Anonymous wrote:I don't want to bum you out, but if you want people to take you seriously the other 364 days a year, don't wear a costume to work on Halloween. Seriously. Act like a grown-up.

Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you.

Anonymous wrote:I really like this:

No. Just no.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to bum you out, but if you want people to take you seriously the other 364 days a year, don't wear a costume to work on Halloween. Seriously. Act like a grown-up.

I have to agree with this. I don't think there is anything like "Office-appropriate Halloween costume".

I wear a costume every year. I've been promoted twice in eight years, so I don't think I have a problem being taken seriously. The key is to make the costume super-subtle and out of normal work clothes.

For example, last year my infant was a monkey, so I did a vintage safari/Out of Africa costume: white button down, camel pencil skirt, wide brown belt, knee-high brown boots, a brown silk scarf tied like a cravat, and Kenneth Jay Lane enamel animal bracelet. When I went outside, I wore my brown down vest, and a tan floppy hat to channel a pith helmet. In the office, I just looked like I was wearing a normal business casual outfit. But it made sense when people saw me with my child.

Get the smarties candy. Tape the rolls on your pants: Smarty Pants

Safety pin (or tape) socks all over your clothes: Static cling

I really like this:

Be the green fairy!

This dress from Target:



Wings, a wand, and sparkle shoes.

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to bum you out, but if you want people to take you seriously the other 364 days a year, don't wear a costume to work on Halloween. Seriously. Act like a grown-up.

Wah-wah.

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to bum you out, but if you want people to take you seriously the other 364 days a year, don't wear a costume to work on Halloween. Seriously. Act like a grown-up.

I have to agree with this. I don't think there is anything like "Office-appropriate Halloween costume".

i'm wearing a taco costume i bought last year. slip it over my head, one and done

I don't want to bum you out, but if you want people to take you seriously the other 364 days a year, don't wear a costume to work on Halloween. Seriously. Act like a grown-up.

What about one of the pun-ny ones?

Ceiling fan:


Bread winner:


Formal apology:


Identify theft:

I work for the Fed Govt. We had a CFC costume event scheduled. My office is usually not too hip on participation but it turned out that three of us showed up wearing mostly grey. Someone said - you guys should be the 3 blind mice. A quick lunch time trip to target yeilded grey socks for tails, headbands for ears made from file folders. We all had sunglasses. We won the costume contest.

How fun! I wish my coworkers dressed up.

Here are some ideas that might work for you:

I work in a conservative office that is business attire M-Th, and business casual (no jeans) on Friday.

I want to wear a Halloween costume on Friday, but it needs to be office appropriate, and subtle because I have meetings. So no slutty anything, and no full-body gorilla costumes.

Suggestions?