The best Halloween costumes to inspire your 2024 look

We never thought we'd put the words Monster Munch and 'chic' together in a sentence, but we are seriously loving Katherine Ryan's chic Monster Munch Halloween costume for 2024.

Is your favourite drink an Aperol Spritz? Us too! Count us in with this quirky costume that Pixie Lott wore to the Halloween party at Mayfair institution, Annabel's.

How adorable is this? Go solo as a laundry machine or pick a willing partner to go with you as a dryer. Once you have white-painted cardboard boxes and cut out holes for the head and arms, the creativity is all on you. Print out control panels and dials (or paint them on) and glue on a few pairs of old socks or empty boxes of dryer sheets to really sell the look.

This is unlocking serious nostalgia and everyone loved a Lip Smacker back in the day, so they'll especially love this easy ensemble, which is basically just a t-shirt dress (with our Lip Smacker template ironed onto it) and a matching plastic beach bucket as the 'cap'.

If you also became obsessed with the viral Stanley Quenchers then why not dress up as it for Halloween? All you need is a monochromatic matching tracksuit picked out, use our Stanley template to make an iron-on patch for the front of your sweatshirt. Then it's just a matter of getting sturdy white paper plates and a white paper towel roll and gluing them together for the lid and straw. Attach the lid and straw to elastic or a headband and you're done! This idea works really well as a group costume, too.

Honestly, who doesn't love Dolly? To recreate her iconic look, you can either buy a platinum blonde wig or have some DIY fun constructing her golden locks using a large piece of cardboard, some yellow and brown craft paint, and a craft knife. Pair the hair cutout with a country-esque outfit and a toy ukulele. Jolene, you better watch out.

We're big fans of this viral sponge thanks to TikTok and this adorable costume couldn't be easier to put together once you've secured a foam egg carton mattress topper, some cardboard, craft paint and some thick ribbon.

Instructions:

1. Begin with two large cardboard circles and paint both sides a shade darker than the foam topper.
2. Using sharp fabric scissors, cut two circles out of the foam, about two inches wider than the cardboard.
3. Trace and cut a smiley face from one of the foam circles. Attach both pieces of foam to the cardboard with hot glue.
4. Attach thick ribbon straps to both circles with duct or Gaffer tape. Complete your look with rubber cleaning gloves.

Who's up for a round of doubles? Grab your girlies for a Challengers tenniscore look to show off your love of the sport. Preppy sweaters, white sneakers, athletic skirts, visors, and tennis rackets are all you need to pull off the look. Game, set, match!

You're sure to be popular this Halloween if you dress up as the most famous witches in Oz. Princess crowns, wands, and a pink dress will do for Glinda. Elphaba is also easy as long as you can use an old black dress and secure a witch hat. As for the green body paint, it's up to you whether you want to go full-on or only apply a few swipes to the cheeks and temples (like our model here!).

Love a charcuterie board? Why not dress like it? This costume works best with multiple people and requires yellow and red craft paint and styrofoam cake rounds for creating the slices of Gouda, which you can then attach to a headband with hot glue or place on a wooden board as a prop to carry around. As for the grape headband, you'll have a bit of crafting to do once you buy purple tree ornaments and some floral wire. But don't worry, it's easy!

Instructions:

1. Cut several 30cm lengths of floral wire. Thread an ornament onto the centre of each wire and twist the ends together.
2. Gather all of the wired ornaments and twist the wires together to create a tapered bunch of grapes. Trim any excess wire pieces off and wrap any exposed wire with floral tape.
3. Cut a grape leaf shape from green paper and attach it to the bunch with hot glue.
4. Wire two small hair combs to the bottom of the bunch to secure onto your head. You might need some extra bobby pins to secure as well.

Yes, chef! A denim apron, an old white tee and black pants are all you really need to transform into the talented chef. You can add to the costume with a plastic container full of drinking water and a towel if you want ... or you can just yell "cousin!" at your friends all night. The choice is yours.

Devilled eggs, the retro canape is back on the menu this Halloween and what better way than to dress like one! Once you've bought a white egg-shaped styrofoam structure, you'll just need to cut it in half and glue on yellow rope, green pipe cleaners, and red sequins to create the yolk. Once that's dry, hot glue the egg onto a white headband and that's it!

The Beckhams are always in the spotlight. Posh Spice is easy to execute so long as you have an LBD and oval-shaped shades. David is a piece of cake, as well — get jersey numbers and iron a "7" on any white jersey or pullover you have. Pair with white athletic shorts, knee-high socks, and sneakers. You can also opt for temporary tattoos if you want to fully commit.

After the massive success of the Barbie movie, it's a no-brainer to grab your Ken and go as the iconic duo.

SHOP KEN OUTFIT

SHOP BARBIE OUTFIT

A low key outfit and a blast from the past that's so easy to create, it makes it hard to think of a reason not to dress up this year. Grab an all-black outfit and some Post-Its to finish the costume.

It's an easy and comfortable option for kids, but because you can buy the accessories for adults, it's a fun one for grown-ups, too.

Tanya won't be in season 3 (sob!), so this is the year to honor all of her chaotic energy. Grab a long-sleeved dress, a scarf to wrap around your head, gold heels, over sized sunglasses and continuously have a glass of Prosecco in your hand for the evening.

If you didn't see Emma D'Arcy's viral video from, well years ago now, please check it out now. Then, grab two of your friends, use our label templates and recreate this genius trio costume.

We created templates for you to follow so you can easily recreate the hats (and yep, another look that works for adults). The rest of the look is made with some duct tape and your favourite sweats.

Another really simple costume to recreate, this error 404 message idea will go down as one of the funniest costumes of the night (and not to mention the most infuriating moment when a page doesn't load). Just buy iron on letters and a white t-shirt and you're good to go.