Tricks? Or Treats?
I recently had a long discussion with my DH about my deep distaste for the Sexy Halloween Costume. “It’s stupid, and it’s obvious, and it makes a fun, goofy day and turns it into something else!” I said. “How lame are those Sexy Cat or the Sexy Angel Halloween costumes? Very! Very lame!”
DH mumbled incoherently. He, uh, disagrees.
Turns out, I’m not the only one who’s sick and tired of the SHC (Sexy Halloween Costume, natch) – as this hilarious New York Times Styles piece attests. “The trend is so pervasive it has been written about by college students in campus newspapers, and Carlos Mencia, the comedian, jokes that Halloween should now be called Dress-Like-a-Whore Day.”
But – lots of people love it! They treat Halloween as a day to escape, to wear something they’d never ordinarily wear, to be a little shocking and a little risqué.
cindygarmon writes: "My sister will be attending a Halloween type party at her neighborhood's clubhouse but I'm not sure what I'll wear. It's for adults only... She wants me to come as a sexy flight attendant. Short skirt, stockings, heels, long nails... the whole nine yards. To me it sounds more like a prostitute!"
Ha! So...should she do it? Is the thought of being dressed as a sexy stewardess for a night fun, or frightful?
And over on the Secrets of Married Sex boards, annekim1975 suggests using the Sexy Halloween Costume as a way to spice things up in the bedroom. Interesting, right?
So, what are you going to be for Halloween?
I’m thinking of going as a crayon.
Okay, fine, a sexy crayon.
ADDITIONAL HALLOWEENFORMATION:
Make sure you post all your great costume pictures on the Happy Halloween Photo Gallery. Okay? Promise?
And there are a ton of ideas for great couples costume ideas here.
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But this is why I choose to celebrate Halloween every day!
Go as "Burnt Sienna" then. That's a pretty naughty color.
Well, the last few times I hung out with teenagers, I got the impression that every day is Dress-Like-a-Whore day.
LOL, Jazz!!!
Be a cute cowgirl. The whole short printed blouses, short shorts or a mini skirt and some cowboy boot.
To top it off wear a cowboy hat and put your hair in braids
Dressing up like a sexy flight attendant on halloween is all in good taste.... its Halloween, no reason not to get into it! No matter what age you are its good to have fun and when youre a little older, you get to have a more fun by dressing up a little hotter than usual lol.
LOL, Jazz!
Does this mean girls are more comfortable with themselves and self-confident these days? Or is it a sad state of affairs? I wonder...
I'm not sure that their provocative style of dress and makeup is a sign of self-confidence at all. In fact, I would suspect it's the opposite. I have an 18 yr old SIL (nearly half my age) who dresses this way and yet makes comments about her frizzy hair and bird legs (she has neither). I think they're not unlike we all were at their age they've just found another way to hide that insecurity.