Who really wears this stuff? And more to the point...who FITS in it like the pictures on the packaging? And finally...these things cost a small fortune!
Case in point:
What the packaging sells...
What you're more likely to see...
And again...marketing promo image...
We've all seen someone wearing a costume they, well, shouldn't be wearing. Maybe I'm just too conservative (scared) to try something so daring. No, I don't have the body for it, but the vast number of women's costumes up at the costume store I went to are those of the sexy-type. Therefore: NOT MUCH CLOTH.
As we are in line to check out, Shelby says to me, "Momma...look at all the costumes they have for you!"
What were they? French Maid, Captain Booty Pirate (I kid you not), Head Nurse (with the halter top, of course), a Lipstick Referee (use your imagination here), and a plethora of kittens, witches, school girls and superheroes. ALL of which show your stomach and are tank tops at best.
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying every costume has to cover your body from head-to-toe. But these were the ones they have posted larger than life along the walls of the place. THESE are the ones they are pushing. And I must say, those were the ones that were still on the shelf! I asked the guy, "Are you selling a lot of the sexy ones?" to which he replied laughingly, "Noooooo." Hmmmmmmm...maybe because it's in Allen. Maybe because too many of us wouldn't fit into them or look like the picture on the package. Who knows.
The best costumes I've seen are usually homemade and very unique. In college, some friends went as the Fruit of the Loom bunch. The girls who were the grapes had so many balloons around them and they all popped throughout the night. It was hilarious.
Years ago some friends husbands dressed as women and really played it up. Old-timey dresses, cigars, lipstick that was definitely not lined up with their lips. Memorable? Yes. Expensive? No.
But my favorite part about Halloween, without a doubt, is handing out the candy and seeing all the little cuties who are barely old enough to walk, more less even understand what Halloween is and wonder 'why in the world my parents are having me go to strangers doors and ask for candy?'. The look in their eyes is almost one of fear because you know every single person has said, "Oooooooh! Look at you! You are precious!" at every stop and for the life of them, they can't figure out why. They just know they're having a tough time walking, due to the costume, and are usually tired and bewildered. Nonetheless...I love it!
Most don't even say "Trick or treat" and the ones who do, don't say it correctly...making it even more adorable.
I remember dressing Ben and Shelby up when they were way too young to get what was going on. Ben's first costume was a big, furry bumble bee and the head part of it kept falling over his face. He went along with it though, being the agreeable kid he is.
So as Halloween approaches, I'm getting excited about seeing all the little trick-or-treaters and saying, "oooooooh!" and "you're so cute!" and thinking about when my little ones just went along for the walk through the neighborhood asking strangers for candy.
Good times.........
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