Single This Halloween? 14 Costumes Guaranteed to Make You Stand Out

Diane Keaton
Diane has never graced the E! show Famously Single, but I’m hoping one day she will (I see her with DJ Pauly D. from Jersey Shore). Keaton’s signature single style involves black-rimmed glasses, a white shirt, and blazer or black turtleneck, optional tie, and non-optional hat: top hat, pork pie, wide-brimmed—take your pick and don’t go home with anyone, ever!

The Babadook
The Babadook, LGBTQ+ celebrity, is only a slight alteration from a traditional Keaton—a high top hat should do the trick, with some heavier makeup and, if you can swing it, sharp, bloody teeth. It’s always a good idea as a sexy single person to draw attention to your mouth, according to Cher Horowitz.

Emily Dickinson
This poet was a famous recluse and never married. Create an iconic Emily D. look with a long white dress, a middle part, and a poetry book—but don’t leave your house.

Photo: Courtesy of BBC Films / Everett Collection

Pigeon Lady from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Everyone knows that single people are all around us, even in crawl spaces above the orchestra pit at the Metropolitan Opera. Pigeon Lady still has an active social life in Central Park, though, and dozens and dozens of feathered friends. We recommend stuffed birds for this costume, but real breadcrumbs.