Low Effort Costumes

Be Frank. Or a pizza, or a hamburger that looks worse than a real life fast food burger. I love these dumb hats because they’re hands free, super cheap, and require no set up or preparation.

This light-up neon tie is an easy way to say “hey guys I dressed up like you asked” without having to actually be anything. If you prefer a more dapper look, go with the bowtie version instead.

Complete the look with hipster glasses and a fedora that you can definitely pull off.

If you dress like Halloween, ghouls will try to get in your pants. – Face/Off

No chance of that here. This shirt is ridiculously expensive, but it’s also very low effort and creepier than it has any right to be.

Finally, a unisex social media costume specifically for men being modeled by a woman.

The seller was nice enough to clarify that it can be worn “as a nod to pop culture or as a number symbol” which saved me from having to ask.

The worst thing about these pre-made tourist costumes is the fake giant waistline. It seems unnecesary and annoying to wear.

The concept is sound though. I did the tourist costume one year by getting the individual components myself (or using what I already had on hand).

• A Hawaiian shirt (the gaudier the better)
• A fanny pack that screams nationalism
• A tourist-y looking hat
• Some cargo shorts or linen pants (hopefully you have something suitable)

Instead of carrying around a giant inflatable camera, just bring a real one and use it. Failing that, a lei works. Bring your own sunglasses, hang them from your shirt if it’s too dark to wear them.

It’s a little more effort to do it yourself, but worth it I think.

Have to love this idea for its simplicity. Sure, you could find your oldest, most pit-stained undershirt and scrawl this on it in permanent marker in 5 seconds, but if you want to really win at low effort, why not pay an exhorbitant amount for a low-quality print?

There’s no shortage of designs either, so you have your pick of colors and fonts.