Costume Ideas From Days Of Yore, Part III

I love the expressions on these college kids.

UT 1949
UT 1949
Univ of Colorado 1955
Univ of Colorado 1955

This party’s theme appears to be tropical.

Sooners 1964
Sooners 1964

Granted, Faith Hill wasn’t born yet, but she sure looks kin to that lady on the right.

Fat chance you’ll get crowned Mr. or Miss Howdy, but no harm in trying. Coyote52-howdyCoyote52-howdy2

Tarzan, a funny pages vampire (?), and a big-forearmed Popeye

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Wonder Twin powers: activate! Form of: Shelly and Wendy!

Rice 1989
Rice 1989

And this next one? Well, I sure hope it was Halloween. Otherwise, there’s too much estrogen in his chicken nuggets.

Aggies 1990
Aggies 1990

Costume Ideas From Days Of Yore, Part I

The posture and expression of this 1949 flapper throwback suggest she knows more secrets of the night than her cowboy companion. Sassy with those plumes in her hair!

Below could be an actual 1941 Halloween function. I spy Indians Native Americans, a swami, baby dolls…

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Send in the clowns in 1960.

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That’s a lot of polka dots!

Not So Spooky In Daylight

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Saturday afternoon, eighty degrees, not a cloud in the sky. But Halloween is in the air, and there are decorations to be found. Clap if you dare!

October 002

Witches seem whimsical.

October 004Except for the Snow White kind, with her chinny-chin-chin. Hey, y’all.

October 008This witch looks like she belongs with the Peanuts gang.

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A pint-sized Dracula gave me a hankering for sugary cereal.

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Count Chocula, anyone?

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