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Halloween costumes

Costumes for the slutty witch on a budget

A very much not anatomically correct sexy Optimus Prime costume; and it's $60! Boo!

Halloween has had two major advancements since the invention of the snack-sized Snickers: its adoption by the gay community (and such wonderful things you’ve done with it!) and the propagation of “sexy” costumes for lazy/secretly slutty people who think the scariest thing about October is the lack of cleavage (and make me horribly conflicted about this Sexy Optimus affair). But Halloween is less than two weeks away, so you’ve got to get on it. Maybe you’re going the “sexy” route and don’t have enough time to whore up your own clothing. Did you know there’s a bountiful booty of sexy costumes available for less than $20 online? See a few of your budget choices (boys and girls): Read the rest of this entry »

Fangs a million for the free Halloween costume!

Halloween is coming up and it turns out putting together that really elaborate Lady Gaga-As-Kanye-West in a Where the Wild Things Are furry costume is going to be more expensive than you thought.

Never fear (well, fear a little bit if that really is your costume idea): the good folks who organized last spring’s totally awesome, totally schwaglicious free swap meet on the Gowanus Canal are gearing up for a duo of new swaps for the holiday season, starting with a Halloween costume swap the week before All Hallow’s Eve. Yes, it’s a little early, but this is the year we’re not going to be cobbling together a costume at 4 o’clock the day of. Read the rest of this entry »

50 Halloween events at not-scary prices

photo by Flickr's Alain G.

Everyone knows Halloween is perhaps the busiest party seasons in New York City (sorry, New Year’s, you’re just not slutty enough). Every year we don’t even try to put together a list of the best free and cheap Halloween events because our pals over at the skint do it so well that we would look like the house giving out pennies next to a house that gives out full-sized Snickers. They run down 50 creepy spooky events you can do through Oct. 31: haunted houses, costume parties, 90s TV parties, pumpkin catapulting, candy & liquor pairings, movies and more. Check the full list or forever be haunted by missed opportunities.

Costumes for the slutty witch on a budget

A very much not anatomically correct sexy Optimus Prime costume; and it's $60! Boo!

Halloween has had two major advancements since the invention of the snack-sized Snickers: its adoption by the gay community (and such wonderful things you’ve done with it!) and the propagation of “sexy” costumes for lazy/secretly slutty people who think the scariest thing about October is the lack of cleavage (and make me horribly conflicted about this Sexy Optimus affair). But Halloween is less than two weeks away, so you’ve got to get on it. Maybe you’re going the “sexy” route and don’t have enough time to whore up your own clothing. Did you know there’s a bountiful booty of sexy costumes available for less than $20 online? See a few of your budget choices (boys and girls): Read the rest of this entry »

Fangs a million for the free Halloween costume!

Halloween is coming up and it turns out putting together that really elaborate Lady Gaga-As-Kanye-West in a Where the Wild Things Are furry costume is going to be more expensive than you thought.

Never fear (well, fear a little bit if that really is your costume idea): the good folks who organized last spring’s totally awesome, totally schwaglicious free swap meet on the Gowanus Canal are gearing up for a duo of new swaps for the holiday season, starting with a Halloween costume swap the week before All Hallow’s Eve. Yes, it’s a little early, but this is the year we’re not going to be cobbling together a costume at 4 o’clock the day of. Read the rest of this entry »