If you have a costume party coming up and you don't have the cash or desire to buy or create an elaborate outfit, you can still show up at the event looking original. You can use common items that you may have at home to make easy men's costumes that will be recognizable to everyone.
Castaway
"Survivor" may not be the pop culture hit it once was, but you can still dress up as a castaway and pull it off easily, according to AskMen.com.
For an authentic look, jog around and get sweaty, then roll around in some dirt. Before your dirt bath, make sure you are wearing some swimming trunks and a tank top. Once you are adequately filthy, slip on your most comfortable sandals and string a shell necklace around your neck. Don't forget to mess up your hair and let your facial hair grow in for a few days.
Cowboy
Dress up as a cowboy. It's a classic costume that doesn't require much imagination. This is one of the few costumes where you can pull on your favorite jeans, add some flair and mosey down to the costume party.
Add a pair of chaps to the jeans, tuck in a button-down plaid shirt (preferably with pearl buttons and some fringe) and wear a cowboy hat to bring back the not-so-wild west.
Construction Worker
Whether you have the body for the construction worker costume is irrelevant. It'll be a hit either way. Put on the tightest pair of jeans you can still breathe in and a sleeveless white tank top or no shirt at all. Find a reflector vest like the ones used by a road construction crew worker for safety and put it on instead of a shirt, if possible.
Buy a hard hat for your head and wrap a tool belt around your waist with a hanging hammer, and you will either come off as original or a member of the Village People. Either one will work for these purposes.
The Tourist
If you own a Hawaiian aloha shirt you have a head start on the tourist costume. Put on the loudest colored aloha shirt you have and wear a pair of Bermuda shorts and a sun visor, according to CostumeIdeaZone.com.
Add a fanny pack around your waist with a bottle of sunscreen sticking out the top and drape a camera around your neck or over your shoulder. Wear socks with some sandals and print out some free buffet coupons to stick out of your shirt pocket for an extra touch.
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