Dress A 60s Or 70s Science Fiction Halloween Costume

Posted on April 27, 2009
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During the 1960’s and the 1970’s, TV as well as films have been rich in series that are a large source of inspiration if you are seeking a unique Halloween outfit.

There have been a lot of great and unforgettable TV broadcasts and films such as Dr. Kildare, The Avengers, Space: 1999, The Stepford Wives, and so on, that hailed from those times and it is principally thanks to the fact that they are so memorable that costumes paying homage to some of these series are costumes that seem to be really popular. So, these series are an absolute generator of ideas for anyone who is searching a Halloween costume. But the 1960’s and the 1970’s have been particularly prolific in science fiction accessible to the standard public and particularly to the whole family. Although there were movies earlier in science fiction, the 60’s and the 70’s made science fiction into a household genre and there were two series in particular that made it possible.

Let’s start by the first of these series, created by Gene Roddenberry. Naturally, Star Trek has been super popular for things such as the first interracial kiss and the travel across the galaxy in order to witness life on different planets, but it was also known for the unique costumes worn by the team of the memorable Spaceship Enterprise.

Take the example of being a a Dr Leonard “Bones” Mc Coy from this period of time, you should wear a uniform consisting of a blue sweater, black trousers as well as black boots. This is the kind of costume that anyone would recognize; whether they liked Star Trek or not. Another extremely famous Star Trek character was the “redshirt”; a non-main character that is on a mission with the crew and whose principal purpose is to die within minutes. If you play on the humorous side of the thing, you may decide to have it as your costume for the future Halloween holiday and wear the winning costume at the party!

Star Trek was not the only science fiction series to get its start during these two decades. Indeed, another popular series of movies was created during this time frame: Star Wars. Created by George Lucas and involving Jedi Knights, The Force and some of the more memorable characters to ever come out of science fiction, Star Wars was a totally different style than Star Trek. Here are great examples of Star Wars’ heroes of which you could model your costume after: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Darth Vader. As a second example, there are Imperial stormtroopers, the rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in orange uniform and imperial soldiers in grey uniforms that anyone would recognize straight away.

The sixties and the seventies produced a lot of other science fiction TV or movie series such as The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone or Village of the Damned for you to choose from, which makes them a great source for Halloween costume ideas.

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  1. Madisen on July 20th, 2009 4:27 am

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