Happy Halloween Curvy Diva’s!

It’s here – my favorite time of year. The mornings are getting darker when I wake up. I leave the house early (I’m an obnoxiously bright morning person) and I meet my friends for coffee before heading in to the office. Think “Cheers” in the morning at Venice Beach instead of Boston, and coffee instead of beer. When it’s dark out like this I feel like I’m getting a jump on the world since few people are up, there’s no traffic and the city is blissfully quiet. You only see die hard morning people and the taxi and limo drivers from the nearby airport, who have been up all night, and stop in for a cup of coffee. The weather is still warm but there is a crispness in the air. I love Fall.

I also love Halloween… I love dressing up and getting into fantasy. It’s a time of self –expression and play. Does dressing up like a witch really mean you have a secret desire to be a Witch? Or maybe it’s what the witch symbolizes – a chance to express your dark, sexy side that might not always come out the rest of the year. A cat lets you be sleek, sensual and a bit haughty. (and who doesn’t want to feel a little superior from time to time)  A Naughty Nurse can be very erotic, and a Corrections Officer or a Guard let’s you be in control (which can be very empowering if you find yourself being too passive during the rest of the year). Eve of Seduction is the perfect costume if there’s someone you’ve been dying to seduce. Let the costume say it for you. As for the Fairy Princess, think Charlotte in Sex and the City. The ultimate example of innocent sexuality,  dressed up in pure, creamy, ivory with satin corset and a sparkly magic wand. But however will you hide the gorgeous cleavage spilling out of your corset, or the hint of curvy legs beneath a tulle petticoat? Who me? Sexy?  Why, I wasn’t even trying (wink, wink). Be a Ring Master in your top hat, satin jacquard corset, black leggings and petticoat. With the crack of your riding crop you’ll command everyone’s attention. You’re sexy and in control and no one is going to mess with you.

We’ve also put together costumes that you can wear after Halloween, too. Check out our Witch hat with the long black nightgown.  Add a pair of high heels and you’ve got a super-sensuous witch costume.  You probably won’t be wearing the hat to bed very often, but the gown is scrumptious and can be worn all year long!  Wear it as a treat just for yourself to feel extra pampered and glamorous – or, if you want to give that guy in your life a special surprise, it becomes a gift that keeps giving, even after Halloween.  Now is the time to be delightfully creative. If you pair any of our accessories, like the top hat, riding crop, wand, tiara, petticoats, with a corset you can wear the corset with jeans and a jacket the rest of the year.

With recent events in our economy, we’re especially sensitive to budgets this year, so one way Hips & Curves is helping is by lowering prices on some of our best selling costumes right now, instead of after Halloween, just to give everyone a break.  After all, we can’t stop living and having fun just because things are uncertain.  Yes, we can still be conscious and careful of where we spend our money – but we don’t have to stop enjoying life and socializing.  So I suggest we keep a sense of humor and a playful spirit. It’s a good way to take care of ourselves and project a curvy, confident outlook, inside and out.