When it comes to dark and macabre Halloween costumes, dressing as a super villain is an awesome idea. Ominous and frightening, this collection of Joker costumes will inspire fear in the hearts of all Batman fans.
The homemade costumes you will see here channel the great actors who brought this evil character to life. Whether it’s from Jack Nicholson or the late Heath Ledger, the exaggerated hideous smile and sinister eyes will make your blood run cold. Truly the costume makers here have outdone themselves with the commitment to the Joker’s quest for destruction.
In addition, there are fantastically creative costume ideas here, like a LEGO minifigure version of the Joker. Go as group and create the entire Batman gang.
So check out the step by step instructions for the best Joker costumes. They will guide you in creating your best DIY costume this Halloween.
This is my homemade 2009 Dark Knight movie Joker costume. This costume was created using clothing purchased from thrift stores. The long purple overcoat was once tan and was dyed purple. The green vest was once a green blazer. I simple cut the sleeves off and stitched around the opening that was left. The purple … Read more
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I decided to wait a year to go as Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of The Joker, seeing that everyone chose this costume the year the “The Dark Knight” came out. My Dark Knight Joker costume took a year to put together as I started looking for pieces the day after last Halloween. Many … Read more
This is my homemade Joker costume. I got most of the items at the goodwill and dyed them purple. It was heavy and hot wearing a real overcoat inside of places. The hair is mine. And the scars are prosthetic.
I was the Joker last year for Halloween 08 but I did it my own way but this year I really wanted to go for a screen accurate take on the Joker Costume. I think I got what I was looking for. The whole process began around the end of August. I was going to … Read more
After watching the Dark Knight in the Summer of 2008 I knew exactly what I wanted to be, The Joker. What I did first for this Homemade Joker Costume was buy the trench coat. Luckily I found it at Hot Topic. It was about $60. Then I bought red, white, and black makeup at party … Read more
Our seven year old son loves Lego and wanted to be the Lego Joker this year for Halloween. At first my wife and I thought this would be an impossible costume to pull off, but after some internet research we soon discovered it would not be as hard as what we originally thought. For this … Read more
I decided to be the Joker for Halloween this year. I’ve always been a fan of his creepy and weird ways. I didn’t want to do the usual pants and jacket joker costume because I wanted this to be the “girl” version. I set to work looking for clothing at the thrift store. Right away … Read more
To make the Joker Halloween costume (the Jack Nicholson version)I had to find a light coloured jacket to fit a 7 year old as I do not sew. This was no easy task as I did not want to spend a lot of money. I searched everywhere and finally found one in a charity shop. … Read more
Halloween has always been my Christmas so I decided that last year I would go as one of my favorite villains. I based the look of the Joker costume on the comic book Joker instead of any of the films designs. I picked up the purple suit in the ladies section of a charity shop … Read more
This Joker Halloween costume was originally intended for a student film, however since Halloween was around the corner we decided, “why not use it for a Halloween costume as well!?” My friends and I were and still are such great fans of the late Heath Ledger’s performance as the “Joker” that it inspired us to … Read more
Spent long hours, shopping at Goodwill and Marshalls for an outfit for this Joker Halloween costume. Bought a white peacoat and dyed that and the pants purple. Cut a woman’s suit jacket into a vest and sewed on buttons. Scuffed up the shoes, cut long blond curly hair wig to make it joker like, greasy, … Read more