When anyone can get elected, why not become the 16th President of the United States of America? Tall and forever memorialized on the penny, this is a very distinguished look. Thus, these Abe Lincoln costumes are awesome and instantly recognizable.
As with all Halloween costumes, there is always the sexy costume option. And, yes, it even works with Honest Abe.
Another homemade costume idea you will see here is a bloody one – it is Halloween after all. Consider this couple costume with John Wilkes Booth. The duo here features accessories such as a gun and Lincoln’s bloody face.
In addition, you will see people who dressed up by placing themselves on a gigantic penny. One hilarious woman even gave out pennies while she was in her DIY costume.
So, stand up straight and don a characteristic stove pipe hat. It’s amazing how easy and inexpensive it is to be a convincing Abe Lincoln!
My son Jimmy went as a penny coin. We cut it out of cardboard and cut a space for his shoulder. We added a handle on the other side using duct tape and cardboard. We cut out cardboard letters to say “In God We Trust” and added the year he was born. We spray painted … Read more
I am a huge Abe Lincoln fan, but I wanted a different spin on dressing up as him (especially because I don’t particularly like girls dressed as guys). I decided to go as a penny. Not Inspector Gadgets niece Penny, no no, head to toe copper penny! I went to the thrift store to find … Read more
With an super easy rummage through my brother’s and dad’s closet, I was able to easily come up with John Wilkes Booth. Abe was a little different, we had to buy the shirt but he wore his own pants and we got a cheap top hat. Using a toy gun and knife, and white duct … Read more
This homemade Abe Lincoln costume was more of an ensemble of purchases as opposed to original creation. First, I grew out a beard for 3 weeks, shaving the mustache the day I wore the costume. The coat was a cheap, polyester robe from Walmart. The vest was purchased at a local store that sells suits. … Read more
This Homemade Abraham Lincoln Costume is a salvaged child sized suit from the Thrift store with a white shirt and bow tie (also Thrift store) with a stove pipe hat made from oatmeal can plus a cardboard circle wrapped in black duct tape. Synthetic hair and spirit gum and a black make-up mole finish it … Read more
This “BABErham” costume was to poke fun at the idea that costume companies have a “sexy” version of every type of costume. There’s never been a Sexy Abraham Lincoln, for good reason, so I decided to create a Homemade Sexy Abraham Lincoln Costume myself. I used materials I already had, high heel shoes, nude fishnet … Read more