Spring Break
Halloween Brings Hard Fashion Decisions
Connie Yan
Issue date: 10/25/05 Section: Focus
A decision more difficult than choosing a major, with more options than housing choices for next year, with backlash that may be worse than your last decision made with beer goggles on - what are you going to be for Halloween?
There are the classics of course, like a witch or a vampire. There are even budget options like a ghost or a dead person. Party stores like iParty and even the Co-op sell pre-packaged costumes for the classics and even the contemporary, like Napoleon Dynamite. Friends can even purchase Motown Divas which include a wig, feather boa, white gloves and gold gown to resemble a group like the Supremes. Many opt for a simple mask - halloweenunlimited.com features the classic Richard Nixon and even Eminem masks.
The cost of costumes is unlimited, it strictly depends on what your personal budget is.
Some people's goal is "to spend as little as possible; Salvation Army budget," said Kurt Padilla, a 5th-semester mechanical engineering major.
Although some choose to skimp on their costumes, there are those who have no limit because there are other uses for the items purchased for Halloween.
"I don't really have a budget, because I get a lot of use out of this stuff," said Shawn Beals, a 5th-semester history major.
Beals' Larry Bird costume is Bird's uniform topped with a blonde wig and moustache. But not all have the fortune of reusing their costumes as everyday attire.
For some, the holiday serves no significance. The hassle of putting together a creative costume with a reasonable college-student budget is not worth one night of mischief to some.
"I hate Halloween, I want nothing to do with it," said Steph Chivers, a 7th-semester coaching and administration major.
"But if I were going to be somebody, I would be Dee Snider," Chivers added.
Costumes like Chivers' are rather unusual for girls because most go with the age old option of the skimpy costume. The French maid, candy striper and naughty officer are often popular choices.
There are the classics of course, like a witch or a vampire. There are even budget options like a ghost or a dead person. Party stores like iParty and even the Co-op sell pre-packaged costumes for the classics and even the contemporary, like Napoleon Dynamite. Friends can even purchase Motown Divas which include a wig, feather boa, white gloves and gold gown to resemble a group like the Supremes. Many opt for a simple mask - halloweenunlimited.com features the classic Richard Nixon and even Eminem masks.
The cost of costumes is unlimited, it strictly depends on what your personal budget is.
Some people's goal is "to spend as little as possible; Salvation Army budget," said Kurt Padilla, a 5th-semester mechanical engineering major.
Although some choose to skimp on their costumes, there are those who have no limit because there are other uses for the items purchased for Halloween.
"I don't really have a budget, because I get a lot of use out of this stuff," said Shawn Beals, a 5th-semester history major.
Beals' Larry Bird costume is Bird's uniform topped with a blonde wig and moustache. But not all have the fortune of reusing their costumes as everyday attire.
For some, the holiday serves no significance. The hassle of putting together a creative costume with a reasonable college-student budget is not worth one night of mischief to some.
"I hate Halloween, I want nothing to do with it," said Steph Chivers, a 7th-semester coaching and administration major.
"But if I were going to be somebody, I would be Dee Snider," Chivers added.
Costumes like Chivers' are rather unusual for girls because most go with the age old option of the skimpy costume. The French maid, candy striper and naughty officer are often popular choices.