Last year, with Halloween a few days before the election, it was no surprise that everyone and their brother went as the nation's newest political darling. Now that Sarah Palin is unemployed, has her Halloween moment passed? Oh, no. At the New York City costume superstore Ricky's, variations on her signature 'do and glasses are selling almost as fast as she wrote her memoir. And fair enough. You don't get to wear this if you go as Joe Biden.
Top 10 Celeb-Inspired Halloween Costumes
In the fame game, you're nobody till somebody makes a Halloween costume in your image. TIME takes a look at some of 2009's best straight-from-the headlines outfits