costumes

[low_delta]

I once dressed up as Dorothy for Halloween.

Some of my friends said, "I can't believe you dressed up as a girl!" Well... I don't believe Dorothy was a girl, exactly. She's more of an icon. I didn't have to say which Dorothy, did I? When you see her, you don't think of her as a person, you think of The Wizard of Oz. You think of the lion, and of the flying monkeys. You think of the yellow brick road and the emerald city. There was a lot of humor value in me dressing as a female character, but I still didn't feel I was cross-dressing. The character was larger than life.

It was still disappointing to find someone else was dressed as the same character. Embarassing too, because hers was better.

Comments

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

i've seen that picture~ you make an adorable icon. ;)

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

I dunno. when I see dorothy I think of judy garland.

Icons in the modern world we live

[cherie.livejournal.com]

I once dressed up as Juan Valdez (the coffee guy) and I got more respect than I ever did as a woman going as Wonder Woman ..so each year..I figure I can't go wrong. Obviously, Kevin, if going as a girl works for you...I can understand...such as going as a coffee growing S. American worked for me! Good luck...and I definitely would treat instead of trick in your case!