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Freddy Krueger at 40 – the ultimate horror movie monster (and Halloween costume)

<div class="theconversation-article-body"><em><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/adam-daniel-301018">Adam Daniel</a>, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/western-sydney-university-1092">Western Sydney University</a></em></p> <p>Movie monsters have captivated audiences since the days of early cinema. They evoke fascination and terror, allowing audiences to confront their fears from the safety of the movie theatre or living room.</p> <p>Arguably one of the most enduring and captivating of these monsters is Freddy Krueger, the villain of the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/">A Nightmare on Elm Street</a> series who celebrates his 40th screen birthday this November.</p> <p>Memorably played by Robert Englund, Freddy quickly became a cultural icon of the 1980s and 1990s. Beyond his burned face and iconic bladed glove, Freddy’s dark humour and acidic personality set him apart from other silent, faceless killers of the era, such as Michael Myers in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_6_nm_0_in_0_q_halloween">Halloween</a> or Jason Vorhees in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Friday the 13th</a>.</p> <p>Written and directed by horror maven <a href="https://theconversation.com/wes-craven-the-scream-of-our-times-46915">Wes Craven</a>, 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street garnered positive reviews for its innovative concept: Freddy stalked and attacked his victims in their dreams, making him inescapable and allowing him to tap into their deepest fears. The series (seven films plus a 2010 remake and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329101/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Freddy vs. Jason</a> spin offs) blended supernatural horror and surrealism with a dark and twisted sense of humour.</p> <h2>Scary … but funny</h2> <p>Humour was key to Freddy’s “popularity”. Both sinister and strangely charismatic, Freddy’s psychological torture of his adolescent victims often oscillated between terrifying and amusing.</p> <p>A famous kill scene from 1987’s <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors</a> demonstrates this paradox.</p> <p>Aspiring actress Jennifer drifts off to sleep while watching a talk show on TV. In her dream, the host of the talk show suddenly transforms into Freddy, who attacks his guest before the TV blinks out. When Jennifer timidly approaches the TV set, Freddy’s head and clawed hands emerge from the device, snatching her while delivering an iconic one-liner: “This is it, Jennifer – your big break in TV!”</p> <p>Freddy turns his victims’ fears or aspirations – their dreams – against them.</p> <figure><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dCVh4lBfW-c?wmode=transparent&start=0" width="440" height="260" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><figcaption><span class="caption">‘Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.’</span></figcaption></figure> <h2>Creating a monster</h2> <p>Craven has shared how the character of Krueger came to life in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1510985/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy</a>, an oral history of the series.</p> <p>He described a childhood experience of seeing a strange mumbling man walking past his childhood home. The man stopped, he said, and looked directly at him “with a sick sense of malice”. This deeply unsettling experience helped shape Freddy’s menacing presence.</p> <p>The character’s creation also emerged from the filmmaker’s interest in <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/nightmare-on-elm-street-was-inspired-by-a-real-life-medical-mystery-60527">numerous reports of Southeast Asian refugees dying in their sleep</a> after experiencing vivid nightmares.</p> <p>In the film, Krueger’s origin story reveals him as a child murderer who was apprehended but released due to a technicality in his arrest. Seeking justice, the parents of his victims take matters into their own hands, and form a vigilante mob. They corner him in his boiler room and burn him alive. But Freddy’s spirit survives to haunt and kill the children of his executioners.</p> <h2>Cultural repression, expressed on film</h2> <p>Film critic and essayist <a href="https://www.cineaste.com/summer2019/robin-wood-on-horror-film-collected-essays-and-reviews#:%7E:text=Freudian%20theory%2C%20a%20crucial%20theoretical,the%20horror%20film%20perpetually%20enacts.">Robin Wood argued</a> horror films often bring to the surface elements society has repressed. These fears, desires, or cultural taboos are not openly acknowledged.</p> <p>But movie monsters act as manifestations of what society suppresses, such as sexuality, violence or deviant behaviour. American academic <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1995.9943696">Gary Heba</a> argues Freddy is:</p> <blockquote> <p>an example of America’s political unconscious violently unleashed upon itself, manifesting everything that is unspeakable and repressed in the master narrative (perversion, child abuse and murder, vigilantism, the breakdown of rationality, order, and the family, among others), but still always present in the collective unconscious of the dominant culture.</p> </blockquote> <figure><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UBrl4H0Uzng?wmode=transparent&start=0" width="440" height="260" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><figcaption><span class="caption">Actor Robert Englund calls Freddy Krueger ‘the gift that keeps on giving’.</span></figcaption></figure> <h2>The monster decades</h2> <p>The 1970s and 1980s marked a golden era for the creation of horror film nasties like Krueger, Myers, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3">The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</a>’s Leatherface and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/?ref_=fn_al_tt_19">killer doll Chucky</a>.</p> <p>Since then, the landscape of horror has shifted, with fewer singular monsters emerging. The diversification of horror sub-genres (zombie virus horror, anyone?), the rise of psychological horror (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_4_nm_2_in_0_q_heredi">Hereditary</a>), and an emphasis on human-driven terror (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_wolf%2520creek">Wolf Creek</a>) or supernatural forces all contribute to this shift.</p> <p>While modern horror continues to thrive, few characters have achieved the same iconic status as Freddy – although some would argue Art the Clown from the recent <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4281724/">Terrifier</a> franchise and the reinvigorated Pennywise from <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_1_in_0_q_it">IT</a> could join this exclusive group.</p> <figure><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZuYoEtEI_go?wmode=transparent&start=0" width="440" height="260" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><figcaption><span class="caption">‘Five, six, grab your crucifix.’ A 2010 Nightmare on Elm St reboot failed to fire.</span></figcaption></figure> <h2>Happy Halloween!</h2> <p>Despite a <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179056/">failed reboot in 2010</a>, the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street is strong, having influenced numerous filmmakers with its skilful mix of surrealism and slasher horror.</p> <p>However, it’s the orchestrator of the titular nightmares whose legacy is perhaps the strongest.</p> <p>With each Halloween, new fans choose Freddy for their costume. All it takes is a tattered striped sweater, a brown fedora hat, and a glove with sharp, finger-lengthening blades. Don’t forget makeup to re-create Krueger’s grisly facial burns. Sweet dreams!<img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/240905/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /></p> <p><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/adam-daniel-301018"><em>Adam Daniel</em></a><em>, Associate Lecturer in Communications, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/western-sydney-university-1092">Western Sydney University</a></em></p> <p><em>Image credits: New Line Cinema - IMDB</em></p> <p><em>This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/freddy-krueger-at-40-the-ultimate-horror-movie-monster-and-halloween-costume-240905">original article</a>.</em></p> </div>

