subject: A Brainstorming Aid For Halloween Costume Ideas [print this page] Coming up with really cool Halloween costume ideas isn't easy. Some people writing about Halloween costumes rattle off specific costume suggestions. This is flawed. If I don't know you, how can I suggest costumes which are tailored to your personality and reflect who you really are? I obviously can't. Which is why articles such as this one are almost always a total waste of the readers time.
Hopefully you will nonetheless be able to think up an innovative costume after reading this article. This article will avoid the typical practice of providing a laundry list of specific costume ideas. Rather, it will try to trigger your creativity via associations, so that your creative juices flow and you can come up with a great costume idea.
Yokely dokely then. Here's the list, and I hope at least one item on it makes you stop suddenly with a burst of inspiration, feeling certain you have found the costume that is right for you.
Think of your favorite color. Is there a costume you could create from it?
Is there a color you strongly dislike? Is there a dark or sinister or evil costume it might inspire?
Your favorite actor or actress? Now think of all the movies they've made. Go as the one of the characters they portrayed.
Think of some the evilest villains in history and in movies. Go as one. Hitler is one exception, that usually seems to rub people the wrong way, you need real panache to pull it off without angering people. But Mussolini would be fine.
Pro athletes are a tried and true costume that works. Except divers. Ladies might love marble bags, but every guy at the party will want to stab you. In the marbles.
Anything prehistoric or Jurassic is a can't miss if you happen to be fit and beautiful. People who weren't fortunate enough to have been born beautiful, or are too lazy to stay fit, always love seeing some nubile D-cupped vixen wearing 14 square inches of fabric. And women love ogling Mr. 5% body fat's abs all night.
Infamous criminals always make memorable costumes. Think of one, and do it!
Think of the great characters from books. Especially your favorite books. Ebenezer Scrooge, Sherlock Holmes, etc.
Fables, fairy tales, and Disney movies are another great source of costume ideas.
Presidents are great costumes for men. Who is going to bust on Honest Abe or George Washington? But sometimes the corrupt and incompetent Presidents make better costumes. Nixon and Clinton provide endless sources of jokes. If you can't get laid at a party going as Bill Clinton, cut it off.
Think of something disgusting. A used tampon. A piece of shit. Go as that.
Literal interpretation of certain words can provide unique costumes. A lawsuit is one such costume.
Some foods can make good costumes, though if you are overweight, you'll be inviting mockery behind your back.
Costumes can be made from corporate logos. The fruit of the loom dudes are a great costume, for example.
Bands and musicians. The Village People, 20 guys all going to the same party dressed as Eminem, etc.
A few radicals like to get really wild and make changes to their appearance that don't go away immediately. They shave their heads, dye their hair, etc.
I hope you have some great Halloween costume ideas now.
