Laurel vs. Yanny Halloween Costume Ideas
How to Dress Up as Laurel — or Is It Yanny? — This Halloween
What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018
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The Laurel vs. Yanny debate heard 'round the world tore families and friends apart this year. OK, maybe that's a little dramatic, but it did cause some heated arguments and second-guessing. It's baffling that people hear such different things! Although the dust has settled on this monumental viral clip, there's no better time than Halloween to bring back one of the year's most talked-about moments.
Here, we've put together a guide for how to dress like Laurel vs. Yanny. This costume is certainly no elaborate DIY, but it's for costume-party-goers who prefer to keep things low-key with minimal effort. The big payoff? You'll inspire the most engaging topic of conversation of the night.
The Costume Lowdown
To dress as Yanny vs. Laurel, all you really need is a white backdrop and some fresh markers. The easiest way to go is to wear a plain white t-shirt and re-create the poll with fabric-appropriate markers. You can write "Yanny" in green and "Laurel" in pink or red and draw a light-gray box around the words to mimic the look of an Instagram Stories poll.
Write "What do you hear!?!" above the names. If ruining a t-shirt doesn't sound like your kind of fun, you can keep things simple and opt for a sturdy piece of card stock or poster board and carry a sign. Requirement for either version of the costume: a willingness to replay the clip any time someone wants to hear it again.
To make your costume even more interactive, you can keep one of your markers on hand and have people add a tally mark underneath their preferred answer. Even though The New York Times proved it's technically Laurel, Team Yanny (myself included) is still up for arguing. Shop the costume essentials ahead.
