Movers and Shakers Queried: What was your most favorite Halloween costume of your life and why? Bonus Question: What is scariest to you today in 2013?
"Halloween 50 years ago was very different than today. I lived in a small Maine town where it was very safe to go trick or treating. We all made our own costumes at that time. I was always either a witch, a tramp or a gypsy. All a variation on the same theme. My favorite was the gypsy costume. I loved wearing a bandana on my head and my mom's old, shiny green satin dress with a tremendously full skirt. It swished big time when I walked. I would also wear one of my Aunt's blouses that she wore in 1910. Very large and blouson. That and a pair or hoop earrings made me feel quite the bohemian. Every home we went to we knew the individual homeowner. Many times we were asked to sing or dance to receive some candy. My brother always volunteered me. When I was the gypsy I carried around a Crazy Eight ball and told people's fortunes. We took pillow cases with us to collect the candy. Many parents stayed home to dole out candy and we went out either with good friends or older siblings. There were no children's parties like there are now. We didn't drive to developments to reach out to strangers but stayed in our own part of town. It was great fun to be a gypsy lady. The scariest thing to me today is Big Government and people who won"t take responsibly for their actions."
-Jo Miller, Founder and Owner of Maine Woolens
"I was a priest once for Halloween and the reason it was my favorite is because my brother Jacques is a priest in Quebec City and I think the world of him. The scariest thing for me in 2013 is what my grand children have to look forward to and it is not pretty."
-Andre Lacroix, Hockey Legend
"I was Wonderwoman once in college for a Halloween competition in which the grand prize was a car. The good news-I won-the surprise was that it was a model car! A toy replica of a Mustang. The scariest thing for me in 2013 is disregard for human life and people's senseless killing and lack of caring for humankind in general."
-Kym Hampton, Athlete, Model, Actress, Songstress
"In architecture school five friends and I went as Roman Centurions from the future -- with vintage costumes and shiny red motorcycle helmets. It was a total hit!!!"
-Andre Kikoski, Architect
"My favorite costume was the one year my girlfriends and I decided to be Spanish Dancers. Elaine, Joanne and I, all of 10 years old or thereabouts, concocted our skirts, veils et al and sallied forth into the night with sweaters on underneath the costumes, just to be warm and still sparkle plenty. There are no pictures, except for the one in my mind's eye, but it was a wonderful time, when the suburbs were inviolate, and Halloween was sacrosanct. Nowadays, the blood makes me cringe. Spare body parts, like toss away take-out, seem to fill the pumpkins of the suburbs nowadays."
-Ellen Christine, Milliner
"I dressed up as a cheerleader on 'Dress Down Day' which was on Halloween. I wore a cheerleader friend's uniform, put on make up and we formed a kick line just like the girls. Everybody loved it. The football team wanted us to do this at a home game but some of the others didn't want to."
-Russ Cohen, Author of a new book, "Baseball's Best Rookies".
"One of my fav costumes was when I was Quiche Lorraine (from the B52s song) because I got to channel Coco Chanel, a poodle and one of the most spirited bands of the 80's.
The scariest thing is that some people don't think any knowledge of history is important."
-Paige,
Paige Stanley Miller Inc.
"My favorite Halloween costume was during my sophomore year at St. John’s University. I went as Tina turner and won first prize. They gave me a full page photo in their yearbook and called me “Tina” for two years! People couldn’t believe that I was actually a guy . I will never top that costume!!!" Seen here:
-Ramy Gafni
CEO RAMY Cosmetics
