On & Off: Record of Student Fashion On and Off Campus
Halloween comes once a year, however, for the average college student it lasts all weekend. This time is aptly described with the term “Halloweekend”. Halloweekend is the perfect opportunity to show out; most people have 2-3 costumes prepared for the weekend of festivities. The streets become doubly as active and crowded on Halloween, filled with ghouls and goblins fiending for the best houseparty they can find. Tricks present themselves in the form of an especially long line at Rennie’s, and treats in the form of an unwatched 6 pack on the kitchen stove at a party. One thing about Halloweekend is that it is to be taken seriously. Even the least spirited throw on a pair of bunny ears. No one wants to be the one schmuck out of costume on Halloween.
The most popular costumes this year were cats, ladybugs, deer, mermaids, fairies, and government employees like firefighters and cops. You can find many of these costumes featured in this article.
Sierra H. as a butterfly, Hailey B. as the very hungry caterpillar, and Sofia C. as a Ladybug
Ryan Mack as the Pope
Kari as a fierce cheetah, sporting a stunning mesh top and claw acrylics
Marcello D., Brody R., and Edwin J. as baseball players
Tessa Wright as Brittany Spears from the iconic …”Baby One More Time” music video
Zane Arky as a Cowboy
Rose Ruhnke as the White Swan
Leif Beers as a Firefighter
Ava Strouth as a Playboy Bunny
Meadow as the classic “black cat”
Marley as Walter White
Every halloween, the girls always seem to outshine the guys with their costumes, in detail and overall quality. I observed many men in some form of onesie or a sports jersey they definitely had just lying around. They, of course, were not featured in this article. As fairy wings and cat ears regained their place stuffed in the bottom of some drawer somewhere, and the honorary construction workers and firefighters of Eugene hung up their hats at the end of Saturday night, Halloweekend came to an end, like every Halloweekend does. And like every Halloweekend will, it will come again.
About the author: Amelia Gaviglio is a Junior with an Advertising major & Food Studies minor at University of Oregon. She is from Orange County in Southern California. Her favorite season is summer and she loves to be outdoors. She has an obsession with the art section of the New York Times and Anthony Bourdain. She loves to cook, bake, code, do yoga, watch old movies, listen to old radio shows and relax to smooth jazz.