What is this site all about? I’ve been an avid costumer since I was a kid. I remember when my “Aunt” Alice made me a vampire cape complete with standup collar. It wasn’t even Halloween, but Alice understood kids and knew that I’d wear that cape all day every day if I were allowed to, so she gave it to me in the early summer. It has had a long and useful life. It must’ve gotten washed a million times to get rid of that coppery child-sweat smell. It also got some glow-in-the-dark Krystal iron-on skulls and wolfman heads at some point (if you’ve never heard of Krystal, don’t ask). It was tortured and worn thin and loved beyond belief, and it was one of the best doorways my imagination ever trod through.
When you wear a costume, you become someone else. It’s like a magical transformation that can always be reversed. You can try on a different identity and escape your everyday existence for a while. As a child, that was my escape (along with my books). I think that’s why I’ve always enjoyed Halloween far more than other holidays and why I’ve rediscovered costuming in the last year or so. So much so, that I found a passion for it that I’m hoping to channel to you through this site.
