{"id":2724,"date":"2021-10-25T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T03:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2021-10-25T23:38:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T03:38:12","slug":"last-minute-diy-halloween-broke-college-student-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/2021\/10\/25\/last-minute-diy-halloween-broke-college-student-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Last-minute DIY Halloween: Broke College Student Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again\u2014time to scramble and throw together a last-minute Halloween costume with little-to-no budget. Sound like your current situation? I\u2019ve got you covered. Below, I have included a shortlist of easy-to-DIY, broke-college-student-budget-friendly costumes for you to choose from for this year&#8217;s Halloweekend celebrations. Also, if you&#8217;re in a major time crunch: you can create most of these costumes in an hour or less!<\/p>\n<p>For your convenience, I\u2019ve separated the costumes into easy-to-navigate categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pop Culture\/ Tiktok-inspired costumes.<\/li>\n<li>Classic costumes.<\/li>\n<li>Partner costumes.<\/li>\n<li>Group costumes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The costume ideas listed below cover a range of topics and categories and can all be adapted to best suit your preferences, so make sure to read to the end of the article before choosing your costume\u2014 there&#8217;s something for everyone!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pop Culture\/ TikTok-inspired Costumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>&#8220;Squid Game&#8221; contestant<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green jumpsuit or matching sweat set<\/li>\n<li>White undershirt<\/li>\n<li>Cutout of a 3-digit number between 001-456<\/li>\n<li>Safety pin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Berries and Cream \u201cLittle Lad\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collared shirt<\/li>\n<li>Sweater<\/li>\n<li>Leggings\/ tight pants<\/li>\n<li>Tall socks<\/li>\n<li>Memorized \u201clittle lad dance\u201d and berries and cream song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bob with bangs wig<\/li>\n<li>A bowl of berries and cream<\/li>\n<li>Loafers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u201cJeffrey Bezos\u201d (from the TikTok audio, \u201cBezos I\u201d by Bo Burnham)<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bald cap<\/li>\n<li>Jeans<\/li>\n<li>Modest button-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u201cGood Soup\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A can of soup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Met Gala<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vary depending on who you decide to emulate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I recommend choosing the celebrity whose outfit you can replicate the easiest using your closet.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re stuck, buy a black morph suit, black skirt and cape and go as Kim Kardashian from the Met Gala OR buy a gold jumpsuit and gold accessories and go as Lil Nas X (bonus points if you buy plastic gold armor and a gold cape that you can remove in layers as the night goes on).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Classic Costumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Vampire<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red lipstick and\/or fake blood<\/li>\n<li>Makeup to make your face look lifeless<\/li>\n<li>All black outfit<\/li>\n<li>Fake vampire teeth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Something with frills or lace<\/li>\n<li>Red-jeweled accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Lifeguard<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lifeguard one-piece\/ tank top\/ t-shirt<\/li>\n<li>Sunglasses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whistle<\/li>\n<li>Zinc\/ white face paint for your nose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Boxer<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loose athletic shorts<\/li>\n<li>Short robe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boxing gloves<\/li>\n<li>Mouthguard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Animal of your choosing<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal ears<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Face makeup inspired by your chosen animal<\/li>\n<li>Animal print clothing\/ fake fur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Partner costumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Each other<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An outfit from or inspired by your partner\u2019s closet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Gardener and flower<\/h3>\n<p>Gardener required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watering bucket<\/li>\n<li>Sun hat<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor work clothes (the more dirt on them, the better)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional Gardener items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gardening apron<\/li>\n<li>Gardening gloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flower required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fake flowers<\/li>\n<li>Safety pins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional Flower items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green outfit<\/li>\n<li>Flower-themed accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Great British Baking Show (multiple options here)<\/h3>\n<h4>Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prue Leith items:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sliver hair spray or short silver wig<\/li>\n<li>Glasses with bright frames or a funky shape<\/li>\n<li>Chunky, brightly-colored necklace<\/li>\n<li>Brightly-colored or funky-patterned top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Paul Hollywood items:\n<ul>\n<li>Blue contacts<\/li>\n<li>Silver hair spray or short silver wig<\/li>\n<li>Plain long-sleeve button-up shirt<\/li>\n<li>Dark wash jeans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Noel Fielding items:\n<ul>\n<li>Funky-patterned long-sleeve shirt or sweater<\/li>\n<li>Black skinny jeans or leggings<\/li>\n<li>Black shag haircut wig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Matt Lucas items:\n<ul>\n<li>Funky-patterned short-sleeve shirt<\/li>\n<li>Light wash blue jeans or khakis<\/li>\n<li>Bald cap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Flour and Sugar<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>White t-shirts<\/li>\n<li>Permanent marker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Write \u201cFlour\u201d on one t-shirt and \u201cSugar\u201d on the other.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Group Costumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Twilight cast<\/h3>\n<p>Find pieces from your closet that you can style into 2010s Twilight-core realness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Optional items:\n<ul>\n<li>Face makeup to make you look lifeless<\/li>\n<li>Body glitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sex Education cast<\/h3>\n<p>None! Just whatever clothes in your closet fit your chosen character best.<\/p>\n<h3>KISS<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All black outfit (leather or pleather recommended, but not necessary)<\/li>\n<li>Face makeup<\/li>\n<li>Hair spray or gel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spiky jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Fingerless gloves<\/li>\n<li>Black shag haircut wigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u201cThe Birds\u201d by Alfred Hitchcock<\/h3>\n<p>Required items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fake crows or black construction paper cut into bird silhouettes<\/li>\n<li>Safety pins<\/li>\n<li>A good scared face<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vintage clothing and makeup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>A Few Final Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It goes without saying, but exercise good judgment when designing your costume. If you ask yourself, \u201cIs this likely to offend someone?\u201d and the answer for any part of your costume is \u201cYes,\u201d don\u2019t wear it.<\/p>\n<p>As always\u2014stay safe, stay warm and celebrate responsibly in accordance with all public health and University guidelines. Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by Cecelia Kersten &#8217;23, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again\u2014time to scramble and throw together a last-minute Halloween costume with little-to-no budget. Sound like your current situation? I\u2019ve got you covered. Below, I have included a shortlist of easy-to-DIY, broke-college-student-budget-friendly costumes for you to choose from for this year&#8217;s Halloweekend celebrations. 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