Animal collective

FASHION

There are only a few weeks left until Halloween, which means, naturally, that I’m starting to panic. The task of figuring out a costume is, simply put, completely headache inducing. Do I need to buy an entire outfit? A wig? New shoes? Props? Will it itch? Make me miserable by the end of the night? Worse, will all that effort (and money spent) eventually just end up in a thrift-store bound bag? For such Halloween misers, of course, there are other options: Head to the party without a costume and be the lifeless grump of the party. Or stay at home and pass out candy to a legion of sugar-fueled rug rats. How depressing. Better yet, you could choose the cute and simple route with DawnKathrynStudio’s adorable animal masks. Designed by Bay Area artist Dawn Diskowski and available via her Etsy shop or locally at Bows & Arrows, these colorful felt owl, bat and fox masks cost $22 and can be worn on All Hallows’ Eve or to any masquerade ball.

Or, you know, wear one whenever: to brunch, to the market, to the movies or to bed.

Really, what activity wouldn’t be more fun while wearing a sweet little owl mask? 1815 19th Street, www.etsy.com/shop/DawnKathryn
Studio.