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The Daily OrangeCreativity inspires clever Halloween costumes
By Ashley Smith
Posted: 10/9/06, 9:56 PM EST Section: Feature
College students may have long outgrown the joys of trick-or-treating, but Halloween success can still be achieved without the free chocolate and lollipops. As any veteran of a Syracuse University Halloween knows, the key to costume perfection is originality and creativity.
Take seniors Jillian Ring, a marketing and supply-chain management major, and John Sorriento, a music industry major. They were a smash at off-campus parties last year, dressed as an Italian mafia couple.
"I think a lot of people thought it was pretty funny, and I've always wanted to be a mafia princess," Ring said. "And John's so Italian."
A few days before Halloween, Ring and Sorriento headed to Boom Babies on Westcott Street, where Ring said there were still plenty of costumes and accessories in stock. For about $50 each, the pair was able to put together convincing costumes complete with a fedora, suspenders and a garter-turned-holster.
Amy Ciesielski, a Boom Babies employee, said right now the store is just beginning to set up its Halloween merchandise with a variety of costumes, including 1920s gangsters and genies.
"We might have what you want, we might not, but we'll find you something," Ciesielski said.
Ciesielski recommends coming to Boom Babies with an open mind. The employees know what accessories and styles look best together and are eager to help shoppers create a custom look, she said.
For students looking to dive more into their own creativity, a homemade costume is an inexpensive alternative to store-bought options. Junior Andrea Rommel, a music education major, created her own at-home costume last year.
"My floor mates and I went as the five Power Rangers, but we just made our own costumes with white felt and electrical tape," Rommel said.
Junior Jon Stark, a music industry major and senior Ben Halladay, a history major, also got creative last year. Each donned a T-shirt and plunger and walked side-by-side to dress up as a pair of breasts.
Take seniors Jillian Ring, a marketing and supply-chain management major, and John Sorriento, a music industry major. They were a smash at off-campus parties last year, dressed as an Italian mafia couple.
"I think a lot of people thought it was pretty funny, and I've always wanted to be a mafia princess," Ring said. "And John's so Italian."
A few days before Halloween, Ring and Sorriento headed to Boom Babies on Westcott Street, where Ring said there were still plenty of costumes and accessories in stock. For about $50 each, the pair was able to put together convincing costumes complete with a fedora, suspenders and a garter-turned-holster.
Amy Ciesielski, a Boom Babies employee, said right now the store is just beginning to set up its Halloween merchandise with a variety of costumes, including 1920s gangsters and genies.
"We might have what you want, we might not, but we'll find you something," Ciesielski said.
Ciesielski recommends coming to Boom Babies with an open mind. The employees know what accessories and styles look best together and are eager to help shoppers create a custom look, she said.
For students looking to dive more into their own creativity, a homemade costume is an inexpensive alternative to store-bought options. Junior Andrea Rommel, a music education major, created her own at-home costume last year.
"My floor mates and I went as the five Power Rangers, but we just made our own costumes with white felt and electrical tape," Rommel said.
Junior Jon Stark, a music industry major and senior Ben Halladay, a history major, also got creative last year. Each donned a T-shirt and plunger and walked side-by-side to dress up as a pair of breasts.
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