1. Black Cat – Even though most people will agree that this is only a tradition, wearing anything than symbolizes bad luck is not a good idea to celebrate the birth of a new year.

2. Scarecrow – Some cultures believe that a scarecrow is a representation of anything bad that has happen to you or your loved ones during the previous year. In countries such as Ecuador, a scarecrow is set on fire at midnight on New Year’s Eve to represent destroying bad memories.

3. Deceased Celebrities – While, it is appropriate to dress up as Marilyn Monroe or other famous celebrates that have passed on, it is not appropriate to dress up as any celebrates or athletes that have died in the current year.

4. Other Holiday Theme – New Years Eve deserves much respect so leave the Santa Claus, Valentine’s Day cupid, Sexy Elves or Easter Bunny costumes for those holidays or Halloween.

5. Red Gypsy Costume – Romany people loved color! However, if you are going to create a traditional costume, leave off red garments as this is considered bad luck.

6. Full Mask – Costumes with a full mask can be fun at Halloween but there is no need for secrecy on New Year’s Eve. Keep in mind, you will be needing to kiss someone at midnight so having a mask is just not practical.

7. Repeat Costume – New Year’s Eve is much too close to Halloween to think about wearing the same costume you just wore two months ago.

8. Military – With so many terrorist painful issues, wearing any type of military costumes is just not a good idea. Many people have lost loved ones over the past couple years so these costumes are not appropriate.

9. Controversial People – If there’s been someone in the news of controversy from bad events, such as a criminal doing harm to people, especially children, it is best to stay away from these costumes. It is of course still acceptable to dress up as movie star or singer that the paparazzi love.

10. Yourself – If you are attending a costume party on New Year’s Eve then the worst thing you can do is go as yourself with no costume. You don’t want to bring in the New Year as someone who didn’t want to “play along” or who was “too good to dress up”.

New Year’s Eve is a holiday that everyone can relate to, everyone celebrates and many people are thankful for. There are a good amount of people that “can’t wait” until New Year’s Eve to put the past behind and start fresh. Your costume should be a positive representation of things to come or fun and sexy idea that are not controversial to tragic events.

It is of course; easiest if someone can assist you in putting your corset on but this rarely an option so you handle the task by yourself. All woman are not Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With the Wind and do not have an assistant to pull the ribbons tight while they hold onto the bed post. You will want to loosen the lacing enough for you to get into it. Once you are into the corset, fasten up the front clasp, starting at the top and working downward. Now comes the tricky part. Reach around to the back and gently pull the loops and tighten the lacing, progressing toward the center from the bottom and the top. This may seem tough the first few times but you will get used to it. Don’t try to look in the mirror to do this; it will only frustrate you that everything is backwards.

There is a method called Tight lacing that someone practice for a waistline rewarding tactic. It is the act in which the wearer typically wears their corset night and day, constantly pulling the waste tighter. Once a reduction of two to four inches occurs, the wearer then graduates down to a smaller size corset. This is repeated until the wearer reaches their goal waist size. This does stir up some controversy of being unhealthy or harmful to your body but most feel if done properly it can be effective and not hurtful.

It is also important to always remember when wearing your corset for the first few times it is absolutely of the utmost importance to give your corset that break in period that it needs. This not only prevents damage to the corset but it also prevents your body from feeling discomfort.