# Help me put together an outfit for a "Saints and Sinners" party **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836 "2005-05-07T18:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/1 "2005-05-07T18:18:43Z")
So a friend is having a theme party of Saints and Sinners. I thought I’d go the easy route and pick up some fishnets and try to be a prostitute. But that just seems too simple. I want to do something a little more creative but I’m coming up dry. I know you folks are great with costume ideas so bring 'em on! ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/2 "2005-05-07T18:24:33Z")
How about a saint with some nasty gory attribute-- like, one of them (Apollonia? Agnes?) was martyred by having her breasts cut off, so she’s shown holding them on a plate. Get creative with some paté or jello. Or you could be the female pope. ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/3 "2005-05-07T18:35:01Z")
How about [Joan of Arc](http://www.stjoan-center.com/ibergman/IngridBergman2.html)? ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/4 "2005-05-07T19:23:22Z")
[Here.](http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/sloths.htm) You would be one of the seven deadly sins. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/5 "2005-05-07T19:39:45Z")
Expensive, but as [dry](http://www.nflshop.com/nfl/index.jsp?pageId=searchResultPage&navId=100003&label=Saints&navId=100002&SID=7193&label=Replica%20Jerseys&N=20+4294966929) as you can get. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/6 "2005-05-07T23:33:45Z")
With some floppy ears, some face paint, and a small barrel, you could be St. Bernard. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/7 "2005-05-07T23:49:58Z")
> [@capybara](#): > > How about a saint with some nasty gory attribute-- like, one of them (Apollonia? Agnes?) was martyred by having her breasts cut off, so she’s shown holding them on a plate. Get creative with some paté or jello. > Or you could be the female pope. That’s [Saint Agatha](http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta04.htm). She was also sold into a brothel, so you get the best of both worlds! There’s also [Saint Apollonia](http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta13.htm) who is often portrayed with pincers or a gold tooth because all of her teeth were pulled out in hopes she would denounce her beliefs. If you felt like crossdressing, [Saint Sebastian](http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saints03.htm) would totally rock. You could get one of those arrow-through-the-head things and wear a toga. Douse yourself with fake blood and you got it made. I know I’ve mentioned this before in Halloween costume threads, but my sister once went as a pregnant, drunk nun for Halloween. Lots of blue eyeshadow, mile-high bangs, wildly tilted wimple, fishnets, and stilettos. She also carried an empty bottle of Jack Daniels. One of her friends was a debauched, chain-smoking priest, which was kismet, since they hadn’t planned it. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/8 "2005-05-07T23:58:51Z")
If we’re talking about fake blood here, I have a little hijack: If you don’t want permanent fake blood stains on your clothes, don’t take their word for it if the fake blood is supposed to wash out. Try it on a small, unnoticable area first. I discovered this when doing costumes for Dracula earlier this year- one of the vixens got blood(the supposedly “washable” formula) all over Dracula’s rented tux shirt and it would not come out. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/9 "2005-05-08T00:00:30Z")
I recommend . . . Angel wings, a halo (possibly skewed, see later), an Ace bandage around your head, some other bandaids–lots of 'em–and crutches. Fallen angel. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/10 "2005-05-08T02:44:40Z")
With the way your country is heading at the moment, you could try going as a Democrat 😉 ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/11 "2005-05-08T07:32:35Z")
> [@](#): > > I recommend . . . > > Angel wings, a halo (possibly skewed, see later), an Ace bandage around your head, some other bandaids–lots of 'em–and crutches. > > Fallen angel. I really really love this! I’ll go to a party store and see if I can get a halo and wings. Maybe I’ll even buy a cheap white tee shirt and put some fake blood on it. Ooh and I think someone in the house just bought an ace bandage, perhaps I can borrow it! I’m going to go with this idea, but in case I can’t get a hold of a halo and wings, I’d like the ideas to keep coming! Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/12 "2005-05-08T17:28:31Z")
I’d totally go with the outfit from Chuck Palahniuk’s “Invisible Monsters.” The main character has a dress made out of Shroud of Turin fabric, with big shiny red buttons where Christ’s wounds could be. She wear this with a black veil studded with silver stars. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/13 "2005-05-08T19:28:30Z")
Salome, bedecked in her seven veils. Fun activities include: belly-dancing, clicking castanets or thumping a tamourine, hamming it up with the famous strip tease, and extorting extravagant promises from onlookers. Accessories/props: veil headress, lots of sheer fabrics, Victoria’s Secret lingerie, a small tambourine, anklets with little bells or jingly trinkets on them, castanets (although this may be more Latin than Middle Eastern), a silver platter with the head of John the Baptist on it, and a male companion who can play Herodias. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-put-together-an-outfit-for-a-saints-and-sinners-party/302836/14 "2005-05-09T14:02:54Z")
St Joan of Arc WITH her male companion Gilles de’Rais