Another year, another round of Halloween parties. As the years go on, some things never change, including more than a few costumes we see at each party we attend every year. Let's see if this list matches up with some people in your memory from last year and this year's parties!
1. Girl in lingerie/animal ears.
Popularized by the 2004 movie "Mean Girls," there is always at least a couple of girls in the party just wearing lingerie and animal ears, insisting they're mice/rabbits/cats.
2. Pop culture reference of the moment.
Whatever is the hot pop culture reference of the moment, whether it's the pizza rat or Caitlyn Jenner, someone out there is attempting to be interesting by dressing up as something everyone is talking about.
3. Thing One and Thing Two.
Who says Dr. Seuss is just for kids? While I'm a bit guilty of this myself (in my defense, I was only 17), girls everywhere are still dressing up as these "Cat in the Hat" troublemakers at parties today. Aren't you a little bit old for that, kids?
3. Guy in t-shirt and jeans.
This guy doesn't like to dress up, but he still enjoys Halloween parties. Every time someone asks him what he is, he exhaustingly tells everyone he didn't dress up because that's not for him. Dude, you could have at least tried.
4. Out of shape superhero.
There are other ways for you to get away with being Spiderman, but I don't think the latex suit is doing you any favors.
5. Gender-bend costume.
I mean, you definitely get an A for effort in terms of execution, but it's been done before. You're not as clever or creative as you may think.
6. Deer.
The makeup for this one is admittedly really cute and pretty easy, but that doesn't make it creative.
7. Food couple costumes.
Peanut butter and jelly, eggs and bacon, mustard and ketchup...the list really goes on forever.
8. Tom Cruise in Risky Business.
You probably didn't even need to buy anything for this costume, so props for a total money-saving idea.
9. Sexy costumes that shouldn't be sexy.
Sexy food should not be a thing. Add that to the list of costumes that come in a "sexy," and absolutely shouldn't.
10. Cat/Catwoman.
Throw on a black tank top, jeans, and some eyeliner on your nose and cheeks and you're good to go. Some girls forego the ears entirely, because who doesn't know that you're a cat, duh?
11. Fairy/princess/fairy princess.
Do you have a tutu, wings, and some glitter? Boom -- you're a fairy! Do you have a crown or tiara, too? You've just made yourself into a fairy princess! Don't worry about the fact that you're a grown adult in a common child's costume, go to the party dressed like that anyways. No one will notice.
12. Where's Waldo?
I found him, he's at every single costume party I've ever been to.
13. Police Officer.
Bonus points if they walk in shouting, "BUSTED!"
14. Skeleton.
We all have bones on the inside of our bodies, and you're not too special for thinking of wearing them on the outside.
15. Something Disney.
Admittedly, that adult in the child-sized Sully sweatshirt is probably me.
How many of these repeat offenders have you seen at the parties you've been to this year?
