not even sure if i’ll dress up nxt year. this year took a lot out of me. Not evn sure who I am n e m0re. sux. kinda let down. nite didn’t go as I had planned/envision. h8 it when things fall thru.

HIPSTER RUNOFF’s BEST ALTERNATIVE COSTUMES of 2008.

PRESENTED BY CARLES OF THE HIPSTER RANOFFS

The Justices

Girl With a 3rd Nipple on her back

FGGT Indian from the Village People

S0 FUCKING DISC0 BR0

AltWayne and AltGarth

HeartsRevolution PaintedMask Ninja Turtle

JokerAltMainstreamer Pack

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“Interesting Looking Guy” who was made to be photographed on alternative media websites

Floating Alt

HeartsRevolutionGirl + Woman whose husband just left her

Edward “Meaningful” Scissorhands

Edward “AZN” Scissorhands

Passed Out Girl Who Got Felt Up like krazie

Girls Who Were Born To Have Objects Enter Their Bodies

Katie Couric

Mexican

Kreepier Bjork

Commentary on the duality of Race Relations in the United States, h8 crimes, the Los Angeles Riots, the O.J. Trial, Rodney King, and Barry Obama (a think-piece costume that makes u unCultured if u don’t ‘get’ it)

Hamburgler Alt eating a Pizza Alt (Pizzaburgler Alt?)

Child Predator French Fry Alt

Mickey Avalon pre/post Heroine addiction

Neil AZNstrong

The guy who works on the highway repairs by my house

AltBros Who Read 2 Many blogs

JokerAlt

Bronques From Last Night’s Party’s Illegitimate Son

Bearded Lady

Authentic Jesus

ElectroWar Soldier

AltBloody Tampon

The ‘Zany Guy’ from The Office

Marc Jacobs’ self-concept

JokerAlt?

Captain American Apparel

iPod fggt circa 1994

The Zeitgeist of Ed Banger

the Knife

Sad Lil Boy George

Girl Who Slept Over at Her Boyfriend’s House

Danny Devito JokerAlt

Tom Cruise Joker Alt

Daft Punk’s Illegitimate Brother

GaspardAlts

Jousteece

Justice’s business model when they decide to franchise their brand

2nd place: Authentic Chili’s AltBro

HIPSTER RUNOFF’S #1 COSTUME OF 2K8
James “Authentic Disco” Murphy as Fred “Authentic Caveman” Flinstone

“Get Innocuous 4 some1 great!”
-Fred Flinstone

WHO WAS YALLS FAVE COSTUME OF 2K8?
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM 2K8 THAT WILL HELP US IN 2K9?
WILL HALLOWEEN ALWAY BE ‘FUN’ OR IS IT ‘TOO MAINSTREAM’?
WHO WILL BE THE ‘JUSTICE’ OF 2K9?
WHO WILL BE THE JOKERALT OF 2K9?
WHO WILL BE THE FRED FLINSTONE OF 2K9?

[Photos by]
[ Lastnightsparty]

[Thecobrasnake]

[glamcanyon]

[StyleSightings]

Should I be ‘Spooky’ Justice

Should I be ‘the whistling song’ about Young Folks? (this is a boy+girl costume if ur in an altCouple)

I guess I should trade in my WII/Super Nintendo/Sega Saturn/GameBoy for an XBOXZune360 thingy. Hopefully it comes preloaded with my favourite bloghaus bands.

“I’d give any thing 2 go back in time to when the world was simultaneously meaningfully listening 2 ‘Young Folks.’ Things back then made a lot of sense. It was alright 2 just be urself.”
-some1 who frowns down upon the Electro Era

All of these costumes managed to make you think less about American Apparel, instead highlighting different levels of creepiness, d-bagness, and public identity crises.

8. This “Skunk” looks more like she is halfway between her ANIMORPH.

7. There were a lot of versions of Ziggy Stardust, but this one was definitely the worst, because it looks some one’s last breath of life in a snuff film.

6. This trio went as “The Chas Tenenbaums.” However, they didn’t realize that they actually went as the cast of mediocre comedy show HUMAN GIANT.

5. Pulling off the ’70s porn director’ costume is more difficult than this guy thinks. This guy ended up looking more like Jeffrey Dahmer in an American Apparel hoodie.

