Costumes and Masks
Hitler and Mussolini Masks
Masks of dictators (as well as various other celebrities) could be purchased from the Johnson Smith Catalog back in the 30s and 40s. (Apologies to Paul for encroaching on his Johnson Smith series.) But what I found interesting was not only that they were sold, but that there are also images taken by photographer William Vanderson showing kids wearing them.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 12, 2012 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Politics
Hollywood Party
Dig those telephone wire costumes!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 24, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Movies, Music, 1930s
Ten31 Productions
Perhaps you'd like to hire these people to haunt your yard for Halloween.
Turns out they are from my native state of Rhode Island.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 06, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Holidays, Performance Art
Dollers
Most frightening cosplay ever. An explanation is here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 07, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Dreams and Nightmares, Performance Art, Asia
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #1
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Starting a new series: weird stuff from famed seller of novelties Johnson Smith.
I will be extracting from two catalogs: one from an indeterminate year of the 1930s, and one from the year 1950.
This entry, from the 1930s.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 14, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Body Modifications, Costumes and Masks, Johnson Smith Catalog, Surrealism, 1930s
Veronica in Wonderland
I presume that Archie is not hallucinating here, and that Veronica's Alice-like abilities are canonical, part of the Riverdale continuity. And I look forward to her future exploits.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Literature, Fantasy, Comics, Teenagers
Man with Bass
Find the answer here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 23, 2011 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, Costumes and Masks, 1950s
Weird Costumes
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 12, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Costumes and Masks, Holidays, Genitals
My Next Halloween Costume
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 02, 2010 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures
Mascot Costumes
I'll confess: if I ever felt tempted to become a furry, I'd be a bad-ass one like either of these to the right.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 14, 2010 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks
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