Sid and Nancy, Gomez and Morticia, Vincent and Mia, Shrek and Fiona…
Basically, the possibilities are endless when it comes to classic Halloween couples’ costumes. And by the time spooky season rolls around each year, there are also countless of-the-moment ideas to rip from pop culture for a fresh—but hopefully still identifiable—take on dressing up.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, for instance, invoked Love Island singles on the Oct. 31 episode of Live! With Kelly and Mark, the long-married duo leaning into the show du jour but keeping it safe for work by donning T-shirts with respective bikini and muscle-bound illustrations rather than actual skimpy beach wear.
There are couples who draw inspiration from classic films—Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have channeled duos from Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future and The Royal Tenenbaums—while some celebrities can’t help but be inspired by each other, such as when Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka were dead ringers for the Olsen twins in 2019, while Ciara and Russell Wilson went “Ape S–t” as Beyoncé and Jay-Z.