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

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Levi's 511 slim fit jeans

80.00, Levi's

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Vintage Bison "Wild Bill" belt**

125.00, Vintage Bison

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Our Legacy center boot

465.00, End Clothing

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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

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Brooks Brothers Regent fit Oxford sport shirt

140.00, Brooks Brothers

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Entireworld single pleat trousers

125.00, Entireworld

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New Balance 990v5

175.00, Zappos

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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

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Husbands navy slim-fit double-breasted wool blazer

1225.00, Mr Porter

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Sandro straight-cut white jeans (was $235, 76% off with code "FALLEVENT")

235.00, Sandro

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Sperry Cloud authentic 3-eye leather boat shoe

140.00, Sperry

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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

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Acne Studios straight leather jacket

1650.00, Acne Studios

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Miansai 2mm chain necklace gold

125.00, Miansai

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Calvin Klein cotton classics multipack tanks

27.00, Amazon

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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

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Tracksmith Twilight tank

52.00, Tracksmith

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Tracksmith Twilight split shorts

52.00, Tracksmith

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Norse Projects "Bjarki" cotton sport socks

20.00, Need Supply

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Nike Air Tailwind 79

79.00, Nike

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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

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Golf Wang "Igor" wig

30.00, Golf Wang

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Dr. Martens 1461 3-tie shoe

120.00, Zappos

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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

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Gucci sport aviator sunglasses

329.00, End Clothing

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Originally Appeared on GQ