Thursday, October 22, 2009

What NOT to be for Halloween

Halloween is just around the cobwebbed corner—do you know what you're going to be? If not, use the process of elimination to help with your decision-making. Check out this article at Gawker.com to see the seven Halloween costumes you must avoid at all costs. What's that you say? You already bought a Michael Jackson wig and vampire face paint? Return it—stat!

I shouldn't have to tell you this, but Sarah Palin is so last year. I don't care if you look like her identical twin sister and have Tina Fey's SNL skit committed to memory—DO NOT GO THERE. No one wants to see it. 

When I wrote this post, I was clueless as to what I was going to be for Halloween; however, I have finally reached a decision. I'm not going to tell you what it is, obviously, but I will say that I'm taking a  more creative route. (At least I think I am—watch hundreds of New Yorkers have the exact same idea!) I just found out last night that the party I'm going to will be a more fashion-y crowd. I'm not sure if my homemade costume will fit in with this group, but then again, I'm not wearing it to blend in. I'm out to make a statement, baby! 

So tell me: What are you going to be for Halloween? What are some of the most cliche ideas you've heard of so far?

6 comments:

  1. The boyfriend and I are going as hipsters: Trucker hats from the Dekalb Farmer's markets, PBR Tallboys, and snarky tees. Of course, we did a "dry run" of the outfit and it kinda flopped. I think that was because it was a bunch of people who live in the burbs and are an average age of 40. I think our peers will get it.
    At our "dress rehearsal" party there was a woman who was the lamp (It's a major award!) from A Christmas Story, and her boyfriend wore a huge pink bunny outfit. I thought it was awesome.
    I am not yet sure what my friends will be this Halloween.

    SCS

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  2. Shannon, check out my friend Kasey's new blog: http://www.thepostups.blogspot.com/. Plenty of hipster inspiration there!!! Good idea, and love the lamp/pink bunny outfit from A Christmas Story...wish I had thought of that!

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  3. Oh, and if you really want to get into character, don't shower again until Nov. 1 :)

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  4. http://www.disgrasian.com/2009/10/racist-halloween-costumesfor-pets.html

    My friend sent me the link to the blog above with inappropriate pet costumes and I thought it tied in nicely with your blog post.

    SCS

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  5. i have to toot my horn here. my friends from work and i dressed as a group last year and won the costume contest at work. we were dysfunctional bridesmaids: miss behaved, miss demeanor, and miss take (she was pregnant-no offense)

    we actually aren't participating this year because we couldn't think of anything as creative!

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  6. OMG, what an awesome costume idea, MA!!! I might have to tell Liza about it because she and her friends are still brainstorming on what to be. And what a good way to actually reuse a bridesmaids dress!

    SCS, I will def check out that blog. The outfits some New Yorkers make their dogs wear is just ridiculous. I'll try to get some fun Halloween dog shots!

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