In the early part of the 20th century, American Halloween costumes were DIY projects: homemade outfits for child-sized firemen, police officers, and clowns that looked quaint or even laughable by modern standards. Things started to change in the years after World War II, and today you can head to your local Walmart or to Amazon and find hundreds of sophisticated mass-produced outfits full of impressive features and accessories. So how did we get here?
In 2016, former Mythbusters star Adam Savage hosted a TED Talk called “My Love Letter to Cosplay” where he described the dramatic increase in the quality of Halloween costumes since his childhood. He described one of his most coveted costumes as a child: a tie-in from the movie Jaws that c...
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