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You can’t afford that perfect Iron Man costume with robotic armor, an LED mask and automated movement, but you don’t want to just cut some holes in a sheet and call it a costume. Not to worry, the Daily Lobo can help a lot more than Iron Man ever will. Check out this compilation of cheap, wacky and creative costumes.
GOTYE
All this one requires is a lot of paint — plus you will have to bare some skin. Emulate the famous “Somebody That I Used to Know” music video by covering yourself and a friend in triangles of paint. You can grab some cheap, nude-colored underwear at one of those corporate megastores, and have at it. Every time you walk into a party, someone will start singing that song. You know you love it.
TWISTER
Dressing up as board games always pegs you as the quirky/creative/fun guy or girl at the party. Add a special twist by dressing up as the game once called “Sex in a Box”: Twister. All you have to do is cut out yellow, red, green and blue circles and glue them to an all-white outfit.
STICK-PERSON
If you still want to be a person for Halloween — just not an anatomically correct person — then this is the costume for you. Dress in all white, and have someone outline a stick-person on you with black electrical tape. You can even make a stick-person mask by drawing on a paper plate with black marker.
WALTER WHITE
This one’s really simple. All you need are tighty-whiteys, a gas mask and some fake meth. Try a local thrift store, UNM’s science labs or a costume store for the gas mask. Rock candy is pretty much the same as meth in this town anyway. Just watch out for the DEA while you’re partying.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM
This is one for all you losers who don’t want to do something unique, but don’t want to go as nothing. Or you think this is unique, you hipster you. Just cut out a bunch of question marks and attach them to your clothes. It’s ambiguous and “cool” — well, maybe.
CIGARETTE
Not to promote huge tobacco corporations, but this costume is super easy. Just find a pair of tan pants (the filter), a white shirt (the tobacco) and a gray hat (the ash). People will want to smoke you all night. Think of it this way: you’re a cancer-free alternative for the masses.
