Halloween Costume Countdown - Day 12

[vivien]

By the 1940's, witches were sexaaaay or the Wicked Witch of the West (who premiered in 1939).
This site has a nice progression of witches, including some you saw yesterday:
http://glamourdaze.blogspot.com/2010/10/witches-glamour-halloween-fashion-from.html

I think it's interesting that the country woman with the long dress, pointed and buckled shoes, and conical hat from the late 1600s froze as a pop culture image for the witch.