First Halloween Costumes: Skins, Skulls, and Skirts
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 18:14
in Biology & Nature
A far cry from the Twilight vampires, naughty nurses, and Spider-Men of 2009, the first Halloween costumes included animal skins and heads, drag getups, and even mechanical horse heads, historians say.
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