In Wes Anderson’s film, The Royal Tenenbaums, Gwyneth Paltrow plays Margot Tenenbaum, an adopted literary genius, who’s in love with her brother, never smiles, smokes like a chimney, and has an overall lack of care for life. She is my favorite character Gwyneth Paltrow has ever played, and she’s one of the easiest last minute Halloween costume ideas you can whip up from items you may already have in your closet.
In the film she wears a striped Izod/Lacoste polo dress in various colors, a long vintage fur coat, burgundy penny loafers, white gloves, a red hair barrette, and carries and Hermes Birkin bag. But I didn’t have any of these items except for the loafers and the gloves. But what I did have was creativity!
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Margot Tenenbaum Hair and Makeup Tutorial
DIY Margot Tenenbaum Halloween Costume
I DIY’d this little dress from my husband’s old polo shirt… and YES, it’s FAR TOO SHORT to actually wear, unless you’re going for a “sexy Margot” because it’s Halloween, and then FOR SURE it will work.
But by simply adding a pair of cuffed skinny jeans {or keeping the coat on for the entire night} it’s doable. OR you can spend $145 on a new Lacoste Polo dress.
Click through the links below to find my …
Margot Tenenbaum Hair and Makeup Tutorial
DIY Margot Tenenbaum Halloween Costume
Happy Friday Lovecats!
I love October! Don’t you just LOVE October?! It may be my favorite month of them all!
Priyanjana
I love October tooo!
so many festivities !
if you wanna add some to that list check out my “festival called life ” for October on my blog
🙂
holly
haha so cute! love the reference to a “slutty margot”
Erna Eiríksdóttir
Love Margot too, and very well done costume! You could totally get a cheap polo from Old Navy or a thrift store in the same colour and add a ruffle to make the dress longer, it would be more of a tennis dress but would safe like 130 dollars!
alina
Spot on! Great Halloween costume idea! xo
Nikki
Oh my gosh!! This is killer!! I love you even more for choosing a Margot Tenenbaum look.