The event dates back to the 1870s, when it was a post-mass fashion show.
Donate NowJennifer Schmahl of Mount Vernon marched up Fifth Avenue on Sunday with her head inside an enormous flower pot. Harold Yeo, a New York City resident of more than 20 years, showed up with his dog, both wearing headdresses made to look like dim sum. Brooklynite Katie Fuller resurrected an enormous costume bunny head she purchased from a Halloween store near Union Square before it closed during the pandemic.
"We are sorely in need of this right now," said Lily Mercado, holding a stuffed rat dressed as a newscaster she named Raymond Ratmundo. "I'm getting tired of hearing all the negative news, so I decided to make all of this to make everyone happy." Yeo said he asked the chat bot to design a costume with the keywords, “Chinese man, top hat, white flowers.” It spat out an image of a Champaign-colored tailcoat, dotted with pink and white carnations, a chandelier of pearls and a white tulle veil. That’s exactly what he wore on Sunday.
“I created a slayer story line, where you have two people of color slaying the T-rex and riding off into the sunset,” Sirjue said.
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