• andy_warhol
    Studio 54 mate Andy Warhol. Black turtleneck, jeans, sunglasses and platinum wig (Hairdressers’ Market, 1226 Hollis, still has some left), which you may have to trim to get those perfectly hacked bangs. Boys, if you’re sporting a six-pack or a recovering heroin problem, just wear the jeans and go as Iggy Pop. Or reuse that rat again, and go as 1970s New York.
  • divine
    To go as Debbie Harry co-star Divine, tease hair mile-high, wear a muumuu or a loud (ideally animal-print) dress that shows off all your jiggly bits, and eye make-up that reaches your hairline.
  • astley
    Tucked-in Oxford shirt with sweater over shoulders. Plenty of Carlton Banks dance moves on YouTube. Would also work as Rick Astley.
  • fresh-prince-carlton-banks
    Haliween costume prizes are valued at about $10,000 (including a trip to Mexico), so we’re not giving it away for free. Sorry.
  • blood-skull
    Fake blood (Fashionably Dead for $6.99. Bonus: comes in a plastic skull)
  • gwar3
    DIY entrails by filling unlubricated condoms with lubricant and red food colouring. Tie off to make links. Add fishnets, studded belt, black bikini and for the guys, a fake rat codpiece (large black rats available at Glow Parties, 3600 Strawberry Hill.