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Are You Going to Dress Sexy, Scary, or Silly For Halloween?

One year in college, my girlfriends and I decided to dress up as the band KISS.

One year in college, my girlfriends and I decided to dress up as the band KISS. It was a last-minute costume that only required jeans, a black tank top, lots of face paint, and some black hair-color spray (that soon came off everywhere). The best part of the costume was that no one recognized us. The worst part: I think our face paint actually frightened people. As people gave us suspicious looks, I remember seeing other girls at the party dressed as Victoria's Secret Angels, complete with wings and boy shorts. While, I was not about to go around in my underwear, it made me second-guess my costume choice.

Halloween is a great holiday for people who like to show off some skin, but if you want to go the unsexy route you don't have to be terrifying. You could always go for funny. Like this polygamy group costume sported by a Sugar staffer last year. If you still need ideas, here's a whole list of unsexy costume ideas.

What are you planning to do this year?

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Halloween Hoopla: Can a Kid Costume Ever Be Too Ridiculous?

There are costumes, and then there are works of genius!

There are costumes, and then there are works of genius! When it's time for the Halloween parade, the tot risk takers often snag the spotlight from the kids dressed up in mainstream costumes. Whether the parent picks out the outlandish ensemble or the child, is there ever an outfit (baby dressed in a turkey bunting) that is just too much?

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Ask Savvy: Need Costume Ideas For Someone on a Budget!

It's time to get your trick or treat on, because Halloween is almost here!

It's time to get your trick or treat on, because Halloween is almost here! I have my costume already (I'm using last year's), but this reader needs your suggestions on some budget-friendly costume ideas. This post was shared by reader Community Assistant last week in our Ask Savvy group.

Halloween is about two weeks away, but I haven't really given it much thought—until now. I really cannot afford to spend $55-$150 on a costume. My situation has left me confused and stuck on what to be. I am wondering if you guys have any innovative, yet cheap ideas? No nerd, cat, witch or anything super played out. Thanks!

 

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Traditional Halloween Costumes Still Stand Out in the Crowd

Clockwise from top left: Clownin' Round costume ($70), Baby Elephant costume ($58), Rawhide Renegade Cowboy costume ($55), Bumblebee costume ($10), Pumpkin Patch costume ($48), Gourmet Turkey costume ($78), Witch costume ($69).
There's a reason traditional costumes have stood the test of time. They're often happy, sweet dress-up clothes that mamas remember wearing when they were tots. Buck the pop-culture trends and go a bit retro this year — the classic look will stand out in a sea of TV- and movie-inspired styles.

Clockwise from top left: Clownin' Round costume ($70), Baby Elephant costume ($58), Rawhide Renegade Cowboy costume ($55), Bumblebee costume ($10), Pumpkin Patch costume ($48), Gourmet Turkey costume ($78), Witch costume ($69).

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Halloween Costumes Inspired by the Boob Tube!

Clockwise from top left: Super Why!
Boob tube addicts don't have to look too far for Halloween costume inspiration. With casts of characters from shows like Yo Gabba Gabba!, Super Why!, and perennial favorite Sesame Street as their guide, tots are sure to find dress-up clothes they'll want to wear throughout the year.

Clockwise from top left: Super Why! costume ($21), Sesame Street's Deluxe Abby Cadabby ($28), Dinosaur Train's Buddy ($33), Ni Hao Kai-Lan ($8), Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Brobee ($65).

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Downside of Letting Child Choose Halloween Costume

Sure, parents let their kids pick their Halloween costumes .

Sure, parents let their kids pick their Halloween costumes . . . until it's an outfit worthy of an objection! Last night on Parenthood, Sydney dressed as Miss California, much to her parents' chagrin. After Joel and Julia used everything from feminism to the weather to try to persuade the little girl to change her costume, the child trick-or-treated pageant-ready!

In what appeared to be an attempt to balance out their daughter's costume, Joel dressed as Abraham Lincoln and Julia as Amelia Earhart. Would you let your child wear an outfit that you don't believe in?

Photos copyright 2010 ABC Inc.

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Blockbuster Film-Inspired Halloween Costumes For Kids

Clockwise from top left: The Last Airbender Sokka Costume ($44), Baby Shrek Romper Infant Costume ($25), Avatar Neytiri Costume ($23), How to Train Your Dragon Hiccup Costume ($30), Star Wars Princess Leia Costume ($15), Pirates of the Caribbean Elizabeth Swann Pirate Costume ($30), Toy Story 3 Buzz Girl Set ($195).
Mini film fanatics love playing the role of their favorite characters – both on Halloween and long afterward. Blockbusters like Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon, and Toy Story 3 had lil ones and their parents lining up at the theater and are now the inspiration for some of the most popular costumes you'll see on Halloween night.

Clockwise from top left: The Last Airbender Sokka Costume ($44), Baby Shrek Romper Infant Costume ($25), Avatar Neytiri Costume ($23), How to Train Your Dragon Hiccup Costume ($30), Star Wars Princess Leia Costume ($15), Pirates of the Caribbean Elizabeth Swann Pirate Costume ($30), Toy Story 3 Buzz Girl Set ($195).

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Sweet Additions Transform Any Outfit Into a Costume

Clockwise from top left: Elope Lion Ears and Tail Set ($10), Le Zigouis Gilet Big Bear ($94), Elope Puppy Dog Ears and Tail Set ($15), Sweetpeatoadtots Little Lion ($55), Oeuf Mask and Tail Sets ($48).
Who says a Halloween costume has to come with bells and whistles? Mamas hoping to take a laid-back approach to the often over-the-top holiday can easily transform their tots into characters with a few simple accessories. Best of all, the pieces make fun additions to a dress-up chest for use once the ghosts and goblins have gone into hiding for another year.

Clockwise from top left: Elope Lion Ears and Tail Set ($10), Le Zigouis Gilet Big Bear ($94), Elope Puppy Dog Ears and Tail Set ($15), Sweetpeatoadtots Little Lion ($55), Oeuf Mask and Tail Sets ($48).

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Violet and Seraphina Affleck Aren't Yet Set For Halloween!

It's crunch time for the Garner-Affleck girls!

It's crunch time for the Garner-Affleck girls! Violet and Seraphina still haven't figured out their Halloween attire and outfits are flying off the racks. Jennifer Garner recently said:

It seems like every time we ask her, it's a different farm animal. My oldest daughter has a very clear idea, but it's contingent upon my younger daughter. Costumes are not ready in my house. Now, I'm realizing I need to at least get the orders in.

Have your lil darlings decided how they'll dress?