With Halloween right around the corner, everyone is desperately attempting to figure out what costume they will wear this year. Many ask, “How can I top last year’s costume without breaking the bank?”
Never fear, I am here to share with you how to have a top-of-the-line Halloween costume without paying top-of-the-line costume prices.
When Halloween season arrives each year, people begin to scramble for a costume. They flood stores such as Party City and Halloween Express, hoping to find an original costume that will make them stand out from the crowd.
My question is how do you expect to have an awesome, original costume when you are shopping at the same stores as everyone else?
You just can’t. Sure, you can go spend $50 on a generic, overused “sexy cop” costume that barely covers your body, or you could branch out and come up with something original.
When asked, a number of UTM students had great ideas on being thrifty while still impressing the crowds.
If you’re looking for an outfit that plays on words, take some tips from Chelsey Box, a senior Biology major.
“I was once a hippie and my friend was a mime. We were peace and quiet,” Box said.
If you’re leaning more towards an expressive costume, consider an idea from Coleen Hunt, a recent UTM graduate.
“Be Picasso’s Rose and Blue periods. Just dress head to toe in pink or blue and do a little abstract face painting,” Hunt said.
The trick, pun intended, to finding that perfect Halloween costume might just be hiding in your closet … or your friend’s closet. Ask your friends if they have any old Halloween costumes that you could borrow. Combine these with your old costumes to make a completely fresh look.
If all else fails, you can always grab a white T-shirt and a sharpie, and write your celebrity doppelgänger’s name on it.
