Dressed for thrills : 100 years of Halloween costumes & masquerade

A whimsical array of ghosts and goblins, spooks and skeletons, vamps and vampires parade through this collection of more than 100 years of American Halloween attire: from Little Bo Peep with lamb in hand to beatniks and pirates, from monsters and witches to clowns and animals.Photographer Phyllis Galembo shows scenes of dressed-to-scare young trick-or-treaters modelling their disguises and of costumes spanning over a century that take on an eerie creepiness thanks to special lighting effects.

Accompanying the costume shots is a history of this popular American holiday and an essay placing the work in the wider context of fashion and costume.