/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

My office (2-3 dozen people) is having a Halloween costume contest with a cash prize and I am all flustered about what to wear.
Trying to hit that balance of
>recognizable
>impressive
>willing to wear for 8 hours of work
is going to be obnoxious. Do I go hard with one of my animes and awkwardly explain who I'm supposed to be twenty times? Do I play it safe with an 80s movie outfit?

Also I usually take public transit but fuck that I'm going to drive on the 31st. Even though I work in a really liberal neighborhood in a really liberal city I'm not in the mood to ride the bus dressed like a maniac.