Nov 03 2008
Halloween in Review: Great Costume Ideas
My friends had some awesome costume ideas this year. Being a costume connoisseur, I decided to list my favorites here. This also proves that I have incredibly outgoing, zany, creative friends.
Let’s begin with my dear friend Michael, who is more like a brother to me. Michael opted to go with a classic (if not flamboyant) pirate theme. This is worth a mention simply because he didn’t dress up as James Joyce.
Michael’s girlfriend Liz took advantage of the pop culture Tina Fey/Sarah Palin phenomenon, dressing as Tina Fey dressed as Sarah Palin. She made this evident by wearing a shirt beneath her skirtsuit blazer which read: TINA FEY.
This leads us to my politically-charged friend Michelle, who courageously donned the Barack Obama mask this season in support of her political hero.
The ’suggestively adorable but not slutty’ awards certainly go to Autumn, who donned an adorable sailor outfit, and Clare, a girl scout (troop number withheld). Meanwhile, also on the attractive angle, Dan S. went all out and actually joined the Navy, ditching his anarcho-hippie ‘do for the clean cut look. Talk about Halloween commitment.
Tracy wins the “Best Mom” award, donning a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outfit for her son’s Halloween birthday bash.
Not every graduate student can be fortunate enough to have a professor and program director who dresses up as a roller derby girl for Halloween. Respect is given simply for the fact that Liz can apparently stand on roller skates for more than an hour (maybe the pigtails helped her balance).
Coming in second is a fantastic looking pair: Jess M. and her husband Bruce, who went historically western with the saloon gal/cowboy look (a favorite era of mine as far as costuming is concerned).
This pair was surpassed only by two awesome witches; both entered the “Which Witch Will Win?” contest along with me at the Melting Pot. Katy D. and Katie F. tie for the win, attending as a geisha witch and punk witch, respectively.
