I usually manage to get myself together and do some kind of costume for Halloween, but this year, I’m 100% out of forks, if you know what I mean. I’m still going to bestie’s Halloween party, but I’m going as a conscientious objector. That said, I’m still a bit obsessed with costumes, so I thought today I’d post about a somewhat controversial figure in the costume world, Stormy Kelly. She’s controversial because she has a number of detractors who say they hired her to make them costumes and she didn’t deliver. Whether or not that’s true, the costumes she makes for herself are sexy and flattering and sparkly and delish, so she’s the subject of today’s post. All her costumes are meant for young, shapely, beautiful people, so I’m in no danger of buying anything. Maybe proceed with caution if you’re considering a purchase.

I have to say that even when I was a wee slip of a girl, I found most “sexy” costumes in terrible taste. Sexy pirate, sexy nurse, sexy Dorothy, they all left me cold (I imagine the wearers were a bit chilly, too). but while skimpy, Kelly’s versions seem somehow elevated.

You can follow Stormy Kelly on Instagram here and here, and on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.