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This Halloween, we can expect to see lots of guys and gals dressed up as Scooby-Doos, Hello Kitties, Scruff McGruffs, and a whole range of sexy kittens. So it's only fair that our four-legged friends dress up like us for a change. On Wednesday, leading home goods and pet items company Wayfair announced its projections for the most popular pet costumes for Halloween 2012, and three out of the top five are human costumes. Inside, we have proof that this trend is huge. Click through now and see what happens when cats and dogs emulate humans and transform into little police officers, jesters, businessmen, and even brides. The result is unsurprisingly adorable, and you know what they say: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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Have you and your guy started to prep for Halloween? Plan ahead by shopping for one of these fun, '90s-inspired costumes. We've curated 13 looks to help him channel everyone from Zack Morris to Steve Urkel to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Whether he's hoping for a sporty boy-band look or a tough-guy Top Gun style, these costumes are sure to set him apart come Oct. 31!

If you and your partner want to wear a couples costume this Halloween, why not go all out and channel a celebrity power couple? You could opt for American's first couple, Barack and Michelle Obama, or their good friends and music industry powerhouses Beyoncé and Jay-Z. You could also pretend to be the lucky Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady for a day — just break out your best Victoria's Secret lingerie and angel wings and dress your guy in Patriots gear. Or hop in the Halloween time machine and dress as historical power couple John and Jackie Kennedy, or Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. There are so many options, and we've brainstormed 12 power-couple costumes to choose from! See them all now.

Leave the pillowcase in the bedroom: trick-or-treat bags have gotten an upgrade! From the spooky to the sweet, these hefty goodie bags will make roaming the neighborhood even easier and more stylish for your little munchkins. We found 10 candy totes for Halloween to fill with treats, not tricks.

After a weekend full of high-energy TV and movie panels, artistic comic book sights, and miles of people dressed in their cosplay finest, Comic-Con attendees likely have one thing on their mind in the aftermath: what to wear next year! After dozens of hours logged this year crafting a costume to wear to the San Diego event, get your mind inspired for 2013 in this look at some of 2012 Comic-Con's finest cosplay sights.

The countdown to Comic-Con is on, and if you're not up for sewing a handmade costume to rival Gallifrey's best-dressed, a quick trip to a local thrift store or charity shop can provide enough mixing-and-matching options to have you dressed as your favorite Doctor Who characters. It can take some time to wade through the racks, bins, and shelves of clothing, but get creative with your inspiration, and you'll look like you just stepped off the TARDIS without spending the equivalent of a trip to Comic-Con itself.

Need extra incentive to dress in your best Time Lord gear? A photo of you in Who wear at the convention could win an Eleventh Doctor tweed jacket thanks to BBC America!

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With Comic-Con less than a week away, attendees are adding the finishing touches to their comic book and sci-fi costumes to hit San Diego in style. Don't have your attire ready? Click through the gallery for some eleventh hour cosplay inspiration for this week's events, as well as any geek convention you may find yourself attending in the future!

>> Giorgio Armani will reprise his role as Lady Gaga's chief costumer when he creates the clothes she'll wear for her upcoming Born This Way Ball tour.

Armani has created costumes and red-carpet outfits for Gaga in the past, but the new costumes will be more diverse. Sketches of the clothes reveal everything from a long-sleeved, floor-length shift dress to a hat shaped like a keyboard. The Armani team used PVC, lots of metal studs, and jet-black Swarovski crystals to create the outfits.

"Collaborating with Lady Gaga is always an exciting experience for me," Armani said. "I admire the way she uses fashion as a scenic element and as a means to build a character."

A look at the characters Armani helped Gaga create in the gallery.

Photo: Lady Gaga in Armani at the 2010 Grammy Awards.