Business Person:
Wear some kind of suit or slacks, dress shoes, button-up shirt & tie.
Cons of this costume are that it will invariably cause people to assume you are not wearing a costume.
Pros include people assuming that you are an actual business-person and the costume pieces are easy to find and purchase.
Roman:
White (or at least plain solid-colored) sheet twisted about person in some manner, usually tied or pinned over one shoulder and at the opposite hip. Not wearing other contemporary clothing underneath is optional.
Cons of this costume are that it is very lame and no doubt inauthentic on every level.
Pros include the ability to go party at a near-by college fraternity if your original costume-party plans do not work out. Another pro is that this costume only requires one thing which you should already own.
Fairy:
One pair of cheap, sparkly fairy wings.
Cons: This costume is very easy to ruin or have stolen from you.
Pros: This costume is inexpensive and always obvious that you did make some effort, however small, to get into the costume spirit.
Shadow:
Dress all in black from head to toe. Black face-paint or mask is optional but a hat of some kind is required to cover light-colored hair. In character action such as creeping behind people and mimicking their mannerisms is a must.
Cons are that not only will most people assume you are not wearing a costume but also if you are walking around at night you have a very low visibility and people driving cars may run into you.
Pros are that this is an easy last-minute option requiring no purchases and the outfit doubles as something to wear when engaging in criminal activity such as cat burglary and convenience store hold-ups (but only if your costume includes a mask).
The Crow:
A simple Crow costume requires no more than dressing all in black and using white face paint on your whole face and black on the lips and eyes. Changes can be made to make the costume more badass and authentic. Silver duct tape can be wrapped around the torso, leather pants worn, lace-up boots used, a long black leather coat worn and a electric guitar or sword carried around as a prop. Extra points for being attractive and tragic and/or using fake blood and faking bullet-holes in clothing.
Cons are that people under the age of twenty-five will probably not remember this movie and there is a high likelihood that more than one person will mistake you for a bad Kiss impersonator.
Pros are that people who do recognize you will applaud you for your sweet costume and it isn't a complex look to pull off.
School Girl:
White blouse, plaid skirt, white stocking and patent-leather shoes are all the necessary pices for this costume. Wearing your hair in pig-tails, cropping your shirt or skirt and lewdly feigning ignorance about sex while in character are optional.
Cons are that this is a very chilly costume for those living in higher latitudes and people will try to look up your skirt.
Pros include the easy ability to get free drinks and/or get laid.
Angel:
Dress all in white/light blue and add a halo and/or small white wings. An alternative to the wings/halo is a low-cut shirt and/or tight pants or short skirt.
Cons include offending various people's religious ideology and getting into arguments about religion.
Pros are that it's really easy, cheap, and slightly less lame than being a Shadow.
Devil/Demon:
Dress in red and black and add horns and/or small bat wings and/or a pointed tail. An alternative to the horns, wings, tail is a low-cut shirt and/or tight pants or short skirt. This is also an ideal outfit for those men who believe that sporting a goatee is the height of facial fashion.
Cons include being mistaken for people who aren't you who were planning on dressing up similarly.
Pros include offending various people's religious ideology and getting into religious arguments.
King/Queen/Prince/Princess:
This costume requires only a cheap plastic or cardboard crown and a snotty attitude. You can be more authentic about the outfit with velvet and metal accessories, fake jewels and replacing snotty with regal.
Cons are that dressing up as royalty does not entitle you to anything.
Pros are that you can order your friends to entertain you or perform mock duels of honor.
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