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How the Big Names Trick or Treat
Trying to figure out what to wear for Halloween? Here’s some inspiration for trick-or-treat attire.
By
Kelly DiNardo
Nick Young liked Batman, Lee was no Cowardly Lion, and Greenfield channeled a space cadet. Photograph of Young by Mitchell Layton/NBAE via Getty Images; Batman suit by Hulton Archives/Getty Images. Photograph of Lee by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Cowardly Lion by Callie Lipkin/AP Photo. Photograph of Greenfield by Nancy Kaszerman/Zuma Press; astronaut suit by Jerzyworks/RadiusImages/Punchstock.
| Name | Costume | Why? | | Chris and Kathleen Matthews, MSNBC anchor and Marriott exec | The power couple once went to a Halloween party as Fred and Wilma Flintstone. | Yabba-dabba-doo! | | Kitty Kelley, author | This year the writer is dressing up as an Opraholic. | “I’m writing a biography of Oprah, and my friends have outfitted me for the project,” Kelley says, with hats, a sweatshirt, and a bulletproof vest that says, PLEASE, OPRAH. LET ME LIVE MY BEST LIFE. | | Jeff Greenfield, CBS senior political correspondent | As a kid, the pundit dressed up as Hopalong Cassidy and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. | The TV characters were two of Green- field’s favorites. | | Becky Lee | The former Survivor contestant dressed up as the lion from The Wizard of Oz in the fourth grade. | “It was cold by then, so the full jumpsuit was perfect for the weather,” says Lee, who in more recent years dressed up as Wonder Woman and a Playboy bunny. | | Ris Lacoste, chef, Rock Creek | After college, she dresser up as a Girl Scout. | “I was in a thinner stage, and I fit into my sister’s Girl Scout uniform,” says Lacoste, who as a child dressed up as Raggedy Ann. | | Nick Young, shooting guard, WashingtonWizards | When he was seven, he dressed up as Batman. | “Even though he didn’t fly, he was still pretty cool,” says Young. | | Ed Henry, CNNcorrespondent | As a child, he dressed up as a firefighter. | “When I was younger, I was obsessed with hats,” says Henry. “I refused to let my parents take my hat off when I went to bed. Often it was this red fireman’s hat from the TV show Emergency! I still have the hat.” |
This article originally appeared in the October 2007 issue of Washingtonian magazine
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