“Every day is Halloween for some of us,” American director Tim Burton once said.
Halloween has finally arrived and it’s time to discuss the glorious fashion behind this bloody and amazing holiday. From the simple to the complex, every era has left its mark on the spooky season. From the 1950s to the present, Halloween has changed a lot, and it’s interesting to see how it has evolved.
Halloween has a deep historical background dating back to the 1920s and goes back to ancient Celtic festivals. The holiday consists of people across the country donning their best costumes from head to toe, and children going door to door in search of candy.
In the 1950s, Halloween was fun. This era consisted of all the modern traditions like trick-or-treating and dressing up. “It’s traditional, honest, family fun, not the raucous, sexually decadent, adult fun of today,” said Retro Dee editor Marie Pascal.
The costumes were handmade and their creativity was showcased with exquisite stitching. Most women wore modest clothing and costumes such as ghosts, witches, cats, and vampires, but there was still not much variety in costumes.
The 1960s saw a shift towards hippie-style costumes that reflected cultural themes. These costumes included exotic characters, and people dressed up as more movie characters than in the 1950s.
Have you ever heard the iconic Halloween scream? This scream represents the horror movies we know and love, mostly from the 1970s, such as The Rocky Horror Picture Picture Show. Monster costumes and famous movie costumes have become popular over the past decade due to their intense gore.
Like the 1970s, the 1980s were filled with fun and vibrant costumes that were representative of the era. The biggest pop culture stars of this era included Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, and more.
“It’s just a collection of Hocus Pocus,” said AW Janta, author of Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel.
In the 1990s, one of the most famous Halloween movies, Hocus Pocus, was filmed there. The film revolves around a teenage boy who resurrects three witches in Salem, Massachusetts. During this period, as the internet gradually started to become popular, trends on the internet were formed and people started dressing up in similar costumes.
Seventy years have passed since then, and we are now in the 21st century. Halloween may not be as glorified or scary as it used to be, but the magic is still there. The number of costumes has increased, and you can enjoy a variety of costumes and expressions.
What trends do you expect to see this Halloween? Will there be characters from movies? Will people stick to bright or dark costumes? That would be fun to know.
Halloween has evolved from a mere harvest festival to a national celebration that reflects social and cultural trends. As we continue to celebrate Halloween, the power and creativity of this holiday will remain.
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