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#askandy : What does my costume say about me?

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

It would appear girls today have fallen victim to the idea that less is more. Unfortunately when pertaining to Halloween costumes less is simply less.

Now I am not going to be that guy who says that all other guys are jerks and that girls shouldn’t wear short costumes. On the contrary, I think girls should go for it; Halloween is a rare occasion to break society’s dress code. However girls, or rather everyone, should know their limits and should dress to flatter oneself.

Let’s talk about 5 ways you can set yourself apart from the crowd, after all, any publicity is good publicity right?

 

1.      Finding that fine line between revealing and revealed

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Take the time do it right

Yes shockingly you’ll still be thought of as sexy despite the fact that your dress doesn’t all stop at finger length.

2.      The I give no flips (lol) costume

 

                                                                                                                                                                      Because banana

     When a girl wears a costume that is purposefully not sexy or against the norm she gains mad respect. This woman is a banana, like a full banana bodysuit, that takes balls and people notice that business.

 

3.      Obscure character reference costumes (oh aren’t you worldly)

                                                                                                                                                                               You have to be impressed with this

Halloween has an excess of cops as is, you don’t need to dress as one. Picking an obscure character will annoy some people, but those are mostly just the girls who went for a safer option. Anyone who knows your reference will instantly gravitate to you!

4.      Throw your spin on pop culture

                                                                                                                                                                                    Check it out here

Leave Miley to the basics, you are the wrecking ball. People may give you funny looks, but hey no one can say you were boring this way.

 

5.      The costume that was hiding right under everyone’s nose.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             Find this look here

There exists that rare find of a costume, the one everyone gets and no one did. Be that girl, she’s the one everyone wants to know.

 

            In short, Halloween is a time to be remembered. Despite all the forgetting people will be doing over the holiday weekend; don’t let your costume be one of those things that gets lost with the liquor.