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Open a magazine, turn on a TV, read the newspaper and you will invariably find an article calling someone "sexy". Sexy has become the it word of the decade. So, what is considered sexy in our culture?

Sexy is a relative term - sexy is relative to the environment, to the occasion, to roles, and to the other people present in a situation. Imagine walking onto a college campus and looking at female professors and female students. Clearly, female students can wear clothing that female professors couldn't get away with wearing. If the student wore a midriff-baring top, they would be accepted, considered sexy, and probably admired. If the professor wore the same top, she would be considered as dressing inappropriately - as being too sexy. If the student wore skin tight jeans, a skimpy top or a deep cut neckline, she might be pushing the edge of acceptable, but she wouldn't be considered too sexy for the situation. If the teacher wore any of those things, she would be too sexy for her role. So sexy is "role" related and role defined. Sexy is definitely related to the environment and to the role people are playing - teacher or student, for example. Sexy is also relative to the occasion and the location. The same student and female teacher could both get away with more provocative clothing if they were at a dance club, rather than in a teaching environment. And the amount of "detectable" cleavage would, on average, increase substantially in this night life environment. So what is sexy and what is acceptable varies considerably based on the environment.

In a dance club or bar, a woman will increase the various elements of sexy dressing in order to stand out as more sexy than others. What are these elements? Clearly, depth of the neckline is a major element in being considered sexy. The more cleavage showing, the sexier it is considered. But not always! This is only true if the observers think the cleavage is appropriate. On a shapely twenty-something, cleavage is a plus on the sexy scale. On a less shapely mid-aged woman, this is likely to be viewed as too much, and definitely not sexy.

What other elements make an outfit sexy? I looked at Yahoo answers where seven women answered the question, "What is the sexiest outfit you own? While one thought an expensive short black dress with her Manolo's won, others felt that it was any outfit that boosts their self-confidence. Several mentioned boots, leather mini skirts, stilettos, or dark, skinny jeans that boost their bums. If you asked a man what he considered sexy in a woman, he might mention visible body parts rather than the actual clothing.

As we said, sexy is relative to the environment, and it is also relative to the role. In addition to those two, sexy is also relative to the occasion. If a woman attends her child's PTA meeting wearing a plunging neckline, she will be considered too sexy for the occasion. It is not the right occasion for wearing overtly sexy clothing. However if she were to wear the same plunging neckline to a New Year's Eve party, her neckline would be "normal" for the occasion. In fact, in addition to the plunging neckline, the woman would also incorporate some of the other elements of sexy dressing.

So, what is it about Halloween that brings out the "sexy" in so many women? As we've stated, the entire concept of "what is sexy" is complicated and is affected by the environment, the role, and the occasion. Women's lives are really very scripted - they have to look and behave in one way to be a mother; they need to look quite differently if they are in a romantic setting; and they have much more freedom in their actions and their appearance if they are in a night life setting. With all of those expectations, women frequently look for opportunities to break free of those roles and those expectations. They want to remember the person they were in their twenties when they felt they had more freedom. They want to push out of the reality of their existence, and explore a bit of their fantasy world.

So what does all of this have to do with Halloween and Halloween costumes. As we've said, all year long women are constrained by the roles they play. They are wives, soccer moms, and church volunteers. Sometimes they just want to be the sexy lady that lives inside each of them. Women look at magazines and see the sexy celebrities. They see Victoria Secret models. And they sometimes just want to be those people. They want to enter a room and have people gasp with shock, but with approval. They want people to see them in all their glory. They just plain want to be hot. It also wouldn't hurt to feel a bit envied. So sexy Halloween costumes are popular because they allow women to show their sexy side in a totally accepted manner. For a few hours, as they attend their favorite Halloween party, they are able to be the hot Mama that lives inside every woman. Sexy Halloween costumes let them be the sexy nurse, or the sexy princess that lives inside of them. They are able to show on the outside the sexy lady that lives on the inside. They are able to break out of people's expectations and just plain have fun.

Happy Halloween to all Sexy women!

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