Vintage Halloween Costumes of Our Past [PHOTOS and PODCAST]

Somewhere in my very young days I was this orange-haired Halloween clown. A little bit adorable, a little it creepy. (What is that orange thing I am holding?!)

Costume date: 1982-ish

Funshine Bear was one of my all-time favorites. My sis was also a Care Bear and we made quite the fuzzy duo for trick-or-treating.

Costume date: 1984-ish

I had the power! I loved He-Man so of course I had to dress up as the muscle-bound hero. Don’t you dig the fuzzy boots?

Costume Date: 1985-ish

This Pink Panther get up, made by my mom was a big hit. Planning ahead for cold nights of trick-or-treating were not a problem when you were covered from head to toe in pink fur.

Costume Date: 1986-ish

Sufferin Succotash, I almost forgot about this one! Sylvester the Cat was another very fun, and very warm costume created by my mother.

Costume Date: 1987-ish

This I what you get when you say, “Mom, I want to be the robot from Mazinger Z mixed with the Voltron Vehicle Force robot.” If you know what either of those are, it’s pretty spot on. (P.S. let’s be friends.)

Costume Date: 1988-ish

Why I wanted to be a Walrus Fisherman, I will never know. but we made it happen.

Costume Date: 1990-ish

Danny DeVito’s Penguin from Batman Returns was the inspiration for this one. I still have a sore memory as one of my ‘friends’ pulled of my prosthetic nose before we got to our first trick-or-treat stop. (I may forgive you someday Nick M, but not yet.)

Costume Date: 1992