Sure, there’s no sexier quality than your stellar sense of humor, but some Halloween costumes that are meant to be hysterical are also seriously unattractive. We’ll try to ignore that time you went as “junk in the trunk” with a pillow shoved down the back of your pants… and let’s face it — the Mary Katherine Gallagher from “Superstar” ensemble definitely didn’t get you any dates. Luckily there are store-bought costumes available that will allow you to be the true renaissance woman that you are: funny, stylish, and sexy, and maybe not so crafty, but no one’s perfect. Pay homage to a comedic character like a feisty cop on Reno 911, or give fellow party-goers a dose of 80s nostalgia in a sexy Ghostbusters get-up! You may not end up looking quite as skimpy as everyone else in attendance, but hey — the goal is to show off your personality!

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Halloween is the one day a year you’re allowed to be anyone you want to be. And according to costume retailers, a lot of people want to be celebrities, even celebrities who are no longer among the living.

Here are 5 more celebrity costumes that are proving popular for 2009, in alphabetical order.

Perhaps the easiest celebrity costume if you happen to be a middle aged dude is Billy Mays. If you’re clean shaven, you’ll need some facial hair substitute, add a big smile, thumbs up, and carry a bottle of OxyClean. Oh, and when you say “Trick or Treat,” say it really loud.

Evidently a lot of people this year are interested in dressing up like “The Octomom,” which sounds like a deep-sea creature, but is actually the mother of 14 (all under age who had eight babies earlier this year. Another famous female that will inspire a lot of costume ideas this year is former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

If you want to dress up as Kanye West, don’t forget the shades. And when that little kid in front of you tries to say “Trick or treat,” push in front of him before he can finish and demand your Halloween candy first. And finally, there are plenty of people both male and female who will be dressing up as Amy Winehouse. She may not have been as visible in 2009 as she was in 2008, but the costume potential is too huge to ignore.

Halloween is still a week away, but these creepy couture looks have got me wondering whether these are celebrity halloween costumes or just another day at a red carpet event. Check out these looks for yourself and you tell us…costume or couture?

Ziyi Zang and Kate Bosworth as The Abominable Snow Monster (source)

Is she a thing from the frozen north, or just a waifish actress stuffed into a ridiculously furry coat?

Mary Kate Olsen as the Bohemian Mummy (source)

Her saucy shroud look is complete with a kitschy elephant belt and eyeliner fit for the undead.

Jennifer Connelly as Space Cadet in a 1980’s Rock Video (source)

She’s taking names as she rocks her way through the galaxy in search of otherworldly footwear!

So…whaddaya think, are these looks creepy, or couture? Tell us which ones you would wear (and which ones you would save for Oct. 31)!