Burning Man costumes

Costumes- I went with the comfortable clothes as a first priority, which was nice. During the day I would wear usually wicking cami and my kavu shorts. I sweated all the time so it was nice to have stuff that didn't show that I was drenched. Then, I topped it off with my cowboy hat with a string that I rigged to protect it from flying away. Almost everybody wears cowboy hats. Unless they have some other super cool hat. I brought another broad-brimmed hat but felt it wasn't nearly as cool as the cowboy hat. I would have brought some flow-y summer dresses. Especially if they were sexy. All the girls dress sexy. It is the defacto unwritten dress code. Suddenly, it seems perfectly ok to pull out that top that you think is slutty. Go ahead!! And bras are definitely optional. Most of the time girls walk around in hotpants/undies with a tube top/lacy bra/bikini top. Tutus were very big there, as long as they were short. The poofier the better. Actually, clothes are entirely optional but I was sun shy and also didn't want to walk around naked. Ok, except for critical tits. But my nipples were covered :) As the week wore on I wore less and less clothing and started to think that being nude wasn't such a bad idea because of the heat. Fake fur leg cuffs were also very much in. Lots of people wore them during the day but I thought it was way to hot. Short, short skirts are very much an "in" item. I borrowed a short black skirt from Kate that worked very well despite it going up to my waist. Short skirts that rested on my hips would have been best. My leg warmers worked great too- pair with a short skirt and voila!
At night I still was able to wear tank tops and a longer skirt. I borrowed from Kate this sweater with fur on the collar and cuffs that worked ok but a coat like the one Jes had- suede with wooly collar and cuffs would have been cooler. Or perhaps a short cape. Also, it doesn't much matter what you wear at night- not many people are going to see it on the playa. It is more important to be lit up so you are visible to peds & cyclists.
I also liked the idea of a bigger "cover-up" shirt. I borrowed one from Ben for post-critical tits and it was great. Think a swimsuit cover-up, something roomy and made from a light fabric.

Overall for girls it is a sexy Mad Max look. Ideas that I thought were cool included:

-short skirt made from ribbons for a sexy gypsy look
-horns, esp if they have EL wire at night
-better furry leg cuffs
-utility belt (to hang your cup and hold your camera)
-knee high boots

Lots of men wore skirts and were shirtless. Or just totally naked. I saw lots of men's junk, much more than I want to see. From the British guy on the corner who was naked all of the time to the guy who had pants on but had his junk hanging out, nude was in for dudes.

EL wire was much better that glowsticks at keeping you visible at night. Some industrious people had it sewn in their clothes which was cool.

Goggles- clear ones for night and ones with UV protection for the day. Aviator hats looked cool on girls at night as well.