The front yards, flower boxes, and ivy-covered walls in Boston's historic neighborhoods offer another version of fall color. One last, brillant palate from gardeners throughout the city.
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The front yards, flower boxes, and ivy-covered walls in Boston's historic neighborhoods offer another version of fall color. One last, brillant palate from gardeners throughout the city.
A big Thank You to all the Bostonians who put in the creativity and work to add beauty to our city.
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The front yards, flower boxes, and ivy-covered walls in Boston's historic neighborhoods offer another version of fall color. One last, brillant palate from gardeners throughout the city.
A big Thank You to all the Bostonians who put in the creativity and work to add beauty to our city.
Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.
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With today’s smart phones and tablets, you have to guess what the photographer is shooting. Is this woman taking a photo of her and her friend or the fall foliage in the Boston Public Garden?
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With today’s smart phones and tablets, you have to guess what the photographer is shooting. Is this woman taking a photo of her and her friend or the fall foliage in the Boston Public Garden?
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Here’s our yearly list of places to buy or rent costumes for most any occasion. We find the costume season gears up at Halloween and continues for New Years, Saint Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras.
Whether you only think of altering your appearance on Halloween or also like to dress up for holidays, special events, parties, or other reasons …
Check out these Costume Haunts:
Please let us know if we've missed one of your favorite sources of costumes and accessories. And, tell us about your all-time favorite Halloween Costume in the comments below.
The Garment District in Cambridge is probably the best known spot to outfit yourself for any costume party.
They sell and rent costumes and have lots of vintage & secondhand clothing if you want to create your own.
They also sell items to finish the look, like:
washout hair color in tones of atomic turquoise and cotton candy pink
prosthetics like scars, bullet holes, horns, pointed ear tips, and witch noses with the materials to attach them
masks from simple gold, or black eye masks, to elaborate Venetian designs, or feathery carnival styles
heads to transform you into a bear, lion, or gorilla
an endless selection of wigs includes: mullets, afros, clown colors, pigtails, geishas, ragdolls, cornrows, dreadlocks, flappers, and glam styles
accessories include: hats, boas, go-go boots, and wings
Their "Boston Costume"division rents the full rigs for the likes of Batman, Green Hornet, and Marie Antoinette. Or, you can be a minute man, cowgirl, knight, or belly dancer.
Soon you'll find people were lined up, like this, waiting to enter Dorothy's Boutique on Mass Ave. near Symphony Hall. They call themselves "Boston's Halloween Headquarters" and display masks, scary arm stumps, strange shoes, and accessories in the window. The website makes it clear that these are costumes for adults. Risque is their specialty.
Army Barracks Across the street from Dorothy's is the Army Barracks store. With a little imagination, you can use their surplus gear to create a costume for that upcoming party.
And, remember to visit the Halloween Shop at Blackstone's of Beacon Hill. They have a fabulous selection of fun and tasteful decorations, masks, and accessories for the holiday.
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