A Last-Minute Guide to Costumes: Brown Edition (Part 2)

Blog knows that you need a costume Fast, you need a costume For Almost No Money, and most importantly, you need one that's Brown-themed. All of the costumes below use items that you definitely have in your dorm, from sheets to HDMI cables to Starbucks cups. Please peruse and enjoy this continuation of Anthony Derita's ('18) iconic and Brown-themed Halloween costume ideas. (The link for the original is below!)The Pembroke Seal CurseYou will need:

• A dress/long shirt
• A pillow
• A piece of paper taped to your shoe

Reclaim this curse by dressing as it for Halloween! This is sure to undo any accidental stepping you may have done. The RattyYou will need:

• Mouse ears
• Grey clothes/lingerie

This is a classic. When people ask what you are, make sure to answer with “the Ratty” and not “the Rodent.” If you say “the Rodent,” that is not Brown-themed, and you will possibly be mistaken for a Mean Girls reference because a mouse is also a rodent. While that may be funny, it is NOT what you are going for here. Naked Donut RunYou will need:

• Donuts

As Anthony DeRita said for his Nudity in the Upspace costume, “Warning: This may get cold.” The Van Wickle GatesYou will need:

• Black HDMI cables/pipe cleaners
• A graduation cap (ask your grad student friends)

This costume is great for seniors because if any underclassmen bump into you, you can just yell that they're not going to graduate. Books Bound In Human Skin*You will need:

• Skin
• A black writing utensil (Tip: do not use a Sharpie)
• A shower afterwards

You all know about the books, many of you have touched the books, and now it is time to Be the Books. Dressing up as this is sure to be fun, original, and chilly. People will definitely appreciate the joke and hopefully will not take it as an invitation to stroke you.*I was going to take a picture of myself with words written all over my body in eyeliner, but who has the time. The Mail RoomYou will need:

• A Brown ID
• Boxes
• A means of playing early 2000s music nonstop

The key to this is bumping the Mail Room playlist, especially early 2000s jams. If your phone does not hold enough battery to play music all night, don't even bother with this costume. It will just be embarrassing for you. Thayer StreetYou will need:

• A patagonia sweater
• A Blue State/Starbucks/Shiru cup depending on what you’re going for
• Camo cargo pants that could either be from Urban or Army Surplus ~who knows??
• A Brown lanyard
• Possible additions: Bajas bowl & Safety tape

This outfit pretty much adds up to a classic “basic” outfit, so this should work for a lot of you! Sexy BluenoYou will need:

• Sexy shoes
• A sexy blue outfit (model features a blanket)
• A sexy lightbulb

Everyone and their mother’s cousin has dressed up as Blueno by this point. I say we kick it up a notch and scandalize Blueno, as we tend to do with all other costumes. Nighttime Blueno is looking for a fun time in Salacious Sky Blue. Brown Student Pretending To Be A RISD StudentYou will need:

• Fun hair (model features a pom-pom)
• A Blick’s art bag
• Paintbrushes
• A RISD ID

We all know a Brown student who tries to pass themselves off as a RISD student. They take VISA/RISD classes, they have their special ID, and they shop at Blick because it's closer than the RISD store. Step into their shoes for a night and enjoy the fun times. College Hill In The Winter

• Toilet paper
• Salt

This is not a ghost costume. This is obviously College Hill covered in snow. As an extra, you can carry around a bag of salt so that people definitely get that you are College Hill In The Winter. Please have a fun and safe Halloweekend! If you want more ideas, check out A Last Minute Guide to Costumes: Brown Edition.All images via Jillian Hojsak ('19)