WITH Halloween less than a week away this weekend is your last chance to secure a costume for your little monsters.
And if you have a Swifty in your clan then look no further than Wowcher this spooky season.
Parents are rushing to snap up a Taylor Swift inspired costume this HalloweenCredit: Wowcher
The £9.99 costume is a copy of Taylor’s famous Reputation look from the Eras tourCredit: Getty
Following her sell-out 2024 Eras tour and her recently released Life of a Showgirl outfit Taylor Swift is bound to be the must-have Halloween costume for 2025.
And while the songstress’ rhinestone encrusted stage outfits might be a little outside most of our budgets, Wowcher is selling the next best thing for just £9.99.
The Taylor inspired snake jumpsuit is the perfect match for the singer’s ‘Reputation’ outfit as seen on her tour last year.
Describing the costume, Wowcher writes: “Let your kids channel Taylor Swift’s iconic Reputation era with this bold snake-inspired jumpsuit, perfect for cosplay or a show-stopping statement!
“Made from polyester, this sleek and edgy outfit features a snakeskin design, hugging your figure while offering comfort and stretch for easy movement.
“Whether your child is re-creating Taylor’s powerful look or just wants to embrace their dramatic side, this cosplay dress will have them owning the spotlight. Ideal for Swifties looking to make a fashionable entrance at concerts, themed parties, or Halloween events!”
The all-singing, all-dancing costume has an RRP of £29.99 but you can bag it for less than a tenner for a limited time.
You will have to be quick, however, as fellow mums have been quick to snap up the deal with 218 sold already.
If you’d rather not fork out the cash for a , there’s a simple way you could get one for free.
“swap shops” are popping up around the UK this month, allowing parents to cut back on costs by exchanging their kids’ fancy dress costumes.
You can check out , community hubs and Facebook groups to see if there is one near you.
Despite the name, many of the events don’t require you to donate a costume in order to get one for free.
around the country are also organising the events this October.
You can contact your local council or library to see if there’s a swap shop being held in your area.
You could even consider organising your own. You’ll just need to set a date and put the word out among friends, school groups and on social media.
Fabulous' Commissioning Editor Martha Cliff weighs in on spooky season
WHILE some might be waiting for Mariah Carey to slowly defrost, I couldn’t care less that Christmas is less than 100 days away.
Has everyone forgotten that there are less than 50 sleeps until the best holiday of the year?
I’ve long preferred Halloween to Christmas and spend most of the year mourning the loss of spooky season.
Not that I don’t find ways to include it into my year.
In April I marked the halfway point to the best day of the year with a ‘half-o-ween’ picnic in a cemetery (where else?). Come July I needed to get my fix again and hosted a ‘Summerween’ barbecue complete with watermelon carving and Piña Ghoul-adas.
Christmas fanatics are often horrified by my snowy-season snub, but for me December is just a slew of stress and overspending.
I don’t know about you but wracking my brains for bigger and better present ideas and spending four times the amount of time and money at the supermarket is not my idea of a good time.
With Halloween there is no expectation to spend. Homemade costumes are often head and tails above the ones sold in the shops and when it comes to decorations what is better than a carved pumpkin that can cost just pennies to achieve?
In January kids return to school bragging about what Santa brought them this year, all with the hope of outdoing each other but November 1st is a different story.
Trick or treating is fair through and through. Unless you’re bribing the neighbours, children all receive the same, and whatsmore for free, eliminating any playground bragging rights.
Above all I love the chaos over curation when it comes to Halloween. There’s no obligation to strive for perfection, in fact the rule is the sillier the better. It’s all the childhood nostalgia of Christmas but without the pressure.
So spare me the Christmas spirit, I’ll opt for a fully fledged ghost any day.
