I practiced for the makeup and hair, and here's the self-picture of it (just because I love how the lips turned out, even if my bouffant had completely fallen:
The best part of Halloween is getting to be someone different--to try another persona on for the day. It made me so grateful that I never lived in this era because I would not be able to work outside the home because the makeup, the hair, and the outfit would all be full-time jobs. It also made me realize that that era was as focused on the external as we are today. I can't imagine how the very overweight woman must have lived in this day of girdles and being married before turning 25. I would have totally been S.O.L. While I love the "glamour" of the past, I'm not sure that I really would want to live there.
When I was looking for a costume (before realizing that the new dress I got--see picture in the margin--would work out fine), I visited thrift stores and Halloween shops. Right now this is a total nightmare for me because nothing fits. I'm still "plus sized", but I'm not curvy, so nothing fits right. I did a little measuring and found that my bust and hips are both a size 20, and my waist is still a size 26. Yup, I look pregnant--without all the bother of having actual sex or having an actual child to care for. Yippee!
But it's all getting there. Slowly. I've lost a couple more pounds and am really hoping that I'll get under 200 by the end of the year (and also hoping I won't be upset if my body doesn't cooperate). I realized that I'm still wearing my own "fat girl" costume, and that I have no idea what a "normal girl" costume would feel or look like. I'm hoping that by next Halloween I can report back to you and let you know.
u look great
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