'Sexy' halloween costumes for ladies

Kooli

Is anyone but me sick of the trend of women wearing only 'sexy' halloween costumes?

I mentioned this in an AH thread about costumes, but figured it also belongs in this forum.

When you think back to fancy dress parties you have been at, the most memorable costumes (either extremely creative, hilarious, or just amazing) tend to be on the men. For the women, we are left with a room full of sexy witches, sexy devils, catwomen, cheerleaders and genies. Is that really the best we can do?

I love the scene in Mean Girls when the main character realises she has got it wrong when she turns up to a Halloween party dressed as a zombie bride, and sees the other girls in their tiny outfits with playboy bunny ears and horns! Exactly how I felt when I turned up to my first fancy dress as Zorro with a moustache and everything!

So anyone dressing up as something that goes against type this year? Or has done in the past? Does anyone else but me have an issue with it?

For an example search women's fancy dress on ebay and you basically get a choice of outfits that look like they came from Miss Fantasia!

shellyboo

I get your point, but also... I don't want to go out looking like a zombie, either. I want to look *nice*. And generally, the only *nice* Hallow'een costumes for ladies are these sexy yokes.

This year, I'm going as a greek goddess, and the costume has a leg slit that's encroaching on my crotch area... I'll be making it a bit more modest, but I still plan on looking a bit sexy.

Kooli

shellyboo wrote: »

I get your point, but also... I don't want to go out looking like a zombie, either. I want to look *nice*. .

I get your point too (although I think Halloween is one night a year when it's great to not look 'nice' and look like a zombie!)

However, there's still a happy medium. Say you wanted to dress as a pirate, or Snow White, or Dorothy, or a sailor. All great, all allow you to look 'nice'.

But unless you make it yourself, the actual costumes are essentially 'slutty snow white' or 'sexy pirate' - they bear no relation to the actual thing you are dressing up as. They look like something out of a fetish magazine!

These outfits are not clever, or impressive. I love seeing some blokes' outfits and saying 'wow how did you make that?' or 'that looks hilarious/brilliant!' etc. I would never usually say that about a girl. All I would say was 'Wow that's tight!' or 'Wow, I didn't know Dorothy wore fishnets and I could have sworn her skirt was longer than that!!'

gdael

My other half sent me this picture of the costume he wants me to get (the one on the right).
I think its very sexy, and guarantees a good night in afterwards
I've ordered it already. I hope it arrives before Halloween. Its late already.

Id much rather dress sexy, than not sexy to be honest. Better than dressing like a witch or a scarecrow or a ladybird like the other girl in the photo.

confusticated

I've never done the sexy costumes, I just wouldn't really be comfortable in them to be honest. I prefer funny ones - a friend of mine went as a rubik's cube one year, made it herself. Looked really cool.

Kooli

gdael wrote: »

Better than dressing like a witch or a scarecrow or a ladybird like the other girl in the photo.

But this is exactly my point! The other girl in the photo isn't actually dressed as a ladybird!! She has a spotty low cut top on and some antennae on a hairband! Her outfit is equally 'sexy'. It's like the girls who say they are dressed up as a devil while wearing a tight red top, black hotpants, fishnet tights, black knee boots and then...horns.

If you are someone who normally dresses extremely sexily, provocatively then it's different. But for those of us who aren't, why have we suddenly agreed that Halloween is the one night a year we all act out male sexual fantasies in public? When did this tradition even start?!

Das Kitty

I also hate that all you can really get is the sexy type costumes if you're buying them ready made. For me Halloween is about creativity and looking nice takes a back seat.

I actually bought a 20s flapper costume a couple of years ago but it was so tight and see-through that I had to put a lot of time into widening it and lining it! If I could have found fringe at the time I would have made it myself.

My favourite ever costume was the one I had 3 years ago, I went as Tippi Hedren in the birds, fake crows and all.

In general it's not the sexy costumes that disappoint me but the ones that have no imagination at all. The amount of "schoolgirls" you see.

