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How the Times Have Changed? On Halloween, I decided to replicate the style and overall persona of 90’s R B star Aaliyah. I wore baggy male pants, crop top, Timberland boots, and a large overcoat. Even though my prissy and consecutive mother was not very fond of my costume selection, I wore best Halloween costume at the neighborhood party. I was not judge or criticized for being in what was established as male clothing because it is the social norm for my generation and the generation before me. However, if I was edgy Aaliyah for Halloween in prior decades, I would have been seen as a social abomination because women and men did not wear each other’s clothing. Gender roles has always been expressed through fashion and as gender roles continue to progress so does the dance costuming. 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