Halloween Costumes – How To Do It Right

Do you look forward to Halloween the way I do? No, it’s not for the candy. I’m SOOO over that. Sometimes I trick-or-treat, but I give everything I get away. But sometimes I do turn into a pumpkin!

It’s because for a few days around the Halloween party season, I can try out being somebody else. It’s not like I don’t like being me – it’s just that I don’t always want people to respond to me in the same old boring way.

A little mystery in life can really spice things up. You can go to a party in a costume you create and nobody knows who you are! Even your closest acquaintances don’t recognize you. Or else you’re recognizable enough, but so different than what you usually are that it just makes everybody giggle all night.

I remember the year three of my serious business friends got matching cow outfits. All three were white with black spots and a big, full udder sticking out the front. Their cow heads looked really silly. Together they were a herd. It was hilarious. When they got a flat tire on the way home and a cop stopped to see what was wrong, he just about died laughing at the herd trying to find the tire iron.

That’s the year I wore my wife’s lacy black satin negligee, elbow length black gloves, panty hose, a long blonde wig, big fake bosom and plenty of makeup. I even shaved my beard off! I couldn’t do anything about my six feet 2 inch height, but I kept my deep voice quiet and smiled sweetly all night. I got all kinds of proposals from my male friends and lots of laughs. It was so much fun.

Another year I wore my long black leather coat, leather pants & boots. Lots of chains, too. That was a whole different look.

I don’t spend much money on my costumes. I use things I have, borrow from friends or find what I need at the thrift store. Sometimes I have to buy one or two items to really polish off my costume. I search the house and shed for props, too. Props really round out a good costume.

My wife has collected costumes throughout her life. She’s a theater person and she’s had various guerilla theater troupes. Wigs, shawls, crazy garments from everywhere. People give her stuff all the time because they know she’ll actually use strange clothes. Her philosophy is that life IS costumes. We were born naked and go out hat way, and everything in between is costumes. Life is a stage and all that. She does great makeup, too.

It’s great for me. When Halloween rolls around, the whole family hits the costume room in our house and starts to play. After a while we all emerge with basic costumes which we then polish for several days before the Halloween party.

Sometimes we end up with a theme. Last year both my daughter and I were vampires with bloody fangs. My wife and sons were the werewolf pack. We went all over town together and had the greatest time. When the kids were little we all went as the Charlotte’s Web crew. I was Templeton the rat, my wife was Wilbur the pig, One son was Charlotte, with a crazy spider headdress, and the 6 month old was the farmer, Homer Zuckerman, in Osh Kosh overalls.

I always go to the supermarket with my costume on. The supermarket clerks are all dressed up too and there are hardly any customers in the store. Everybody’s playful and you can make up crazy scenarios with the clerks.

OK, so I just love Halloween. I may look like an adult, but not everybody thinks I am. I love the autumn smell, the smoky pumpkins, the scuffling in the leaves and the Halloween decorations, but most of all I love Halloween costumes! I wonder what I’ll be this year!

Rusty Humboldt is a writer who finds writing on many subjects highly enjoyable. He draws on his extensive library for his research. The scope of his knowledge is impressive and his output is profuse. You can find more of Rusty’s writings about Halloween costumes at Halloween Costumes.

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