Halloween is the perfect holiday for accidentally being unforgivably basic. So you watched Suicide Squad and thought Harley Quinn was a badass and her costume an easy enough outfit to recreate? Oh, you also thought nobody else would do Lady Gaga on Halloween 2009? We’ve all been there, and while it’s not the end of the world, sometimes it’d be good to know if your Halloween costume idea is as, let’s say, special as you feel it is.
Fret not, Google has a very wavy and majorly ‘80s-looking tool to help you find out if you’re letting your freak flag fly or if you’ve fallen prey to the zeitgeist. Google’s aptly-named “Frightgeist” is a stunning example of the power of the internet’s most reliable feature:
Like most things popularized on TikTok, VSCO girls seemed to pop up overnight. Or, at least the term for them did. They may have existed for much longer — recognized by their breezy, "California casual" style that is actually super expensive to replicate. They were eventually deemed VSCO girls because many of them use the photo-editing app VSCO, which is known for its beachy-vibe photo filters. But you don't have to be on VSCO to be a VSCO girl, and you can even be a temporary one with a VSCO girl Halloween costume.
Fox Business reported that it can cost upwards of $200 to stay on trend with the VSCO girls who rep a lot of pricey name brand products while also looking chill and casual and like they're not even trying. If you're just interested in dipping into the world for Halloween, there are ways to do it on a budget. Not all of us have that YouTube or Instagram #sponcon money, you know?
Tread carefully, though, because once you know exactly what goes into making a VSCO girl a VSCO girl, you'll start seeing them everywhere. And you may find out that you're part VSCO girl as well. I show at least five of the, like, 12 most common VSCO girl traits. It's okay, it happens to the best of us, and it'll make putting this costume together that much easier.
