According to The Bible - that is, the movie Mean Girls - "Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." While I definitely respect this outlook, I find it somewhat limiting – Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, which means that there will be not one, but FIVE opportunities to dress up and show off (Tuesday Pub Night, Halloween itself, and the following Thursday through Saturday nights).
As one of the least artistic people I know, I consider my greatest creative strength to be conceptualizing costumes. From Aladdin’s Princess Jasmine, to an injured soccer player, a skimpy sailor, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s baby mama, I pride myself in having hit all four categories of classic, pragmatic, sexy, and timely/relevant costumes. Although the “sexy sailor” costume I wore freshman year was one of my all-time favorites, however, I have to admit that while wearing it I wondered whether my peers – both male and female – were judging me for my outfit (or lack thereof). Three years later, I’ve finally gotten around to seeking an answer to this question (and many more!) What I found – especially from guys – may surprise you.
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