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Spending Halloween in NYC

Spending Halloween in NYC // Our experience at The Village Parade in Manhattan + costume ideas for New York City Halloween celebrations! (We’re Green Arrow fans!) 

Green Arrow & Oliver Queen Costume

Green Arrow Costume

Green Arrow Costume

Green Arrow: This is who I am supposed to be. :) Image courtesy of: blastr
Green Arrow: This is who I am supposed to be. 🙂
Image courtesy of: blastr

Oliver Queen Wig Costume

Oliver Queen Island Costume

Oliver Queen on The Island: who my husband is for Halloween. Image courtesy of: Screen Rant
Oliver Queen on The Island: who my husband is for Halloween.
Image courtesy of: Screen Rant

Our Costumes for Halloween in NYC

“You have failed this city!” I’m not entirely sure how many times we said that during the day, but it certainly never got old! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Green Arrow, that’s something he always says to the bad guys before he takes them out. And as you can see, I once again spent Halloween pretending to be a man, haha.

My husband was kind enough to let me be Green Arrow, (because I really wanted this hooded dress, and let’s face it…Green Arrow is the coolest one in the whole cast) and he decided to go as Oliver Queen when he was stranded on The Island. (Oliver Queen and Green Arrow are the same person, FYI. My husband was Oliver Queen before he donned his green hood.)

Oliver McQueen Island Costume

Green Arrow Costume

We celebrated Halloween in NYC this year, and it was an absolute blast! I was so excited that people actually knew who we were (Thank you, New York)! Never ever have we dressed up as superheroes and had anyone know who we are. (Last year my brother and his friend were the only ones who knew who The Winter Solider is, haha.)

So, having random people compliment us on our costumes was quite exciting for both of us! I think my favorite, though, was when a boy, who was about 8-years-old, came to us in Penn Station and pointed to my husband and with big eyes and said,”You’re Green Arrow!” And then pointed at me and said, “And you’re Green Arrow!” And then pointed at his Green Arrow costume and said, “And I’M GREEN ARROW!” I could’ve gone home happy after that, haha.

The Village Parade
The Village Parade
The Village Parade
Look at all those people!

The Village Parade in NYC

The plan was to grab a drink and some food and then head over to The Village Parade, which takes place on 6th Avenue. We did just that, except we only stayed at the parade for about 20 minutes, before retreating to 7th Avenue to people watch from the comfort of a chair in a cozy bar.

There were SO many people at The Village Parade that my head almost exploded. I knew it was going to be crowded, but it was even worse than I had prepared myself for, and wasn’t all that enjoyable.

If you are able to find a comfortable location to watch the parade from, though, the parade itself is pretty cool. It’s made up of people who show up in costume at the corner of Canal St. & 6th Ave. and march together in their costumes. There were a lot of fun costumes! (Sorry, it was impossible to get decent photos.)

My favorite was a man dressed up as a surfer who had his two dogs dressed up as sharks – that was so cute! The most popular costumes of the evening were minions (which I can never get enough of), zombies (always love the creative makeup that goes into them) and cat ears…there had to have been about 5 million cat costumes on the streets of New York last night, haha.

*Click here for more info on joining The Village Parade. 

Green Arrow Costume

 

Oliver McQueen on the Island Costume

Other than our little friend in Penn Station, there were no other Green Arrow or Oliver Queen costumes that we ran into last night. I did see a pretty cool Red Arrow costume at the parade, though.

And not only was this the first year people knew who we were, but it’s also the first year we’ll actually be able to wear our costumes outside of Halloween. My husband’s costume, short of the wig, is just regular clothing. And other than my eye mask, my dress will be quite fun to wear this fall/winter (like I did here). I already had the tights and boots again. I wore them for 12+ hours yesterday, and it wasn’t until the wee hours of the morning that my toes started to hurt. That is quite impressive for boots with that big of heel!

But I have to talk about the dress for a moment, the back of this dress is so cool! I love how it laces up…and I am an absolute sucker for an asymmetrical bottom. I love how this dress moved in the breeze. It looked very superhero-like! Oh, and that hood is pretty awesome, too. 😉

Green Arrow Costume

Green Arrow Costume

I do have to say that our bows, probably the most important part of the costume, royally sucked. We had to duct tape them with the lovely green tape you can see in every photo (it’s all that Target had left yesterday). They would fall apart the moment you touched them, but oh well! There’s nothing duct tape can’t fix!

Green Arrow Costume

My eye mask was also not the most comfortable thing in the world. I ended up wadding up some tissue paper under the nose part to keep it from rubbing my nose raw…but for less than $10 I can’t really complain about it too much.

