Costume News Archive - 09-Mar-2008

  • Hickory Dickory Dock, mouse to run up clock (Hickory Daily Record)
    HICKORY -- At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks will move forward one hour for daylight-saving time. Ticker, the mascot for Hickory Dickory Dock, is reminding you not to forget. Ticker was recently revived. The 10-year-old mouse was looking a little shabby, so the owner of Hickory Dickory Dock decided to see if Ticker's costume could be repaired, said Eddie Mitchell, director of marketing. "We sent the old ...


  • D2, star of Top-Flite's viral rap video, talks about his Space Ghost costume and his cart girls (Sports Illustrated)
    The normally staid sport of golf has a viral video, believe it or not. It's a goofy music video to show off Top-Flite's new D2 golf ball, and it's the brainchild of Top-Flite's national brand manager, Nate Randle.


  • Franklin Co. Legislature to kick off the county?s 200th birthday with costume party (Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
    MALONE ? Franklin County turns 200 years old next week, and the county Legislature is having a costume party. Tuesday, March 11, 2008 marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of Franklin County.


  • 'BEE MOVIE': SEINFELD'S FOLLY (New York Post)
    The "Bee Movie" DVD tells the story of the world's most successful comedian, who, in a moment of deranged madness, decides to dress in a bee costume and allow himself to be hoisted high in the air for a cheap promotional stunt.Kind of.Actually, the...


  • Peter Pan Costume Brunch (West Side Leader)
    Breakfast event featuring Neverland-themed buffet. March 9, 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; $12 adults, $6 children 3-12, free for children 3 and younger, reservations required Akron Art Museum (330) 376-9186, ext. 226


  • Dancer shares Indian culture (Montgomery Advertiser)
    Adorned in a vibrant jade- colored costume accented in gold, Sudha Raghuram ankle bands of tiny bells jingle with every step.


  • Business booms as Japanese subculture soars (The Japan Times)
    The annual market for costumes and related products is now estimated to be around ¥35 billion, says Hajime Kanda, general manager for sales at Clearstone Co., a leading costume maker. The annual market for costumes and related products is now estimated to be around ¥35 billion, says Hajime Kanda,... Read the full story.


  • Learn how to look the part ? at a hefty price (The Japan Times)
    Most cosplayers learn their makeup and costume-making skills from magazines and by talking to their friends. As of January 30, however, one of Tokyo's largest vocational schools, Vantan Career School, has also been offering a more professional approach. Most cosplayers learn their makeup and... Read the full story.


  • School offers costume-play way to 'cool' English (The Japan Times)
    How would the suffering be eased, though, if teachers and students could wear their favorite anime, manga or video-game characters' costumes in class and then all tackle the learning curve together? How would the suffering be eased, though, if teachers and students could wear their favorite anime,... Read the full story.


  • DVD REVIEWS: TARAS BULBA (San Francisco Chronicle)
    RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Movies like "Taras Bulba" are time capsules - certainly not of 16th century Ukraine (the movie's setting), but of late '50s-early '60s Hollywood, the heyday of the studio costume epic. When he made this picture, director J. Lee...


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