Don't think I'm going to a party this year but I'm struggling to think of a costume for someone who's 6 months pregnant.

shellyboo

Das Kitty wrote: »

In general it's not the sexy costumes that disappoint me but the ones that have no imagination at all. The amount of "schoolgirls" you see.

This is what bugs me the most!!! I think going out dressed as a sexy [insert unimaginative idea here] is the equivalent to when you dressed up as a "witch" when you were four and the costumer consisted of a black binliner with holes in.

Nevyn

I think it's the one night of the year many people live out thier kink or fetish and get away with it cos it's hollow'een.

That being said the skimpy get away with dressing alike a tart cos it's hollow'een bugs me too, but some people take thier costumes more seriously then others do.

Nevyn

Das Kitty wrote: »

Don't think I'm going to a party this year but I'm struggling to think of a costume for someone who's 6 months pregnant.

Preggo nun

Dickerty

Very good point, though as I guy I shouldn't complain.

We have an Oktoberfest Halloween party, which means they guys will have shorts and hats, and the girls will have short skirts, stocking and boobs out!

Oh well, whatyagonnado...

gdael

Kooli wrote: »

But this is exactly my point! The other girl in the photo isn't actually dressed as a ladybird!! She has a spotty low cut top on and some antennae on a hairband! Her outfit is equally 'sexy'. It's like the girls who say they are dressed up as a devil while wearing a tight red top, black hotpants, fishnet tights, black knee boots and then...horns.

If you are someone who normally dresses extremely sexily, provocatively then it's different. But for those of us who aren't, why have we suddenly agreed that Halloween is the one night a year we all act out male sexual fantasies in public? When did this tradition even start?!

Sure the same could be said about the amount of men who dress up as women on that one night. Its about having fun. About dressing like we want to with no holds barred, just for one night. Run with it and you'll enjoy it. Dont go for sexy if you dont want to, but i bet you would enjoy it more if you did.

SeekUp

Thaedydal wrote: »

Preggo nun

hahahahahahahahahaha

candy-gal1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIe3t9CK54

gdael

Das Kitty wrote: »

Don't think I'm going to a party this year but I'm struggling to think of a costume for someone who's 6 months pregnant.

http://images.meredith.com/parents/images/2008/10/ss_Bassinette.jpg

gdael

candy-gal1 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIe3t9CK54

Just because Linsey Lohan is in it doesnt mean its not the truth

apoch632

When did adults start dressing up for Halloween in the first place. Its a very recent thing. My parents never dressed up as adults.

Its best left to the kids. You just look stupid as an adult

candy-gal1

gdael wrote: »

Just because Linsey Lohan is in it doesnt mean its not the truth

lol exactly! I havent dressed up "scary" for halloween since I was 17! it goes out the window once your old enough to get into bars and the like imo
Still dont really know what im going to be this year tbh :rolleyes:

Das Kitty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4rUiV_Hh74

Any key?

shellyboo wrote: »

the costumer consisted of a black binliner with holes in.

well now I know what my sexy halloween costume will be.

I was banana last year. Great Craic and all the gorillas were after me so who says Bananas can't be sexy hmm?

needcar

gdael wrote: »

Dont go for sexy if you dont want to, but i bet you would enjoy it more if you did.

i dont think 'sexy' is quite the word for it, SLUTTY/WHORISH is much more suitable. i'd say halloween is when most children are conceived in ireland, the state of the slappers that go out- what happens is they receive a sly stiff one when theyre not looking !

why not have a national 'ride me sideways' or 'dress like a cheap tart' day instead and leave halloween to people who actually do want to dress up as monsters and ghouls.

candy-gal1

imo i think us girls should try these out for halloween, sexy, seductive, but also fitting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ZDA46utrU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_BZgCdZ-24

or a selection of costumes from this episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItXibcUo1Gk

or from friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlevEudpuZg

Kooli

needcar wrote: »

i dont think 'sexy' is quite the word for it, SLUTTY/WHORISH is much more suitable. i'd say halloween is when most children are conceived in ireland, the state of the slappers that go out- what happens is they receive a sly stiff one when theyre not looking !

why not have a national 'ride me sideways' or 'dress like a cheap tart' day instead and leave halloween to people who actually do want to dress up as monsters and ghouls.

