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HOT or NOT: Dead Celeb Halloween Costumes

By Katie on 26 October 2009  |  1 Comment

With all the celebrities and pop culture icons (tragically) dropping like flies this past year, it’s highly likely that whatever party you end up at this Saturday night will be teeming with Michael Jacksons, Farrah Fawcetts, Patrick Swayzes, Billy Mays’, and a few Bea Arthurs, and DJ AMs thrown in for good measure. There’s no doubt that the costumes for these icons may be timely, easy, and fun to throw together, but do you really want to show up to your soiree and be in competition with the other Patricks and Farrahs whose costumes might be just a little more thought-out than yours?

If you really have your heart set on being MJ, then by all means be MJ (but only if you’re really going to do him justice) – just be aware that you’ll be surrounded by a whole bunch of MJ’s. We’re inclined to believe that if you put your creativity to work and come up with an original costume, you’ll fare better than your dead celeb friends at the party. You’ll stick out of the crowd and impress that guy or girl and show everyone how clever you are.

Think quirky cartoon characters, throwbacks like the stuff you watched when you were a kid. Doug Funny only takes a green vest over a white shirt and khaki shorts, while something more involved like a Smurf requires total blue body paint (and the guts to go shirtless, no pun intended). Or you could be a vine of grapes, if you can find some clever way to cover your body in small purple balloons. The key is to think outside of the box!

So what’s your verdict – is dressing up as a dead celeb going to be the hot thing this year, or do you think people are better off doing something original?

For more costumes ideas, check out: Hot Halloween Costumes for Girls and Celeb Couples Halloween Costumes.

1 Comment so far

1. By cleaustin on 27 October 2009

   No one competes with Michael, and I could care less what the rest wear … its a tribute to him from a die hard fan me .. not to them.

   Only a shallow person like you would condense it into a competition.