Fits Do Halloween

By: LL
Halloween is a fun holiday - not only because of the excuse to eat lots of candy, but for the opportunity to dress up and pretend to be someone else. I've always enjoyed conceptualizing a great costume and finding a way to do it on a budget. I believe that what you come up with says a lot about your creativity and a bit more about your fantasies. Children run around dressed up as their favorite cartoon characters or in the uniforms of professionals they want to be when they grow up. Young adults run around dressed as the type of people they wish they were or in the uniforms of professionals they wish they could be when they grow up ;-)

Unfortunately, young adult and adult costume choices have become polarized - slutty for women, funny for men. Case in point - at a Halloween party in college, the girls were dressed as Playboy Bunnies, the men were dressed as a Fooseball Table (pretty creative until they wanted to break apart and mingle).

This situation means that we all need to be careful about Halloween costumes as we get older and make sure that it is the right fit. It can say a lot about you, unfortunately.

1. Be cautious about what you wear to work Halloween parties or other mixed crowd events (i.e., public bar parties). It can leave a bad taste in your co-workers' and supervisors' mouths.

2. Don't get too wrapped up in your character and do things that you wouldn't do when dressed in your regular clothes. You are only pretending to be your fantasy character, but it is reality, not fantasy. It will come back and haunt you.

3. Let your costume stand alone and tell a positive story. If your costume needs an explanation, it might not be that good. Plus, as in the example above, if your costume depends on another person (or persons) it is hard to go anywhere alone.

True story about me - my inner character is still She-Ra...over 20 years later.

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