A Halloween party is a social experiment altogether – How you choose to dress for a holiday that encourages free reign for a multitude of endless costume possibilities can say a lot about you and your character. However, when you go to a university like Florida State and “Talloweek” exists, a seven-day-long streak of ~spooky~ festivities provide ample opportunity for one to unleash a different persona every night. I can guarantee that you have seen more than a few of these kinds of people at a given Halloween function.
The one who skipped Party City and went straight to Victoria Secret.
The one who alternates between a cat and a devil every year.
The guy who’s been waiting all year for an excuse to break out the speedo.
The “extra” one.
The lazy, uncreative one.
The one who unnecessarily sexualized controversial matter.
The dedicated one who had been sewing her costume by hand since March.
The one who lives on Pinterest and had clearly browsed through hours of makeup tutorial videos.
The thrifty one who refused to conform to sporting packaged costumes.
The one who wants to be a kid forever.
The one who just does not give a sh*t.
The basic but cute best friends.
The one who outright hates Halloween and wants it to be Christmas already.
The one who has not come to terms with that fact that we don’t trick or treat anymore.
I, for one, somehow identify with all of these. At the end of the day, we all love Halloween just the same and should enjoy the freedom to transform into someone completely different for a night (or seven). Stay safe this Halloween, and don’t be that guy in a “This is my costume” shirt!