Halloween was made for pair costumes .
The plug and the socket , Thing 1 and Thing 2 , the leaning go on and on . I LOVE Halloween ; and take great superbia inplanning my costumes . Two years ago , my chum and I dress up like Beavis and Butt - Head . Last year was supposed to be our crowning accomplishment : he as Curious George , me as The Man in the Yellow Hat . I pass calendar week educate my costume .
Then , catastrophe move : My comrade ’s flight from Los Angeles was delay and he miss the party in New York . And that ’s how I terminate up at aHalloween costumeparty dressed as Teen Wolf in a baseball game crownwork and my wolf spirit hoodie .
Oren Aks/Thrillist/Party City
Do n’t let this happen to you ! There are batch of great couples dress up you’re able to rend off on your own , in the result that you have shitty hazard like me andplan a Halloween costumefor two only to suddenly be a political party of one . Here are some costumes that will be cool as hell even if your acquaintance get the influenza , your boyfriend dumps your ass , or your brother ’s flight is delayed . Never again will I be enamour wearing eyeliner as whiskers , sip cabernet in roll distress .
Dale Cooper and Bob,Twin Peaks
Sure , if you may be the show ’s scoundrel , Bob , and have someone else willing to go as FBI Detective Dale Cooper , that would be moderately loaded . But Bob is still a mad costume by himself . Who does n’t love atotally frightening villainin a Canadian tuxedo ? Dude can definitely stand on his own .
What you ’ll need : A jean jacket , jean ( a jean jump suit can serve as an alternative ) , a long gray wig , and terrifying grinning
Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat
My crony like royalty screwed my costume up by not showing up for the Halloween party . But if the table had been turned , Curious George would have been dead o.k. rolling hart .
What you ’ll need : A monkey suit and a red T - shirt ( fillip points if you get a icteric framework pen and compose " George " on the shirt )
Pikachu and Pokémon player
If you ’re going as Pikachu and one of the catchin ' small fry , I commend you . But if Ash gets sick ( or a side wench ) , at least you will still look fabulous and completely on - trend this Halloween .
What you ’ll need : This awful costume
Liz Lemon and Kenneth or Jack
Liz Lemonwill sincerely never not be a fishy costume . If you ’ve get Kenneth or Jack to have in the premix , that ’s nerveless ; but you could rock a Liz costume by yourself and still be the coolest somebody at the party … unless someone else is Liz Lemon , and has finagle to get their escort to actually show up .
What you ’ll need : A United States Navy blazer , glasses , a horizontally striped T - shirt , and a bag of Sabor de Soledad or Cheetos
Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus
Would it be a lot fucking ice chest to have your boyfriend do as theMagic School Bus , altogether made of cardboard , paint , and centre ? Yeah , that would be amazing , but it ’s OK if your young man sucks and dumped you last second because you ’re MS . FRIZZLE AND YOU DON’T call for NO MAN .
What you ’ll need : A bun with a pencil in it and a clothes cover in planets and stars ( you’re able to take a navy or black wearing apparel and paint them onusing these )
Jack Skellington
If you do n’t have a Sally to make your costume complete , it ’s fine . I mean , mean about Jack . He was individual for hundreds of years before he cope with Sally and he was still the greatest Pumpkin King of all .
What you ’ll necessitate : Thisface - painting tutorial , black jeans , and a black tuxedo shirt
Doctor Who
For all my nerds out there , you jazz what I mean when I say this is the costume to end all costumes . Obviously it ’s about 500 times more badass if your girlfriend dresses up in a cardboard corner you paint to face like the Tardis , but no one is go to rain on your parade tonight , Doctor .
What you ’ll need : A tartan crownwork , red bow tie-in , white button - down , inglorious denim , and a wand with some silver paint on the end ( the screwdriver , duh )
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