THERE IS AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO HALLOWEEN AND IT BRINGS ME BACK TO ALL OF MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. MY SISTERS NIECES MY MOTHER AND I WE ALL GATHERED UP AND WENT TRICK OR TREAT'N ALL OVER WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. WE WENT TO DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND KNOCKED ON DOORS BACK WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO THAT, EVERYTHING WAS SAFE AND GENUINE.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY I CHERISH MOST IS OF MY MOM'S LOOK AND ENTHUSIASM TO CREATE MY COSTUMES FROM SCRATCH. NO MATTER HOW SIMPLE THE COSTUME IDEA WAS WE WOULD THINK OF EVERY LITTLE DETAIL TO MAKE THE SIMPLE COSTUME STAND OUT.

WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR CREATIVITY FOR YOUR COSTUMES WITH YOUR FRIENDS?

SO WE LITERALLY BRAINSTORM AND DUE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION. WE GO BACK TO THE INVISIBLE AIR MOOD BOARD 😂 AND ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT CAN WE TRANSFORM INTO WHERE WE CAN DELIVER GREAT DETAIL AND UNIQUENESS. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW OUR IDEAS FORM BUT ONCE THEY DO OUR DEDICATION TO DETAIL IS WHAT MAKES IT WORTH IT.

DO YOU DESIGN ALL THE COSTUMES YOURSELF?
YES! YES! YES!! WE ACTUALLY TRY TO MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH. HOWEVER THERE ARE TIMES WE ORDER CERTAIN CLOTHING ITEMS TO SAVE TIME AND DEDICATE THAT TIME ON THE MORE DIFFICULT DETAILS. IT'S 7-9 OF US IN OUR GROUP SO WE HAVE TO BE SMART WITH OUR TIME FRAME.

WHEN DID YOUR LOVE FOR HALLOWEEN START? WHAT AGE?

I WAS 5 YEARS OLD AND MY MOTHER DRESSED ME UP AS A CAT BUT I WAS NO REGULAR CAT. SHE MADE ME A LEOPARD CATSUIT TAIL AND EARS. SHE DID MY MAKEUP ADDED SOME EYESHADOW, WHISKERS AND BLACK LIPSTICK.

THEN SHE MADE ME POSE LIKE A CAT AND WE MADE A CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 🥹😂😂 I STILL HAVE THE CALENDAR ❤️