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10 Most Overdone Halloween Costumes

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BU chapter.

Halloween is coming up and the big question is: what will you be?

Lets face it, we all have that ONE go-to costume we wore during spirit week our senior year, to the 10th grade costume contest in high school and our first dress-up house party that got way too out of control…and we will probably wear that exact costume again this year…but as if we care! Here is my list of the most overdone Halloween costumes EVER (no judgment…we all considered at least one of these)

 

1.The Sheet Ghost

Thanks to our extremely creative parents, we’re probably all acquainted with the sheet ghost. Just take an old sheet, cut three holes in it and you’ve got yourself a date (and no, you’re not lazy, you’re just extremely innovative)!

2.“The Mouse”

Duuuuh! Basically, pair anything and everything with mouse ears and you’ve created a mouse costume. You wont have to worry about anyone being confused with what you are either, because this costume is really obvious!

3.The Sexy Cat

You grab the sexy cat costume for two reasons:

1.     You’re extremely uncreative and just want to get Halloween over with.

2.     You’re trying to impress a special guy in that tight little outfit…and you probably will because boys are completely oblivious to stereotypical Halloween costumes.

 

4.Miley Cyrus (feat. Robin Thicke)

You’d come in like a wrecking ball but so would 20 others…and you might get back pains from bending over all the time to twerk on your lucky Robin Thicke impersonator (not to mention possible tongue cramps…).

5.The Vampire

You just need fake teeth and blood right? Pretty simple…

6.The Slutty Disney Princess

TBT to childhood memories with a tiny Disney princess costume. No judgment if you’re the girl that just switches the princess each year, there are just so many to choose from!

7.The Person Dresses in All Black

Common solution for everyone who doesn’t have a costume: As long as you wear black, you’re fine, because everyone will just suppose you’re dressed up as something that is kind of associated with Halloween.

8.“Great Gatsby”

Easiest costume to fake: pair one of your glittery dresses with a bandana and smoky eyes and make sure to snap at everyone who doesn’t get that you’re costume is “The Great Gatsby” (be sure to just say the movie name instead of a specific character just because).

9.The Playboy Bunny

“In girl world, 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.” Might as well embrace it!

10.The “I don’t really know what I am myself but it’s Halloween” Costume

You don’t really know what you are but you hope that if you sort of combine everything scary you have you’ll kind of end up as something that doesn’t really exist but counts as a costume because it’s clearly not you. 

       

Roxanne is a 21-year old Boston University student from Düsseldorf, Germany, who is majoring in Film & TV and is currently completing a semester in Los Angeles, California.
Summer is a Boston University graduate ('15) that received a BS in Journalism with a concentration in magazine journalism. Her interests include editorial design and lifestyle, fashion, and beauty content, as she aspires to be a fashion magazine writer and editor. She is currently a fashion and beauty writer for Bustle.com and previously served as a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Boston University. Summer likes to think of herself as a lipstick enthusiast and smoothie connoisseur, so when she isn't writing for Bustle, you could probably find her sipping on a strawberry-banana smoothie and planning her next purchases at Sephora. Follow Summer on Twitter @SummerArlexis