What not to wear: Halloween edition

Picking a Halloween costume takes effort and creativity and most of us end up leaving it until the very last minute. This means each year there are a dozens of women in cat ears or men in Superman shirts at any given Halloween party.

If you plan on winning most creative, avoid these basic costume ideas:

• Devil or angel.

• Wearing a jersey and going as a professional athlete.

• Firefighter or police officer.

• Wearing a flannel and calling yourself a lumberjack.

• Bunny, or any costume that only involves wearing fake ears.

• Any superhero or villain.

Think outside the box this year.

– Colleen Longley, The Boston 100