Fall is here, we are seeing pumpkins everywhere, and there is a lot of orange and black being used in every department store I go into. That’s right everyone, I’m talking about Halloween. This is the holiday of costumes and going out trick or treating for candy.
Halloween is the time of year when I get to see the different costumes that people get to show off and it also lets me see what costumes are still considered to be in style. Do you remember when costumes used to be so simple when we were little kids?
It seems as if every year costumes are changing and newer costumes are being developed by creators of the costumes. In every single Halloween store I have been into, there is a costume for pretty much everything.
The big thing with costumes especially for women, and don’t take this offensively but it seems as if the costumes are appearing to be “inappropriate.” I think that Halloween is just an excuse for women to take it up a notch to the extreme no matter what other people will think.
Do you ever notice when you go into Halloween stores that every model on each costume looks the same as every other costume? I believe that the creators of the costume make the women look more degrading and sometimes it can hurt the self esteem of others. It’s like the display of the outside bag is telling women that they are supposed to have a slender body and big breasts.
I’m not saying that Halloween is my least favorite holiday. I love Halloween mostly for the candy and for the pumpkins.
Sometimes I feel as if Halloween is more of a competition among women. Halloween is starting to remind me of Lady GaGa because of the crazy outfits that she is seen wearing. I know that the two comparisons sound funny and do not make sense, but I believe that Lady GaGa wears her crazy outfits to make somewhat of a positive statement, whereas women who wear crazy costumes to just show off their bodies.
You may think I am crazy for writing a fashion column about Halloween. If you think about it, it makes absolute sense to write a fashion column about Halloween because it does attract attention and it attracts fashion.
Maybe I am appearing to be jealous because of the fact that I can not wear the over exaggerated costumes because I have an average body. I choose not to wear those types of costumes because even though Halloween is supposed to be all about fun, I just think I can a lot more fun without having to wear a crazy costume.
Fashion will always make a statement, especially when Halloween season rolls around. A lot of us get excited about Halloween but people like me just treat Halloween like it’s any other day of the week.
Maybe at this point I am sounding a little crazy talking about fashion in Halloween but at the same time it doesn’t sound crazy at all. It’s going to be interesting to see what kind of costumes that women will be wearing this year. With all the costumes I have seen, I don’t think costumes can get any worse or any better.
Throughout this talk of Halloween costumes, the message of my column is that just because I do not like the costumes that are being created doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t change the person. I believe that Halloween is all about harmless fun. As I said before I am curious to see how the fashion trend of costumes carries on this year.
Hey Jane, I really like this column because it seems like you have found your writer's voice. I like your use of questions and humor to engage the reader. My only criticism is make sure that you keep an eye out for repetitive words, like costume. I would look up one or two alternative descriptions to use throughout the article so you are not saying it over and over again. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteGood questions posted and some good points raised.
ReplyDeleteFrom a writing standpoint, the author needs to smooth out the transitions between paragraphs and not be afraid to let loose a little more with her opinions.
Reading some other columnists who write about fashion is also part of the prescription for a better column.
A good message is spread in the column though. I too have noticed less material for women's costumes year after year. It should be more about creativeness instead of "what will get me noticed" when picking a costume, but I am a guy and never had that deliberation to go through. Nice read, good topic.
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