SpongeBob SquarePants is the title character from the children’s animated series of the same name which has been airing for fifteen years now. There are many characters in the show, but SpongeBob is the primary one. Not surprising, really, as the show is named after him.
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A 1950s costume suitable for Halloween and costume parties that is a counterpart for the Teddy Boy is, naturally enough, the Teddy Girl.
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A costume idea from the Sixties suitable for couples that could be worn for Halloween, costume or theme parties is that of hippies. The hippies were a youth movement in the United States that came about in the middle of the decade, and later spread to other countries. The term itself comes from “hipster” which was originally used to describe beatniks. Hippies were associated with drugs, particularly hallucinogenic, so that they could explore altered states of consciousness, and the sexual revolution. They came to influence all aspects of culture, including television, films, popular music, literature and the arts, with much of hippie culture being integrated into the mainstream as early as the Seventies.
Here’s a costume idea for men for Halloween or theme party from a 1970s film, Tony Manero. The Seventies were the era of disco (for all its sins) and one of the most iconic movies of that period when it comes to disco music is Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta as Tony Manero and with a soundtrack by the Bee Gees.
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If you are pregnant, but still want to wear a costume when Halloween comes around, or for a theme or costume party, there are really two main ways of picking a costume type to wear, as choices are often quite limited.
Here’s a costume idea for women from the 90s, suitable for Halloween or a theme party. During the 90s, the all-girl pop group the Spice Girls were at the peak of their career as a group. They are the best selling female group of all time and one of the most successful pop acts of all time. They were not merely a British phenomenon, but a global one, becoming cultural icons of both Britain and the 90s.
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Here’s a musical idea for a costume from the Eighties for Halloween or a theme party.
One of the most iconic albums of the 1980s was undoubtedly Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the artist’s sixth studio album. The titular single was the seventh single released from the album, and there was a thirteen minute music video entitled Michael Jackson’s Thriller, considered to be the most influential music video of all time and the first to be inducted in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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If you’re looking for a 1950s costume for Halloween, costume or theme party, then why not consider dressing up as a Teddy Boy? Girls were, fairly logically, known as Teddy Girls.