Halloween costumes can range from chucking on some £1 cat ears to going all out in a £50 corseted clown costume, the possibilities really are endless. Yet every year you see at least 20 people in the same outfit, most of which usually involve some sort of headband, maybe some fake blood if we’re pushing it.
With some having a full-on Pinterest page devoted to Halloween 2024 and others merely cutting a couple of holes in an old top, Halloween costumes really do say a lot about a person…
Zombie
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The classic, last-minute costume that at least 50 per cent of students end up wearing every year.
We’ve all been there, having to be dragged out by your flat mates but with no costume to wear, so you turn to the old school shirt in the back of your wardrobe and the scissors in the drawers. Quick trip to Poundland to get some fake blood to chuck on it, or if you’re extra behind, maybe you’ve just got a red pen and a vision. Either way, it’s a poor effort and you’re fooling no one.
£100, three-piece, intricate costume
You are an Amazon fiend and are always getting parcels delivered, Student Finance and Wednesday night socials fear you! You’ve been planning the outfit since November last year and letting everyone around you know how prepared you are, while every other student just buys some devil horns and calls it a day.
I’m presuming you’re one of the dreaded ticket sellers on Overheard, charging triple the price for a Timepiece ticket. After all, how else are you affording such a flamboyant costume? Unless it’s the trust fund coming in clutch…
Toga
We get it, you’re in the gym three times a day, seven days a week. No, I haven’t tried that flavour of protein powder before and yes, I am watching the Varsity game.
My guess is that you’re a rugby player and never miss an opportunity to tell people all about it. The TP bouncers know you by name and your 9am lecturers are yet to see your face.
Devil
I’ll give it to you, you look great, but is it Halloween? No. I’m afraid you’ve spent more time on your hair and makeup than anything else and let’s be real, by the time you’re in the middle of the Fever dance floor, someone will have pinched the devil horns from your head, and no one can actually tell if you’re dressed up or not.
Group costumes
The possibilities are endless for group costumes, some of my personal faves are Shrek characters, Gru and his minions, Snow White and the dwarfs or even the Teletubbies. You look great, you’re creative and you’ve put in the effort!
The commitment to the cause is what we need to see more of. I expect to see you in all the club photos from each week and I’m sure you’re on first names basis with DJs in Fever.
Maybe Gilbert will even follow you back on Instagram by the end of the year?
Cat
Basic. No effort.
Celebrity/pop star
All of the pop girls have been SLAYING this year. Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, and Charli XCX have been the most popular Halloween costumes. If you dressed up as the holy trinity, you’re someone who likes to have fun and wants to have their own main character moment. Although it’s an extremely popular costume this year, you still look amazing and everyone will say you’re their favourite artist’s, favourite artist.
Film characters
We already know there’s going to be multiple Patrick Batemans from American Psycho and Mia Wallaces from Pulp Fiction. You think you’re someone who’s mysterious, different, cool. You will definitely mansplain the plot of the film and how other people just “don’t get it”. Yes, we KNOW you look good in your costume, no need to show it off.
No costume
Just go home. What’s the point?
