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8 Last Minute Halloween Costumes That'll Outdo Everyone With Minimal Effort

Your on-the-day Halloween costume sorted.

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If you haven't spent the last month painstakingly curating your totally terrifying (and authentic to the original film) Pennywise costume, and you're nowhere nearer to an outfit than grabbing a flimsy plastic axe from the local Tesco Express, then you need to check out our edit of the best last minute Halloween costumes stat.

Besides, after a few cups of green-coloured punch and dark lighting, who wants to spend the time and effort making a costume that neither you nor your mates will remember come midnight?

From Blade Runner's monochromatic robot Pris, to a pre-syringe-in-heart Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction, these are the on-the-day last minute Halloween costumes you can create with almost no effort at all.

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1. A Handmaid

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The easiest pop culture Halloween costume ever - impress everyone with your knowledge of tv current affairs (almost more important than real life current affairs) with a red hooded cloak and white cone bonnet Offred style. Under his eye.

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(L-R) Red Hooded Cape -£19.48
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2. Mia Wallace Dancing Queen

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If you can't make it over to the US for a five dollar milkshake from Jack Rabbit Slim’s, you can still whip out your best dance moves come Halloween in this easy peasy Pulp Fiction-inspired costume. Grab yourself a pair of black faux leather trousers, an oversized white shirt, a black wig and a big ol' fake syringe and, hey presto, you're Mia Wallace.

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Black eyeliner £3.99
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Cotton-poplin shirt - £425
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Chain Loafers - £30
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Faux Leather Skinny Trousers - £36
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3. Anne Boleyn (Post-Beheading)

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Combining horror, history and a whole lot of pearl-embellished chic, Anne Boleyn, after her gory downfall is 2017's go-to geek chic Halloween costume. Just grab that a tiered midi dress, a monogrammed pearl choker and some fake blood that says scary, but Historically accurate.

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(L-R) Plain Black Tiered Midi Dress - £29
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Vampire fake blood - £1.50
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Gold-plated freshwater pearl hair clip - £129.60
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4. Beetlejuice

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Wearing a two piece tailored suit is a good enough excuse to dress as the infamously creepy Beetlejuice this Halloween. Get your hands on Topshop's stripe pinafore jumpsuit and some temporary green hairspray and you're good to go.

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Stripe Pinafore Jumpsuit - £15
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Pick & Mix Wash Out Green Hairspray - 40p
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5. Pris From The Original 'Blade Runner'

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With our love for Blade Runner reignited, what better time to make the most of the hype and dress as Darryl Hannah's epic (and totally gothic) Pris. Layer a sheer sweatshirt under a lace bodycon dress (trust us, it works), add a choker necklace. Finish with a smear of black across your eyes to receive 2019's best film reference Halloween costume award.

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Turtleneck mesh top - £9.99
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Skinny Crystal Choker - £8.50
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Black Lace Bodycon Mini Dress - £29
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6. Rihanna's Gucci Meets Medieval Knight

Niche we know, but bear with us. The ultimate Halloween costume for fashionistas everywhere, Rihanna's top-to-toe bejewelled Gucci look will gain you serious sartorial points. Give a nod to the medieval knight-esque chainmail body suit with some silver body glitter and go all out Gucci with their iconic logo tee and chunky white Topshop trainers. So fashwun.

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Appliquéd Distressed Printed Cotton-Jersey T-shirt - £370
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Helena Distressed Denim Shorts - £165
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Crystal-Embellished Cat-Eye Sunglasses - £420
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CAIRO Chunky Trainers - £39
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Face And Body Glitter - £6
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7. Margot Tenenbaum

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Just because it's Halloween doesn't mean you have to look totally terrifying. Instead, throw on a faux fur coat (we're not animals) and striped polo dress topped off with a healthy application of black eyeliner and just the one hair slide to recreate the iconic Margot Tenenbaum's idiosyncratic style. Droll asides also welcome.

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Faux Fur Coat - £59
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Cotton Essential Stripe Polo Dress with Zip Front - £61.75

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Soft Kohl Eyeliner - £9
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Valerie Gold-Tone Faux Pearl Hair Clip - £50.40
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8. Undead Lion Tamer

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Fancy channelling your best Zendaya-esque Greatest Showman-inspired outfit for the 31st October? Just add terrifying zombie make-up to this playsuit, top hat and totes adorbs lion toy for the perfect undead lion tamer Halloween costume that costs less than £50.

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Satin Blazer - £744
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Erin Frilled Cotton Blouse - £85
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Black Top Hat - £23.99
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Lion Soft Toy - £18.99
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