BFF ghouls: last minute Halloween group costumes

By Caleb Lin     10/29/24 11:02pm

Swamped with midterms? Procrastinated too much? If your friend group is scrambling for costumes the day before Halloween, look no further. 

What’s scarier than frat boys?

Bring out the loose ties, chain necklaces, unbuttoned shirts, backward caps and white tank tops. To accessorize further and complete the look, add some sunglasses and red Solo cups. Pictures with clenched hands and wide stances are a must.

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Pacman, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

With some different colored T-shirts and construction paper, you can make costumes based on this hit arcade game. For the ghosts, use some oversized shirts with circles made out of black and white construction paper — you can even cut the hem of the shirt in a zigzag fashion to mimic the ghost shape. Then, for the servery fiend of the group, make a Pacman costume with a yellow t-shirt or a large Pacman-shaped cardboard cutout. 

Evening on Mount Olympus

Get ready for Bacchanalia early with costumes from Greek mythology. After the mandatory toga bedsheet, you can get creative with different Greek gods and goddesses — cut out some cardboard lightning bolts for Zeus, a trident-shaped pole or stick for Poseidon or a fake bow and arrow for Artemis. 

‘Men in Black,’ ‘Suits,’ ‘The Office’ and more

As long as you and your friends have formal businesswear, any of these famous movies and TV shows will work. Channel your inner government agent with “Men in Black,” lawyer with “Suits” or anything else you can think of. 

Most-used emojis exposé

Represent your group’s favorite emojis. Use yellow T-shirts with construction paper or permanent markers for the face details. You can even dress as a non-face emoji like the dancing purple suit man or, my personal favorite, the levitating man.

Suburbia: golfer dad, soccer mom

For a group costume with simple wardrobe items, manifest your inner golfer dad with a short-sleeved polo shirt, belt, sunglasses and khakis. You can also don visor caps, puffer vest jackets, leggings and your imaginary children’s favorite snacks (mini-van optional) to become the best soccer mom. 

I love Halloween from the ‘Inside Out’

Express yourself with a variety of emotions from the “Inside Out” franchise. Use various clothing, temporary hair dye and body paint or just some different colored T-shirts with the emotion’s faces drawn on them. Bonus: design your own emotions like Hope or Pride and have fun with it.

Embracing the autumn heat

Since Baker Beach just happened, you might as well be efficient and reuse your tubular group beach look. Embody those summer vibes with Hawaiian shirts, (hopefully appropriate) swimsuits, pool noodles and floaties, sunglasses, sandals and other beach toys. Don’t forget sunscreen.

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