Dressing up for Halloween can be daunting. Questions like 'Am I being OTT' (no such thing, we assure you) or wondering whether you're not putting enough effort in can cause pre-party jitters in the weeks running up to October 31.
So, perhaps a group costume is a more suitable idea. That way, you and your friends can co-ordinate outfits, rely on each other for costume-support and pay homage to your pop culture super- quads together.
From Stranger Things to Mean Girls, here are some suggestions for group halloween costumes for 2019.
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Stranger Things
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With season three having returned this summer and bringing with it new characters - oh, hey, Robin - Pinterest say there's been a 653% increased search for Stranger Things costume. A great one to do with friends.
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The Cast Of Friends
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With last month marking 25 years since Friends first debuted on TV screens (feel old? us too) there's never been a better year to pay homage to Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey.
With the show's final season having premiered on Netflix earlier this year, it's a good time to recreate the orange - and, well, khaki - penitentiary looks on October 31.
Halloween was a big focus of the original movie - which turned 15 this year - so why not recreated the main character's outfits that night? In a group of four, assign one person as Regina, one as Cady's zombie 'ex-wife', a PVC suit and some ears for Gretchen's cat and then finally, fluffy ears and a backwards 'K' for Karen's 'I'm a mouse, duh'. So fetch.
Searches for 'family toy story costumes' are up by 151%, according to Pinterest, most likely due to the release of the popular animated movie's fourth instalment. Whether you want to go as Woody, Jessie, Buzz, Bo Peep, Ham the pig or team up with a mate and go as Slinky Dog, the world's your oyster. To infinity and beyond!
The second half of the remade show's third season is due to hit this year, which perhaps explains the 379% search increase on Pinterest for Powerpuff Girls group costumes. Find two other pals, one goes for blue, the other pink and the final green and voila.
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The Spice Girls
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Got a group of five? Excellent. Recreate the Spice Girls with their most memorable signature looks: The 1997 Brit Awards of course. After the group (minus Victoria Beckham) reunited for a host of stadium concerts this year, the girl band is a great costume for prolonging that nostalgia.
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Star Wars
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Whether it's Princess Leia's iconic double buns and a big white high-neck dress or an all-fur Chewbacca look, Star Wars group costumes are a classic so you can't go wrong. May the force be with you.
Olivia Blair is Talent Editor at Hearst UK, working predominantly across Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet and Cynthia Erivo over the years.