We’ve all seen it. That one extra basic girl at every single Halloween party strutting around in what appears to be a sad attempt at a real costume, with eyeliner streaked across her cheeks and a cat-ear headband tucked into perfectly coiffed hair. How annoying is she? Did she even TRY to dress up for this? Despite the judgmental glares from other fellow basic girls, this girl is the one who really has it all together. Truly, to the untrained eye this girl may appear to be just another feline faux pas, but in actuality this girl is 100% winning the costume game, and here’s why:
Easy Peasy
While other costumes may take days of searching for clothes or crafting pieces to complete the perfect ensemble, a good cat costume is comprised of three things: ears, black clothes, and eyeliner. And while I’d hope that any self-respecting girl would already have 2 of those 3 necessary things, you can always easily improvise. For example, if you don’t own any black clothes it is ok! Just head on over to your local Victoria’s Secret and find the most bedazzled bombshell bra they sell and match it with your favorite pair of booty shorts. Can you say purrrrrrfect?
Everyone Will Get It
Some Halloween costumes, like a cat, are just absolutely timeless and classic. You’ll never have to have the awkward “so…what are you supposed to be?” question thrown at you when you walk into a party. The tail swinging from your behind will undeniably say “I’m here and ready to have a good time”. Other costume choices may seem “clever” or “unique”, but why would you want the anxiety of people not understanding what you are dressed up as? It’s not like being different is cool or anything because as long as you’re accepted by your peers that’s all that matters. Anything else would be an absolute nightmare.
Flirty
Nothing is flirtier than the cat costume. Nothing. You will be putting all those other girls in their animalistic attire to shame when you come gliding into the room. That overly winged eyeliner and complete disrespect for yourself says “hey boys, check meooowt”. I mean think about all the other sexy iconic cats there are, like Hello Kitty or Garfield or even Grumpy Cat, they’ve got it all going for them. Nothing but fierce cattitude can come from a good cat Halloween costume. And how easy will it be to flirt with a guy if you just role play and can nuzzle his body with your face and let him pet you until you fall asleep? Talk about seductive.
Comfortable
Something I personally hate about living in Florida is never knowing how to dress for Halloween when there is a 50% chance that it might be fiery hot outside and another 50% that it might actually be a pleasant temperature. Dressing up as a cat for Halloween eliminates all of those problems however because it is so comfortable! You’re at liberty to pair whatever you want with your cat ears since really that’s all you even did to dress up; you could put on a snowsuit or a swimsuit and the costume would still be the same! Plus after a long night of being out with friends, you can easily just curl up in a little ball and take a quick cat-nap wherever you are.
Variations
Lastly, the cat costume holds so much opportunity for versatility if you do not just want to be another one of those basic girls at every single party, for every single Halloween, EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Halloween is the one time of year that you get to be whatever you want for one night. Don’t limit yourself to just doing the same old tired costume; use your imagination and actually have fun with it! If you’re just dying to put on those tried and true ears this year then go for it, but don’t stunt your creativity just because you want to look good. There are so many things you can be for Halloween that do not include looking like the stereotypical girl, I’m paw-sitive you will think of something.