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Halloween is just days away. Do you know where your costumes are?
As hard as we try to prepare early, our Halloween parties creep up on us every year, and we’re usually frantically Amazon Prime-ing something two days before (or worse, running around to stores in person trying to scrape an outfit together). This typically leaves us with a half-baked or embarrassingly basic costume constructed of garments and accessories we either throw out on November 1 or shove into the back of our closet until next year.
If any of this is ringing true for you too, we’re here to help end the madness this year with six non-basic, easy-to-put-together costumes (yes, even this late in the game). The best part is that the majority of the costumes on our list are comprised of high-quality garments you can (and should) wear year-round. A sustainable king!
Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend Travis Kelce
Travis & Taylor will likely be the most popular couples costume again this Halloween. So as long as you don’t mind rubbing elbows with a few other Kelces at your spooky soirees this year, the Kansas City tight end makes for an extremely topical and extremely simple costume.
All you’ll need is his jersey (you can opt for an official version two-day shipped from the NFL store or go with a simple Kansas City tee on Amazon), a few beaded friendship bracelets (extra points if you make them yourself), and a thick handlebar mustache (so maybe start growing it now). Oh, and the #1 pop star in the world on your arm.
Carmy, The Bear
All you really need to become television’s sexiest chef is a white tee and a blue apron. If you don’t yet own a quality, durable apron, we’d recommend picking up one from Hedley & Bennett.
The brand’s Essential Apron is an item we’ve deemed a non-negotiable kitchen essential, and available in 68 different colors and patterns (yes, we counted). If you want to get as similar to the apron in the photo above, go with the Essential Jack Navy Denim Apron or the vintage workwear-inspired French Blue apron.
As far as white tees go, Buck Mason’s sturdy Field-Spec Cotton Heavy Tee is a slightly more affordable dupe for the Merz b. Schwanen T-shirt Carmy actually wears in the show. The heavyweight construction will also provide a bit of extra warmth in late October.
Oliver and Felix, Saltburn
The cult-favorite film just missed its chance at dominating costume parties last Halloween, as it wasn’t released until late November. The discourse surrounding the gothic romance thriller was inescapable then — and if you’ve seen the film you know why. We won’t get into the grotesque, arguably traumatizing details, but we will recommend dressing up as one of these two hotties from the film: Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) and Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi).
It’s pretty simple, really. Pair an antler headpiece with your most ornate suit or blazer, or strap on a pair of gold costume wings with a simple white tank top and jeans. (Both you can easily order from Amazon.)
Moo Deng
Whether or not you know her by name, you’ve most certainly seen stills of pygmy hippopotamus calf Moo Deng (literally: bouncy pork) irate at being manhandled or chopping away on her caretaker’s knee. Luckily for you, the viral sensation also provides fodder for a very low-key Halloween costume — grey sweats and a hippo mask or even just ears should suffice in telegraphing your meme awareness and chronically online-ness.
Tyler, Twisters
The rumors are true — Halloween is less sexy than ever. It’s your responsibility to reverse that trend, and we’ve got just the thing: Glen Powell in Twisters. Tornado wrangler Tyler Owens is a straightforward costume — cowboy-cut jeans, 10-gallon hat, white tee — but the strength lies in the execution. As in, size down on everything. Bonus points if you can orchestrate a wet tee moment, or if you can bust out the “wrangled ‘em!” dance.
Challengers
Tennis rom-drama Challengers is among the most outright horny movies of the year, making it a prime candidate for (debatably) the most outright horny holiday of the year. Slut it up with a pair of plaid or checked shorts — the skimpier the better — and the immediately iconic Loewe “I TOLD YA” shirt…or, if you don’t have $330 laying around for a cotton tee, then one of the many knockoffs floating around Amazon or Redbubble.
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