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|25 Oct 2019|5 mins

5 Last Minute Halloween Outfits Guaranteed To Get A Laff 

From cheeky puns to television icons, these Halloween costumes are your last minute go to’s. 

What do you mean you’ve left your Halloween outfit to the last minute? You’ve only known this has been coming for like a year. Don’t worry – I don’t have mine either, and frankly, I don’t really feel like dishing out heaps of cash for a costume only for it to succumb to the depths of my wardrobe. So please enjoy six outfit ideas you can do with clothes that you’ll actually wear again. Bonus. 

@thebachelorau

1. The Bachelor Contestant:

You can be whatever kind of Bachelor Contestant you like. Maybe you got booted off so you stole another contestant’s rose before tearily climbing into the limo and delivering an insightful but humble live-laugh-love speech before the camera switches to an aerial shot of you driving off into the night. Maybe you choose to embody Vanessa Sunshine and you frankly dgaf if the Honey Badger wants you or not. The story is yours – whatever you do, just own it.

All You Need: Your old formal dress, enormous earrings, fake tan, a curling iron, a single red rose, and a willingness to date a guy that is currently dating 23 other women.

**Hot Tip: Be sure to de-thorn the roses before you head out - trust me, I’ve made this mistake before.

@yourdailysnack

2. Smarty Pants

Idk. It’s a pun. Using double sided tab, stick smarties to your pants. What a good excuse to buy yourself that new pair of jeans you’ve had your eye on.

All You Need: A great pair of jeans, a couple bags of smarties, and reading glasses.

@leahachavez

3. Women/Men In Black

Bonus points for tracking down a memory-erasing neuralyzer and being that annoying person at the party that at the end of every conversation goes: “Look right here.”

All You Need: A black suit, a shirt, a tie, and some dark shades.

@bobross_thejoyofpainting

4. Bob Ross

What do you MEAN you don’t know who Bob Ross is? He’s the artist from the 80s who would do painting lessons on tv and who has since transcended to status of internet icon and frequent meme feature.

You Will Need: an afro wig, a blue button up, jeans, a wooden artist’s palette, some paint, a brush and a desire to impart the joy of painting.

@bridgetfondle

5. Seinfeld Character

Legitimately, 90s normcore is such a thing, it's possible you have everything for this outfit in your wardrobe already. How about that, a costume you don’t even have to plan for. It’s an outfit about nothing.

All You Need: For Jerry, get yourself some dad jeans, some chunky white sneakers and a tucked in button-up shirt. For Elaine, simply grab a 90’s floral midi dress, some brogues and white crew socks. Add in some small glasses and a brown cross-body bag. Take it to the next level and tease the front of your hair to get the ‘wall’ that Elaine is so famous for.

Ella Thrupp
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