It started last month. The request came in from hardly
ever reader Trish. Then two nights ago in from sometimes reader Lynn.
People are looking for Halloween costume ideas.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and brainstorming costumes is another one of my favorite things to do each year. It's actually something I do year-round and keep a little list handy!
So without further ado, here are my 14 ideas for 2014.
1.
iCould
Leak: This is my FAVORITE idea.
Dress as a cloud (think pillow stuffing stuff from a craft store glued
on to a sweat suit) and then put censored celebrity pics on.
2.
Emoji:
There are SO MANY options with Emojis! Pair with a friend to be the dancing
girls. Go solo as the girl in the red dress. The two girls in the pink and red
dress. You can also wear all black and create a different yellow face to wear a
la sandwich board.
3.
Beyonce:
I imagine this as a group costume to display the many stages of Beyonce. “I woke
up like this” Beyonce, Drunk in Love (with a surfboard) Beyonce, Single Ladies
Beyonce, Preggo Beyonce at VMAs, and bedazzled leotard Beyonce times a
thousand.
4.
Pumpkin
Spice: People LOVE Pumpkin Spice anything right now. Turn wear all brown
with a pumpkin spice label!
5.
Grumpy
Cat: Go for a general white cat costume and use makeup to paint your eyes
brown. Bonus points for creating grumpy meme like signs to hold up!
6.
Clueless:
Iggy Azalea went retro for her Fancy video by throwing things back to the movie
Clueless. Break out the plaid on plaid and go as Cher!
(source)
7.
Most
Eligible Bachelor: With Clooney off of the market, all of the celeb
mags are trying to determine who is the world’s most eligible bachelor. Create
a people magazine cover and insert yourself into the issue. Preferable wearing
a tux and maybe carry one rose bachelor style!
8.
Nicki
Minaj & an Anaconda: I’m typically against pop star costumes, but I’ve
made about three references in this list. This is an idea for couples – one
goes as Nicki and the other a snake!
9.
Mork
& Mindy: A couples costume to honor the late, great Robin Williams.
There is also Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook or Patch Adams. While I anticipate some Joan
Rivers costumes, I wouldn’t recommend the Robin + Joan combo. #TooSoon
10. Jimmy
Fallon EW Girl: One of Jimmy Fallon’s most popular sketches on the new Tongiht Show, dress as the “Ew”girl. Blonde wig, sequin pink dress and pink
headband! Bonus points for faux braces!
(source)
11. Mean Girls: This year marked the
10th anniversary of the movie Mean Girls. There are a few ways you
could do a group costume for that. Four girls dressed in pink (“On Wednesdays
We Wear Pink”) with burn books. Four girls dressed as the Christmas skit with 1
mom in a pink velour jumpsuit. Or as the Mean Girls in their Halloween costumes.
(source)
12. A Legalize It Person: Every year
you need a political-inspired costume and with marijuana being legalized in
more states, why not be a legalize it person! Think hippie with some
weed-inspired shirt and sign. Bonus points for passing out brownies!
13. Joe
at the Super Bowl: This is a 2014 oldie, but a goodie. When you Google
Joe Namath at the Super Bowl, yeah, you get pictures of him in a Jets uniform.
But you also get some awesome shots of him at this year’s game in his awesome
fur coat. A good idea for a guy!
(source)
14. Pittsburgh-Centric: For those of
you that live in the Pittsburgh area, a few city-centric ideas: The
Lost Old Lady During the Pirates Game,Sophie Masloff, construction cones, polar vortex or a drunk country concert goer (complete with trash hanging from your outfit).
Costumes That I
Anticipate Will Be Big:
·
Pharrell Williams with his hat from the
Grammy’s.
·
Ice Bucket Challenge.
·
Olivia Pope from Scandal (I bet you won’t
recognize half of these at first).
·
Orange is the New Black for girl packs.
·
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
And…I have to say it, but Ebola parodies. This will be a controversial
one this year!
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