Who doesn’t identify with a scrappy loser like that? No matter how many times his schemes were foiled, he just kept trying again. As a kid I always felt bad for Skeletor-he just couldn’t win. If I’m not mistaken, this was the first Halloween costume I picked out totally on my own, without any input from my parents. Then wear all black and a cape, which you should probably also buy at the store.
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How to Make It: Go to a Halloween costume store. Darth Vader is the owner of the greatest mask ever made, and I can’t image anyone not wanting to try it on, at least for an evening. I dreamed of a Darth Vader Halloween costume for years and years before I finally got the chance to portray the Lord of the Sith in 7th grade. Darth Vader There was a time before the Star Wars prequels when Darth Vader was universally cool. But other than that, it’s a great idea.Ĥ. I spent most of trick-or-treat night trapped in a small forest of bushes until my friend’s dad found me and fished me out. One caveat: I never figured out how to see out of the costume. Then just put on any shirt and use some newspaper to puff up the shoulders to the proper level, and viola: homemade headless horseman. How to Make It: The main ingredient here is a nice vampire cape with a high collar-it really sells the whole headless look. It earned me a $15 dollar gift certificate to the mall, so who knows what wonders it will work for you? I was due at the school Halloween party in half an hour when my dad and I threw this together from scratch, so you can never say it’s too late to put together a great costume.
It’s a classic monster from a classic story, so you really can’t go wrong. The Headless Horseman This is probably my proudest Halloween accomplishment, and winner of the coveted Northern Middle School Costume Contest. Just make sure you keep the other Beatles close by, otherwise you might be mistaken for another long haired, glasses wearing musician, such as Rush frontman Geddy Lee. Then wear whatever you want, because, hey, you’ve got long hair and glasses, you must be John Lennon. No matter how much you do or do not look like him, long hair and glasses is so tied to John Lennon in pop culture that people will immediately draw their own conclusions. How to Make It: All you need to look like John Lennon is long hair and glasses. Everyone loves The Beatles, so it’s a great way to bring smiles to the faces of young and old alike, and very easy to pull off. I was John, and even perfected an amusing Beatle accent to go along with the outfit. John Lennon/The Beatles Some friends and I went as The Beatles (White Album era) during the height of my Beatles obsession. Put on your best dandified foppish accent for a little extra sex appeal.Ģ. For an added punch of Revolutionary flavor you can steal a golf club (I use a five iron) to use as a makeshift walking stick. Then simply tie your hair back into a pony tail with a frilly lace or ribbon, wear a long overcoat, stick some Kleenex in your sleeves to double as distinctive sleeve ruffles, pull your socks up high to look like tights, and you’re off to the races. Ask a girl to share some of her face powder with you (Warning: She won’t get much back), then powder your hair like crazy. It helps to have really long hair to start with. Later some friends decided I looked more like Alexander Hamilton on the recently redesigned ten dollar bill, so when this costume appeared later it morphed into an Alexander Hamilton ensemble.
I think I originally intended to be Thomas Jefferson as part of a senior class costume contest.
I’m a big fan of our Founding Fathers, but some of them were, to modern eyes at least, a bit “fancy” which makes them perfect for Halloween.
Thomas Jefferson/Alexander Hamilton/Generic 18th Century Fop Girl’s Guide to Halloween Costumes: Get some clothes, then take 75-90% of them off.) Unfortunately photos of all these monstrosities have been lost to the ages, so this will require a bit of imagination.ġ. (As a guy, these will be guy costumes, but I think girls are pretty set for costumes as it is. Since I used to be an expert (and still am, when the situation demands it) at putting Halloween costumes together at the last possible second, I thought I would dedicate my last Halloween post to sharing some of the costume ideas I’ve thrown together over the years, just in case there’s anyone out there who needs a quick last minute fix. Now it occurs to me that even at this late hour some people might be thinking about costumes. It’s finally Halloween! Time to get dressed up, go out to parties, and eat candy corn until you throw up! (Tip: To throw up faster, try those delicious candy corn pumpkins.)
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