Favorite/best costumes?

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What are your favorite costumes that you've ever worn/seen for Halloween?

1986 - Minnie Mouse at a church youth group dance. I actually sewed the skirt myself. A boy had asked me out during that dance, but my parents later said no. Tragic for an almost-15 year old. Funny thing is that my mom had gone to high school with the boy's dad, and 22 years later, I see the boy/guy at my sister's house at my nephew's birthday party, because his son and my nephew are best friends. Small freaking world!!

1988 - California Grape. My friends and I wore green/purple garbage bags, white sunglasses and white gloves, and dark tights, and went trick-or-treating in one of my friend's neighborhoods. They didn't care that we were 16/17 because at Christmas, we always came around and sang carols.

2000 or 2001?? - Mary Kathrine Gallagher aka "Superstar". I wore my high school uniform plaid skirt, a white button-down shirt with a peter pan color, a sweater vest that i had sewed a crest onto, knee socks, headband and dark-rimmed glasses. I was still pretty flexible back then and would do the "Superstah" stance and go into a split. I remember dancing with "Bill Clinton" half the night. My girl friends went as Rollergirl (short shorts, roller skates with knee sox, pigtails...imagining walking down the street to the bar from the parking lot with her!!!), Jennifer Lopez in that green Versace dress (she bought the actual fabric and had the dress custom made), and two Boston "Big Dig" construction workers.

We might be going to a costume party this year, but I am not good at costumes. I don't want to be a slutty nurse/cop/teacher/maid. We'll see what I can think of...