People are selecting their costumes for the occasion as Halloween gets closer. When a costume becomes widespread, it loses its uniqueness and becomes overused. For example, you might see many people dressed up as the same character at a party. Plus, there are recycled costumes from Party City or Spirit Halloween every year that undergo similar effects. There is nothing wrong with wearing a trendy Halloween costume, but something is wrong with not wearing it right!
Rather than purchasing a pre-made Halloween costume from a store, consider creating your DIY costume using clothes you possess or items that can be bought on Amazon. Amazon offers a vast selection of clothing items in almost every color imaginable, including pants, shirts, skirts, dresses, and other accessories needed for your costume. For instance, if you wish to dress up as Snow White, you can buy a blue top from Amazon and pair it with a yellow bottom to complete your costume. Halloween stores are also great for costume accessories. Paying attention to the tiny details of your outfit creates a far more unique feel.
Disney Bounding is a popular thing people do when at Disney World. People dress up in regular clothing that mimics the colors and textures of a Disney character. This technique can also be applied to Halloween costumes. If you’re looking for a Disney Bounding costume idea, TikTok and Pinterest can be excellent sources of inspiration. Most of these costumes are made to be comfortable because they are designed with walking around an amusement park in mind. This technique is excellent for getting a comfortable costume for Halloween that is still cute and functional.
A fun way to improve a Halloween costume is by doing a group or couples costume. Go as a group of princesses or as characters from your favorite TV show. Have one of your friends or your significant other dress as a duo from a movie or TV show.
Julia Addison (11) said, “I think they can be super cute [group Halloween costumes], but behind the scenes, they are so hard to coordinate and get everyone to agree on one thing.”
Sometimes, planning a group costume takes a lot of time and coordination. Most disagreements and complications come when someone does not have their costume or does not like the theme the group selected. To make group costume planning smoother, introduce the idea early and allot enough time for costume picking and buying.
Marie Hable (10) said, “During the time Frozen was popular [2014], every little kid was Elsa or Anna. There was an Elsa everywhere I went, and I was Elsa, so everyone around me had the same costume.”
Try not to have your costume be a famous movie that came out that year. For example, everyone will be Barbie this year because it came out recently, and everyone is obsessed with it. Wait a year or so to be Barbie, so you won’t be matching with everyone who saw the movie this year.
Preston Alphonse (10) said, “I am going to be the guy from KFC guy [Harland David Sanders] for Halloween because I have never seen anyone be that recently.”
Being something for Halloween that could be considered weird is the best costume. They are unique and fun. Chances are, no one at the party will also dress as the KFC guy.
Ultimately, Halloween is the time to dress up as you want with no judgment. Go with whatever you feel expresses you best this Halloween season.
