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1960s Costume Ideas

1960s Costume Idea for Men and Women – The Mod

A Sixties costume idea for a costume or theme party or for Halloween is dressing as a Mod. Mods were a subculture in Britain that originated in the 1960s that were famous, or more properly, notorious, for the brawls they engaged in with another subculture, that of the Rockers, most notably at various seaside towns in the south of England. The name “Mod” is a shortening of the word “Modernist” which was used to describe modern jazz music of the 50s, to separate it from the traditional, or “trad” jazz music. The original scene was also associated with all night dancing and drug use.

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1980s Costume Ideas, Movie Character Costume Ideas

Movie Character Costume Idea – Indiana Jones

Indiana “Indy” Jones, played by Harrison Ford, is the title character in the Indiana Jones series of films, the first three of which – Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – are from the 1980s, with the fourth, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, being more recently shot in 2008. As well as the main film series, there was The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series – the role of the young Indy being played by the late River Phoenix.

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Movie Character Costume Ideas

Movie Character Costume Idea for Men – Obi-Wan Kenobi

A science fiction movie character idea for men for a theme or costume party is Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars franchise, starting with the original film back in the Seventies.

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Around the World Costume Ideas

Around the World Costume for Men and Women – The Cowboy

Here’s a costume idea suitable for Halloween, costume and theme parties from around the world, from the United States, the cowboy – or, for women, the cowgirl.

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Around the World Costume Ideas

Around the World Costume for Men – The Spanish Bullfighter

This is a costume idea for Halloween, theme party or other occasion that is suitable for men, that of the Spanish bullfighter, or torero. The torero is not solely found in Spain. Bullfighting is also done in other countries that have been influenced by Spain, such as France, Mexico, Portugal and Peru to name a few. Toreros are sometimes called toreadors, but this is an invented English word, rather than an original Spanish one. The main bullfighter, the one who kills the bull, is known as the maestro or matador de toros, sometimes simply called a matador in English.

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1960s Costume Ideas, Couples Costume Ideas

1960s Costume Idea for Couples – Hippies

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.

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1970s Costume Ideas, Movie Character Costume Ideas

1970s and Movie Costume Idea for Men – Tony Manero

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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1980s Costume Ideas

1980s Costume Idea – Michael Jackson’s Thriller Outfit

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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1950s Costume Ideas

1950s Costume Idea for Men – The Teddy Boy

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.

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1990s Costume Ideas

1990s Costume Idea for Men – M.C. Hammer

A costume idea suitable for men for Halloween or a theme party from the Nineties is dressing up as American rapper and hip-hop icon M.C. Hammer, or Hammer as he was later simply known as.

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