Obama Halloween Costumes

It’s that time of year again – only this time there’s a brand new first lady in town.  The Michelle Obama Halloween costumes will officially make their introduction this year.  Laura Bush was never really an amusing Halloween costume.  Nancy Reagan was always an interesting one (maybe because of her age?) and people loved to dress up as Hillary last decade (and then as Monica Lewinsky even more so).  I even remember some Barbara Bush costumes here and there.

There was really nothing interesting or funny about dressing up as Laura Bush, unless you did it in conjunction with someone dressed up as George himself.  I couldn’t imagine anyone dressing up as Laura Bush on her own, and I’d be surprised to hear of any people who did.

Whatever the case, I can just about assure you that there will be many more Michelle Obama Halloween costumes this year than there were Laura Bush costumes last year.

This is an interesting first lady.  Michelle Obama has been more high profile than a subdued Laura Bush ever was, and she’s definitely in the national spotlight as much as a first lady has been in recent memory.

She’s also young, so many dressing up as her may do so in a way that almost comes off as sexy, dare I say.

Regardless of how you might choose to dress, a Michelle Obama costume shouldn’t be too hard to put together.  She doesn’t have the big ears or other exaggerated feature that Barack does.  Makeup might be necessary depending upon your skin color, but that aside, it shouldn’t be such a difficult undertaking to throw something together that resembles our first lady.

Like many women, she wears many outfits and mixes up her wardrobe pretty regularly.  However, one thing that I have noticed is that she does seem to have a thing for v-necks.  Try digging up a v-neck if you can, preferably one that’s a bit on the colorful side.  Teals, purples, and reds seem to be her favorite colors to wear.  The red may actually be the most recognizable component of a Michelle Obama Halloween costume in her case.

Bonus points if you go to a party with your leading man (Barack) with you, but if you don’t, all is fine.  Michelle Obama makes for a great Halloween costume on her own.

I’d never do this myself, but I have to suspect that there are a few daring guys out there who might choose to dress up in a Michelle Obama costume.  If you’re a guy and you’re still reading this, all I’ve got to say is that you’re a more daring soul than I am.  I’m sure you’ll look stunning come Halloween night.

To the rest of you, have a great Halloween yourselves.  Enjoy your night, and don’t stress over how to get your Obama Halloween costume together (there are plenty of options online to buy them and I’d probably suggest this route if you don’t have the outfit yoursef).  And remember – don’t take candy from strangers!