Halloween is finally here and can only mean a few things: candy, decorations and, most importantly, costumes. With so little time left before trick or treating (or partying), you need something that is hip and fresh instead of dusting off that Avatar you made as a senior in high school. So, submitted for your approval, here is a list of costumes inspired by events over the last year.
“Snookify” Anything: Snooki has been done as a Halloween costume for several years now time to take it to the next level. Take the tight leopard print dress, high heels and poufy hair a little farther by combining it with another costume. Snooki Vampire? Snooki Iron Man? Snooki Panda? Bonus Points: Little Snookified baby on your waist.
Batman: From $19.97 Walmart specials to $1,600 official replicas, a Batman costume isn’t hard to come by; it’s standing out as one of 37 Batmen at that Halloween party that becomes the challenge. To change things up, try Grandpa Batman (gray hair, cane and a pot belly) or perhaps Bruce Wayne (spend the night telling people you aren’t Batman). Bonus Points: Pink Hello Kitty Batman.
Kristen Stewart: The clothing doesn’t make this costume; the key to this costume is to keep an emotionless face for the entire day. Don’t blink, don’t smile and, whatever you do, don’t let any emotion show. Bonus Points: Have a secret relationship with anyone dressed as a vampire and then cheat on them.
“The Avengers”: The best way to get this costume to work is with a large group of friends and to represent everyone from the movie. I don’t just mean Iron Man and Captain America, but also lesser characters like Special Agent Phil Coulson, Dr. Erik Selvig and Georgi Luchkov. Bonus Points: Anyone (even those in the costumes) who recognizes and can name the minor characters.
“The Hunger Games”: Short of a movie grade special effects flame suit, the easiest way to establish this costume is a tight jacket, cargo pants and weapons. Swords, bows or explosives make sure everyone knows you will be the winning tribute. Bonus Points: Not getting arrested for carrying around a sword and threatening those in your way.
Honey Boo Boo: All you need are a tutu, tiara and a sequin-encrusted dress. Make sure to stock up on lots of “Go-Go Juice” to give you the energy to win that beauty pageant or costume contest. Bonus points: Carry your pet pig Glitzy around with you all night and try not to eat him.
“Fifty Shades of Gray”: This costume could go two different ways: First, there is the dedicated fan, wearing the recognizable gray tie, handcuffs and blindfold as you announce to the world your love for suburban mom porn. The second is to acquire 50 gray paint samples and attach them to your clothes to take on the book in a literal sense. Bonus Points: Creating a tasteful combination of both the ideas.
Psy: Sunglasses, tuxedo, bow tie and a healthy amount of pomade give you the look, but mastering the “Gangnam Style” jockey dance is where the costume is made. Bonus Points: Convincing all the sexy ladies to do the “Gangnam Style” dance with you.
Clint Eastwood: Carry a chair around with you all night, keep talking to it and keep telling it that you won’t give in to its demands. Bonus Points: If you can get a friend to dress up as your chair.
“Magic Mike”: No shirt, a tie and a pair of tight pants make this costume easy to put together. Who doesn’t love a topless man on a 36 degree Halloween night? Bonus Points: Being in shape enough to pull the costume off or out of shape enough to make it hilarious, think Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze on “SNL.”
My Little Pony: Don’t let gender pigeonhole you on this one. Pick your favorite pony (Applejack will always hold a special place in my heart) and match your clothes to the pony’s color. Don’t forget to sew a few wigs together for your fabulous mane. Bonus Points: Making this costume that’s based upon a children show as sexy as possible.
Vintage Internet: The Internet is a strange place compared to where it was 10 years ago, and the perfect costume might be informing people of this fact. So break out your “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” T-shirt and inform the people of the amount of time it took to download a song off LimeWire on your 56k modem. Just remember, Internet Explorer is the only way to go, Yahoo! provides your search results and Facebook is still two years away. Bonus Points: Give people a rousing rendition of that dial-up sound and make sure to yell at your mom for picking up the phone before making the sound again.
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