It’s Halloween, which according to the contemporary cultural mindset (and the film “Mean Girls”) means that today is a golden opportunity for women to dress in a manner that some would declare “slutty.”
A cursory Google search reveals that online Halloween costume distributors are more than ready to meet the demand for “sexy” costumes, with such diverse offerings as “sexy environmentalist,” “sexy Big Bird,” and the puzzling “sexy banana.”
Though some (certainly not I, of course) would say this trend is yet another ghastly beast begotten of patriarchy, I in no way oppose costumes of a sexual nature in and of themselves.
In fact, I myself am no stranger to the genre. My junior year of high school, I dressed as Hester Prynne from “The Scarlet Letter.”
Though that choice requires one to dress like an 18th-century Puritan, it also requires a letter on one’s chest broadcasting one’s alleged dalliance with a strapping young clergyman.
Of course, if you don’t want to go the literary route, that’s perfectly fine (and wise).
But what I would like to see in this year’s crop of sexy Halloween costumes is a little more originality.
So if you (like me) still find yourself stuck for an idea, I’ve come up with twists on some classics that might strike your fancy.
1) Why stop at sexy nurse? If you dress as a “sexy wet nurse,” you get to attempt to breastfeed all the women you see dressed as sexy babies.
