A day filled with trick-or-treating and parties to attend is a mere two days away: Halloween. It's one day where you can express yourself any way that you want to. Do you have your costume picked out for this year? If you haven't even put any though into it, no worries!
Because Halloween happens to fall on a weekend this year, there's a fair chance that you're going to need at least two or three costumes for the different parties that you might be going to. I've compiled a list of fifteen gender neutral and affordable (not to mention easy) costume ideas, just in case you haven't had time to think about it or you've completely forgot about one of the greatest holidays of the year somehow.
1.) "Biker"
Under the circumstances that I'm a broke college student and am trying to save as much money as possible (especially before Christmas), this is an easy one.
Guys: Throw on a leather jacket or denim vest and some ripped jeans. Pair it with some boots and a bandana to tie around your head. If you want, buy some fake tattoos or a tattoo sleeve to complete the look.
Girls: Same as the idea for guys, except you can choose to have a bit more fun with it. You can step up the shoe game a bit with some fashion combat boots or heeled boots. If you buy a red bandana to tie around your head, you can accent your ensemble with some classic red lipstick and/or nail polish.
2.) "Cowboy/Cowgirl"
If you're in college like myself, this is probably one of the easiest ideas that you can get away with. It's the same for both guys and girls: plaid shirt, jeans, boots with a Western look to them, and a cowboy hat. I quickly found out that, in the dorms, someone is bound to have a cowboy hat that they aren't using for some odd reason.
3.) "Army Girl"
Sorry guys, this is really a look that girls pull off the best. Leather jacket, v-neck t-shirt, leggings or jeans, fashion combat boots, and a cheap camouflage hat is the best way to put this together. Feel free to add or take away anything that you want.
4.) "Tinder Match"
I've seen this on a few social media platforms this year, and it's incredibly corny but also the easiest in my opinion. Both guys and girls can take a white t-shirt and cut an "X" out of red paper, followed by a heart out of green paper. Tape the "X" to the left side of the shirt, and the heart on the right side. The rest of the outfit is up to you, because it really doesn't matter. The shirt is the most important part, because it is the costume. It's funny, it's simple, and it's basically free.
5.) "Facebook"
This is the epitome of laziness, but it's also clever. If you ever watched the 2010 Halloween special of "The Office," then you're probably familiar with Jim Halpert's idea of writing the word "book" across his face. No one in the episode understood that he was trying to literally be "Facebook," which made the episode even better. You really just need a marker and legible writing, and the rest is whatever.
Happy Halloween!
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