The hit movie “300” was a visually stunning, action packed movie based on the illustrated novel. So it is only natural that dressing up like one of Leonidas’ 300 Spartan warriors would be appealing for Halloween. You may even want to dress up like Leonidas himself. Why go for a warrior if you can be a king. Not only is it a current, interesting costume choice, but it is relatively simple.
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The warriors did not have much in the way of clothing. A shield and sword with a helmet and a wrap around their waists. This makes for a great Halloween costume because it is not too involved and full of accessories. It does not need a lot of pieces to make it work. This kind of costume does require that you be moderately in shape, most people do not look like one of Spartan warriors but you cannot have your gut hanging out over your sword and shield either.
Before you choose to be a Spartan king or one of his warriors it is a good idea to watch the movie. Not only is it just an awesome film, it will give you ideas and the subtle nuances of the costume that you will need. You can also make your costume realistic by adding scars. A true Spartan warrior had lots of scars from being in many brave battles. If you are bringing a date than they can dress up as a Spartan woman or the Queen.
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Whether you decide to dress up as a warrior or King Leonidas, this is a great costume that will serve as a conversation starter. People will want to know a bit about your costume so that is where seeing the movie comes in. Make sure it is fresh in your mind and you can regale your fellow party goers in the story of King Leonidas and his brave 300 Spartan warriors that fought against the evil Xerxes.
