GTKY Thursday 8/16

lillywonderland · August 2018

Because we've been talking about Fall coming soon...

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What was your favorite Halloween costume you wore as a child?

lillywonderland · August 2018

I loved my poodle skirt costume that my Mom sewed for me. It was so much fun twirling round and round in it!

My Mom sewed a lot of our costumes when we were kids. She made a pumpkin, Princess Leia, scarecrow, witch and I'm sure a bunch more I'm forgetting.

chichiphin · August 2018

loooove that gif!

I think my fave was my "I Dream of Jeannie" genie outfit that my grandma made

wishiwaspreggo · August 2018

My MIL is *super* into Halloween. She makes huge, elaborate costumes every year and we enter contests. So while as a child I had store-bought costumes that were not particularly memorable, I'll share my favorite adult costume: the roller coaster! Basically MIL designed a coaster car we stood inside, and in front of us was the lap bar and a pair of jeans stuffed to look like legs in front of us. W and I entered the Chicago costume contest parade on Halsted in Boystown and while we were walking we put our hands up and screamed, leaning from side to side and back and forth. We had the crowd cracking up. It was so fun. We ended up winning best couple and best overall and took home the grand prize

Oh man, I wish I had a pic to share now! I'll have to try to find one!

lillywonderland · August 2018

@wishiwaspreggo OMG. Pleeeeeease find a pic!

Avrilmai · August 2018

I was a witch, every year, for as long as i can remember...guess it was just the easiest costume to throw together...

@lillywonderland I do love Hocus Pocus, and it really isn't Halloween until I've watch that movie.

Swiftlet · August 2018

@lillywonderland my mom sewed ur costumes too! I was Pocohantas one year with a great costume. I think nowadays I’d be flamed for non-PC-ness though

emeraldduchess · August 2018

My nana used to make our costumes when my cousins and I were little. I think the best one was the witch costume that she made me when I was in third grade. My favorite costume from college was when my then-boyfriend and I dressed up as Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
We don't get trick-or-treaters at my house since we live on a street without sidewalks and very few street lights. I think if we did, I would be more into decorating/dressing up for Halloween. But I do make it a point to watch "Hocus Pocus" with wine and Chinese food at some point during October!

littleredm · August 2018

I went as Pippi Longstocking one year and my mom put pipe cleaners in my braids to make them stand up. Having red hair when you're young is tough but it's super helpful for certain costumes.

riff323 · August 2018

My mom made our costumes too. I loved pretending to be animals, especially cats and dogs, so she made me full-body cat costume complete with hood and ears. I wore it until I outgrew it!

nitnat007 · August 2018

All of your costumes sounds really neat. I did not grow up with Halloween. It was just not something that we ever celebrated back in South Africa. So I did not experience it until I was in my 20's, which it is a whole different experience then.

@wishiwaspreggo please share a pic if you find one. It sounds like an amazing costume.

kels0091 · August 2018

My fave costume was when I was a bride. I felt so pretty! I only dressed up until I was 8 and then just kinda stopped.
I went out to a bar when I was 22 I think and went as a referee. The best part was realizing all of the bouncers were dressed the same as me lol

drewsdarlin · August 2018

Probably one of the one with plastic masks like barbie or something girly.

suzycupcake · August 2018

It was when I was in girl scouts. There was a costume competition. My mom grew up in the 60s. She helped me cut denim to make a jean jacket vest and bell bottom jeans. We sewed on brightly colored geometric patterns. I won the contest. More than anything, it was so much fun making something with and spending time with my mama.

asupernovablizzardstorm · August 2018

@Avrilmai the same! I love (still do) being a witch

purplg8r · August 2018

My mom used to make my costume. I would decide what I wanted to be the day after Halloween and stuck with it. My mom made this Rainbow Brite costume that was amazing!! (And one year I was a bottle of nail polish—I was weird that year lol)

ska8471 · August 2018

I am so jealous of all the moms/grandmas who would sew your costumes. I always had a store bought costume and was always SO jealous of the creative costumes moms would help their kids with!

suzycupcake · August 2018

@Swiftlet I'm 40% Indian and I would not be offended. I am white passing though. I'm sure some folks on the reservation would be. It really just depends. Cultural appropriation is such a tricky subject.

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