Although I think you've gone a bit far with this, I mostly agree with you!!

It is stuff that people wouldn't usually dream of wearing, and I don't think they've chosen it as a particular fetish they are into, it's just what's available. This cartoon version of sexuality is just not what most women I know feel represents their version of what is sexy - it is a man's version of what is sexy.

I just feel like it's a big con or something! Like all the lads are sitting around drooling and going 'HOW did we get them to AGREE to this?'

And as for the suggestion that I would enjoy Halloween more if I was dressed as a half-naked pornstar, well that's just silly! I have a great time when I'm out dressed as a zombie with bleeding eyes!

the_syco

Kooli wrote: »

So anyone dressing up as something that goes against type this year? Or has done in the past? Does anyone else but me have an issue with it?

They dress as little as possible, as per the rest of the year. What's the problem? I'm dressing as a pimp this year, myself :cool:

gdael

needcar wrote: »

i dont think 'sexy' is quite the word for it, SLUTTY/WHORISH is much more suitable. i'd say halloween is when most children are conceived in ireland, the state of the slappers that go out- what happens is they receive a sly stiff one when theyre not looking !

why not have a national 'ride me sideways' or 'dress like a cheap tart' day instead and leave halloween to people who actually do want to dress up as monsters and ghouls.

oooooooh. Bittchhhyyyy
nuff said.

Any key?

apoch632 wrote: »

Its best left to the kids. You just look stupid as an adult

:eek:take that back!
Halloween is more fun than Christmas.
The whole point is to look stupid ITS FUN!

nice1franko

Girls like to feel sexy and pretty so where a night of dressing up is concerned - even if the original theme was 'ghoulish' - will inevitably end up with the girls dressing up provocatively.

It's human natures, peoples. Girls like to feel sexy and pretty.

Kooli

nice1franko wrote: »

Girls like to feel sexy and pretty.

Are you a girl by the way?

I do like to feel sexy and pretty.

But as other's have pointed out, this is more slutty than sexy. It is nowhere NEAR my own version of sexiness.

There's a difference between wanting to feel sexy and wanting to look like an S&M blow up doll. The same thing they are not!

This

was in The Church in london and there was a guy dressed up like a boat, when asked what he was doing... ah ya no just floating around. so funny. but very awkward

anniehoo

I nearly ended up in a row with a friend of mine recently over this. I got bored of doing the "sexy" thing and started to get a bit more creative. I won first prize one year dressed as a living statue, was very cool. She complained that i dont do "sexy" anymore...and i complained thats ALL she did and why was she afraid of looking ugly/wrecked/scary/funny. Silence ensued and we both stopped as we knew we end up rowing if it continued. Id much prefer to be creative and interesting than the typical boobs-out-for-the-lads generic french maid or whatever.

gdael

Kooli wrote: »

Are you a girl by the way?

I do like to feel sexy and pretty.

But as other's have pointed out, this is more slutty than sexy. It is nowhere NEAR my own version of sexiness.

There's a difference between wanting to feel sexy and wanting to look like an S&M blow up doll. The same thing they are not!

Feeling sexy and looking sexy are two completely different things though.
This is hard to get across to those who cannot "look" sexy.
Usually the ones who can only feel sexy are the ones who describe the others who actually look sexy as "slutty looking".

Each to their own. But nobody should call anyone "slutty looking" on Halloween night. Its an occasion to dress up is all it is.

Professey Chin

Das Kitty wrote: »

Don't think I'm going to a party this year but I'm struggling to think of a costume for someone who's 6 months pregnant.

