Scruffy has some great info on costs, and not buying the
Halloween grade makeup and wigs.
You can either buy a cheap wig that _might_ last you a year, and
then have to buy it all over again, and again...
...or buy a well-made good wig right from the start!
The same goes for clown shoes and makeup.
(although I have used over-sized tennis shoes for clown shoes
for years until I got some real clown shoes)
The place to scrimp and save money is on the costume itself.
You _can_ go buy an expensive (!) costume from one of the
clown dealers, but for starters just go spend time in your local
thrift stores. Go in with your "clown eyes" on, and look for
mismatches - stripes, checkers, plaids, etc. Too big? great!
Too small? That works also.
Also, if you know someone who is handy with a sewing machine you
can get them to sew you up some costume bits and pieces as well.
Hope that helps some,
Ashes
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