These 7 Halloween costume ideas are so 2023

These legendary Brits, who first came onto the scene way back in ‘97, have been the talk of the internet over the last few weeks thanks to the new Netflix documentary. ‘Beckham’ details the roller coaster experienced by the couple throughout the noughties, and also provides some excellent outfit inspo. A football kit and a LBD? Those horrendous, matching purple wedding get-ups? Leather from head to toe? There’s plenty of distinctive looks to choose from.

Instead of continuing to deny the impending bed-bug plague which is apparently about to unfurl, why not welcome the little pests with open arms and dress as one yourself? Though this might not be the best idea if you’re hoping to make some friends / not be bullied on the tube, at least everyone will recognise your homage – the terrifying videos of the mites crawling all over seats on the metro in Paris is surely imprinted on everyone’s mind.

You can’t talk about 2023 without talking about Barbie. Gather all your blush, rose, coral and fuchsia garments and throw on the pink until your eyes hurt. After something a bit darker? Smudge your mascara and transform into ‘Depression Barbie’. And if you’ve got a Ken in your life, he can choose between a teeny denim waistcoat, fake tan and full-body wax or an old school suit and hat (to lean into the whole Barbenheimer thing). Doesn’t matter really, he’s just Ken.

The coronation was watched by an estimated 20 million people back in May, so around 20 million people have that image of King Charles’ hands tattooed on their brains, forever. The new King’s puffy fingers were broadcast all over the internet, and a butcher’s shop in Auckland even re-labeled their sausages after them. Attending a nightclub dressed as a swollen pair of hands might not be the most practical, so why not grab nine pals and turn it into a group costume – it’ll make it impossible to lose each other on the night out, if nothing else.