4. ‘SEXY JAILBIRD’ turned out more like ORANGE ANDY DICK

3. It’s a lot harder to be a D-Bag on Halloween, but OLYMPIC MUFF DIVER is a great way to transcend D-baggery

2. The girl on the right says: “I have a very confused costume. I’m Richie Tenenbaum from the Royal Tenenbaums plus Kanye West plus Mr. T with the chains shirt but over all a roller girl which I got from the site. I’m wearing a burnt orange nylon wind breaker, red, white and blue knee- high tube socks and a blue headband which are from American Apparel. I love this costume!!”

I think the appropriate title for her costume is “Kanye West’s self-concept (on roller skates).”

1. “Crazy Sexy Clown” AKA Inappropriate John Wayne Gacy costume.

Don’t get John Wayne Gacy humor? Here’s who wikipedia says he is:

John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) also known as The Killer Clown, was an American serial killer. He was convicted and later executed for the rape and murder of 33 boys and young men between 1972 and his arrest in 1978, 29 of whom he buried in a crawl space under the floor of his house, while others were found in nearby rivers. He became notorious as the “Killer Clown” because of the many block parties he threw for his friends and neighbors, entertaining children in a clown suit and makeup, under the name of “Pogo the Clown.” He was also in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest sentence imposed on a mass murderer; he was given 21 consecutive life sentences and 12 death sentences. 

If you don’t want to read about him, check out this Sufjan Stevens song posted below. It’s probably one of the most educational songs I’ve heard in recent years, telling the life story of John Wayne Gacy, and one of Sufjan’s most approachable besides “Chicago.”

[MP3]
Sufjan Stevens John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

American Apparel Costume Contest
http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweencontest.html

As I look at more pictures of people in AA, I have finally realized that I don’t care what ‘regular people’ look like in American Apparel. I only want to see the hotties.

I prefer these tights on males, personally.

You know, like guys who dress like this, except they are being serious.

Peter Pan is considering starting an online petition against people like this.

This costume of THE KNIFE is one of our faves.

Well-executed team concept that makes me want to see a Robin Hood remake in all AA.

Eddie Munster looks more like the ultra-creepy wallflower type who sends your GF creepy text messages.

The contest really should have been all about this type of picture.

This costume “American Apparel employees” by kids who are infatuated with their local AA staff.

I want to hang out with “Killer Whale.” A concept like that could only come from a design school graduate student.

This costume “Pile Of Leaves” looks more like a ‘we’re a young couple getting married’ photo that is sent out to all of their relatives with Wedding Shower invites.

We luv dorm life! We ordered these online since our college town doesn’t have an AA! (Free Shipping on orders of $50 or more)

AA changed our lives’.

Mainstream girl secretly using Halloween to dress as a hipster.

“Hey. I’m taking a picture of myself for the American Apparel costume contest. Do you think I’ll win?”

Commenter BEEF BURRITO SAYS: “Ummm, basically what they wear every weekend?”

BORING (There’s a lot of them like this.)

Tenenbaum costumes are sooo 2001. It’s actually cool NOT to like Wes Anderson films any more.

This D-bag looks like the type who usually wears his headband and sunglasses with a graphic t-shirt. (Yes, either the Express kind of with a complex pattern that involves a dragon or a bird, or a shirt that references a saying/fake brand from a popular television series)

They could have looked so sexy if they weren’t so happy.

http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweenview.html?e=210

Here’s some Hipster Runoff commentary on the submitted photos.

Fratties ironically submitting their THREES COMPANY idea to the contest. The joke us on them/us. Do you think it’s too soon for John Ritter jokes?

Do you think this kid listened to Beirut while in the womb?

Are this DUDE’s jeans tight enough? Get him some slim slacks.

I heard the Dov Charney + Girl In flesh coloured unitard are this year’s HOT ironically self-aware costume.

Is she really a mermaid? Or just a person pictured at LastNightsParty.com in a Miami bathroom?

Dirk Diggler could have used a tube sock in his pants.

Sid And Nancy AKA an old couple who just walked by you in a burrito restaurant.

Dracula? Or a member of the Klaxons?

Great bloggable content by American Apparel. God Bless Vertical Integration.

You can vote, and some one will win. I think American Apparel should probably go ahead and buy HIPorNOT.com. I’d go to their site about 2.7x per day, especially if the people were in their regular clothes/regular costumes.

http://store.americanapparel.net/halloweencontest.html