This Is What Halloween Costumes Looked Like 100 Years Ago: Video

April 2024 · 1 minute read

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Halloween is just around the corner, and if you’re itching for inspiration, look no further than the latest in the “100 Years of” series from Mode.

The newest seasonal video features one woman as she tries on 10 popular costumes from the previous 10 decades in just three minutes. The effect is at once mesmerizingly creepy.

Take, for instance, the two-toothed paper mache mask from 1915.

100 Years of Halloween - 1915

Or the Minnie Mouse mask look (with bloomers!) from 1935.

100 Years of Halloween - 1935

Of course, the hit list also includes some very familiar faces.

100 Years of Halloween - 2005

Yep, Britney Spears‘ “…Baby One More Time” style ruled in the early 2000s. 

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100 Years of Halloween - 2015

And Kim Kardashian‘s Internet-breaking Paper magazine cover is predicted to be the standout from Halloween 2015. Naturally.

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