If you're a traditionalist there are plenty costumes to choose from. And if you're a very traditional traditionalist, SuperStore has beautiful Venetian masks for a cool $9 (masquerade anyone?), but if you're feeling like a litle DIY this Halloween, these are a few cheap and cheerful costume ideas inspired by goodies found at dollar stores and drug stores right here at Metropolis at Metrotown.

4. Coif your hair, don a sharp skirt suit, attach a few killer crows to your ensemble and go as Hitchcock's The Birds.

3. Turn a mini dart board into a necklace, sport a velour tracksuit, wrap yourself in vintage movie posters and go as your grandparents' basement.

2. Rock your snorkel and wetsuit, attach a shiver of sharks to your gear and go as Shark Week.

1. Get all dolled up, let your mascara run all over your face and go as a Birthday Girl. 

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Kelsey Dundon is a Vancouver-based lifestyle writer and high-profile blogger. She appears frequently on TV as a trend expert and contributes articles on fashion, travel and the arts to major publications. Yet she is best known in the media and creative community as the editor of www.TheAnthology.ca, a site that celebrates style and lifestyle.