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One-year-old receives a heart-warming letter from Windsor Castle

<p><em>Image: The Sun</em></p> <p>A young girl has received a letter from Windsor Castle after dressing up as The Queen for Halloween.</p> <p>One-year-old Jalayne Sutherland caught royal attention after donning an adorable double-breasted overcoat with a matching hat, a white wig and pearls around her neck.</p> <p>She was photographed by her mum, Katelyn Sutherland, standing alongside her family corgis. Katelyn, from Ohio, America, sent the photograph to The Queen on a whim - and said she did not expect to receive a reply.</p> <p>She said, "The biggest inspiration for the outfit was the fact that our dogs are our daughter's best friends."</p> <p>“We wanted to do something where they could all be included together. We are most definitely fans of the Royal family and truly admire how the Queen walks by faith."</p> <p>Katelyn said her daughter's costume was met with lots of praise as she took her trick-or-treating on Halloween this year.</p> <p>She added, “While walking around on Halloween we received many, many compliments but my favourite reactions were when people bowed to her or did the royal wave and said, ‘Your Majesty!’”</p> <p>The letter, from the Queen's lady in waiting for the Hon Marry Morrison, said, “The Queen wishes me to write and thank you for your letter, and for the photograph you thoughtfully enclosed."</p> <p>“Her Majesty thought it kind of you to write to her, and The Queen was pleased to see the photograph of your daughter, Jalayne, in her splendid outfit."</p> <p>“Her Majesty hopes you all have a very Merry Christmas, and I am enclosing a little information about the Royal Pets, which Jalayne might like to have.”</p>

