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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I've always considered masques to be a rather sophisticated form of adult entertainment, really - so I think the resurgence of adult costumes at Halloween isn't about acting like children but rediscovering adult diversions and using the existing holiday as an excuse.
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Those costumes you posted resemble those (briefly) worn by the ladies of Deja Vu, not the women of the RSC production of Twelfth Night. I'd like to believe that adult interest in Halloween reveals an increased sophistication among adults, but the "Sex on a Tombstone" drink special pops that bubble for me. If that makes BRC an idealist and me a cynic, then so be it.
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The whole "ooh, look, we're so young at heart" schtick is such a boomer thing, and the media persists in thinking old boomer attitudes bleed down onto the rest of us, but I don't think it's really accurate with respect to the under-35-40 crowd.
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I actually think the increased interest in adult Halloween parties is largely an urban phenomenon (the suburban parents have to spend the evening walking their children from house to house in their subdivisions instead of letting them roam free) and has more to do with straights trying to hone in on queer Halloween celebrations (e.g., straights flocking to the Castro to gawk at extravagant gays in extravagant gay costumes) and/or yuppies trying to relive their fraternity costume party days. You go to certain bars in the Marina, and it's like a Greek mixer but with super-premium alcohol instead of the old kegs and plastic garbage cans filled with spiked punch. The same people, the same conversations. Just substitute "Where do you work?" and "What do you like to do on the weekend?" for "What's your major?" and "What house did you pledge?"
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