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Out with the bats, in with the brats: 7 Halloween costumes that lean into the zeitgeist
In this week’s newsletter: Sink your fangs into these ideas to make sure you don’t look like you’re living in the past, featuring everything from this year’s body horror classic to the internet’s favourite hippo
Dig out your fanciest suit, finish with a Tory blue tie and shiny loafers (the former PM favoured Prada when he wasn’t ruining Sambas for the rest of us) then go stand outside, ideally in a downpour, in front of a lectern while Things Can Only Get Better blares in the background. Photograph: Richard Ryan/TT/Rex/ShutterstockWhile the above image of Timothée Chalamet was taken on the set of his next film, the American sports drama Marty Supreme, he could have equally been snapped working in any number of London’s natty wine bars/ small plates restaurants. Plus, their wardrobe staples – polo shirts to baggy jeans, football jerseys to hooded parka jackets – are not only easy to come by but also practical for when you inevitably end up hovering around outside moaning about the queue for reunion tour tickets.
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