It’s Coming…
So, Halloween is on the way… which, of course, means all sorts of angst about costumes. Are you going to go the Mean Girls route and just be as slutty as possible because it’s allowed? Are you going to go my route and be a pun that no one gets until you explain it to them? (Last year I was Rat-tattooey… huh huh) Are you going to go the pre-packaged route? Are you going to go as one of the candidates? (This year, of course, opens up costume possibilities to the white women and the African-American men that have never existed before without a gigantic, stifling rubber mask. Advantage: come comfortable costume, and evidence of social progress. Disadvantage: will have to purchase mask on a separate occasion if you need to rob a bank)
Personally, I’m not even convinced yet that I’m going to dress up this year, but what about all of you? Any exciting costume plans? Leave them in the comments! Or, heck, email us some pictures after Halloween!
And while you’re at it don’t forget to visit The Warehouse Theatre the next two weekends for their Haunted House. Much spooky fun to be had!
Moo hoo ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
as a maker and current seller of costumes, i have some suggestions:
1. if you want to be a vampire, don’t ask me for a costume! you don’t need one. we look like everyone else. just look at the two most popular vampires in today’s culture: edward and bill do their best to blend in. fangs are really all you need, but edward doesn’t even have those. you can go historical like louis or lestat, if you want. go for a cape if you feel you must, but don’t freak out because you don’t have a cumberbund like the guy in the picture. yes, this has happened.
2. marie antoinette and napoleon would not have matching costumes because they don’t go together! just because they lived in france does not make them a matched set.
3. if you want to dress us like your balding boss, you cannot shave a wig to make that happen. there is no skin under that hair! and there are more wigs than just elvis. believe it or not, other hairstyles are available. really, i don’t know where she got that idea…
4. don’t ask someone who looks at costumes all day which on is original. they are all boring to a costumer. and the joker, a pimp, and a go-go girl are the farthest thing from original you can get. as are all those skanky things made my the folks at hustler and playboy.
5. bring a picture to the store if you have something specific in mind. we don’t all see what is in your head! i know who mae west was, but she wore a lot of different dresses, so don’t say, “you know, mae west”, because i don’t!
as for my costume, well, i have always loved wednesday addams’ idea: “a homocidal maniac. they look like everyone else, you know.” but i will end up wearing my fangs and fake eyelashes (aka. boy entrancers) because it is the one day it is socially acceptable to wear them in public!
Comment by michele — October 21, 2008 @ 9:36 am