Mundane halloween

I can't tell you how many times I have been "girl who forgot trash pickup in the airplane by five seconds."

Would that we all dressed for Halloween as “lady who can’t find a seat at the food court.”

Halloween is famous for bringing out everyone’s flamboyant side, but it can also have a surprisingly dull twist—or at least, it can be portrayed that way. In...

The idea behind "Mundane Halloween" is just as it sounds: people dress up in a costume that tells a boring story and involves plain and regular clothes.

Japan's mundane Halloween festival encourages costumes depicting extremely specific life situations.

If you thought that preparing for Halloween means investing a lot of your time and resources into an elaborate, tricky and unique costume, you’ll be surprised to see how people came up with smart ideas to avoid the hassle of spending all of their time creating crafty costumes.

Halloween is famous for bringing out everyone’s flamboyant side, but it can also have a surprisingly dull twist—or at least, it can be portrayed that way. In fact, in Japan, a celebration known as the "Jimi" Halloween festival is dedicated entirely to capturing the everyday, mundane aspects of life.

While every year, it’s becoming harder and harder to come up with a standout Halloween costume (I mean, Heidi Klum just dressed as a giant worm!), some people take a more down-to-earth approach.

This Halloween is bound to be one of the worst — after all, the world's basically ending, so you might as well come up with a good costume. Prevent causing cringe and celebrate in style with a few tips from us!

Japan's mundane Halloween festival encourages costumes depicting extremely specific life situations.