The King of Pop made an indelible impression of the music world. He may have been troubled while he was alive, but his incredible music legacy lives on in the hearts of his fans. It’s natural that these homemade Michael Jackson costumes are so loved.
One of the most popular Michael Jackson looks is, of course, Thriller. If you’re going to create this DIY costume, you better start practicing your moon walk.
Another classic look are the black and white Michael Jackson costumes. These costumes work for adults and kids as well.
Perhaps one of the sweetest costumes here is of Michael when he was part of the Jackson Five. The homemade costume featured here will bring back some bittersweet nostalgia.
It’s not always easy to dress up as your music idol, but the helpful DIY costume instructions here will get you crafting in no time! Enjoy!
Both of my children wanted to go as Michael Jackson from Thriller – one as the werewolf, and the other as the zombie. Thriller costume jackets are expensive, and hard to find in children’s sizes. So I decided to make my own homemade Thriller costumes. I found red vinyl rain jackets on clearance, cut the … Read more
I am so lucky to have awesome kids that love Michael Jackson as much as I do! My son told me he wanted to be the King of Pop and I was thrilled!! This homemade Michael Jackson costume was one of the easiest costumes to put together. We tracked down some black dress pants he … Read more
In our family, we celebrate Purim, a Jewish holiday. We dress up every year, always something different, something new. We put it together ourselves, and work weeks and weeks to make sure everything is perfect. This past year, Michael Jackson passed on, and being a big fan of his work, we decided to dedicate our … Read more
With all of the Michael Jackson talk in the news, we decided to pay tribute to the King of Pop. We used a spray painted recycling can with mailbox lettering as a bottle of propofol and pieced together different clothing for MJ. Most of it was already in my closet, so I just needed the … Read more
Our sons are infatuated with Michael Jackson and his music. When asked what they wanted to be for Halloween, our younger son immediately yelled, “Michael Jackson!” Not too pleased with the store-bought varieties, we decided to make our own Homemade Little Michael Jackson Costume. So, we started out the suit our oldest son wore in … Read more
Michael Jackson is my absolute favorite artist of all time. Thriller is an iconic song for the Halloween season. So I took a slightly different angle for the typical “Thriller” based costume…Ola Ray! Here is how I made my Homemade Ola Ray from Michael Jackson’s Thriller Costume. I found the blue leopard bodysuit and the … Read more
MJ thriller jacket was made from an old winter coat, red duct tape, and black electrical tape. Basically I just covered the entire coat strip by strip with red duct tape then added the details with the black electrical tape added red skinny jeans cuffed up to show white socks and black sneakers. Finished off … Read more
My son has enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music for at least a year now. We knew this would be his choice for a costume this year but the tough decision was which ensemble to do. While watching the youtube video of the 1993 Superbowl Halftime show when Michael performed a few of his songs for the … Read more
This Homemade Michael Jackson Halloween Costume is made of red silk outer and red polyester lining. Red glass short bugle beads in a snake design, hand sewn. Edged with 1/4 inch gold glass bugle bead trim on collar and edge of jacket. Wooden toggle buttons, gold painted and glitter glue adorned, run down the front … Read more
For my son’s Michael Jackson’s costume I found an old leather jacket and some velvet pants at my local thrift store, jazzed up the jacket with some safety pins and glitter glue. I sewed some ribbon down the sides of the pants. I found the wig and glasses at Spirit Halloween Store and voila! Can’t … Read more
I got the idea for this homemade Michael Jackson “Off the Wall” Album cover costume when I was invited to a Michael Jackson-themed Halloween Party. I thought how cool it would be to make an album, or CD, cover come to life. I picked “Off The Wall” because I wanted to dress up with my … Read more
My kids love to dance to Michael Jackson and pretend to have a guitar like Slam. So when Halloween came they naturally wanted Homemade Slam and Michael Jackson Halloween Costumes. I couldn’t find the costumes in the store so I decided to make them. I made Michael’s jacket, glove, hat and hair, socks and added … Read more