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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Kindle price: $2.99
This works best with twins, but anyone can do it! Wear the same or similar clothes, but make one set disheveled. Bonus points for Victorian-era doctor’s garb to reflect the literature’s actual era.
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Dorian Gray and his portrait from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Kindle price: $2.99
Another great choice for twins but workable for anyone. Dress in your dandiest clothes. One person should also carry or wear a picture frame and age both the clothes and themselves with makeup, spiderwebs, tears, and other spooky details.
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Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Kindle price: 60 cents
Get your Regency era fashion on! Grab an empire waist dress for Miss Bennett’s look, some high-waisted pants and a cravat for your Darcy, and you’re halfway to happily ever after!
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Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kindle price: $12.99
Use Gatsby as an experience to live out your 1920s fashion dreams. Whether you go with a more demure look including a cloche hat or a sassier, flapper girl dress, your Gatsby will look the part with a suit—though white will really drive the costume home.