The virgin mary :pac:

speedboatchase

I'm male and hate halloween for lots of reasons so I never dress up (stay with me!) but I do appreciate blokes and girls with funny costumes, if I see a bunch of lads dressed as pilots or in tuxedos I always think it's a bit try-hard or that they're a bit desperate. Bunch of girls I know went out last year in crazy costumes (one as a postbox, one as a guinness), all home-made and I just remember thinking it was a breath of fresh air. Perhaps it's a Northern England thing but when studied there last year people would dress up fancy dress no matter what week it was for the craic but at the same time there was generally a bit of originality in the themes etc. I'm not looking forward to the photo updates on facebook the day after Halloween this year when all the "sexy" vampires squeeze into hot pants two sizes too small

gdael

This wrote: »

was in The Church in london and there was a guy dressed up like a boat, when asked what he was doing... ah ya no just floating around. so funny. but very awkward

I heard one about a guy who came to a fancy dress in jeans and a shirt and someone asked him what he came as.
He pulled 2 toy airplanes out of his pocket and said "Im an aircraft carrier"

Brilliant.

shellyboo

gdael wrote: »

Feeling sexy and looking sexy are two completely different things though.
This is hard to get across to those who cannot "look" sexy.
Usually the ones who can only feel sexy are the ones who describe the others who actually look sexy as "slutty looking".

Each to their own. But nobody should call anyone "slutty looking" on Halloween night. Its an occasion to dress up is all it is.

That's incredibly bitchy.

It's entirely possible to both look and feel sexy without walking around in a crotch-length skirt, stockings and with your tits out.

And in case you didn't know, sexy comes from the inside, not the outside. There's no point in dressing sexy if you don't feel sexy to begin with.

nice1franko

Kooli wrote: »

Are you a girl by the way?

I do like to feel sexy and pretty.

But as other's have pointed out, this is more slutty than sexy. It is nowhere NEAR my own version of sexiness.

There's a difference between wanting to feel sexy and wanting to look like an S&M blow up doll. The same thing they are not!

Nope, I'm not a girl.

I think you're kind of taking liberties by saying they're dressed as sluts i.e. promiscuously. What's "slutty" to you may be just "sexy" to others.

I agree with you that there's a lack of imagination in costumes but that goes for both sexes (was about 5 gorillas and 5 tranny's at the do I was at last year!) but sure most costumes are thrown together on the day or the day before.

The most important thing is you have a good time. and get drunk. and grope a sexy nurse. :pac:

ZzubZzub

Last year I went as a Zombrechaun - zombie leprechaun. Pic attached

This year.... I dunno. I hate this thing of dressing like a whore but I'm very unimaginative! Was thinking Zombi cop. Because I love zombies have have a cops outfit! But it'll be covered in blood and such... God damn I wanna do something cool but have no ideas!!

cruizer101

For some girls i think its a good excuse to dress up a bit slutty, and they get to wear stuff they normally wouldn't feel comfortable in.

One big advantage of those costumes is they are nice and cool, I can't wear anything with a mask or too much other stuff, otherwise I die of the heat.

At the end of the day its every individuals choice, and wheter man or woman to get a good costume you got to pay a lot or make it yourself.

Kooli

nice1franko wrote: »

I think you're kind of taking liberties by saying they're dressed as sluts i.e. promiscuously. What's "slutty" to you may be just "sexy" to others.

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Is it really that subjective what can be described as slutty or provocative dressing?

I agree that guys dressed as women is equally lazy. But what annoys me more abuot the female side is that we are essentially dressed up as male fantasies! And we've somehow convinced ourselves that this is what we think is sexy! As I said, it's a plastic, cartoon version of sexiness.

The outfits I'm talking about, I can't imagine anyone saying they aren't slutty, unless there is nothing they would describe as slutty. I can imagine people saying 'Yeah they're slutty but that's fun and it's just one night', but I can't imagine them saying 'No there's nothing slutty about this'

Maybe there is a better word than slutty, I would welcome suggestions! But when the bottom of your bum cheeks are on show and your boobs are out, 'sexy' just doesn't work for me as a descriptor cos sexy can mean ANYTHING - it's different for everyone.

