【roads of excess, palaces of wisdom: eroticism and reflexivity in the study of mysticism】

When it comes to Halloween costumes,roads of excess, palaces of wisdom: eroticism and reflexivity in the study of mysticism most kids go dressed as something you'd expect, like a Frozencharacter, a superhero or the classic pumpkin.

However, there are some kids who don't find it fair that adults get to have all the fun (and by fun, we mean boring, mature times). Those children have rebelled and made themselves refined, grown-up Halloween costumes. (Their parents mayhave had something to do with it.)

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Enjoy these 12 mature costumes that any sophisticated child would appreciate.

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1. Henry the VII and Ann Boleyn in the last minutes of her life.

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2. Do kids this young even know what rotary phones are?

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3. Or what cassette tapes are?

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4. Only a truly sophisticated youngin would appreciate classic colonial garb.

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5. This young grandma doesn't know the phrase "too many pearls."

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6. This cutie has got plenty of time before her cat lady days descend on her.

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7. Here we have a child rocking Carrie's wedding look from Sex and the City, blue bird on her head and all.

8. It's very mature for a child to have so much American pride during this scary election season.

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9. This tyke certainly doesn't need to wear makeup, and only the most grown-up kiddos could handle a lipstick costume.

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10. The Obamas couldn't get enough of this little one's pope costume.

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11. Any baby who can rock Winona Ryder's Stranger Things character Joyce's look is basically an adult.

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12. And there may be a good 17 years before these two will get to vote, but baby Hillary Clinton and baby Donald Trump already have a strong interest in politics.

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