Sounds pretty corny to me...its a good psychological tactic though - the military has used it for years. You degrade, embarrass or otherwise demoralize the "group" using some common theme...something that effectively makes them equally miserable. In this way - you can easily "control" them as you've stripped their sense of vanity away.
Hope this isn't too far out for you...just a thought - What's the big deal about dressing up? Do you truly feel strongly that it is somehow compromising your values, morals, or integrity? If so, then simply don't do it. But I wouldn't try to make more of it than it really is.
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