Struggling to decide on a Halloween costume? Please read this first

Given that Halloween comes towards the end of this month, now is a good time to start planning outfits to wear. Finding the perfect balance between a creative and cute Halloween costume idea may be challenging. In addition, it’s important to remember that some people may dress up in offensive or offensively cultural costumes for Halloween, both of which are totally wrong.

If you’re having trouble deciding on a Halloween costume this year, here are some ideas that will keep you entertained without being offensive:

Include a cultural touchstone into your writing.

If you want to dress as a person for Halloween but are at a loss for an inspiration, look to your favourite celebrities and fictional characters. If your favourite movie or TV show isn’t already personified, you may always pretend to be a character from it. If your favourite celebrity is one who has become a meme or who has gained a lot of attention in recent years, you might dress up as them and make a clever joke or reference to the meme with your costume. During Halloween, it’s fun to see other people costumed as characters from your favourite shows or memes.

Never assume that you have any right to a culture that is not your own.

First and foremost, while choosing a Halloween costume, avoid borrowing symbols or themes from other cultures. During the last several years, more and more people have been called out for improperly appropriating the culture of others in their Halloween costumes. The practise of cultural appropriation is not only unnecessary, but also utterly avoidable. Do not dress up as a ninja, Native American, or any other person of colour while wearing blackface. The Ghost spider costume is the right one here.

Go to a thrift store.

If you’re having trouble finding a costume that’s really unique to you, or if you’re just trying to save money, consider perusing your local thrift store or secondhand shop. The savings you’ll see in your wallet will be welcome, but you’ll also be doing your part for the planet. Shopping at thrift stores forces you to be on the lookout for unique items and to think in novel ways. You may save money and have a one-of-a-kind Halloween costume by shopping at thrift shops.

Try digging through your own drawers for answers if you’re feeling stuck.

Go no farther than your own closet if you can’t locate what you’re hoping for in a store or on the internet. As a general rule, we tend to forget to look at the clothes we already have for ideas. Finish off your look by piling on the basics and incorporating your newly acquired accessories. This technique works particularly well when impersonating a well-known person or a fictional character from film, television, or other media.

Incorporating refinements to tried-and-true practises

It is never frowned upon to wear a tried-and-true costume, such as a black cat, vampire, witch, or cowboy, when everything else fails or if you are going for a more simplistic look. While the most of these costumes are quite cute, they all seem to be wearing variations of the same thing. Improve upon the basics to produce more interesting and eye-catching final products.