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Creative Halloween Costumes

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Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Stacey Oswald
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Vanderbilt chapter.

Hey Vandy Collegiettes,

Halloween will creep up right after Homecoming, which for many collegiettes means that you will have been too busy to come up with a hot and inspired costume for this holiday! Try out any of these suggestions to be a guaranteed hit at any party:

1. Honey Boo Boo Child

This one is pretty easy. Get an old prom dress, throw in a few food stains, do your hair like a pageant princess then mess it up just a touch, and hold a big bottle of Mountain Dew in your hand.  

2. Binder Full of Woman

To be especially relevant and show your political savvy, dress up as a binder full of woman. Cut large pieces of cardboard to go over your body, wear a tank dress and heels underneath, and tell everyone about just how much woman is contained within that binder!

3. Nicki Minaj

This costume is easy because it has no real guidelines except: be colorful, wear a wig, and have pink lips (and also act a little crazy). 

4. Bonus! Couple’s costume: Adele and her baby

Adele recently gave birth to a child we don’t know too much about. In the spirit of mystery, dress up as Adele, and have your boy/best friend be the baby!

5. If you’re blonde, your easiest bet is to throw on a red dress and pay homage to Nashville’s home girl Taylor Swift. When anyone says they like your costume, make surprised faces and act like you’ve never heard a compliment before in your entire life. 

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Stacey Oswald

Vanderbilt

Stacey Oswald, originally from South Florida, came to Vanderbilt as a member of the class of 2015 and got involved with HerCampus her freshman year. She became assistant editor that year and is now the Campus Correspondent for Vanderbilt HC as a sophomore. Stacey is currently a columnist for Ask Miss A- Nashville and the life section of The Hustler. She's also very involved in her sorority, Kappa Delta, as well as Invisible Children. Outside of school and her extracurriculars, Stacey finds happiness in many sources, the most crucial being exercise and the sun. She loves to attend exercise classes and is an avid runner; she recently completed the Country Music Half Marathon. She also loves Vitamin D, especially when on the beach- though of course, she only soaks up the sun after applying SPF. A few of the things Stacey couldn't live without? Good food (especially from Sweet Cece's, Bricktops, and Samurai Sushi), great books (The Hypnotist's Love Story is a recent favorite), her family back in Florida, her wonderful boyfriend, and all of the great friends she's made at Vanderbilt.