November 4th, 2007, 2:31 pm
Delta Burke, I am
ATLANTA, Georgia, November 4, 2007
Halloween day, 4 p.m.
Value Village, Atlanta’s premium thrift store offering on Moreland Ave., for a quick look around to see if I could find a better dress for my cheapo Corpse Bride throw-together costume.
But what to my wandering eyes should appear than this monstrosity of a red sweater dress combo, elegantly priced for $2?
Change of plans.
Clearly, God wanted me to be Delta Burke for Halloween - Suzanne Sugarbaker, from Designing Women, of course.
With some horrific red press-on nails and a lot of hairspray, eyeshadow and blush, I was transformed into my most-favoritest Southern belle of all time.
The skirt portion of the dress came up to mid-chest, and the entire outfit was incredibly warm, but how can you resist that much metallic lame, tassels and fake fur?
I was thrilled.
Roommate KatieKaiser.com was Mr. Fangs, the iconic Atlanta graffiti tag. (ugh, I feel like an adult typing that.)
worst expressions ever
Earlier in the week, I sported a ghetto Corpse Bride getup - yep, those are Sharpie-drawn scars, and a $4.99 CVS wig.
We the raddest ladies at the Zombie Prom, for sure.
November 4th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Ok, the Delta Burke costume is funny as hell. Now all you need is the ex-con-housekeeper/cross-dresser from Mannequin.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
And thank you for the ’80s flashback. Suddenly, I’m annoyed at my mom, and I don’t know why.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Delta wishes she could pull it off so well.
P.S. Judging by Mr. Fangs’s eyes, did your roommate actually make two costumes? That’s dedication.
November 9th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Not two individual costumes, but she made a front and back Mr. Fangs - the Xed out eyes were for later in the evening.