As September comes to an end, the countdown to Halloween begins. Most people have already given their costumes some thought, and although there is a long list of basic Halloween costumes, here are a few that should be avoided this year (aka, please do not).
1. Sexy cop
A sexy cop may have worked in high school, when you first started dressing more on the sexy side, but this is college, ladies; step it up.
2. Sexy bunny
Being a playboy bunny, or just a sexy bunny in general, is so freshman year.
3. Sexy cat
Give yourself a little more credit and come up with something more creative than being half naked with ears on your head.
4. Shacker
At some point in your college career, you will dress up as a shacker, but get it out of your system ASAP, because it is overdone. At this point, everyone is over it.
5. Duct tape anything
Why someone would duct tape their entire body is beyond me. First of all, it is very dangerous, and second of all, it makes you look trashy.
6. Schoolgirl
Come on, that is so Britney Spears.
7. Sexy nerd
Yes, this costume is easy to throw together for a last minute Halloween party, but it is so overused. Don’t you want to stand out?
8. Minion
This costume is like that popular song that gets overplayed on every radio station until you begin to despise it. It was cute two years ago, now it's just kind of weird.
If you take any of this into consideration, you will not be sorry. We are all guilty of strutting these costumes once upon a time, but it is time to put them to rest. Who wants to show up to a party wearing the exact same thing as everyone else? Get creative and go all out, do not settle for these basic costumes.
I am not sure when the sexy Halloween costumes became the norm, and I am not against them, but do not be afraid to be something funny or scary instead. Halloween is the one time you can be anything you want to be, no judgments, so why limit yourself to a sexy kitty?
