Creep It Real
If you think you’ve found a better costume for Halloween this year, well that’s just witch-ful thinking. We have found the creepiest costume, read on!
It’s October and we’re sure the dig to get hands on the scariest costume has begun already. Before we dive in, let’s talk about the history of Halloween. To mark the eve of the Christian feast of All Hallows' Day, Halloween is celebrated in most western countries where people lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts. Celebrated every year on 31st October with pranks, parties, pumpkins, and trick or treat, it becomes so much fun. The costumes play the most vital part here. Coming back to our discovery for this month, we tracked down the most expensive Halloween costumes out there sold at auction.
Who remembers the famous American musical film, released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz? Well, you must know how this early film was a masterpiece, especially when it comes to make-up, art direction, and costume designs. Here we are talking about the early days of filmmaking, where actors just had one or maybe two costumes on hand. But this movie took extreme methods to make one particular costume that was now regarded as one of the most expensive Halloween costumes. We are talking about the Cowardly Lion's signature costume.
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Cowardly Lion played by Bert Lahr wore a costume made using real-life lion fur and skin to make the human-sized lion a reality. Unbelievably right? Don’t get shocked just yet, the costume was put in the auction and fetched over $3 million at auction at Bonhams in New York City. Some still say that it sold at a very low price and should have been auctioned at a higher price considering the classic movie history.
Who remembers the famous American musical film, released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz? Well, you must know how this early film was a masterpiece, especially when it comes to make-up, art direction, and costume designs.
Ethically, this wouldn't have happened today. There is no way in hell that all animal activists and especially PETA would have allowed something like this. But since the movie was made in 1939, which was a long time ago, animal protection groups were not that active and designers were not afraid to use the real thing. Well, not whatever may be the case, this costume makes it into our list of the creepiest Halloween costumes. What are you picking out for Halloween this year?
What: The Cowardly Lion Costume from 1939’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Price: approx $3,000,000.00
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