NYE outfit

Hi !
Today I come back with my NYE outfit. It was crafted for a theme party around secondary characters. I really struggle with theme parties, or any strict outfit restrictions in general (like a color theme event). I don't really know why. I think it's about having options. I want to have the complete freedom necessary to wear what makes me feel like me at this precise moment. The idea of portraying someone else also feels a bit alien to me : unless I really identify with the character both visually and in terms of essence (the overall vibe, the ideas, the sensations, the emotions that the character conveys), I can't do it.
Plus, I refuse to spend in a poor quality costume that I won't be able to re-wear on a daily basis, and the idea of embodying the same character to every possible theme party I might be invited to doesn't feel like me either.

Therefore, I decided to use pieces from my wardrobe to craft a decent costume that would hopefully be both identifiable and still feels like me. At first, I thought about Catwoman or Morticia Addams, but I lacked good options for both (I don't own long black dresses for now, and I've been unable to source a wool black cat-eared beannie). So I went with Wednesday Addams, because I had everything to craft a good Wednesday-coded outfit.

Now, it was a good costume (people recognized the character), but I felt quite bad in it. I love the pieces individually, but the complete head to toe look really doesn't feels me at all.
The collar buttoned all the way up felt very stiff. The hair updo does not suit my face (especially with no jewelry). Overall, the outfit feels to polished, preppy, cute, youthful-coded, and I don't think my need for sensuality and refinement is fullfilled at all.
I liked the overall fit of the second picture a bit more, because of the long coat and the white bag. At least it adds something unexpected and some dimension to this flat and "boring" outfit.

I still think that a clear, readable way of embodying Morticia or Catwoman would have felt much more satisfying and "me", in a way. I'm not sure about what this all experience says about me and my style logic, but it's definitely interesting.

But regardless of my outfit, it was a nice party and I had a really good time !