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Halloween 2012: Creative Campus Costumes

Saturday, October 13th, 2012

It’s that time of year again! That fabulous, pumpkin-aura’d, crunchy leaves, freeze-because-your-costume-is-so-sexy holiday we all love so much. Undeniably however, never too far behind the thrill of mistaken identities and cheap firecrackers lags the apprehension of how to top last year’s costume. Why not try something different this year?

LocAZu is here to help with 3 great Campus costume ideas to get you going this year (And classroom appropriate!.. mostly).

1. Breaking Bad

Trick or treat, Bitches. AMC’s hit series is a great source of inspiration this year. Walter White’s multiple personas make it easy to portray his character in any number of ways, try these for starters:

  1. The Cook: Ah, the classic chemist turned Meth cook. You’ll need a Hazmat suit, but in case you don’t even know what that is let alone where to get your hands on one, why not use a raincoat instead? Or even a painters’ suit? Equally Effective.

  1. Heisenburg: Perhaps easier, just make sure you have the hat down and a sketchy pair of shades. Grow your own goatee (if you can) or else let a trusted friend have their way with a sharpie. Stick-on facial hair works as well, available at most costume shops.

*Breaking Bad images from Wonder How-to

If you’re interested in upgrading to a partner costume, Jesse Pinkman is even easier to portray. Baggy pants, baggy shirt, a cigarette behind the ear, and a vulgar mouth.

Bonus! Throw some blue rock candy into a ziploc bag for your signature blue meth.
Bonus Fun Fact: On the actual show they use cotton-candy flavoured rock candy to portray meth.

2. Tall, Extra Hot, Mocha 

Why not dress up as the fuel that keeps you going between classes? That’s right, your favourite cup of Java. Have fun with your customization: Are you a tall Blonde? Skinny Caramel Machiatto? Venti Dark Roast? Cinnamon Dolce Latte, extra sweet? Get creative. So simple to do! Find a white dress, some brown parcel paper, and an artist friend to draw on your logo of choice. Guaranteed to get a latte compliments!

Tall Blonde, Extra-whip Mocha, and a Caramel Frappucino

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3. Group Costume: 3 Blind Mice!

3 blind mice, Ladies version!

Ladies version!

3 blind mice, male version

And for the gentlemen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So simple and so effective! Grab two friends, and dress up head to toe in gray. Alternatively, feel free to dress it up, black and white style. Throw on some sunglasses, buy a cheap cane (or acquire on somewhere), and buy your starter mouse ears & tail set (You can also easily make your own using a headband and construction paper for the ears, and an elastic band and some string for the tail). Ta-da! Extra points for whiskers and a nose.

 

And there you have it! With control over how much to cover up or  how much to show off, these costume ideas can go from lecture hall to campus pub. Happy halloween from all of us at locAZu, and send us some of your campus costumes!

 

Halloween Around the World

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Halloween – or as we know it, the excuse to dress up and let the freak out – is upon us. But what is Halloween all about elsewhere? How do your Asian or European cohorts or students celebrate this most frightening night of the year?   

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 Asia

In Asia people celebrate Halloween in many different festivals and holidays related to the Chinese calendar. One of the most popular holidays is Teng Chieh, better known as the Hungry Ghost Festival. It is celebrated in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. People believe that during the time of the seventh lunar month the realm between heaven and hell is open and the souls of death people wander on earth, looking for affection. To satisfy the hungry ghosts people build up small altars with pictures of their death relatives, decorated them with flowers, food and water and fire and lanterns lit the ghosts the right way back to earth.  

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Europe

The name Halloween formerly comes from “All Hallows’ Even”, which is the night before All Saints’ Day. In most Christian dominated countries in Europe, like Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary and so on, All Saints’ Day is the official celebrated holiday. In honor to their dead relatives and friends, families attend church service and remember them on their graves by lightning a candle or a lantern. Although All Saints’ Day is a quite day and Halloween is not an official holiday in Europe, many people nowadays have absorbed the American traditions and celebrate Halloween parties, wear costumes and some children even trick and treat in their neighborhoods.    

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In Latin America and Mexico Halloween is known as “El Dia de los Muertos”, the days of the dead.  People locazu_halloween_mexicocelebrate the unity from life and death between October and November 2.  

In contrast to the way Europeans celebrate these days, in Latin America and Mexico the “El Dia del los Muertos” are very happy and joyful days. locazu_halloween-mexico2

Families decorate the graves of their family members with flowers, candles and papers streams and go there to have a picnic at the gravesite. In the villages there are parades held and people as masquerade as skeleton and celebrate in the streets. In Mexico in this time of the year countless numbers of Monarch butterflies return and in former days the Aztecs believed that these butterflies bore the spirits of dead ancestors. 

The Locos and Locas at LocAZu wish the students of the world a happy and freaky Halloween!

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2009 Best Halloween Costumes for College Parties

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Halloween has officially been declared the favorite holiday of the year unanimously by our expert student panelists at locazU. After much diligent research, we’ve brought to you some of the best Halloween costume ideas for 2009, especially for college parties.

In a highly scientific ranking system, we’ve only listed top tier ideas. Our criteria was a) opportunity to let yo freak out, b) unrestricting to access to plenty of beer, c) and babes, d) and somewhat original (so pirates and witches, unless naked and hot, were automatically eliminated).

To get you geared and in the mood, these are the costumes that we have voted as the best Halloween costumes for college parties.

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H1N1 Swine Flu Costume

Another year, another group of sleazy Halloween costumes, trendy costumes, drunks and nudists. This year the trendy costume will probably go to H1N1 (Swine Flu).

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Obama

Out with Bush, in with the Obamas. This Halloween we anticipate a lot of Barak and Michelles and presidential party personnel for the political science nerds, and Obama derivatives from Obamamamas, to bailouts of sorts for the finance geeks.

 Olympic Drugs Police

Watch out Vancouver; here they come! But, it was so trendy that we just couldn’t find any visuals for you.

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Bruno

A few Borats might still be lingering around. But Bruno costumes – well that’s all we’ll say about that one. So many choices, and so little room. If you happen to be looking for infant custumes these guys rock: MyCostumExpress.com

Kate Gosseline mood swing wig

Kate and Jon

Apparently the hottest selling number is the Kate Gosseline mood swing wig from the Kate + 8 – Jon show. I wonder how much of the proceeds go to Kate.

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Michael Jackson

Famous, dead, and freaky always makes good for Halloween costumes. This year’s is Michael (we miss you MJ and dear gods, please don’t run us over with a truck for picking on the dead). Get your white sequined gloves out, or the Thriller look.

Toga

The classic college party costume, and often listed as the sole reason for attending college by many: the toga. Halloween gives yet another reason to put your white sheets to good use.

 And Our Absolute all time and recent Halloween costume virtual praise goes to: 

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The mammogram

Chairman Mao

Chairman Mao

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Baby born

 Best Halloween Costume Ever Hooters hotties

Hooters hotties

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Father Halloween

Sheep Shagger

Sheep Shagger – this is a classic

Best Halloween Costume

Spiderman nuts

 Palin Costume and Russia

Any one of Palin’s statements

Elvis Costume

Elvis mega man-camel (manel toe?)

Pizza Halloween Costume

And for da ladies, meat lovers pizza – Good luck with the wax job.

By Andrew Tocco