Rosa Parks Costume for Halloween
How to Make Rosa Parks Costume
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1 | White Shirt with Peter Pan Collar | Begin your Rosa Parks outfit with a white shirt that has a Peter Pan collar. |
2 | Grey Vest | Look comfortable yet proper by wearing a grey vest over your white shirt. |
3 | Grey Blazer | Look smart and professional in a grey blazer. |
4 | Grey Pencil Skirt | Match your blazer with a grey pencil skirt to look like you just came home from work. |
5 | Grey Wig | Get Rosa Parks’ usual hairstyle with this grey wig. |
6 | Black Hat | Accessorize subtly with this black hat atop your wig. |
7 | Wire Rim Glasses | Make sure to wear a pair of old-fashioned glasses. |
8 | White Board Paper | Use a simple white board to write Rosa Parks’ famous arrest number, ‘7053’. |
Rosa Parks is considered the ‘First Lady of Civil Rights’ and is a highly influential icon in the freedom movement. While an activist long before her fame, Rosa Parks became a household name beginning her unjust arrest in 1955 when she refused to move seats in a Montgomery bus.
Rosa Parks’ most famous look is her mug shot. Here she wears her humble blazer and skirt attire while holding her arresting number.
About Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was already an active member of the Civil Rights movement long before her famous stand in 1955 inside a Montgomery bus. She was already helping her husband and the other members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as their secretary.
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