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Some of the best pet Halloween costumes from around the world

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is Halloween if not an excuse to dress up and demand candy from your neighbours? An excuse to force your pets into increasingly ridiculous and elaborate outfits, of course. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve searched the internet high and low, and we feel confident saying these are some of the best pet costumes you’ll ever see. So without further ado…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since Halloween takes place during autumn (or falls in fall, if you’re American), a pumpkin costume feels particularly apt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s an adorable pug-kin: </span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUfrXTmL946/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CUfrXTmL946/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Loulou the Pug (@pugloulou)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And an equally adorable (but much tinier) tortoise:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVixuKAPjO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVixuKAPjO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Sushi The Sulcata Tortoise (@sushi_thesulcata)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Others make use of pumpkins to set the scene, like the Instagram famous Toby Toad, dressed as a witch:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlt6kRl0QH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlt6kRl0QH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Toby Toad (@yaboi_toby_toad)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Or these heroic pugs:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVV6OAulAeM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVV6OAulAeM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Hugo & Halo The Lovable Pugs (@pugnamedhugo)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And French bulldogs:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlZz66pz2t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlZz66pz2t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Jeronimo & Tokyo (@toky.mo)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few pet owners paid homage to royalty with their pet costumes. Like this cat, who’s dressed up as Marie Antoinette, which feels fitting:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVWLmfvvay-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVWLmfvvay-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by little.poohkie.and.big.mer (@little.poohkie.and.big.mer)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Or this adorable child-and-pet duo as Queen Elizabeth II and one of her beloved corgis:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVl5YWhLyaT/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVl5YWhLyaT/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Nixon the Corgi (@nixonthecorgi)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, pop culture costumes are the clear favourite. Take these dogs who look ready to board the Hogwarts Express, for example:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgBWhRJ5od/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgBWhRJ5od/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Sailor⚓️and Salty 🏄 (@sailorandsalty)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Or this pup who watched Squid Game with his humans and enjoyed it a bit too much:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgg29sKFts/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgg29sKFts/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Boose Buzz (@boose_buzz)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If there’s something strange in the neighbourhood, you better call Grizzly for all of your ghost-busting needs:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CViWa4aptQZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CViWa4aptQZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Grizzly 🐻 (@grizzlydoodlebear)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, you’ll probably want to avoid the next few dogs, whose costumes err on the scarier side of things. Like this elderly chihuahua dressed up as Pinhead from the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hellraiser</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movies:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVjRmT4lqCq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVjRmT4lqCq/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Gizmo (@gizzard_the_chihuahua)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Or this little guy dressed up as Pennywise the clown from Stephen King’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">IT</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVitNtLrqb3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVitNtLrqb3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by DogsTV (@dogsvideo2021)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As well as Moses, who is the spitting image of Chucky the possessed doll:</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQXgSHruz9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQXgSHruz9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by 🎾MOSES & LEXI NYC🎾 (@frenchienamedmoses)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Politicians in the US even got involved in the fun as part of the annual Congressional Dog Costume Parade on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. We particularly love the Cowardly Lion accompanied by his very own Dorothy:</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Dog day in Washington.<br /><br />US Congress members and staff bring their dogs to work dressed in Halloween costumes for the annual Congressional Dog Costume Parade on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC<br /><br />📸 Jim Watson <a href="https://t.co/b8nfDfgv1g">pic.twitter.com/b8nfDfgv1g</a></p> — AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1453624282647437314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To cap us off, enjoy this video of an entire hallway full of costumed dogs!</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Dog daycare costume party.. 😊 <a href="https://t.co/2UcrSGElCK">pic.twitter.com/2UcrSGElCK</a></p> — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) <a href="https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1453805886464483337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: boose_buzz/Instagram, little.poohkie.and.big.mer/Instagram</span></p>

