My 2009 Halloween Costume -- You Decide!
The end of August is drawing nigh, which means it's time to dust off the creativity cauldron. 'Cause after I've polished it so it can provide a gleaming reflection, I can pose the question all girls (and metrosexuals) ask when they're in front of a mirror: What'll make me stand out and shine -- when cavorting with ghouls and demons in October?
I hate to admit it, but Hallmark holidays are a guilty pleasure of mine. They may form the foundation of capitalism (EVIL!), but they're also just plain fun. And nowadays, I'm all about exploring my hedonistic side. You name it, I can get psyched up for any of these: Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, even 端午節 (Tuen Ng "Dragonboat" Festival). Oh, and birthdays. Can't forget about birthdays -- even though they're not really a holiday. Maybe just a personal one.
It's unAmerican, but I have to say, Thanksgiving has never really done it for me... *hangs head* Maybe I've never truly experienced it properly...
On the other hand, October has always been good to me. Two of the three loves-of-my-life are Librans (actually, they're fast becoming the bane of my existence)... and I've always done well on Halloween. I've had success as The Crow (Brandon Lee) and The Joker (Jack Nicholson). Thing is... you can wear a costume twice, maybe... OK, OK, at most three times... before you gotta move on. So what's next? I gotta come up with something damn good this year, especially after missing it in 2008... something mainstream, instantly recognisable, but not something other people would think of dressing up as.
A couple important considerations:
Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's classic children's tale... the clothing is iconic enough that it doesn't matter which interpretation of it I go with. People will recognise him! The movie's gonna be huge next year... plus, with the Joker rule in effect, I don't need to worry about Depp's dashing good looks because it's all covered up by white face paint. W00t!
Hal Jordan as Green Lantern
Easily one of my favourite superheroes. A good Iron Man and/or Batman is hard to pull off for obvious reasons (clunkiness, weight, etc). I'm not sure I have a square enough jaw to pull off Hal, though I do have the brown hair now... hm. The big question is can I pull off the spandex?! I've been scuba diving recently, so I've gotten used to wearing a skintight suit, but I'm gonna have to hit the gym a lot more if I'm going walk around in one all day...
Sinestro
Is he iconic enough of a villain to be recognised by the public? People respect the pain and effort that goes into the dress up... so Sinestro might get the edge in terms of dealing with the red/purple facepaint, but other than that... still have the spandex problem (I guess I'll have to deal with that if I'm going the comic route), but I can do the moustache pretty easily. Will people think I'm Hitler in a yellow suit, though?
Gambit
Appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine means that he's more widely recognised and known by the general public than... say, last year... but wearing trenchcoat could get really hot. Red contact lenses, throwing playing cards around... yeah, this could be fun. I think the comic version is more iconic, but maybe the movie one is more realistic... hm.
Poll
There's one line I definitely won't cross, though. No sparkly vampires.
We hates Twilight, we hates it!
I hate to admit it, but Hallmark holidays are a guilty pleasure of mine. They may form the foundation of capitalism (EVIL!), but they're also just plain fun. And nowadays, I'm all about exploring my hedonistic side. You name it, I can get psyched up for any of these: Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, even 端午節 (Tuen Ng "Dragonboat" Festival). Oh, and birthdays. Can't forget about birthdays -- even though they're not really a holiday. Maybe just a personal one.
It's unAmerican, but I have to say, Thanksgiving has never really done it for me... *hangs head* Maybe I've never truly experienced it properly...
On the other hand, October has always been good to me. Two of the three loves-of-my-life are Librans (actually, they're fast becoming the bane of my existence)... and I've always done well on Halloween. I've had success as The Crow (Brandon Lee) and The Joker (Jack Nicholson). Thing is... you can wear a costume twice, maybe... OK, OK, at most three times... before you gotta move on. So what's next? I gotta come up with something damn good this year, especially after missing it in 2008... something mainstream, instantly recognisable, but not something other people would think of dressing up as.
A couple important considerations:
- The temperature in Hong Kong during that time ranges from 73°F (23°C) to 80°F (27°C). It's still fairly hot and humid, but not unbearably so.
- I'm Chinese. One of the reasons why I went with The Crow was because he was played by an Asian actor. The white face paint helps with the Joker, but... don't know how well it'd work for other characters. So maybe I could pull off Namor or Spock, but anything else too "Caucasian" is probably out.
Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's classic children's tale... the clothing is iconic enough that it doesn't matter which interpretation of it I go with. People will recognise him! The movie's gonna be huge next year... plus, with the Joker rule in effect, I don't need to worry about Depp's dashing good looks because it's all covered up by white face paint. W00t!
Hal Jordan as Green Lantern
Easily one of my favourite superheroes. A good Iron Man and/or Batman is hard to pull off for obvious reasons (clunkiness, weight, etc). I'm not sure I have a square enough jaw to pull off Hal, though I do have the brown hair now... hm. The big question is can I pull off the spandex?! I've been scuba diving recently, so I've gotten used to wearing a skintight suit, but I'm gonna have to hit the gym a lot more if I'm going walk around in one all day...
Sinestro
Is he iconic enough of a villain to be recognised by the public? People respect the pain and effort that goes into the dress up... so Sinestro might get the edge in terms of dealing with the red/purple facepaint, but other than that... still have the spandex problem (I guess I'll have to deal with that if I'm going the comic route), but I can do the moustache pretty easily. Will people think I'm Hitler in a yellow suit, though?
Gambit
Appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine means that he's more widely recognised and known by the general public than... say, last year... but wearing trenchcoat could get really hot. Red contact lenses, throwing playing cards around... yeah, this could be fun. I think the comic version is more iconic, but maybe the movie one is more realistic... hm.
Poll
There's one line I definitely won't cross, though. No sparkly vampires.
We hates Twilight, we hates it!