Martha Stewart is ready for the spooky season!
Tuesday marked the first day of October, and the living home and hospitality legend, 83, gave an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her Halloween costume this year, while reflecting on past favorites.
Martha Stewart is the queen of Halloween.
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In a clip posted to YouTube, Stewart also talked about a previous occasion that required serious dedication to her costume.
“Every Halloween is fun,” she said while sitting in the hair and makeup chair on set.
“I remember lugging a surfboard in a wetsuit down Park Avenue, and I looked like I was surfing by the time I got to the Waldorf Hotel for Bette Midler’s big Hulaween because no taxi would take me with a surfboard,” he said. is Stewart.
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As she explained, a photo of her costume from October 30, 1998 appeared on the screen.
In the shot, the businesswoman smiled as she posed in a black long-sleeved Body Glove wetsuit with teal embellishments. Her hair appeared to be wet as she held her accessory – a real boogie board.
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Martha Stewart Dressed as a Boogie Board Surfer at the New York City Renewal Project Halloween Ball.
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“So I had to pull [it] from 26th Street to 50th Street. But it was fun. It was a fun party,” she added about the unforgettable night.
This year, Stewart went as the Queen of Halloween. Her costume was inspired “mainly by coronation images [Queen] Elizabeth I.”
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“Halloween is a time to, in a way, mask up, show off, have fun and transform,” Stewart said at the beginning of the video.
“I love transformation and I think it’s a lot of fun to become someone else, something else.”
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Martha Stewart is the queen of Halloween.
Brett Albright/Martha Stewart
As her glam team prepped her for the magazine cover shoot, she shared skincare prep tips while going through many of her standout costumes – including the time she went as a moth, calling herself “Moth-Stewart”.
“Halloween is upon us once again and I am thrilled to share this very special book with you. It is our ode to fun and festivities, as well as all the joys of early autumn. Now is the time I look forward to every year, especially when the heat of summer gives way to those cooler and brighter fall days,” she said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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“In September, I’m ready to harvest apples in the orchard and start selecting interesting pumpkins from the fields that I will display on the farm and around my house. This year my editors crowned me Queen of Halloween! As they well know, I really like to come up with a great costume and get into the spirit. I’ve dressed up as so many different characters over the years – but never as royalty. The end result was fun and easy to make, and worn royally and elegantly. I think I’m ready for Halloween. Now my only question is, what will you be?”
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