Sandy and Danny, their names alone mean nothing, together they represent the film we all know and love that brought us ‘Summer Nights’ and ‘Greased Lightnin’. Grease is an infamous musical-play turned film, adapted and produced by Allan Carr, chartering the summertastic rock ‘n’ roll of the 1950s, centring on the highs and lows of a group of teenagers at high-school, Rydell High.

The film begins with two people having a summer romance, Sandy (Newton-John) an uptight, naïve, nerdy Australian girl and Danny (Travolta), a ‘jack-the-lad’ ‘T’ bird. After the opening credits which are amusing cartoons of the main characters we see the two well known groups of teenagers, the Pink Ladies and the ‘T’ Birds going back to school after summer vacation. The rest of the film centres mostly on the relationship of Sandy and Danny, the problems they face, and the ups and downs of their high school chums. The main characters and the unusual pairing of Sandy and Danny makes for comfortable viewing.

My favourite part of the film is the music, this film has such a brilliant soundtrack. If you have the chance to watch the film on DVD you get the added bonus of a songbook. However with a musical film you do find some parts unrealistic when they sing, why would a group of lads sing Summer Nights for example? Yet that aside the songs, mostly corny love songs are addictive and easy to pick up unfortunately will be in your head all day. Grease may not have had a lavish budget like films made today, but this 1978 film directed by Randal Kleiser still manages to have great audience appeal. Its’ scenes and costumes are basic and probably didn’t break the bank to produce but this all adds to the realism of the film.

I like the film and could watch it over and over again. This uplifting, audience grabbing film may be slightly cheesy but there is just so much to love about it, especially the soundtrack and dance moves! This gives it longevity making it such a great film that could be the best musical ever made.

We can bring those ‘good old days’ back with 1950s Halloween costumes that you and the entire family can wear this year.  Hot rod cars, poodle skirts and greaser wigs are all nice; but you can still create 1950s Halloween Costumes without them.  With no hot rod cars to speak of, you can slip on a cool costume that will put you in the remembrance of the 1950s just the same.  Won’t it be fun to create 1950s Halloween costumes for everyone in the family?

50's Halloween Costumes

Although there are no hard and fast rules to creating 1950s Halloween costumes, you should make sure that they have lots of flavor and flair once completed.  Keep in mind, there was much social division still happening in the 50s, so it will be up to you to choose which trend you want to follow when it comes to your costumes.

The men may gravitate towards the greaser wig and leather jacket mode to recreate the “Fonzie” inspired character. Another option would be to do the opposite and put on a bow tie while sporting a pocket protector.  Pull those pants up to your chest area so those white socks show and you’ll represent the nerd version of a 1950s Halloween costumes.

Now for the ladies there are comparable options to try out for 1950s Halloween costumes.  Everyone knows about the standard poodle skirt coupled with a crisp white blouse and baby-doll socks.  This look is usually worn with some cute ponytail covered in ribbon.  But for this part a girl might want to try being a 50s bad girl; she’d be sporting the super tight pants with a ‘Pink Ladies’ styled jacket to complete the look.

Kids don’t need to be left out of the 1950s Halloween costumes creation either.  I’m sure you can find a poodle skirt in the little girl size; if mom knows her way around a sewing machine, she can make matching skirts with her daughters.  It’s the same thing with little boys; they can follow after the men in sporting nerd glasses and a little greaser wig as well; what could be cuter than a junior Fonz to go along with the senior version…Eyyy!

• 1950s adult halloween costumes
• greaser wigs
• flip wigs
• poodle skirts
• hot rod cars
• T-Bird jackets

While many would say the 50s were all about conforming, this shouldn’t force you into selecting boring 1950s Halloween costumes.  Don’t make your costumes bland. Go ahead and jazz up your costumes with some color.  Find some sparkling gems to attach to your garments to add some extra sizzle to your costume.

Another good way to bring your 1950s Halloween costumes to life would be for the whole family to come alive in their outfits.  Don’t just be the girl walking in with your poodle skirt next to the guy with the greaser wig; go that extra mile of trying to speak the language of the 50s while you wear the clothes on Halloween.  Give those who come in contact with you the impression you just stepped out of the 50s!

Go all out – make your family’s 1950s Halloween costumes the best they can be.  Simple is good, but a more elaborate design may garner more attention.  The outfits should be comfortable and you should allow yourself to be carried back to the 50s, if only for one night.   All that’s left is to decide if you want to go in the direction of the ‘cool’ or the ‘nerdy’ version for all of your 1950s Halloween costumes.  Enjoy the nostalgia of this night; Halloween won’t be back for another year!