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Tips to make it all-fright on the night


HALLOWE’EN, on Octo- ber 31, has its roots in the three-day celebration of Hallowmas, consisting of Hallowe’en, All Saints’ Day and All Soul’s Day. Hallow- mas, in its turn, is tradition- ally a time to remember the dead, and is where today’s slightly more commercial- ised shenanigans get their creepy roots from. So whether you’ll be trick-


or-treating, attending a fancy dress party, spending your evening decorating and carving pumpkins into jack- o’-lanterns, or just kicking back with a bonfire and some light apple bobbing, I’ve got your spooktacular style and sounds sorted. 1.ASOS Pumpkin Beanie,


£12, (www.asos.com). This stylish little number will be the icing on the cake for any Hallowe’en-themed festivi- ties you have planned. Made from a chunky ribbed knit, with an easy-care bobble resistant material, this pumpkin beanie will see you not only through All Hal- lows Eve but right the way through winter. 2.Wilkinson’s Children’s Dotty Witch Costume, £7. Treat your little madam to this bewitching dress, hat and reflective sticker set. For ages 3-5. 3.Topshop Skeleton Print Tube Skirt £22 from www. topshop.com. This skirt may make apple-bobbing diffi- cult, but it will look so fierce who even cares? 4.Topshop Hallowe’en Dig-


ital Print Socks, £3.50. These pumpkin print socks would make even Jack Skellington of The Nightmare Before


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By Keiligh Baker


Printed Gloves, £22 from www.asos.com. These 100 per cent ghoulish gloves


The Hallowe’en songs you


need to download: 1.Thriller, Michael Jack-


ASOS: Pumpkin Beanie


Christmas fame, jealous. 5.Wilkinson’s Hallowe’en


Bat Queen Size 14-16, £15. This costume is sexy with- out being too revealing, and is a bargain price contain- ing both a dress and wings. However, beware it’s 100 per cent polyester material, and keep away from naked flames and other sources of heat – witch burning is so 1715. 6.Marks and Spencer pure cotton glow in the dark skeleton all-in-one, £8. This is so cute it makes my heart sing. A glow in the dark skeleton design adds a cute finishing touch completing an adorable style. 7.ASOS Leather Skeleton


son. Obviously. This is the ultimate in spooky songs. Fun fact – I once got so scared listening to this song alone when I was younger, I actually started crying. 2.Monster Mash, Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett. The fine wine of novelty songs, this 1962 song just gets better with age. For a more rockin’ version, listen to the Misfits cover – you won’t regret it. 3.Ghostbusters, Ray Park-


er Jr. Who ya gonna call? Be- loved of students and small children alike, and perhaps the most eighties-sounding song ever made, this is an excellent song to karaoke to after a glass of punch. 4.Superstition, Stevie


Wonder. Funky and a little bit sexy, this song has a 89 per cent success rate in making listeners get down. 5.I Put a Spell On You, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Hawkins was one of the first shock rockers because of his amazing performances – not bad for America in 1951. Plus they had to re-record the original because it sounded ‘overtly sexual’.


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Saturday, October 26, 2013


NEW BROOM: Wilkinson’s Children’s Dotty Witch costume


with Sophie Brownson


Anjela Chhantyal, 21, a gap year fashion and textile stu- dent fromAbergavenny, described her style as trendy and


casual. Shirt: River Island £20 Jeans: River Island £45 Shoes: Nike £45 Jacket: Primark £15 Total spend: £125


OUTFIT: Wilkinson’s Hallowe’en Bat Queen


THEM BONES: Marks and Spencer glow in the dark skeleton all-in-one


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