I’m excited. Halloween is around the corner. Time for our inner children to come out and play pretend. We get to make believe that we are something, and someone that we are not. I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of more authentic costumes. So much so, that I generally make my own versions. (Also, why spend 60-100 bucks on a cheesy badly made costume in a plastic bag that you’ll only wear once right?)
Rental costumes are a pretty good idea too. We have this place near us that does authentic movie type costumes which is neat, and rental is about 35-55 dollars depending on the costume. (Great deal for the looks available) This is also where I’m going to get some of my wardrobe for photoshoots and such. For all of my coastal Georgia readers, check out Acme Costumes in Garden City, GA. The backroom is the authentic rentals and the front is all the normal costumes. They have year round business unlike most seasonal costume places.
So this whole authentic costume and character thing got me thinking (because the slutty/weird costume thing wouldn’t really apply in all instances) … Would one be able to pinpoint the type of costume another person will generally pick regarding their personalities?
For Example, Susie Jones is a mousy plain cubicle worker… Doesn’t talk much, has a few friends, but not a social butterfly… Would she be more apt to be someone more… seductive?
Or would she stay in her comfort zone and be someone she could relate to, like a southern belle, prim proper and conservative?
Or a Jock who’s all macho all the time, who wants to bet he’s gonna be a warrior, or a superhero….
So the question I pose to you all…are your costumes an outer projection on who you feel you really want to be, or is it in fun, without any deeper connotation to your personalities?
I’m going to be a Lara Croft female assasin type character… Maybe a Russian spy, or something based of an action movie… I’ll let you be the judge if that has anything to do with who I am 
With Love and Character!
Kymlee
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DarkJade-
Merry Christmas Kymlee
DarkJade-
My costumes are normally fun. I have to like them and feel good in them so they’re a projection of what I like and feel good in. Yes, I’m one of those who dresses in little clothing. But only for halloween.I am however, going to an undead-themed party in December and I very much intend to get stuck into that. No matter how much clothing I need to put on.
I just like it to be fun
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awesomeness. Whatever make you happy, that’s the bottom line
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I always lean toward a character of another century, perhaps because I was born feeling I arrived about a century too late, lol. So the gowns of Sense and Sensibility would do me just fine, any one of them. Haven’t tried it yet but I do love them lol
I hear that. Those gowns were gorgeous too. I LOVED the way everyone used to dress. It was so glamorous, I feel like no one even cares anymore now… I’m all for being comfortable but seriously, I LOVE dressing up too.
“Time for our inner children to come out and play pretend.”
:D:D
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I like the layout a lot too!
Here in the UK halloween isn’t really that much of a big deal. We get ‘horror film nights’ on the TV and halloween themed stuff in the shops but the whole costume side of things and going trick or treating isn’t bothered with.
In fact I don’t even answer the door in the evening ‘cos I am such a miserable git.
well that’s sad! But only because I love using my creativity to be something that I’m not in real life. I <3 fantasy! yay! As for getting candy for the younguns… well I guess I'm a git too because I'm not doing that either. we won't be home hehe. Thanks for commenting!
Hmm, well I’ve been Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride… Loved that Costume, all Black, and the Mask around my Eyes… Yeah, it probably has to do with who, or what I’d like to be in the Fantasy Realm… Perhaps I am a bit of a Hero, with a Shade of Darkness about him… As a Kid Han Solo and Darth Vader were my favorite Characters in Star Wars, but as I’ve gotten older I definitely lean towards Darth Vader… I guess I like Black, and Capes, and Masks, lol… After all, there was good deep inside of him too, lol
Nice Post
DarkJade-
Hmmm… Great post. I’ll really have to start thinking about what we’ll be. It’s Myself, my husband, and our four children. Maybe we’ll be The Incredibles =)
yay! superheroes! Actually I love that movie
I would be the Jean Claude Van DAMME at being Captain 6 Pack!
LOL you would Pete. Thats awesome. <3