Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a musical fantasy movie based on Roald Dahl’s novel by the same name. The storyline starts with a poor child named Charlie Bucket winning a tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory along with four other children from around the world. Wonka’s factory is a candy land complete with a “river” of chocolate and other sweets. The winners also met the Oompa-Loompas, Wonka’s helpers in the factory.
During the tour, Wonka warns the visitors not to partake of forbidden sweets, which most of them ignored and as a result, suffered the consequences. Our Charlie and the Chocolate Factory costume guides will transform you into the weird and colorful personalities of from the magical Willy Wonka film.
Willy Wonka, the world’s most famous chocolatier, is an eccentric character and is most evident with his ensemble. He wears a purple jacket over a long-sleeve dress shirt and colorful vest. He completes the quirky look with a top hat, big bow tie, and cane.
If you want to blend into into a crowd, this isn’t the crowd for you. Be prepared to gain attention if you plan to put on this eclectic outfit. Our costume set for Willy Wonka will make you look right at home at the Chocolate Factory, however. Get one or two of your friends to dress up as Oompa-Loompas to join you.
The Oompa-Loompas complement Willy Wonka’s weird style. His unique helpers don a pair of white jumpers, brown long-sleeved shirt, gloves, and flats. Their faces are painted orange and they have vibrant green hair. You can find these clothes at a thrift shop but you can just skip the hassle of finding the pieces and simply follow the Oompa-Loompa costume guide. This includes a green wig and orange face paint to nail this look (don’t forget to paint your eyebrows white as well).
Have a friend who wants to dress as Willy Wonka? Then join in on the fun and transform yourself into an Oompa-Loompa!
If you’re a fan of purple, then dressing up as Willy Wonka will be so much fun. You will need a really dapper-looking purple jacket, preferably with long tails and wide lapels. The best place to look for such jacket is at thrift stores, since this is a vintage-looking jacket. You will need colorful trousers to match the jacket, something you can also find in thrift shops. Green pants will work best—you don’t have to worry about clashing colors on a Willy Wonka outfit. As for accessories, you will need an oversized bow tie, a top hat, and a cane.
If you prefer to go as an Oompa-Loompa, start looking for a pair of white dungarees, which you will wear with a brown long sleeved shirt. Complete the look with a green wig and orange face paint. We have complete costume guides that will easily transform you into Willy Wonka, Oompa-Loompa, and other characters from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.
This movie gained a massive cult following after it came out in 1971. It won an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. Gene Wilder scored a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Many actors were considered, including Fred Astaire and Ron Moody, before Wilder was cast for the role.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was not such a hit when it was first released, although it gained fairly positive reviews. Roger Ebert said that the film is a “Delightful, funny, scary, exciting, and, most of all, a genuine work of imagination.” It gained a spike in popularity in the mid-1980s because of home video sales and repeated TV broadcasts. The tunnel scene in the movie was cited as one of the scariest in children’s films.
A second adaptation was later made starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. It was directed by Tim Burton and also stars Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore as Charlie.
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