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Halloween is just one week away, which means if you haven't come up with a costume idea, you better get crackin'.
If you're tired of the same old witch, zombie or political gag costume you always wear, we've got some hot tech suggestions to really spice things up.
Here at Atlanta Inno, we put our heads together and came up with 24 tech-related costumes to sport at your festive get-togethers this October. Whether you'll be wearing an "Error 404: Costume Not Found" shirt, going all out as Jeff Bezos or even want a bit of local flavor, we've got you covered.
Check out the list below and share your costumes with the tag #InnoCostumes. We'll be sharing the best ones in our daily newsletter, the Beat, each day leading up to Halloween.
- Fortnite: According to Frightgeist, which tracks Google searches for Halloween costumes, this is the most popular costume in Atlanta and the country this year. There are costumes for the whole family that you can check out at Spirit Halloween.
- Overwatch: Keeping with the video game theme, Overwatch, a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game, is another popular costume for 2018. Check out costumes here.
- Anonymous: This is a pretty easy costume if you're looking for minimal effort. Don a Guy Fawkes mask and black hoodie, and you're all set.
- Jeff Bezos: Parade around your Halloween get-togethers as the richest man in the world. Grab a bald cap, a suit, an Amazon prime box and NDAs to pass out to your friends. Or if you're feeling more sporty, grab a Bezos vest.
- Ghost of Steve Jobs: Just take Steve Jobs' typical getup---turtleneck, jeans, New Balances and rimmed glasses---and make them all white. Carry around your iPhone to really convince your party-goers.
- MoviePass: This has to be one of the most well-known services to plummet this year. To complete this look, print off their logo and stick it to a shirt, carry around a bucket of popcorn, and hand out movie tickets to your friends before quickly snatching them away.
- Net neutrality: Get your partygoers educated about net neutrality with this costume idea. Wear a loading sign (the spinning wheel of death you get on your computer) and an angry emoji mask often seen at protests on the issue.
- E-scooter: Just rent a Bird or Lime and ride around the party. If you're really committed to your costume, maybe park it in an inconvenient spot in the middle of the dance floor.
- Fake news: I actually dressed as fake news last year, making my own press pass out of crayon. You can copy my idea, or just print off a bunch of fake news headlines and tape them to your shirt.
- Laurel or Yanny: Chances are anyone who doesn't live under a rock will get this costume. Take a white T-shirt or wearable poster-board, write "Yanny" on the left side in green and "Laurel" on the right side in red with the word "Vote" in big grey letters down the middle. Complete the look by shouting "Yanny" and "Laurel" throughout the night. You'll surely be everyone's favorite party guest.
- Bitcoin: It's a symbol anyone is bound to catch on at a Halloween get together. Walk around as a big paper mache coin with the bitcoin emblem on it.
- "Westworld:" This costume is the perfect mixture of cowboys and tech. There are tons of characters for you to channel at this year's Halloween shindig.
- "Black Mirror:" There are plenty of horrific "Black Mirror" episodes to channel this Halloween. Try to stick to the most popular episodes so people can actually understand your costume.
- "Silicon Valley:" Who in the tech world isn't watching "Silicon Valley?" Want to dress like Richard? Stick to kakis, a colored hoodie and tennis shoes. Top it all off with social awkwardness. How about Guilfoyle? Dress in all black, don some glasses, sip coffee judgingly and tell everyone why nothing matters. Oh, also tell people you're a satanist or nihilist.
- Error 404: Costume Not Found: You've probably seen this number at a party or two. Wear a white T-shirt with the words "Error 202: Costume Not Found" in black sharpie. It's probably the easiest costume idea on the planet.
- Ghost of Yik Yak: Since Yik Yak is the most significant tech ghost for Atlanta's ecosystem, try on a Yak mask and wrap yourself in a white sheet.
- Atlanta Ransomware Attack: Another simple one. Just print out the ransomware message left on the city of Atlanta computers and stick it to your shirt.
- Ghost of GooglePlus: GooglePlus is officially no more. Wear a white sheet with a homemade GooglePlus logo as a mask.
- "Black Panther:" Who could forget the secret fictional technologically advanced world of Wakanda? Dress up as this year's favorite super hero or the movies side characters.
- Twitter: This is a fairly common tech costume. Dress up as a fluffy blue bird and top it off with a favorite giant tweet or two.
Couple's costumes:
- Elon Musk and Grimes: Who can forget the unexpected unveiling of oddball couple Elon Musk and Grimes at this year's Met Gala? Copy the look seen here.
- Emojis: Pick your favorite emoji and have your better half or best friend go as the opposite.
- "Rick and Morty": Who can resist dressing as the universe's favorite grandfather and grandson tech/science duo? You can make costumes at home with a lab coat and yellow shirt, or buy them.
- The Best Memes: Friends or couples who meme together, stay together. Pick among this year's most popular memes, like Tired Spongebob and Squinting Woman. Anyone who's anyone will get it.
