I am going to a halloween party tonight and have not had a second to organize a costume. earlier in the week my great friend dropped by and said ‘we could go as The Black Eyed Peas’ -black clothes, black circles around our eyes and bags of peas stuck to us’. I said “nope, can’t be ugly all night long. It would ruin my night”
I know this sounds vain and I am well aware of my large and growing imperfections but I know myself. A costume can be a burden and can make you lose your personality. I once wore a large furry teddy bear costume with a 20 pound head. I couldn’t dance or prance. I went as a clown one year with heavy and melting face makeup. I wore a refrigerator box once and went as a bed (a frisky couple pushed me over at midnight and started making out on top of me), one year I went as Aunt Jamaima (from the fake maple syrup bottle) with burnt cork all over my face causing it too itch to distraction.
Shopping for costumes brings me to make a spooky social commentary. All children’s costumes are trampy- slutty french maid, evil sexy stepsister (trying to steal your grade 4 boyfriend), sexy black cats and bunnies (I am pretty sure cats/ bunnies do not wear bow ties unless they work for Hugh Hefner) and voluptuous plotting Disney characters with cleavage and stilettos. Conversely, the adult costumes are childish -Minnie Mouse, firefighter,witch, ghost, clown.
I called my best friend who is going to two Halloween parties this weekend – she said I could borrow her taxi driver costume- I said- that doesn’t sound very interesting- send me a pic
I am pretty sure she was shopping in the children’s section.
Ok tell me your stories. What are you wearing for Halloween? What was your best and what was your worst costume?
I loathe hallowe’en….hate costumes ….
my go to is blackmail – all black and pin a letter to you
second – freudian slip – where a slip…sash that says Freud…that’s so lame writing it out but my ex looked hilarious in it…
A good friend of mine has a yearly Halloween party. It’s a challenge coming up with a unique costume every year. Our best costume had to be when my husband dressed as a prisoner and I was the cop. Both our costumes were comfortable and fun to wear.
If you add a pair of tights and a tank top under your friend’s costume it may work.
Hope you had fun at your party! I had 2 last night!! And I know exactly what you mean about all the costumes being overly trampy or overly frumpy with no middle ground. I actually went as a black and white version of Betty Boop…and according to several of my friends I should actually cut my hair super short and dye it black all the time, I’m not too sure about that one!