costumes
Keep your underground favourites alive this Halloween
October 26, 2026“I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re celebrating pieces of culture you love before they die to time and online oversaturation?” Originating in 2022, the beloved internet trend, “I hate gay Halloween” encapsulates the queer community’s tendency to create the most obscure costumes for Halloween. My favourite example comes from Morgan Sung’s post of her costume titled, “i hate gay halloween what do you mean you’re that 2016 tweet of the person who went to a halloween party as the babadook but it was more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe.” Using Halloween to make a reference…
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SFYou: Costume designer Ash Currie
August 15, 2025Ash Currie is a master’s student in the department of political science. When they’re not acing their coursework, they can be found getting their 10s at a local ball. Their costumes are elaborate and unique, and their passion for creating…
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Your Red Leafs Halloween costumes
October 28, 2024Halloween is the perfect opportunity for groups to coordinate costumes. If you’re part of a team, discussing what to wear for this holiday can be a great bonding experience, but picking from the endless possibilities can be overwhelming. The Peak…
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Last-minute costumes that will make people think you’re creative
November 25, 2021Raisin [caption id="attachment_119837" align="alignnone" width="200"] PHOTO: Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson / The Peak[/caption] This is a Halloween classic. Grab a black garbage bag, cut some arm holes in the sides, and one at the top to stick your head through. Wear it…
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Imperfect Fits for falling into spooky season
November 25, 2021Ah, yes, hello there. I am . . . what some may call Rusty. I see you’ve decided to come to moi for some fall fashion advice, and more precisely, for Halloween. No, it is never too early, for the…
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The Peak staff reveal their best worst childhood costumes
October 30, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Emma Jean, Dhivya Manohar, and Paige Riding By Juztin [caption id="attachment_116213" align="alignnone" width="250"] PHOTO: Juztin Bello / The Peak[/caption] I wasn’t big on creative costumes when I was a kid — evident by the fact I have no…
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Top Ten 2020 Halloween Costumes
October 27, 2020The debate fly As the breakout star of the VP Debate, this meme-turned-costume is kind of filthy, relevant to current events, and at the exPence of a shitty politician — perfectly encapsulating 2020. While you could just dress up like…
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It’s time to cancel offensive costumes
October 24, 2020Topics surrounding culturally appropriative Halloween costumes, and the general audacity of what some people choose to dress up as, have floated around in past years. With that in mind, a lot has happened in the world since last Halloween —…
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Have some fun and wear your Halloween costumes to class
October 31, 2018I think it’s safe to assume that we’re all exhausted from midterm season. The luxuries of reading for fun, nutritional meals, and eight hours of sleep are replaced by lecture notes, coffee, and power naps on transit. The campus itself…
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Calgary feminist group takes back Halloween
October 27, 2014A feminist theatre company in Calgary is taking back Halloween from what they consider to be an oversexualized costume industry. The group, Urban Curvz, is holding an event on October 31 called Take Back Halloween, which “promotes the opportunity for…
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