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It's the battle cry heard at campuses across the land .... pass the jello shots and get this ABC party started!

An Anything but Clothes Party- a.k.a. ABC Party - is a popular and fun party theme that has caught on big time at top party schools and US colleges nationwide.

The idea is fairly simple. Guests are called upon to come dressed in (you guessed it) anything but clothes. This could include something as simple as a plastic garbage bag or a cardboard box.

Anything But Clothes Party costume ideas

As an honored guest at an Anything but Clothes party, you can also get away with anything that does not technically qualify as clothes, such as an old Halloween costume or a surfer wetsuit.

Or you can get creative! Duct tape and newspaper are the traditional materials of choice for last minute outfits. Another easy costume is to simply deck yourself out in purple party balloons to go as a bunch of grapes!

Also try surgical gauze (or toilet paper) to make a homemade mummy costume. Or how about plastic flowers to fashion a real 3-D flower print dress? Similarly, cover yourself in pages ripped from high fashion magazines to say you're In Vogue.

Push the fashion envelope with edgier outfits, such as skimpy beach towels, or by raiding the backyard pool to dress in flotation devices. One college frat recently made Internet buzz when he was photographed dressed only in a pizza box. Another cleverly cut leg holes in the bottom of a school backpack to outfit it around his waist.

"Anything goes" but clothes - so look around the dorm room for more materials you can use to create your own individual ABC outfit such as: newspaper, paper bags, coffee filters, plastic grocery bags, beer boxes, bubble wrap, Post-It Notes, packing foam, plastic garbage cans, bedspreads, kitchen towels, aprons and oven mitts, flags, pillow cases, or shower curtains.

With a little imagination, the ideas for Anything but Clothes costumes are pretty much as endless as your creativity.

Have fun!

More about ABC - "Anything but Clothes" party costumes around the Web:

Anything but Clothes Party - CampusGrotto guide including costumes ideas, photos and resources for related college party themes.

Costume Ideas For an ABC Party - Where Anything But Clothes - Goes - Feature article on the popularity of campus ABC parties with tips on materials to use - from bandaids to tar and feathers!

Anything But Clothes Party pictures and videos on Webshots - Get inspired with dozens of ideas in individual and group shots from college parties across the US.

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