A little girl has already won this year's Halloween costume competition - by dressing up as Glasgow's perma-coned Duke of Wellington statue.
Caoimhe Flynn, five, donned head-to-toe black clothing and dark face paint to simulate the patina of the famous bronze.
She then mounted a toy horse and topped off the stunning costume by donning the obligatory traffic cone.
The result has blown away the internet with thousands of people writing online to praise the imaginative get-up.
Caoimhe, from Govan, Glasgow, was dressed up by her 25-year-old mum, Siobhan Smith.
Glasgow's Duke of Wellington statue is famous for the ability of residents to mount a traffic cone on his head no matter what the police and council do to try to stop them.
Siobhan was inspired to create the look by Caoimhe's old rocking horse which was destined for the tip.
Luckily inspiration struck and childcare student Siobhan decided to re purpose the old toy into an impressive costume for her daughter.
Using second hand clothing and bits from eBay and Amazon , Siobhan spent just £25 to create the costume.
A delighted Siobhan took to Facebook to share her creative efforts.
She posted photos of Caoimhe in costume with the caption: "Caoimhe off to her halloween party at after school. So buzzing wae this."
Xara Jacks said: "No way man, best ever."
Shannon Wilson added: "Omg your imagination is brill."
Mechelle Clark said: "Winner of Halloween this year."
Danielle Brown commented: "Love it Siobh n. You never fail to amaze me every year with your amazing ideas."
Lauren Mulvey said: "Love it doll, she looks fab."
And Antoni Wilson declared: "This is the best thing I've ever seen."
However, one Facebook user couldn't resist a jibe about the current political climate.
George Bruce joked: "Brace yourself for the racist police."
Speaking today, Siobhan said: "At first Caoimhe said, 'I'm scared that everyone will laugh at me.' But once she was all dressed up she loved it and was laughing.
"I just try and think of random, out the box ideas. One year she was a Starbucks coffee cup, then the statue of liberty and then a transformer.
"When I was going to throw the horse out, that gave me the idea.
"I sawed off the rocking legs and glued wood onto the feet. I then drilled some castor wheels into the wood. I used kids paint from Asda to paint the horse black.
"The jacket I got 2nd hand on eBay as I didn't want to buy a brand new one for the costume. Black dance leggings were from amazon and she already had the black top and boots.
"I got a football training cone from eBay and attached elastic so she could wear it as a hat and then painted the white stripes on.
"I expected a few likes and shares but nothing on this scale. I can't believe it.
"I think The Duke of Wellington has taken off because it's such a well known icon in Glasgow."
Today the Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington stands as a symbol of Glasgow and its inhabitants' unique sense of humour.
Placing a cone on the Duke's head is a practice thought to date back to the 1980s.
Despite repeated efforts to remove the cone, in 2017 it became recognised as part of the statue.
