Dressed Right

At a Halloween party last month I saw a young couple dressed as gladiator and milk-maid respectively. Both outfits were cool and conversation starters as I am sure they intended. This was the only pair that evening that had put in actual effort into their look. Most people were lazying it out. Maybe were were all channeling what is on-trend in Japan these days - being mundane for Halloween.

..instead of the flashy and flamboyant costumes they had been seeing gain popularity in Japan, they decided to dress up in mundane, everyday costumes. The type of costumes that you have to explain to people and then they say, ooooh I get it.

I have never figured out the right statement to make by way of a Halloween costume so never wore one. Have a feeling many folks out there have the same problem. Unlike me they take some simple and lazy way out just to check off the costume box - no everyone has can pull off something "spectacular" but they don't want to sit out of the whole experience either. I hope the mundane style catches on here too. It would be way more interesting not to mention, time-saving and cost-effective.