costumes, outfits
Dance Like No One’s Watching
“I was a portly child, but enjoyed dancing. This was the outfit which I wore in a dance recital. Note the crop top and gut out stance!”
(submitted by Jody)
Project Makeover: Kid Edition
“That time my Mum took me to get a ‘makeover.’ She’s English so my best guess is she was trying to recreate what Queen Elizabeth looked like as a child as some sort of ‘homage’ to her country. I have no idea.”
(via source)
Frowny The Clown
“Every year my mom’s bowling league celebrates Halloween. If my mom looks a little scary in this it’s because this photo is one of several my dad insisted she pose for before leaving. Mom is not amused. I think she’s had just about enough.”
(submitted by Debra)
Autumn Camouflage
“Mom made me this costume for my second Halloween in ’92 – Dad almost misplaced me in an actual leaf pile.”
(via source)
The Roaring 20s
“My father went to a 1920’s-themed business party. Guess which one is him.”
(via source)
The Mummy
“This is a photo of my younger sister, (mummified), my older brother, (proud as ever), and me (“I didn’t do it”). My favorite part of this picture is how, even though you can’t see my little sister’s face, you can tell she is smiling in a very “TA-DA!” way, and I can only imagine how proud she was to be our model. I don’t remember when this was taken, but I can look at the craftsmanship in the placement of the streamers, and the excellent color blocking techniques, and I know that’s my fabulous work – my brother must have been the project manager/supervisor. My siblings and I have talked about recreating this picture for our mom now that we are all in our 20’s, but it has been really hard to drum up this collection of oddly specific t-shirts.”
(submitted by Meredith)
Animal Print
“No, this isn’t a Halloween costume. My Mom actually used to dress me in this outfit.”
(via source)
The Space Lady And Son
“This is me and my Mom performing on the streets of San Francisco, circa 1994. As you can tell from this pic, I’ve been blessed with impeccable fashion sense my whole life:
✓ Cosby Sweater (before it was creepy)
✓ Knit Elf Stocking Hat
✓ Granny Glasses
✓ Star Trek Keychain Clipped To Belt Loop
Also for anyone curious, my mom is “The Space Lady,” a famous* street musican and “outsider icon.” Her Greatest Hits album was originally released on hand-made cassette tapes back in the 80’s. It was re-released by an actual record label a couple years ago and was named in Vice Magazine’s 50 Best Albums of 2014 and NME’s “101 Albums to Hear Before You Die”
*by street musican standards, anyway.”
(via source)
