Need costume help!

jp_bl_68 · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:42

I've settled on a costume (Shaun, from Shaun of the Dead) but I need help tracking down a few items.

Plain white, sleeveless shirt, chest pocket
Red tie
Cricket bat
Name tag

The shirt and tie shouldn't be too hard to find but I want to spend as little as possible. I'm not wasting £30 on a shirt I'll only ever wear once. Anyone know the cheapest place to get the shirt and tie? M&S maybe?

I'm after a plastic cricket bat that looks like the real deal. Shouldn't be too hard to track one down but any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

As for the name tag, I'm completely stumped. No idea where to get one of those. I think I'll have to buy a plain name tag and stick stick a picture of Shaun's name tag over it. Any idea where I can get a plain name tag from?

Normally I'd just get everything online but what with it being a week till Christmas and bad weather on the horizon I think I'll need to shop the old fashioned way.

Sp00n · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:51

Shirt - Primark
Tie - Primark
Cricket bat - ebay/charity shop
Name tag - if you want the exact one then you are going to have to make it like so

G|mp · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:52

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...+dead+name+tag&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Print off and stick on a bit of card.

The rest I imagine you can source from an outside place that are often called 'shops'

ikillbears · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:52

seriously ? ....

jp_bl_68 · 16 Dec 2010 at 10:59

G|mp said:
The rest I imagine you can source from an outside place that are often called 'shops'

The outside frightens me. The NPCs are very rude and smelly.

jp_bl_68 · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:01

Sp00n said:
Shirt - Primark
Tie - Primark
Cricket bat - ebay/charity shop
Name tag - if you want the exact one then you are going to have to make it like so

Brilliant, thank you.

Primark, on a Saturday afternoon, one week before Christmas........

Guess I'll just have to brave it.

Sp00n · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:03

To save you making one, I just found this

Oh, and good luck with primark :eek:

G|mp · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:04

jp_bl_68 said:
The outside frightens me. The NPCs are very rude and smelly.

Yeah don't worry about thanking me for the link of the badge

jp_bl_68 · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:12

Thank you for the link of the badge

G|mp · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:14

NP any time

Van Hellseek · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:53

You can get Ties in Butons for as little as £2.99 for a two-pack. And shirts are as little as £8.

Tunney · 16 Dec 2010 at 11:56

I went as Shaun for Halloween. I could probably sell you my outfit.

Someone on eBay sells Shaun name tags for about £3. In fact, I got everything apart from the cricket bat on eBay. I got my bat from Sports World for about a tenner.

Vonhelmet · 16 Dec 2010 at 13:06

Sp00n said:
Oh, and good luck with primark

Primark is like a jumble sale for ******. It's hideous.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 16 Dec 2010 at 13:10

vonhelmet said:
Primark is like a jumble sale for ******. It's hideous.

I'm sure there are people that go there specifically just to unfold all the clothes they can find and leave them on a heap on the floor.

The IPB · 16 Dec 2010 at 14:27

Don't forget the red pen stain.

"You've got red on you"

Cosimo · 16 Dec 2010 at 14:29

vonhelmet said:
Primark is like a jumble sale for ******. It's hideous.

I see that you have dared to go into one.