By AJ Mun
Staff Writer
Let’s make one thing clear: Halloween is cool. No matter what anyone says about it, we cannot deny that anyone who likes fun and joy loves Halloween. If we use our critical thinking skills, Halloween season gives us an excuse to eat all the candy we want, bring China Anne McClain’s music back from retirement and dress up as anything we want to be, all the while making an array of bad decisions and blaming it on “Halloweekend.”
Now, I know that not everyone likes to go out and drink their liver away while dressed up as Miss. Piggy or sexy Gru from “Despicable Me,” but Halloween doesn't mean you have to be inebriated to have fun. Some of my best memories come from my annual Halloween parties that consisted of getting dressed up with my friends, having photoshoots, then taking it all off and getting comfy so we can eat Chinese food and fall asleep as Drew Barrymore gets diced and cubed on the TV. But at the end of the day, what truly makes Halloween special is costumes.
How many times have you looked at the big screen and seen someone like Regina George get all of the attention and wondered, “Wow I wish I was like that.” or watched David Corenswet fly across Metropolis and thought to yourself, “I want to be a superhero.” Well, Halloween is the time to do so. I don’t know about anyone reading, but unless you want to wear a muscle padded suit, red boxers and a cape to your family reunion, let's get dressed for Halloween.
I know what you’re thinking. You thought of hot Halloween costumes and the first thing that came to your mind was the Amazon corset that comes in 4 billion different colors and still looks violently boring that every girl puts in the cart the minute the weather gets below 75 degrees. And to that I say, when have you ever wanted to look like everyone else at the function? If you want to make a true impression with your Halloween costume, you must learn the Halloween costume formula. After all, most things can boil down to a science.
If you want to Halloween correctly, you must first consult everyone's old pal, Pinterest. Not only for the costume idea, but also to see what other people did for their costumes. See what parts you want to take from theirs and what parts you’d rather leave for the birds. Then, you have to remember that even though these will be some of the best looks you have for the year, we cannot spend all of our money on something that will only be worn once. For that issue, I suggest building a costume with clothing pieces you would wear again separately. This means finding tops and bottoms that can be worn alone at another point of the year, but together create something truly fierce.
Let me be the one to de-influence you. Leave the corsets and the tutus for someone else. Level up the wardrobe and let your token Halloween obsessed friend play “Devil Wears Prada” and style you for the weekend. Be something new! Be something fun! If you can’t think of something I promise you that some diva on TikTok has a viral video telling you what to be. There must be something you enjoy. Something deep inside of you that you loved as a child or that you wanted to be at some point in your life. Divas, get up, go shopping and eat a Kit-Kat for me when you get the chance. They’re my personal favorite.
