Let the witching hour begin!
ahh Halloween. Minor event here in Blighty, massive 'holiday' in Yankee doodle land! It's the one event where the Christians can really go to town without feeling hypocritical ("Christmas has turned into a shallow consumerist time!! ahhhh!!" Erm...you invented it! You only have yourselves to blame...)
It's Strange, is it not, that in a country where guns are legal and sixteen year olds can be put on death row that kids running screaming from door to door is considered evidence of Lucifer himself. AGHHHHH SO ANGRY...ha anyway, I'm over it.
However, cross a couple of of Oceans (I dropped Geography) and knock on most British people's doors and you're more likely to get a confused stare than any kind of confectionary treat (or lethal injection...you win some you lose some!) The only exception I've found is to be the odd kids party. Oh, and then there's the students who will use ANY excuse to dress up. Over the years my friends and I would concoct a variety of disguises and costumes, competing with one another to see who could be the most contraversial and inventive.
This, dear friends, brings me to my point. GIRLS I'm talking to you! Maybe you can explain something to me. Why is it that so many girls use Halloween to 'advertise'? (ie dress like sl-gs? and I don't mean slugs.) Correct me if I'm wrong but on Halloween most of the fairer sex that I encountered were dressed as something 'sexy' be it Bunny Girl, devil, or witch. There was as little left to the imagination as possible (which is ironic given that it was halloween.) Perhaps I'm subconciously seething with jealousy or I've been reading too much Germaine Greer (see earlier post) but it really pisses me off.
So if this is you, take a leaf out of my book this year girls. If you're going to dress up, be Fun! creative! scary! But for godssake don't go sexy, which shows about as much imagination and depth as a puddle of brown pond water. For those of you who are lacking in imagination, I've got some pictures (see above) and videos for you!
Go as:
Harry Potter (it's ok...no one will think you're a boy!)
Sonic the hedgehog
jedi
Obscure Disney Character
Or alternatively, go as someone who is dead?
This means you can add a certain air of chicness (not to be confused with sexy) to an outfit.
Edie Sedgwick is a good one, or try a 1920s flapper, or even Audrey Hepburn!
So go now my beauties, be creative, fun and interesting, but don't feel the need to use such an innocent American pastime as a vehicle for your sexuality. I say this not because Jesus is angry, but because it bores the shit out of me.
Love!
p.s. Here is a fantastic Tutorial for those who want to get creative with their makeup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktMzhBnyd0&feature=player_profilepage#
OR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD3YoJNxCP4
