Halloween costumes of the past

[WingAnimal]

Okay... it's time to show your costumes from your childhood. Here's mine. (I'm Batman, my sister is "boy wonder".)
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=13849 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/../gallery/view_img.php?id=13849)

[kevq]

Norm,
that must bring back some memories. When I was a boy, Hallowe'en wasn't celebrated in the UK. We went to church and it was known as All Hallows Eve. The day after being All Saints Day.
Kev:)

[Bayla]

Norm,

Does it have to be Halloween? I have some great pictures of myself in fancy dress taken at other times of the year.

Bayla

[Wendy]

Norm ...

Oh I like that ... I think I have some fancy dress photos somewhere but like Bayla there are not Halloween ones :)

Wendy

[WingAnimal]

Kev - I certainly appreciate the idea of a Christian holiday over what it has become.

Ladies -- All "costumes" are welcome. Heck, if I'm gutsy enough to show this embarassing picture (makes me look like a meanie:eek:), then I'm sure you can share your sweet pretty-in-pink dress-up pictures from your youth. :)

[Red Sky]

I have a photo Norm, from 1966. This also was me with my sister. I loved the old style masks that my sister wore; so colorful and simple. They are probably illegal now for not being safe or something. Got to love the film grain from the Kodak 126!

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[Ellen]

My guess is that this is 1960- I'm the cute one.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1d4xcCYiITXMftU28CYsKnyY37YBU_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1d4xcCYiITXMftU28CYsKnyY37YBU)
Does anyone know if the odd edge of the paper is what is called deckle?

[Shari]

You know what Norm - I don't think my parents had a camera back in the early 50's. All our baby shots in the 40's were taken from my Aunt's camera. That was the first three of us - then I have a sister 13 years younger and there are drawers full of photos of her. I guess they had a camera by then. I will have to wait until you think of a different theme!!! Thanks for sharing.
Shari

[bayhli]

Costumes? Without fail it was my dad's long underwear and his warm flannel shirt. Let's not forget the double paper shopping bag for the treats!
Certainly never a picture taken on Halloween...

Not hard done by, just a small town and back far enough when you weren't able to buy costumes - we all looked pretty much the same. Except for those who had more creativity and put a sheet over their head... LOL I'm sure there must have been some homemade ones around somewhere in town.

Enjoying this thread alot - thanks for a pleasant trip back in memory!

[Wendy]

Ellen ...

Oh my ... still not sure which one is you :eek:

It is indeed called a deckle edge :) ..

Wendy

[AngelicKim]

Norm this would have been fun but I don't have any photos in costume as a kid. We lost alot of pictures in a fire when I was a kid. Sure wish I had some of them. My Mom was really creative with our costumes (all 5 of us)

[WingAnimal]

Kim - That's so sad. I'm sure my sister is wishing this one would go up in flames too. Too bad it's saved electronically now. :twisted: It's okay... I'm sure there are others that she could pull out of me that I'd rather be left in the boxes under the stairs. :)

[AngelicKim]

Norm, this is not my childhood but it is the past, about 5 years ago.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/177SgpPnWA1DKjOYoal4g6rVyhe70_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=177SgpPnWA1DKjOYoal4g6rVyhe70)

[Red Sky]

I don't know about you, but the second "thing" from the right in Ellen's photo is one of the creepier costumes I have seen. What is it, and, is that you Ellen?:eek:

[Ellen]

It is creepy isn't it? I don't know what it was supposed to be or even which neighbor kid it is. I'm on the left.
This was fun Norm - thanks and Happy Halloween everyone.

[Russinator]

I can't say who I was trying to be but I sure was cute. I wonder how I changed from that cute little boy into a fat, wrinkled up old man?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/14XBJ4QMdRUxt5kac8LOQG6iusZqO_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14XBJ4QMdRUxt5kac8LOQG6iusZqO)

[mayva]

Thanks everybody for sharing your great pictures of Halloween past.


Anna

[Red Sky]

I have one more, this from 1968. We had hosted a neighborhood party and here's a bunch of us kids hanging around my dad. I dressed up that year as a girl (geez, why didn't my mom put her foot down on that one?) but I am out of drag when this picture was taken.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1BHQmxBjRHG5327nhRDWKxxpoAd8kF1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1BHQmxBjRHG5327nhRDWKxxpoAd8kF1)

[WingAnimal]

Kim... ummm... nightmares tonight.... :twisted:

Russ - Nice... now THAT's a costume to be proud of!!!! And don't worry... I'm sure you're not as wrinklie as you think you are :D. (Shame on you Norm... shame!!!)