Every August, the Burning Man playa turns into an avant-garde/wacky version of Paris Fashion Week with Burners turning up in their strangest best.

Here are some of the most gloriously-creative costumes that made it to Black Rock City, this year. Crazy doesn’t even begin to describe it.

1.Inbred cats are much cute.

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2. Headgear republic

 

3.  Stilts on stilts on stilts on stilts.

 

4. Masai Mara Mama

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5. Daft Punk princesses 

 

6. Unicorn fairies

 

7. A Burner Professor Trelawnay

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8. The silver surfer in a suit.

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9. Beast heads

 

10. Theme queens

 

11. Uber Buddhists

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12. Cotton Candy 

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13. Jailor wizards

 

 

14. Captains of this shipwreck

 

15. Tinted

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16. Getting their cultural appropriation on. At least, it’s fashionable. Or something.

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17. NSFW NSFW NSFW

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18. LOL

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19. Minion granpas

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