I will be the first person to admit: as a LARPer... I -hate- halloween.
I know what you're thinking "what? that doesn't make any sense! you LARP! you should love to dress up and get candy!"
and to this I say: Why?
I have spent 2-3 weeks out of the past few months dressing up as anything I needed to. Gypsies, Pirates, Robots, Plants, A Creepy Clown Girl, the list goes on and on. I simply don't need Halloween anymore because I have atleast one Halloween every month. And when Halloween finally -does- roll around...what should I be?
My character for Mystic Realms is a Sea Elf. I dress her vaguely piratical. (not all sea elves dress like a pirate, but where roleplay goes, costume follows) So, do I really just want to be a pirate? Eh, no. I like Sam(my character) she has a rich backstory and a very unique personality. There's something about not wanting to mess with that.
Should I be a gypsy? The concept of Gypsy isn't a fun costume to pull off anymore. It doesn't stand out enough for my attention mongering personality. Besides. I was just a Gypsy at witches ball. It's pretty much whatever. I could slap a witch hat on the gypsy costume and be a witch...but the thing about costuming for a 24 year old is that I have 3 choices for having a great costume: be a recognizable character, be sexy, or be ridiculous...I'm not sure how to go about that.
Being a recognizable character is a slippery slope. Not all recognizable characters are actually recognizable. I had 2 friends wear AWESOME costumes this past weekend. They were so well thought out and well put together...and I had to ask someone else what they were supposed to be...and yet, the more recognizable you get, the blander the costume becomes.
Well, once I figure it out, I guess I will post some pictures.
I have a few ideas, why not vote/leave suggestions in the comments?
My options:
Witch, Black Cat, Queen of Hearts, Medusa(or any matter of Greek/Roman Characters), Gypsy, Pirate, Some sort of fairy like creature...
any other ideas?
I love the Medusa idea! Unique and pretty out of the realm of norm.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to go as the married couple from Beetlejuice this year but I didn't have time to carve the masks needed, so I'm just doing some fun Dia de los Meurtos Sugar skull makeup. Aedan is going to be a garden gnome!