Halloween Cheat Sheet

Before you join the throngs at the party superstore—or take scissors to that white sheet—consider these original, no-sew fixes for your trick-or-treater.

By Rebecca Miller Ffrench

Sunglasses
Movie Star
sequined top
+
sunglasses
+
pen for autographs
 
Bow tie
Waiter
mustache
(drawn on with eyeliner)
+
bow tie
+
tray
 
Oil can
Mechanic
overalls
+
oil can
+
smeared mascara
(on cheeks and clothes)
 
Golf glove
Golfer
golf cap
+
golf gloves
+
club
+
knickers
 
Suitcase
World Traveler
suitcase
+
tropical shirt
+
sunglasses
 
Palette
Artist
old shirt
smeared with paint
+
beret
+
palette
 
Sunglasses photography by Graeme Boyle & Laura Gardner; bow-tie, suitcase and palette photographs courtesy of Getty Images; oil-can and golf-glove photographs courtesy of Jupiter Images

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