The Costumer

I’ll throw it out there. Call me fat if you want, but I’m a size 10. I’m a bit chubby since I’m short, but not too bad. My point is that I’m a size 10. I’m a bit on the hourglass side, but not enough to be noticed for it. However, due to my dress size and measurements, I’ve discovered one thing when it comes to purchasing pre-made Halloween costumes: I’m a plus.

This strikes me as a bit odd considering I have never been a plus size in anything before–even in juniors sizes, I can sneak into a size 13 or 14 whenever appropriate.  But for most Halloween costumes? I’m a plus!

I’m not the only one discouraged by this sizing issue. GeekDad over at Wired found a major gender discrepancy when he attempted to order some Star Trek uniforms. This is a lot like the issue my friend Katy pointed out to me–remember the Ghostbusters uniforms? Baggy for the men, Slutoween-ready for the ladies?

While I’m pretty sure this represents the ridiculous double standard of the geek community…you know, the one that says guys can be fat lazy bastards who live in their parents’ basements, but all women must look like that Betty Page wannabe on CSI or the chick who gets dumber every season on MythBusters.

I understand what sells. Ridiculous misogynistic movies like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It’s sad that, despite the oddly large proportion of geek men to geek women, there are so many trollish geek guys that fall for this crap. And I don’t just mean troll…I mean so trollish that the cave troll in Lord of hte Rings looks like a hot item.

Perhaps if they’d get their head out of Megan Fox’s cleavage for two seconds, they’d realize that ladies are in fact attainable (though rare) in the geek community.

(I do understand that there are non-stereotypical geek guys out there who may or may not have ridiculous standards. And hey, I married one of the ones that doesn’t!)

That said, there are some fine resources out there for those looking for plus size costume options this Halloween (whether or not you ARE even plus sized to begin with). It’s important to always note the measurements on these costumes rather than just pick your size–as you may have guessed, almost all Halloween costumes run very very small!

Here are some resources:

• Annie’s Costumes - Plus Sizes
• Plus Size Costumes - Costumes That Fit Real People!
• Halloween Express Plus Size Costumes
• Halloween Adventure: Hundreds of Plus Size Costumes

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