Dress to impress both nobles and peasants without dropping too much dough by assembling your post-Victorian-era attire from thrift shops and consignment finds.
You don’t have to blackmail your blue-blooded undercover lover to play the part of Thomas Barrow-the conniving gay underbutler on the sharp and soapy PBS period drama Downton Abbey-this Halloween. From hairy howlers that roam the night to John Travolta’s most memorable characters, this year’s hottest TV shows, news stories and pop-culture juggernauts are now the must-wear, one-night disguises of the season. That’s why we’ve compiled this comprehensive list of the most topical, haute and hilariously gay-friendly Halloween costumes of 2014. Of course you can head to your local costume shop and pick up a played-out, plastic-wrapped outfit, but we know you better than that. It’s the one time of year where homos can pretend they’re hetero, straight boys step out in short skirts, and grown women turn every respectable profession they can think of into slutty versions of their former selves. Showing up at a party as Looking’s cast is not only tres chic this Halloween, it’s also perfect for a coordinated group costume.Īs holidays go, Halloween is undoubtedly the gayest.