The Tourist: A Grown-Up Costume Made of Vacation Leftovers

Every house has a vacation bin. Raid it.

• Loud printed shirt
• Shorts over leggings if it's cold (tourists don't care)
• Sunglasses on the head, another pair on the face
• Fanny pack or a crossbody
• A real paper map, unfolded wrong
• Old camera or phone on a lanyard
• Socks with sandals, if you're committed

Bonus props

A souvenir mug, a sun hat, sunscreen stripe on the nose (white eyeliner).

It's a great party costume because you can wear a coat over it and still be "in character", tourists overpack.

Shoppable finds if you're missing a piece

Use the closet first; grab only the gap. (Amazon links are affiliate links.)

• Hawaiian shirt: COOFANDY Mens Casual Hawaiian Shirt Short Sleeve Summer Vacation Shirt Blue, Palm Tree S (Target), $18.09
• Disposable camera prop: Fujifilm QuickSnap 135 Flash 400-27exp Camera (Target), $21.99
• Fanny pack: Fanny Pack Faux Neoprene, All In Motion™ Green (Target), $12.00
• Bucket hat: Market & Layne Bucket Hat for Men, Women, and Teens, Adult Packable Bucket Hats for Beach Sun Summer Travel (Khaki-Medium/Large) (Target), $12.99
• Aviator sunglasses: Plastic Aviator Sunglasses- Wild Fable™ Tort (Target), $15.00

Prices as listed at Target when we checked (Oct 26, 2026); they change. Amazon links are affiliate links.

Step-by-step, start to porch

1. Shirt, shorts over leggings, socks with sandals.
2. Sunglasses on head and face.
3. Fanny pack, camera lanyard, unfolded map.
4. White eyeliner stripe on nose for sunscreen.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Susanne Nilsson (CC BY-SA 2.0) - Woman_with_camera_(34262999534).jpg. Beautifully Chaotic Life does not claim ownership of this image.