Sometimes I’m convinced that Halloween used to be a more frightening holiday. The spook-factor used to be much more intense than it is today. Just take a look at these spooky costumes from the 1900s that will surely scare your pants off. Now, we’re dressing up as our favorite movie characters and various foodstuffs.
But I’m not disappointed! People seem to be coming up with interesting costume ideas all the time, and I definitely have a few favorites.
I didn’t know just how much they have evolved until I came across this fascinating three minute clip that covers 100 years of Halloween costume history. And now I may have to reevaluate my costume choice this year!
The early 1900s clearly take the cake for the scariest ones. Masks were usually paired with modest clothing. If you wanted to be witch for Halloween in 1925, you would wear a long, billowy black dress and carry both a purple mask and a broomstick. Freaky!
Costumes started changing around 1945, when skirts got shorter and stockings were worn less. That devil costume is not that different than the devil costumes we see today!
Fast-forward to 2005, and we instantly recognize costumes greatly influenced by pop culture. Do I spy a Britney Spears circa 2005? And a scandalous Kim Kardashian?
I love all these costume ideas! I may just bring one back from a long-gone era.
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