Gallery: Are Apple Halloween Costumes Crapwear?

‘Tis the season for folks to bust out their best Home Ec skills (or their credit cards) in search of costumery to frighten and delight the young and old alike out trick or treating, or just looking for a few good laughs on Halloween.

Back in 2007, when the iPhone had been out just a few months, we saw a raft of costumes related to Apple’s newest technological wonderment. But so far in the succeeding years, we’ve not seen a whole lot of new takes on the idea and frankly, what we have seen has been pretty lame.

Look at the guy in the picture above. He had to be purposely dressing it down at a party full of Windows aficionados, right? But in the gallery that follows, we’ve had to reach back in time for things better than this. Apple fans seem to have fallen creatively short in recent years.

Is it possible nowadays to dress like a piece of technology known for its elegant design and not look like a complete (and uncomfortable) buffoon?

Let us know what you’ve found out there in comments below, or (sorry, you need Javascript to see this e-mail address)of your own awesome Apple-related costume designs and we’ll feature another gallery of the best down the road.

These guys seem to have taken decent images of iPhone screenshots and pasted them onto mock-ups of old Motorola brick phones. One of the coolest things about the iPhone is its sleek, thin enclosure — and these fellows definitely seem to have missed that memo.

Here’s a guy who looks like he might have gotten closer to the mark, though it’s hard to tell, since it’s a front-facing shot. He’s technically not dressed for Halloween, either, but wore this outfit to the NY launch of the iPhone 3G.

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This couple looks nice enough, and happy, too. And their costumes admirably incorporate the iPod into the mix. She’s even got nicely finished edging on her groovy pink Nano 3g. But still, there’s just something wrong about the whole get up to this reviewer.

This may be my favorite of the bunch. It’s very Sleeperesque and certain to frighten the little ones all up and down the block. It’s a concern to be left with no arm freedom, though. Someone wearing this could easily be victimized by Apple-hating teenage n’er-do-wells in the neighborhood.

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