Green Arrow Costume

Fun fact: the photos of me were actually taken in front of the location for this year’s NYFW! I figured I should stop any bad guys from disrupting that area!

I think we did a good job of keeping Starling City safe last night! No villains caused any trouble on our watch, haha.

Are there any other Green Arrow fans out there? And who else dressed up for Halloween this year? Let me know what you went as in the comments!

Where to find it:

My costume:
Dress: Etsy
Boots: DSW
Tights: Amazon
Eye mask: Amazon
Bow and Arrow: Amazon

My husband’s costume:
Wig: Amazon
Hat: Amazon
Shirt: Amazon
Pants: Amazon
Bow and Arrow: Amazon

Green Arrow and Oliver McQueen costume

Spending Halloween in NYC

Halloween in NYC
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24 Comments

  1. It looks like you had a great time. I was Cher from Clueless for Halloween.

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you, Jessica! It was a great time! And oooh, Cher from Clueless would be so much fun! 🙂

  2. jenniferrzasa says:

    You guys are amazing! Not only do I love your costumes, but I love your posing too. It’s fun to see you with a dark and brooding personality, since it is so different from your usual look! 🙂

    Props to you and hubby! Could this be the start of a cosplay addiction? I hope so!!
    ~Jen
    dressingwithclass.wordpress.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you so much, Jen! That’s an awesome compliment coming from a cosplay expert like you! Haha, not smiling was certainly not an easy task for me! And ooooh I could get addicted to it no problem haha. 🙂

  3. You look sooo cool in your costume!!! Totally bad arse!! Love it!

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Hahaha! Love it! Thank you so much, Mona! 🙂

  4. Lauren-Blair says:

    Happy belated Halloween! You guys looked great and you’re making me miss NYC!! XO
    Lauren-Blair
    www.prefertobedemure.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Happy belated Halloween to you too, Lauren! And thank you! You’ll have to come back and visit the area one of these days! 🙂

  5. these costumes are so amazing! I love the bows you’ve both got. And you’re so serious in the photos and it’s awesome.

    https://forsevenseasons.wordpress.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you so much! The bows worked well enough for the day..but were terrible quality haha. I would not recommend buying them unless you plan to just hang on to it and not actually try to shoot them (for photo purposes of course!). Haha. And oh yes, my husband hollered at me anytime I smiled in a photo…Oliver Queen/Green Arrow does not smile, he’s always dark and serious haha.

  6. Sanne - www.Piixel.nl says:

    Love your costume 😀 You guys look so cool together ^_^
    Awesome that you actually got a parade for Halloween there.

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you! And haha, yeah we go a little crazy for Halloween here in the States!

  7. This is incredible. You two did a fabulous job!

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you so much, Jessica! 🙂

  8. Heather Gwinn says:

    You two looked fantastic! I’ve only seen one episode of the show but I immediately knew what your costume was. It’s nice finding pieces that you can wear after Halloween. This year I was Daphne but other than my scarf being a little out there the rest of my outfit was totally wearable year around.

    NYC, wow! I would love to go there some day, although I don’t think I could handle the crowds on Halloween. Love your photos!

    xoxo,
    Heather
    www.thearbitraryfox.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Aw thank you, Heather! 🙂 Your Daphne costume was fantastic! I loved every bit of it. And NYC was fun to go to for Halloween.. I personally just liked seeing everyone’s costumes out and about on the streets and at restaurants/bars…I have zero desire to go to the parade again. Haha.

  9. Amanda Brezovsky says:

    Oh wow, you guys nailed these outfits for Green Arrow! My husband and I watch the show and definitely like it. Im a huge super hero geek haha! Speaking of, so far in my life I’ve been Batman, Thor, and Catwoman for Halloween. We even dressed Ava as Batman this year lol. NYC was the oerfect setting for your costumes too! You look pretty increadible!

    amandabrezovsky.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you, Amanda! Yay another Arrow fan! 🙂 And oh my goodness, I would love to see photos of these costumes – especially Thor! I’ve been meaning to go as Thor every Halloween for about the past 5 years and it has yet to happen haha. And aawwww, I bet Ava was the cutest Batman ever! I can’t wait to see photos!

  10. Joanna Joy says:

    Wow! Lindsey, this was such a fun Halloween post to see. You guys look pretty awesome in these outfits and it looks like you had a lot of fun in New York. I love your green hoodie asymmetrical dress and boots too! I love Etsy! Etsy has the best handmade items and costumes. We had a masquerade party, I didn’t really dress up this year.

    astylishlovestory.blogspot.com

    1. haveclotheswilltravel says:

      Thank you so much, Joanna! I always love to check out Etsy for anything and everything, haha. A masquerade part sounds like a ton of fun too! 🙂

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