Family & Pets

Andy Roddick dazzles in Cinderella costume for daughter’s third birthday

<p>Professional tennis player, husband, father and now princess Andy Roddick can do it all.</p> <p>Roddick’s wife, Brooklyn Decker, shared an adorable photo of the retired tennis player with their three-year-old daughter Stevie.</p> <p>The father-daughter duo were dressed up in princess costumers, with Roddick wearing a Cinderella gown and his daughter opting for Elsa from Frozen.</p> <p>"She has these grown adults wrapped around her tiny little finger,' the actress <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIHPsqEl_QF/" target="_blank">captioned the photo</a>. "This is three."</p> <p>However, A-Rod and Stevie weren’t the only ones that looked straight out of a fairytale, with Decker sharing photos showing the rest of the family in costume.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIHPsqEl_QF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIHPsqEl_QF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Brooklyn Decker (@brooklyndecker)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The post was met with hundreds of comments, gushing about how cute the “royal” family was and admiring the sporting star's get up.</p> <p>"Thank you so much for posting that! So precious!" one user wrote. "What an awesome dad!"</p> <p>"Love this...and love to your whole family!" commented another.</p> <p>Decker and Roddick tied the knot in 2009 and also share a five-year-old son Hank.</p>

Beauty & Style

"Scarily good": Parents in shock at kid's Halloween costume

<p>USA father Greg Dietzenbach, a creative director at an advertising and marketing agency, has a reputation for creative and hilarious Halloween costumes for his children in his neighbourhood.</p> <p>This year proved no exception, as he decided to take some modern inspiration and created the "Zoom scaries".</p> <p><span>"My kids challenge me every year to make a unique costume. Building a </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://youtu.be/ggjSoEsBcH4" target="_blank" class="editor-rtflink">'Transformers' sock robot</a> for my son almost broke my brain... another year [my daughter] <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.halfcrow.art/blog/door-costume" target="_blank" class="editor-rtflink">went as our neighbors' doors</a>. So, this year I wanted to make it a lot simpler."</p> <p>He created the Zoom interface, with other people attending the meeting, for his 12-year-old daughter Ava's costume.</p> <p>The Zoom interface has nine spooky participants, including photos of Ava dressed as the Invisible Man, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Dracula, a Mummy, Blair With and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. The eighth participant is Ava herself, poking her head out of the costume through a cutout.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7838459/halloween-body.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/a2d2d8e49a564a91964f50763d27a1db" /></p> <div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Dietzenbach recreated the Zoom interface with subtly spooky changes -- replacing "End Meeting for All" with "End Life" and "Share Screen" with "Share Scream" and of course -- "666 Participants."</p> <p>"The best part of this costume creation was the photoshoot I had with my daughter," Dietzenbach said of the seven monsters/meeting attendees his daughter transformed into.</p> <p>"We were laughing the whole time as we tried to make all the monster faces."</p> <p>"Halloween was one of my favourite holidays when I was a kid and I'm happy to share my love of Halloween with my kids," Dietzenbach said.</p> <p>"2020 has been tough, it's nice to know we'll be giving some joy to others (at a safe distance of course)."</p> <p><em>Photo credit: </em><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/coronavirus-dads-zoom-halloween-costume/a9e78e96-8e01-4cc5-a426-a6b7592f6ebd" target="_blank" class="editor-rtflink">Honey</a></em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"></div> </div> </div>

Family & Pets

Duchess Kate channels Princess Diana by wearing the same traditional costume in Pakistan

