French maid? Too sexy. Captain Ahab? Too pretentious. These costumes strike just the right blend of clever and conversation-stopping.



1) Harvard football player dressed as convict

2) Lawrence Summers dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein (woman in science)

3) Kaavya Viswanathan dressed as Megan McCafferty

4) Derek Bok dressed as a zombie

5) HRC President dressed in a Village People outfit