A Vintage Salute To Halloween

Thanks to The Vintage Halloween Group on Flickr! (all these pics should open in a new window)

I just love seeing other people’s old costumes. This kind:

http://flickr.com/photos/jff123/2965445329/in/pool-vintagehalloween

These look really scary, actually!

http://flickr.com/photos/swapatorium2/2939111830/in/pool-vintagehalloween

http://flickr.com/photos/swapatorium2/2961202577/in/pool-vintagehalloween

I love how our old plastic smock-y costumes with the bad-eyehole/no breathing-hole masks always had pictures of whatever-the-costume-was-supposed-to-be on the chest. Because everyone knows the Creature From The Black Lagoon had a picture of himself on his yellow T-shirt!

http://flickr.com/photos/swapatorium2/2939034152/in/pool-vintagehalloween

This one is awesome. The TV in the background rules. So fifties!

http://flickr.com/photos/afropix7/2929084742/in/pool-vintagehalloween

Costumes in the fifties really were quite scary!

http://flickr.com/photos/illtakeyourphoto/1809553940/in/pool-vintagehalloween

Halloween 1978:

http://flickr.com/photos/neatocoolville/1712526148/in/pool-vintagehalloween

I love this stuff!