<p>The Duchess of Cambridge has channelled her late mother-in-law Princess Diana during the Royal Tour of Pakistan.</p> <p>Upon arriving at the Chitral district of Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were presented with the same gifts offered to Princess Diana on her visit back in 1991.</p> <p>The traditional items included a cream-coloured embroidered coat as well as a regimental cap of the Chitral Scouts’ elite corps, including a peacock feather and a silver stag on the front.</p> <p>Prince William also received a traditional coat to drape over his shoulders and to keep the royal couple warm as they’ve visited the Chiatibo Glacier in Broghil National Park.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery to see the similarities between the duo.</p>

International Travel

The touching reason Olivia Newton-John is selling her iconic Grease costume

<p><em>Grease</em> star Olivia Newton-John is auctioning off the iconic skin-tight pants and leather jacket she wore in the movie.</p> <p>Newton-John initially wanted to part with the items last year to coincide with the film’s 40th anniversary, but she was forced to postpone the sale due to a fractured pelvis.</p> <p>"I've been wanting to auction them off for many years, and now is the perfect time," the actress told Fox 5 news in Las Vegas.</p> <p>"We were going to do it on the 40th anniversary but I spent most of that in hospital, so now it's the following year and that's fine."</p> <p>A portion of the money raised from the sale through Julien’s Auctions will go towards the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in her hometown of Melbourne.</p> <p>Newton-John told <a rel="noopener" href="https://style.nine.com.au/latest/olivia-newton-john-auctions-iconic-grease-costumes/bc7996c6-3372-4392-9c16-31724f67f67f" target="_blank">Nine Style:</a></p> <p>"We hope to raise a lot of money with the jacket and the pants as they're iconic pieces from the movie and I'm really excited," Newton-John said.</p> <p>"I hope some billionaire somewhere wants to buy them for his daughter or granddaughter.”</p> <p>The skin-tight pants are made out of sharkskin and the lovely pink outfit was worn to the film’s premiere at The Mann’s Chinese Theatre in LA.</p> <p>There is also a custom “Pink Ladies” jacket that was presented to her by the crew at the end of filming.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery to see some of the iconic<span> </span><em>Grease</em><span> </span>outfits that are for sale.</p> <p>Photo credits: Getty and <a rel="noopener" href="https://pagesix.com/2019/07/09/olivia-newton-john-to-auction-off-grease-looks-for-cancer-research/" target="_blank">Page Six</a></p>

Music

Princess Mary and her kids dress up in traditional costume for royal visit

<p>The royal family of Denmark were looking thrilled as they touched down on the Faroe Islands for the start of their four-day tour on Thursday.</p> <p>At the front of the crowd was Crown Princess Mary, who was dressed in a traditional Faroe outfit much like the rest of her family.</p> <p>Her daughters, Princess Josephine and Isabella joined her as they wore the female dress which consisted of an open sweater laced together with silver buttons and topped off with a cape.</p> <p><img width="498" height="245" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820061/princess-mary-nz-1_498x245.jpg" alt="Princess -Mary -NZ-1"/></p> <p>Her husband, Crown Prince Frederick and their two sons Princes Christian and Vincent wore similar styles of clothing with a waistcoat, blue stockings and the signature floppy hat.</p> <p>The family travelled from their home in Copenhagen by boat and were greeted by Islanders as they approached the shore.</p> <p><img width="498" height="375" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820062/princess-mary-8_498x375.jpg" alt="Princess -mary -8"/></p> <p>Like many young children, Princess Josephine, 7, felt cheeky after the long boat ride and was spotted squeezing her older sister Isabella’s cheeks.</p> <p>The Islanders presented Princess Mary with an elegant posy as a token of appreciation and to welcome them on their four-day visit to the island.</p> <p>The couple will also be visiting the Island’s capital of Torshavn on Thursday where the Crown prince will take part in an official greeting ceremony on the quay. There, they will be welcomed by the Prime Minister before taking a trip to the rowing club of Knorrur.</p> <p>This will be followed by multiple events around the island as they take part in various activities.</p> <p><img width="500" height="625" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820063/danish-royals-1_500x625.jpg" alt="Danish Royals 1"/></p> <p><img width="498" height="670" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820064/danish-royals-2_498x670.jpg" alt="Danish Royals 2"/></p> <p>The visit comes only days after the slaughter of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins as part of the islands annual hunting season. With around 800 pilot and beaked whales, as well as dolphins being killed every year for their meat, the tradition dates back to the 16th century and has become a yearly tradition for the Islanders.</p> <p>While the hunts have been criticised to be inhumane and cruel, the local government believes it’s a form of sustainability and allows the 18 islands to stay self-sufficient as resources for farming are scarce.</p> <p>Each whale provides several hundreds of kilos of meat and blubber, which if imported from abroad, will cost Islanders money out of their own pockets.</p> <p>The Faroese hunt on average 800 pilot whales yearly, with around 100,000 whales surrounding the island. </p>

