popular character, but while we don't entirely avoid such things, we would rather do it better.  The hat and gloves (and maybe the mustache) were obtained that way, but the shirt and overalls were done to a higher standard.

My wife found a pair of appropriately sized overalls, and to be honest I don't really remember where.  There's a better than average chance that they came from the local Goodwill store, though.  She also picked up some Rit purple dye.  This way the costume was not merely presentable, it was tough enough to stand up to the rough treatment it would endure.

The dying process is quite straightforward.  Follow the package directions and you're probably going to get good results.

The boy is way too thin for this character, but a pillow helped a bit.

























While Wario was in town, he made a special guest appearance on the Annoying Orange show, too.