The Best Halloween Costumes Are Made Out of Clothes You Want to Buy Anyway
The best Halloween costumes are either singularly clever and original, meticulously homemade, or both. Given that you landed on this article—probably because you googled “best Halloween costumes,” and we just used that exact phrase twice in the first two sentences—mere days before Halloween itself, it’s safe to assume you’re out of clever ideas and haven’t been toiling over a sewing machine every night since August. In that case, the smartest course of action is to pull together a kind of boring Halloween costume comprised of stuff you already own, alongside a couple of stylish new things you’ll keep on wearing long after your stash of leftover candy runs out. Why blow $80 on some Sexy Teletubby costume you’ll toss out immediately, when you can turn this into a half-logical excuse for copping wavy new menswear instead? We don’t know either. Here are seven ways to pull off the latter.
The Fastest Draw in the Wild West of Fit Pics
There will, like every year, be a lot of dudes rolling around in undercooked cowboy costumes. You'll be the only one in Our Legacy boots.
SSS World Corp western contrast shirt
215.00, Farfetch
Levi's 511 slim fit jeans
80.00, Levi's
Vintage Bison "Wild Bill" belt**
125.00, Vintage Bison
Our Legacy center boot
465.00, End Clothing
The Only Good Friend from Friends (Don't @ Me)
Could Chandler's sweater vests be more back in style?
Drake's Geelong wool ribbed trim sleeveless cardigan
425.00, Drake's
Brooks Brothers Regent fit Oxford sport shirt
140.00, Brooks Brothers
Entireworld single pleat trousers
125.00, Entireworld
New Balance 990v5
175.00, Zappos
A Rich Guy with a Yacht He Probably Can't Drive
Just add water. (And maybe one of those captain hats.)
Armor-Lux long sleeve Mariniere tee
49.00, End Clothing
Husbands navy slim-fit double-breasted wool blazer
1225.00, Mr Porter
Sandro straight-cut white jeans (was $235, 76% off with code "FALLEVENT")
235.00, Sandro
Sperry Cloud authentic 3-eye leather boat shoe
140.00, Sperry
Any Sopranos Character Ever
They're all shitty people. But, man, the fits. [Italian chef's kiss]
Saturdays NYC "Xavier" multi stripe short sleeve shirt (was $175, 50% off)
175.00, Saturdays NYC
Acne Studios straight leather jacket
1650.00, Acne Studios
Miansai 2mm chain necklace gold
125.00, Miansai
Calvin Klein cotton classics multipack tanks
27.00, Amazon
A Generic '70s-Era Runner
Bonus points if you can grow a Prefontaine-style 'stache. Plus, swap out the kicks for real-deal runners and maybe lose the sweatbands, and you've got yourself a killer race day fit for your next half-marathon.
Onupgo sweatband set
9.00, Amazon
Tracksmith Twilight tank
52.00, Tracksmith
Tracksmith Twilight split shorts
52.00, Tracksmith
Norse Projects "Bjarki" cotton sport socks
20.00, Need Supply
Nike Air Tailwind 79
79.00, Nike
Tyler, The Creator
When one of the most stylish rappers alive puts out his own Halloween costume, you put it on your stylish Halloween costume roundup. Those are the rules.
Golf Wang "Igor" suit
200.00, Golf Wang
Golf Wang "Igor" wig
30.00, Golf Wang
Dr. Martens 1461 3-tie shoe
120.00, Zappos
Brad Pitt's GQ Cover
Ask yourself this: if your friends don't get it, are they really worth knowing?
Land's End Supima cotton bath towel
25.00, Lands' End
Gucci sport aviator sunglasses
329.00, End Clothing
Originally Appeared on GQ