DIY No-Sew Marilyn Monroe Costume

This was a costume I made for a Halloween party last year. It was free to make (as I already had everything in) and took roughly an hour! It's a Marilyn Monroe inspired costume and is really REALLY simple.

You will need:
- 1 x fitted bed sheet
- Scissors
- Popper fastening / button / velcro / safety pin / whatever you have to hand. It's just to fasten the skirt with and will be hidden by the waistband anyway.
- Pin
- String
- Tailors chalk / pen / pencil
- Tape measure
- Boob tape!

I have kept the instructions as graphic & simple as possible, but if you need any elaboration please get in touch in the comments section below.

The next bit is possibly the only tricky bit. You will need to do a bit of maths so you don't cut a hole that is too big. 

Measure your waist and divide that number by 3. Then half that figure. e.g. if you have a 36" waist, you will need a 6" length of string from the pin to cut your waist hole. Does that make sense? 

You can also hem the bottom of the skirt if you're feeling fancy. I didn't as it was halloween and I was going for a slightly more bedraggled look.

Now you just lay the top section around your neck and tape it to your bust. Put on the skirt section over the top and fasten. Then wrap the waist band twice around your waist and tie with a side bow! Simple!

I'd love to see your photos of the finished fancy dress costume!