Family & Pets

Emily Blunt poses in costume as Mary Poppins for EW cover

<p>Emily Blunt has treated fans to a sneak peek of the long-awaited Mary Poppins Returns sequel on the cover of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/07/mary-poppins-returns-inside-the-magical-sequel/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a></strong></span> in a “first look” special.</p> <p>The British actress posed as the much-loved storybook nanny on the magazine cover wearing a red coat with cape, blue polka-dot leather gloves and a matching hat.</p> <p><img width="459" height="612" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/07/17/413446CF00000578-0-image-a-81_1496853278226.jpg" alt="Disney favorite: Emily Blunt is seen as Mary Poppins on the cover of Entertainment Weekly celebrating the sequel of the much-loved character to the big screen " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-949cbbc49dfab8ca"/></p> <p>Blunt takes over the iconic role from Julie Andrews in the iconic 1964 Disney movie. </p> <p>The sequel Mary Poppins Returns – out on Christmas Day – will take viewers 25 years into the future as the story of Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) continues. Now all grown up, they have three children.</p> <p>91-year-old Dick Van Dyke, who played cheeky chappy chimney sweep Burt in the original film, will also make an appearance in the new film. And he will be joined by other famous stars including Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury and Julie Walters. </p> <p>Mary Poppins Returns hits cinemas on December 25.</p>

Movies

Simple trick to stop costume jewellery turning skin green

<p>Costume jewellery these days look so good, it’s often difficult to tell the difference between your budget bling and the real thing. That is, until you take it off. The interaction between the metal and the acids in your skin creates an oxidising effect, leaving your skin with an unsightly green tinge. Thankfully, you can avoid your favourite rings and bangles leaving you with a Shrek-esque skin tone with this simple, inexpensive tip.</p> <p>All you need is your cheap and cheerful jewellery and a bottle of clear nail polish. Painting a coat or two onto the part of the jewellery which touches the skin creates a barrier, preventing the oxidisation process taking place and leaving your skin as gorgeous as before.</p> <p>That’s not all your clear nail polish is capable of – turns out, it has a number of clever uses. Aside from protecting your skin (and jewellery), you can also:</p> <ul> <li>Coat a hole in your tights to prevent ladders.</li> <li>Paint a frayed thread to allow it to be threaded into a needle faster.</li> <li>Tighten loose screws by applying a coat of varnish as an adhesive.</li> <li>Dab a small amount on a mosquito bite to alleviate itching.</li> <li>Keep belt buckles shiny by coating them in a thin layer of polish.</li> <li>Repair tiny holes in windows by filling them with varnish.</li> <li>Coat your stone-encrusted costume jewellery to prevent gems falling out.</li> <li>Apply a thin layer to labels to prevent them fading or smudging.</li> <li>Paint some onto the thread in the centre of shirt buttons to prevent them popping.</li> </ul> <p>Do you have any smart uses for clear nail polish? Share them with us in the comment section below.</p>

