Let’s not bother to try and build up the tension, scary movie style, the best Halloween costume ever was Katy Perry’s 2014 look when she attended Kate Hudson’s party dressed as a Cheeto. It wasn’t ‘sexy’ (unless you have a particular fondness for cheesy snacks, like me, in which case it was highly erotic). It wasn’t culturally offensive (unless you are Donald Trump, so, fine). It was instantly recognisable and didn’t require hours of makeup. She even got to wear flats. Was it scary? Nah, not to anyone apart from the Goop brigade. But, whatever, Halloween is all about the silly rather than the scary anyway. Wise move: no engineered frights could possibly compete with the real-life horror show that is 2022 and the glut of true crime documentaries and serial killer content for you to binge on year-round anyway. Contending with the myriad things giving us the heebie-jeebies right now is the economic climate. Not many of us have cash to splash, especially not on costumes. But that doesn’t mean counting yourself out of the party. And since you probably don’t already own a Cheeto costume (if you do, I love you!) here are some looks you can build out of stuff you already do:

1) Fashion a belt into a top and ask your kid to do your eye makeup. Et voila, Julia Fox!

2) Fashion a belt into a skirt and you are any celebrity who wore the fabulously terrifying Miu Miu micro mini this year.

3) Wrap yourself in spare packing tape. Look at that, you’re Kim Kardashian.

4) One for the boys… Lend your fella a midi skirt. He’s Brad Pitt!

5) Pregnant? No need to stay in. No need to eschew Halloween’s ‘sexy’ diktats, either. Be Rihanna.

6) Short sleeved white shirt teamed with no-filter facial expressions? Easy, you’re Prince Louis.

7) Find your most corporate midi dress and repeat all night: ‘I don’t accept the premise of the question’ and ‘too far and too fast’. You are Liz Truss (remember her?)

8) No costume? No problem. Just skip the line to get in.