When 'sexy' starts to mean the kind of look I'm describing, I am outta here!!

gdael

shellyboo wrote: »

That's incredibly bitchy.

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And in case you didn't know, sexy comes from the inside, not the outside.
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LOL. That sounds more like an excuse than fact.

www.Dictionary.com

shellyboo

gdael wrote: »

LOL. That sounds more like an excuse than fact.

www.Dictionary.com

It's not an excuse at all. Ask any man what he finds sexy and he'll say "confidence". Not "nurse uniforms". Note, I said man there - not teenaged horndog.

gdael

shellyboo wrote: »

It's not an excuse at all. Ask any man what he finds sexy and he'll say "confidence". Not "nurse uniforms". Note, I said man there - not teenaged horndog.

Really.
Are you sure about that? Asked any men lately?
Why not ask them here?

By the way its not just men who can think of something as sexy either. I often look at women thinking that they are sexy.

shellyboo

gdael wrote: »

Really.
Are you sure about that? Asked any men lately?
Why not ask them here?

By the way its not just men who can think of something as sexy either. I often look at women thinking that they are sexy.

Yes, I'm sure. Yes, I have. And they're welcome to reply here if they like.

And I'm well aware that women find women sexy too.

mikom

shellyboo wrote: »

It's not an excuse at all. Ask any man what he finds sexy and he'll say "confidence". Not "nurse uniforms". Note, I said man there - not teenaged horndog.

So wrong.
I await your definition of "man".
No doubt it will be one particular group of men you have hand picked.
Not the "any man" you mention in your post.

Manic Moran

I got back from training last halloween just in time for the Grand Salvo (1,200 kids, would you believe), so got to see quite a variety of costumes, varying from five-year-olds on their first trick-or-treats through 16-year-olds who couldn't be arsed dressing up and just knock on doors. The group going around as Pirates and Ninjas (Guys were ninjas, girls were Pirates: If you don't understand the Pirate/Ninja thing, consider yourself un-hip) were my favourite...

Oddly enough, no adults partook, though. (But a few people did feel compelled to ask if I was a real soldier or not).

Ask any man what he finds sexy and he'll say "confidence". Not "nurse uniforms".

Confidence whilst in a nurse uniform might be appealing...

NTM (Interloper)

shellyboo

mikom wrote: »

So wrong.
I await your definition of "man".
No doubt it will be one particular group of men you have hand picked.
Not the "any man" you mention in your post.

Lol. Are you saying men don't find confidence sexy?

I'm not denying that guys love women dressing up for them, and I'm not against that - I do it myself, albeit in the privacy of my own home. I do object to the notion that unless you can pull off a cheapo skintight lame Hallow'een costume with stockings and suspenders that you can't possibly be sexy.

mikom

shellyboo wrote: »

Lol. Are you saying men don't find confidence sexy?

Notable omission of the word "all".
Thank you.

shellyboo

mikom wrote: »

Notable omission of the word "all".
Thank you.

I didn't say "all" men to begin with. Shockingly, "all" men don't find sexy costumes appealing either.

What I'm saying is that you don't have to dress like you're selling yourself in order to look sexy to men.

TaxiManMartin

Speaking as a man. Give me a good looking girl I'm a nursed uniform any day over a "confident".

I think that how "slutty" a girl thinks other women are in Halloween costumes is inversly proportional to their own looks.

It's Halloween. Chill out. Women can be so naive.

Xiney

Ok, I've handed out 3 infractions and one ban.

So to recap:

- no going on rants about "sluts" in tLL
- no snide comments directed at other users
- keep it on topic
- no sweeping generalizations about women in tLL


Please read the charter if you haven't already done so.

Ta,

Xiney

mikom

shellyboo wrote: »

Ask any man what he finds sexy and he'll say "confidence".

shellyboo wrote: »

I didn't say "all" men to begin with.

Oh no?
Any and all are such interchangeable words.

Ask any woman what she finds sexy and she'll say "a fat wallet".

Now doesn't that sound like I am saying that all women find a fat wallet sexy?