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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This year, girls snapped up Madeline ensembles by the handful, though Cleopatra, Xena and Jasmine costumes vied for first place as well, at least according to Jean, manager of Broadway Costumes. Phoebe Huth (age 5, daughter of John Huth, Professor of Physics) said she planned to dress up as the mermaid of Disney fame since, as she put it, "I like Awiel." Her getup: "It has spawkles all over it. It looks like it's silver in the middle and it's a dwess and it's gween on the bottom to look like a mewmaid. And I'm going...
Although gaggles of girls go for heroine and princess gear, some youngsters, like Radhika Garland, tried to be creative. While browsing at Boston Costume, she decided to dress up as "an Amazon because it's something new. I'm always a witch." An amazon? The river, perhaps, or maybe the Imax movie. Alessandra Davin initially planned on being a hippie, and then the devil, but ultimately settled on "Dracula...because...um...I just thought of it." Clever! While all frightening characters were moderately popular, the Scream-murderer attire proved to be a particular favorite. Marta Bezoari said she wanted...
Kids clearly rule when it comes to playing dress-up and Jean explains that "adults are more into period clothes, playboy bunnies, regular stuff, monkeys--y'know, with the organ grinder." Either costumes for adults are overly involved--incorporating rented masks, wigs and clothing--or terribly boring (e.g. "I'm going as myself."). Kid Supermen and Jasmines concur: "time to give it up, grownups...
...Dress up as Guy Fawkes for Halloween: wear Catholic clothes and blow up a legislative body...
...with 25 players on the roster and only 20players permitted to dress for each game, thingsare a bit different...