Oct 12 2008
Ghoulies
Happy oncoming Halloween!
Now is the time that we need to come together and figure out who we’re going to be on the night that we’re not ourselves. I’ve been looking since August, and you’d think I’d have my costume primped and pressed, hanging in my closet, ready for the 31st. But no. So far all I know is what I want to be, and what I want to dress as is a gothic lolita. :)
That’s the basic of the costume. Now why is this all important? Because the type of costume someone picks for themselves says a lot about a person. Want to be a candy corn witch? Or Batman? One is frilly, the other is flavor of the week. I could get very technical into what I think different costumes mean as a window into someone’s personality, I could get into specific examples of people i’ve known, but costumes are meant for the purpose of changing who you are. Even if what you want to be shows a lot about who you are, I don’t want to kill the fun of masks. I’ll let you do it! ;)
Prompt:
What were you for halloween last year? Look at all your past halloween costumes, and try to find a pattern.
I have a rule about halloween costumes; only scary themes need apply. You wont catch me in a cutsey lil bo’ peep dress, unless it’s the gothic version. Another of my patterns is romantic ideal, like vampire, lady death, or corpse bride. In the past couple years, I’ve been going all out with expensive, lavish accessories. Last year I got white out contacts. :) What all this says about me? It probably explains why I don’t want to analyze costumes too much- because I have too much fun being someone else. That’s kind of the mark of a writer, though. Who’s up for a bit of escape now and then??
