Photo by easement.

Halloween, the best holiday of them all (suck it, Arbor Day!) is upon us. That means trick-or-treating earlier and earlier in the day for unlucky kids, lots of parties and, of course, sexy costumes. Now, many people appreciate sexy costumes simply because they’re sexy. Others don’t, because they’re so unoriginal. But who comes up with these? How is a cat sexy, really? Or what about some of the ones lately that are getting more popular, like “Sexy Referee.” Seriously? I suppose it just doesn’t matter what the original costume is, as long as it’s low cut and form-fitting and gets worn once a year, we can call it “sexy.”

Of course, there are also right ways to do costumes.

Overheard of the Week

At BackStage, a local performing arts & seasonal costume store:

Large man, trying on a small sailor hat: “Kind of looks like a condom gone wrong.”

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