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Critical Halloween 2013: Costume Competition

by Hyperallergic November 1, 2013November 11, 2013

For this year’s Critical Halloween, Hyperallergic and Storefront for Art and Architecture are hosting an online competition to award the “People’s Choice” for best costume. The theme for 2013 was “Corporate AvantGarde.”

You can vote for as many costumes as you’d like, but voting ends Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 5pm EST. Just select all of your favorite costumes and hit the VOTE button at the end of the post. To get a closer look at a costume, click each photo to enlarge.

Thank you to photographer Cameron Blaylock for the photos and to Max Fenton for helping design the poll.

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