Hallowe'en Costume: 1930's Murderer/Murderess

This will be my last costume post. I write Murder Mystery Parties several times a year, and loosely base most of the plots on Agatha Christie novels. Everyone gets in costume, I typically set the parties between 1925 and 1968, and the festivities begin over dinner.

In this post I will explain how to dress as the murderer from these parties (though the murderer aspects are just a little accessories, since the murderer wants to be as discreet as possible for as long as possible). This is the easiest costume to assemble.

Step 1:

The first thing you need is to, if you are man, find a suit:

Note the longer jacket, and wide leg trousers.

If you are a woman, you will need to wear a 30's style cocktail/evening dress:

Note the 3/4 length dress. You will also want to wear lots of pearls, and possibly a fur stole.

Step 2:

Alright, now you have your basic costume, all you need are the accessories to transform you into a murderer.

First, you will probably want to master the awful cockney accent that all murderers have in Agatha Christie movies.

Next, you will want to carry a weapon. A plastic, costume knife with red paint, a pipe, noose, or any other weapon that is not actually a weapon. You do not want to be really dangerous on hallowe'en. If you are a man, try to keep it hidden in your coat pocket, or up your sleeve. If you are a woman, try to make it small enough to fit in an evening bag. That way, you can take it out dramatically when people as you what you are dressed as.

And that is that. You are a 1930's Murderer/Murderess! It is very simple, and fun. I may be this on hallowe'en, or at my party the next day, I have yet to decide.