Beauty & Style

16 Oscar winning costumes

<p>Costume design can take the audience into a story world completely different to the world we live in today. The costumes help the characters to become authentic as we enter into the story the filmmaker has crafter for us. The nominees for best costume design this year are <em>La La Land</em>, <em>Jackie</em>, <em>Allied</em> and <em>Florence Foster Jenkins</em>. Here is a flash back at all the pictures that have received this award in the past 16 years.</p> <p>Which costume design is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.</p> <p>1.<em> Gladiator</em>, 2001</p> <p>2. <em>Moulin Rogue</em>, 2002</p> <p>3. <em>Chicago</em>, 2003</p> <p>4. <em>Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</em>, 2004</p> <p>5. <em>The Aviator,</em> 2005</p> <p>6. <em>Memoirs of A Geisha,</em> 2006</p> <p>7. <em>Marie Antoinette</em>, 2007</p> <p>8. <em>Elizabeth: The Golden Age,</em> 2008</p> <p>9. <em>The Duchess,</em> 2009</p> <p>10. <em>The Young Victoria,</em> 2010</p> <p>11. <em>Alice In Wonderland,</em> 2011</p> <p>12. <em>The Artist</em>, 2012</p> <p>13. <em>Anna Karenina,</em> 2013</p> <p>14. <em>The Great Gatsby,</em> 2014</p> <p>15. <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel</em>, 2015</p> <p>16. <em>Mad Max: Fury Road,</em> 2016</p> <p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/2017/02/photos-capture-actors-public-and-private-lives/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Candid photos reveal “public” and “private” lives of celebrities</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/2017/02/co-stars-whose-romance-continued-off-screen/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Co-stars whose movie romance continued off-screen</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/2017/02/movies-worth-seeing-in-2017/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Movies worth seeing in 2017</strong></em></span></a></p>

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13 of the greatest period costumes in film and television

<p>Film and TV costumes can transform us into different periods of time in history and make us believe in the authenticity of the characters.</p> <p>Shows and movies that are set between the 1800s-1920s would not be the same if the costume department didn’t creatively display the decadence, lifestyle and struggles of the era they are set in.</p> <p>Here are 13 titles that creatively revealed another time in history through the costumes.</p> <p>What is your favourite costume from these titles? Let us know in the comments below.</p> <p>1. <em>Victoria</em>, 2016</p> <p>2. <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>, 2005</p> <p>3<em>. Marie Antoinette</em>, 2006</p> <p>4. <em>Elizabeth: The Golden Age</em>, 2007</p> <p>5. <em>Downton Abbey</em>, 2010</p> <p>6. <em>The Young Victoria</em>, 2009</p> <p>7. <em>A Little Chaos</em>, 2014</p> <p><em>8. Anna Karenina, 2012</em></p> <p>9. <em>Belle</em>, 2013</p> <p>10. <em>Jackie</em>, 2016</p> <p>11. <em>Jane Eyre</em>, 2011</p> <p>12.<em> Les Misérables</em>, 2012</p> <p>13. <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, 2011</p> <p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/beauty-style/2017/02/elizabeth-taylor-best-movie-outfits/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">13 of Elizabeth Taylor’s most memorable movie looks</span></strong></a></em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/2017/02/co-stars-whose-romance-continued-off-screen/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Co-stars whose movie romance continued off-screen</span></strong></a></em></p> <p><em><a href="/%20%20http:/www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/2017/02/resurfaced-portraits-of-celebrities-from-70s-and-80s/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stunning resurfaced black and white portraits of actors from the 70s and 80s</span></strong></a></em></p>

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Dad transforms son’s wheelchair into Ghostbusters car

