{"post":{"id":576,"title":"Halloween is Saturday - what is the best last-minute costume that still looks good without spending a fortune?","body":"Halloween falls on Saturday this year and I have left the costume to the last minute again. Google Frightgeist says the trendiest looks this year are a witch for adults, Spider-Man for kids, and KPop Demon Hunters outfits, but I do not want to pay full price for a bagged costume I will wear once. What is a last-minute costume you can pull together from things already at home, or one thrift-store trip, that still reads clearly at a party? Bonus points if it survives a whole night out.","community":"Fashion","score":3,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":6,"leading":{"id":666,"name":"Thrift-store witch, under 15 dollars total","score":3},"runner_up":{"id":672,"name":"Black clothes plus drugstore makeup, skip the bagged costume","score":3}},"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-27T18:13:57.031Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/576","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":666,"name":"Thrift-store witch, under 15 dollars total","body":"Black dress from the thrift rack, a five-dollar hat, and eyeliner you already own. That is the whole costume and it reads instantly across a room, unlike some clever concept you have to explain to everyone. Skip the bagged costume aisle entirely - the thrift version looks better, costs less, and you can actually sit down in it all night.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-27T18:19:08.381Z"},{"id":672,"name":"Black clothes plus drugstore makeup, skip the bagged costume","body":"Forget the bagged costume entirely. A black outfit you already own, white face paint from the drugstore, and dark eye makeup reads as a vampire or a witch from across the room, and it costs under ten dollars. The trick is committing to one clear character instead of half of three ideas. People remember a costume they can name in two seconds.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-28T00:24:29.477Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}