Craving Costumes: What are you going as…?

That time is upon us, and… for those of your who actually put your beloved pets through it, time for the family dog as well, to begin pondering the ultimate costume. What’s become an Americanized version of an old world holiday now centers around the costume. Whether it’s a store-bought “in a bag” costume or the scary, funny or just plain bizarre costume that we concoct ourselves, this is what Halloween is all about. Little kids do it for one thing… CANDY! But, unfortunately, those days are over… unless you’re one of those “individuals” that still dress up and go out with a pillow case trying to fit in with the kids. Really, you’re an adult and you have a job now (I assume). Go buy candy if you want it that badly.

No, for us grown-ups it’s all about coming up with something cool, to show off how creative and unique we are, maybe to win a costume contest, but usually because it’s mandatory to gain access to a killer Halloween party. Some of us still go with the stock costume “in-a-bag” option, but then some of us see this as an opportunity to express ourselves… be it a bloody scary monster, a funny character or a sexy nurse, etc. I say, the more bizarre the better. Originality is key here, followed closely by the quality of the costume’s execution. As for me, I’ll be attending a certain movie-themed Halloween party this year. The idea is to come as one of your favorite movie character, so I’m going as Walter from ‘The Big Lebowski’.

So, now that we’ve officially entered Halloween season and have approximately 30 days to conceive and construct our prize-winning costume, what do we choose? We want to hear from you. Have you already got your costume decided? If so, share your ideas. If not, is it because you can’t decide between all of your great ideas, or is it because you have no ideas at all? Let us know, maybe we can help. If you’ve been doing this for a while, share your best costume design with us. We’re craving the costumes this month and we want to hear from you…