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20 Genius 2019 Pop Culture Halloween Costumes
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Lil Nas X
If anyone dominated pop culture in 2019, it's Lil Nas X. Billie Eilish may have dethroned "Old Town Road" from the Billboard Hot 100's top spot, but this country-rap hybrid stayed at number one for over a third of the year. Lil Nas X's style is almost as singular as his debut track, and it's not too difficult to find "Old Town Road"-worthy accessories at your local consignment store (or, like, Forever 21, if you're basic). The artist's go-to look seems to be some type of brightly colored or holographic suit, sans shirt, with fringe accents and a cowboy hat, which perfectly straddles the line between outlandish and re-wearable.
The Old Age Filter
FaceApp was first released in January 2017, but it went viral again in July 2019 despite the fact that it was obviously a Russian data mining scam. Old age makeup isn't that difficult, and aging yourself IRL is a much safer way to satisfy your curiosity than giving your photos and ID information away for internet clout. Better yet, you can take the basic idea of old-age makeup and apply it to an Avengers: Endgame reference by dressing up as an elderly Captain America. NPR estimates that over 100 million people went to see Endgame during its opening weekend alone, so anyone who doesn't know about that particular twist ending probably deserves to have it spoiled.
Anyone From Euphoria
HBO
Jana
YouTube
Fyre Festival Attendees
Netflix
The New-New Taylor
Universal Music Group
A VSCO Girl
We're fairly certain that Buzzfeed created the "VSCO Girl" title as a joke and people took it too seriously, but this new teen subculture is here to stay. Exemplified by YouTuber Emma Chamberlain, you won't find a VSCO girl without her Fjallraven Kanken, Hydro Flask, and Pura Vida bracelets. A quick search of "VSCO Girl" on TikTok should help you solidify the aesthetic pretty quickly, but if you just wear baggy, high-waisted jean shorts, scrunchies, and Birks while trying to emulate things the internet likes to belittle teenage girls about (Starbucks obsession, being environmentally-conscious, etc), you'll have a cost-effective costume that requires basically no effort or shopping. Make it a group costume by having your squad come as other random social media subcultures like "baddies," "e-girls," and "soft girls." Or, maybe, we could just stop labeling women for no reason. Just a thought!
Cats
Universal Pictures
Motivation
RCA Records
Meryl Streep Screaming
HBO
The Women of Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish has accomplished more by seventeen than most of us will in a lifetime — who wouldn't want to be her for a day? The teen queen is a streetwear style icon, and her oversized monochrome sensibilities will keep you warm on a chilly October evening. “I Dressed Like Billie Eilish For A Week” videos became a YouTube trend for a hot minute earlier this year, with celebs like Tana Mongeau getting in on the fun, further proof that the "Bad Guy" singer's signature style is screaming to be emulated.
Game of Thrones’ Rogue Coffee Cup
HBO
Lady Gaga at the MET Gala
Andres Otero/WENN.com
Fleabag
Amazon Prime
Area 51
Shutterstock
Ariana Grande
Republic Records
The Fish Tube
Breaking the fourth wall for a moment: I will personally pay someone to dress as The Fish Tube and a Salmon for Halloween. Please, make my year. The viral video of a salmon being yeeted into a passageway to efficiently travel over dams made such a splash that The New Yorker wrote an entire featurette dedicated to its "nihilistic euphoria," while Wired called the salmon cannon "existential escapism." Big words for an equally large fish. People partial to joke costumes could just show up in a big cylinder holding a fish plush toy and we would get the point, or this can be made into a couples costume with one of you coming as the tube and the other dressing as a salmon.
Kacey Musgraves
United Music Group Nashville
Scoops Ahoy Workers
Netflix
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