Fashion

Halloween Costume or Williamsburg Resident?

by Jamie Cuccinelli

Oct. 21, 2014

There’s nothing quite like Williamsburg. I really don’t think anywhere else exists where you can sit down in a café and watch a man pull out an honest-to-goodness record player in lieu of an iPod, or see well-dressed toddlers sipping on a babyccino, and straight men shop for artisanal beard oils for their perfectly-coiffed facial hair. And the Halloween or Williamsburg Tumblr — started back in 2011 but ramping up for another season of awesomeness as Halloween quickly approaches — perfectly embodies the spirit of this quirky Brooklyn town.

In the land of hipsters and Judy Funnie, it would be a weird day if you didn’t see someone dressed up in a bizarre, probably-ironic-but-I’m-not-totally-sure, must-stand-out-from-all-the-basics outfit. With all the all the top hats, fur pants, and crocheted suits (and trust me, that’s some of the least weird stuff you’ll see), you might forget what neighborhood you’re actually in because you could have totally just taken the M train to Halloweentown. The hilariously sarcastic geniuses behind the blog seem to have had that same thought.

The Tumblr, which posts photographic evidence of the weird stuff that goes in that strange little niche of a neighborhood, begs the eternal question “Halloween or Williamsburg?” Are those cat ears and tail you’re rocking a costume or are you just a Brooklyn resident? Heading to a themed party or is this your regular, old Tuesday commute. When it comes to Williamsburg, one never can tell… Check out some the most mind-boggling, what-are-you-even-doing-with-your-life posts below, just in time for some October 31 inspiration.