A cloak is the easiest costume for a dog to tolerate, and that is not a small point. Nothing goes over the legs, nothing wraps tightly round the chest, and the whole thing comes off in one movement the moment the mood turns. For a dog who has previously fought their way out of a full outfit in the hallway, this is the version that usually survives the evening intact.

The set is a cloak with a matching hat in a dark Halloween palette, which means it reads properly in the low light where it is actually going to be worn. Bright novelty costumes tend to either vanish or look cheap once the sun has gone down. There is one version rather than a range of sizes, so it is worth talking to us about your dog before ordering rather than assuming the fit.

• Cloak and matching hat
• Dark Halloween colour palette
• Sits over the back, with nothing over the legs
• Supplied as a single version
• Shipped tracked to the UK, typically 7 to 12 days
• Covered by our 30-day returns promise

Two things worth knowing. And like every costume it is for short supervised periods, with cloaks in particular liable to catch on furniture and gates, so keep it to the photographs and the doorstep.

Who it's for: Owners of dogs who will not wear a full costume, and anyone wanting a Halloween look that goes on in a second and comes off just as fast.