Last night I attended a law school Halloween party with my roommate who is a 1L. We did not don costumes, not because we aren't creative or fun, but because we thought our "Cruella" (by Nars,) red lips were rocking enough. It's part of our charm.
Come to find out, it was a good thing we did not dress up.
OK, so maybe I'm not all that creative. As of yesterday afternoon, I lacked a costume for the evening. I didn't have the French maid costume lying around anywhere, (I find it rather cliché, even for Halloween,) but there is one thing I do have after years of spending sprees at Ann Taylor, and that is suits. So, working with what I had available to me, I began thinking of who I could be for Halloween.
This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who knows me, but my initial list of potential characters was political. I considered Hillary, but didn't think going as our current US Secretary of State was very respectful. I thought about Palin, but how does anyone ever top Tina Fey? I also mulled over throwing on a black dress, pearls and a nice big rock on my left hand and going as a career politician's wife.
Then my mind shifted to more typical Halloween characters like ghosts, zombies, witches…
Witches! Ah ha!
At this point all I can hear is Christine O'Donnell saying, "I am not a witch. I'm you."
As much as I hate to criticize members of my own gender, especially when they are trying to forge forward in a male-dominated arena, I have to give credit where credit is due. And who can resist a two for one Halloween costume special? Package contains: conservative suit, pearl necklace and earrings, American flag lapel pin, witch's hat, broom, and lapel sticker that reads: O'Donnell for US Senate – I'm not a witch. I'm you.
But, because I am a perfectionist, the fact that I didn't have dark hair or the lapel pin deterred me from pursuing the costume in full and I chose something tried and true from my closet: black.
As it turns out, someone does share my sense of humor, and it was a very good thing I did not dress up as Christine O'Donnell as my costume would have paled in comparison.
Of course she had the political thing going with the red, unembellished suit, pearls, campaign sticker on the lapel, AND she was brunette. But, all of this was just a background to the star accessory:
A large witch's hat with tea bags hanging from the brim.
Yes, tea bags.
How in the world could I have surpassed that level of creativity?
Exactly. I couldn't have.
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