<p>A father in the US has come up with the most ingenious way to give his disabled son the perfect costume for Halloween. Each year, Ryan Scott Miller transforms 9-year-old Jeremy’s wheelchair into the perfect Hollywood hot-rod, and this year – by popular demand – Jeremy will be rocking around the neighbourhood in a Ghostbusters car.</p> <p>Jeremy took votes from his schoolmates as to what his next costume should be, and they decided on the Ecto-1 car featured in the classic 1984 film, complete with a ladder, siren, and speakers – to blare out the Ghostbusters theme song, of course!</p> <p>In previous years, Ryan has turned Jeremy’s wheelchair into a snowspeeder from Star Wars and a motorbike from Captain America (see gallery above).</p> <p>Ryan shared the photos on <a href="http://imgur.com/a/6xsZg" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Imgur</span></strong></a> with the caption, “nailed it”. We couldn’t agree more!</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/10/video-captures-moment-tooth-fairy-collects-boys-tooth/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Video captures moment tooth fairy collects boy’s tooth</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/10/baby-gets-jealous-and-cries-when-her-parents-kiss/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Baby gets jealous and cries when her parents kiss</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/10/liver-donor-marries-woman-he-saved/" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Liver donor marries the woman whose life he saved</span></strong></em></a></p>

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Mum dresses her baby in costumes for naptime

<p>When a baby goes to sleep, most new parents seize the opportunity to get some shut-eye themselves. However, that’s not the case for photographer Laura Izumikawa, who dresses her 5-month-old daughter Joey Marie Choi in elaborate costumes every time she takes a nap, and the results are just adorable.</p> <p>“Because Joey slept so deeply, I thought it’d be fun adding little props on her just to send some hilarious pictures to our parents,” Laura told <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/this-baby-has-no-idea-shes-the-queen-of-dress-up-while-she-naps_us_57bda18ee4b03d51368bbc09" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Huffington Post</span></strong></a>. “It was a way to memorialize her growth and little milestones.</p> <p>“Initially when I started getting a ton of online attention, there was a bit of a mother-bear type of panic, and I thought about stopping. But then I started receiving messages from countless people who said that the photos and videos were the highlight of their day and for some, a thing they enjoy to watch with their kids.”</p> <p>Flip through the gallery above to see our favourite dress-ups, including Maria from <em>The Sound of Music</em>, Cinderella, Han Solo, a <em>MasterChef</em> contestant and more.</p> <p><em>Images: @lauraiz / Instagram</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/09/15-pet-faces-too-cute-to-stay-mad-at/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">15 pet faces too cute to stay mad at</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/14-photos-that-prove-every-child-needs-a-sibling/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">14 photos that prove every child needs a sibling</span></em></strong></a><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/14-photos-that-prove-every-child-needs-a-sibling/"><br /></a></span></p> <p><a href="/family-pets/2016/05/kids-are-the-worst-instagram/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">In pictures: Kids behaving badly</span></em></strong></a></p>

Family & Pets

The most magnificent costumes from past Olympics opening ceremonies

<p>Since the first Olympic games, held in Athens in 1896, the opening ceremony has become the gigantic, spectacular show that we know and love today.</p> <p>With the 2016 Rio Olympics officially kicking off Friday night (Saturday morning, our time), let’s take a look back at the show-stopping highlights from the past opening ceremonies. How many of these do you remember?</p> <p>1. Moscow, 1980</p> <p>2. Moscow, 1980</p> <p>3. Los Angeles, 1984</p> <p>4. Los Angeles, 1984</p> <p>5. Seoul, 1988</p> <p>6. Barcelona, 1992</p> <p>7. Barcelona, 1992</p> <p>8. Atlanta, 1996</p> <p>9. Sydney, 2000</p> <p>10. Sydney, 2000</p> <p>11. Athens, 2004</p> <p>12. Beijing, 2008</p> <p>13. London, 2012 </p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/travel/international/2016/07/6-of-the-best-european-beaches-to-visit/"><em>6 of the best European beaches to visit</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/travel/domestic-travel/2016/07/the-story-behind-that-wanaka-tree/"><em>The story behind that Wanaka Tree</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/travel/international/2016/07/7-best-beaches-on-australias-east-coast/"><em>7 best beaches on Australia’s east coast</em></a></strong></span></p>

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