It’s that time of year.
Hallowe’en is almost upon us. Bowls of Lidl’s cheapest sweets are ready to be plonked upon hall tables across the land and poorly carved pumpkins will decorate every porch.
Every Hallowe’en party you go to is sure to have one-or-two fancy-dress aficionados who have spent days welding together the ultimate costume, but for every ingenious outfit you see – you’re bound to see a hundred half-hearted attempts.
We’ve compiled a list of Hallowe’en costumes you’re probably going to see a lot of this year.
Conor McGregor
As if anything else would ever top this list. Ireland’s 2015 icon. Mr. 2k15 himself. Luckily for unimaginative young men across the land, it’s not too hard to get your hands on some shiny shoes, a suit and a dashing bowtie.
Will any of them look as good as the real deal? Unequivocally, no.
Any member of the Irish rugby squad
We’re definitely going to be seeing a few Hallowe’en tributes to Irish legend Paul O’Connell this year. Being big and bald/ginger is finally going to pay off for some lad who’s been mercilessly slagged up until now.
Expect renditions of Paulie’s ‘did you put the fear of God into anyone?’ speech on repeat all night. Probably see a fair few people rocking Ian Madigan’s new haircut as well (alongside a few fake tears).
50 Shades of Grey
If it’s not some guy with a whip, it’ll be some guy with about 7 shades of grey on. Both very easily achievable and a great way to get an awkward laugh out of any girl you speak to.
David Cameron
Usually when you see a pig mask on Hallowe’en it’s over somebody’s face, but this year you can expect to see plenty of people in suits with a pig-mask fastened snugly to their crotch. We all know why, let’s not talk about it.
Panti Bliss
Okay, maybe nobody was actually thinking of doing this one but they should be. Panti would probably be very happy to give tips on how to best achieve her look and it would be a fitting testament to what the country achieved back in May when we voted for marriage equality.
Rubberbandits
The sheer simplicity of cutting some airholes in a Spar plastic bag and wrapping it around your face provides the classic easy way out for people who don’t particularly feel like dressing up but don’t want to look like they won’t participate.
The guy with the Tinder screen around his face
You know what we mean. Face surrounded by a cardboard cutout with a green heart on the right hand side and a red X on the left. Will likely spend the entire evening getting left-swiped in real-life.
And finally…
The Joker
Let it go, people. Every single year since 2008, people have been going as Heath Ledger’s Joker. Now that the trailer for Suicide Squad is out, we’ve seen Jared Leto’s Joker, he looks cool as hell, and he is definitely going to inspire a new generation of Halloweenies to dress up like him.