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Opinions: Costume awards for 2006


Halloween is over and the crazy costumes have disappeared from the orange runway that is Mill Avenue, but here at The State Press, we just couldn't let the holiday die (get it?) without sharing our opinions on a best and worst dressed awards list.

We hired the top Halloween expert in the world to cover this year's awards, so always remember, if you disagree with anything he says, you're wrong.

Still, we hope you enjoyed your Halloween this year and that you were thrilled by the sights around you. We also hope these awards help you remember your freaky night, and possibly present a forum for you to get ideas for future costumes.

We want to note that many costumes are exceptional for their presentation and portrayal of common Halloween outfits such as witches, princesses and pirates, and we applaud the best versions of these classics.

However, because we can't judge on the quality of these costumes, as it would be too hard to relate to our readers, our expert investigator instead whittled down the costume competition based on creativity and originality.

Without further ado, we present the awards:

Best Use of Breakfast Food Packaging with Plastic Utensils: The cereal killer.

With plastic knives protruding from miniature boxes of cereal like Frosted Flakes and Fruit Loops, this inexpensive costume wowed us with its originality and good taste.

Best Use of Candy in a Wiseass Expression: Smarty Pants.

This costume was simple and easy, and really explains itself. The winner wore brightly colored pants with Smarties candy boxes attached all over. Sweet! No, sour!

Most Shameless Use of Wrapping Paper and Religion: A Gift from God.

This guy covered himself in Christmas wrapping paper and even put a little bow on his head. On his chest, he pasted a giant label that read: "To women, from God."

Women everywhere were disappointed when the man was not Brad Pitt.

Strangest Use of Cotton Balls and a Squirt Gun, or Possibly the Best Costume Ever: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Rain.

With jumbo-sized cotton balls dispersed over his head and body, this costumed genius needed your help for his costume to take effect. Wondering why he had cotton balls randomly all over him, you'd ask, "So, what are you supposed to be?"

He'd answer, "Partly Cloudy..." pull out a gun and squirt you with water in the face, "With a Good Chance of Rain."

Yeah, thanks. Real good chance, weatherman.

Best Use of Bling in a Partner Costume: Gang Green.

In light green Adidas jump suits, this pair looked sick. They had fake gold chains with diamond ring bands that were rotting away. One had a chain pendant with initials: D-K.

Best Simultaneous Word Play on a Vegetable and Pop-Rap Group: The Black Eyed Pea.

This costume was simple and easy to make. The wearer pinned a giant "P" to his chest and painted his eye black. Then he acted drunk all night and went around screaming, "Let's get retarded in here."

We only hope that was part of the costume.

And, finally.

Most Useful Costume for the University Experience: The Lame Excuse.

This guy bought a lot Post-it notes to pull this one off. He stickered the Post-it notes all over himself, and walked around with a cane and a limp. It wasn't that visually appealing, but it's really something you could lean on in a time crunch.

Ty Thompson is a journalism senior. Send him your best costume pictures at: tyler.w.thompson@asu.edu.


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