DON'T Exceed Your Dimensions
I know we just talked about how it's important to be creative and to stand out, and that's true. But remember that you're going to be at a crowded party full of other people. So before you throw on a headdress with seven feet of clearance, you may want to ask yourself the following question: is it more likely that people will be saying, "wow, what a cool headdress," or "Jesus Christ, that bitch's feathers just hit me in the face again"?