10 Halloween Costumes That Are Totally 2009

Cosmo magazine's top ten 2009 Halloween costumes include:
1. Kanye West and Taylor Swift
2. "Single Ladies"
3. Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf
4. Mad Men
5. The Guys from The Hangover
6. Lady Gaga
7. New Moon Characters
8. Bollywood Dancers
9. The Kardashians
10. Twitter

These are pretty good I think. I guarantee we'll see plenty of Kanye's and Taylor's this year after the big blow up on the MTV Music Awards. It'll be annoying for whoever does choose this costume duo because Taylor will have a hard time even getting "Happy Halloween" out without Kanye stepping in. Next on the list is Beyonce's "Single Ladies". Maybe this group and the Kanye/Taylor couple can pair together to create a more dramatic effect. But these "single ladies" better be working on their bods to be able to pull off those leotard numbers. Also this dance is not that easy. Number three on the list is Gossip Girl's infamous Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf. This pair is one of my favorites on television. In order to pull off the costumes, they need to play the part of the dramatically rich, swanky boy and the bitchy, blunt girl. Mad Men is a great costume idea because all you need is a suit, a glass of bourbon, and a lit cigar. And if you're one of the female characters, you just need to be pretty submissive. The Guys from The Hangover is a hilarious idea. Every group of guy friends I know can easily relate to one of these characters so this costume shouldn't take a whole lot of work. Lady Gaga might not be the easiest because you must consider which look to take on...unless you want to carry around three costume changes throughout the night. And hermaphodite or not, she has a rockin bod as well so the clock's ticking to get that look down. At least in terms of Edward Cullen, dressing as a New Moon character would be a very wise costume choice because if I saw an Edward look-alike walking by me in the bar, I'd definitely be following him for the rest of the night. Although Slumdog Millionaire was a great movie, I think Bollywood dancers is kind of a lame costume idea. No one would be too impressed. The Kardashians is a great choice for a trio of brunettes with some junk in the trunk. And this group could easily be added to with each girl's either husband or baby's daddy. Lastly, Twitter would take a little more work. I obviously know about Twitter, but if I saw someone in a giant birdsuit, my mind wouldn't automatically go to Twitter. And there's nothing I hate more than having to explain a costume. So overall, this is a pretty solid list but I'm guessing you won't be the only one dressed like any of these so say goodbye to originality.

cosmopolitan.com

Margo