Halloween used to be the one holiday where creativity flourished. Kids, teens, and even adults transformed into homemade monsters with things like tape, cardboard boxes, and face paint that would be half wiped off by the end of the night. Today, when you walk inside of a halloween store or even shopping online you’ll notice a big change.
Costumes are less about creativity and more about looking “cute” or “sexy” rather than interesting creations. The halloween shelves are filled with short skirts, sparkly and fancy accessories and outfits meant to be shown off at parties.
If you are looking for a nurse costume, expect to see fish netted details and a mini skirt. If you are thinking of being a zombie this Halloween, all you will find are torn crop tops and cut up skirts with cute makeup. Even classic scary characters like chucky, vampires, and devils have been rebranded into inappropriate looks. So what happened to Halloween?
Peer pressure could be a common reason, as many teens push each other to fit in. Dressing up has been changed from a night of fun to a chance to have photoshoots and brag to everyone else about your outfit. Instead of aiming to scare neighbors, people aim to get more social gain.
Less creativity can also come from spending less hours making something creative and on your own, when you can just buy it ready to wear with no hassle.
Halloween has lost a ton of originality. You will see a thousand angel costumes, Barbie and Kens, witches, it is all just reused and over worn by lots of people.
All hope for Halloween is not lost yet, as unique DIY costumes are making a comeback. Tiktok creators are showing how to pull off cheap and scary costumes and some teens are going against the “sexy-only” trend choosing to walk around as a bag of doritos.
In the end, Halloween should be about expression not just perfection. It does not matter if you go as something silly, a bit stylish, or absolutely horrifying, the most mind blowing costumes are the most memorable.
So this year before buying another sexy nurse outfit take a look at the face paint, traffic cone, or pizza costumes, who doesn’t love pizza? Express yourself in the best way possible!
