Whimsical and weird, these Mad Hatter costumes are fantastic ways to disguise yourself this Halloween.
There is truly a variety in how you can top off your costume. This is probably the most crucial part of this homemade costume. Consequently, if you are blessed with a good hat head, it is imperative you put it to good use with these Mad Hatter toppers. The size of the hats are entirely up to you.
Especially relevant are the extremely helpful tips to guide you in creating your own magnificent headpiece. Hint: get some foam and wire hangers ready!
Probably the greatest feature of these costumes, is that there is no cap on the crazy you are allowed to bring. Let your inner madness out. The more crazed you look, the better.
In conclusion, get inspired by the coolest costumers on the planet who have shared their ideas and techniques here. So, join in and share your homemade costumes with us here, you’ll be in great company!
The Queen of Hearts and Jabberwacky costumes were purchased from Goodwill stores and from articles around the house. It was an exceptionally fun theme this year, Alice in Wonderland. Friends and relatives were so impressed and couldn’t get over the fact the costumes were so inexpensive and looked so good. Jabberwacky is Mike Kuntz and … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter but we never get store bought costumes. We may buy accessories but we put together our own costumes. She found most everything she needed at the Goodwill but we had to go to the Halloween store for the hat. We looked on the internet for ideas on her makeup … Read more
This Mad Hatter Halloween costume was a blast and a challenge to put together on a low low budget. The whole costume is made from items found in a thrift store. An old checkered coat, spray painted in brown and green (camo look) with gold paint designs on cuffs for an embroidered look. Gold painted … Read more
After seeing Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland I knew I wanted to be the crazy Mad Hatter for Halloween. I started off by taping off vertical stripes on an old green dress. I painted the skirt of the dress purple, so that when the tape was removed there would be green and purple stripes. I … Read more
Everything except the wig was bought from a thrift store or from home. I made the robe using a bath robe from our Salvation army to which I added ribbons to the pockets and lace to the sleeves. The thread sash was made using old wooden spools to which I added threads of various colors … Read more
This Madhatters Halloween costume was a last-minute stroke of genius achieved by my boyfriend, Nick Kiser. I had planned my Queen of Hearts get-up for weeks, but as Halloween night rolled around Nick finally decided to plan a costume out of what he could find around the house. He found the Mad Hatter hat that … Read more
I was so disappointed with the store bought costumes when my daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter, so we made one that put them to shame. The only “prepared” piece we had was the hat. I scoured Thrift shops and got a simple brown jacket, and a pair of pants. I used the costumer’s … Read more
I made this Johnny Depp Mad Hatter Costume myself for Halloween. I bought a normal plain black hat from a costume shop. I made all the accessories from assorted items form hobby lobby. Then used my girlfriend’s old jacket which I cut off the collar and added some fabric from hobby lobby. I made the … Read more
My husband and I wanted to make some costumes for Dragon Con in Atlanta that we could also use for Halloween. We loved the Johnny Depp version of the Mad Hatter in the new “Alice in Wonderland” coming out in 2010. The Mad Hatter’s jacket, I constructed on top of an old tail coat we … Read more
This is an awesome handmade Mad Hatter costume!!! When I make a costume for my kids, I try to get it as close to the real thing as possible! Every part of the costume I made by hand except the hat, I got it from Busch Gardens, and then I covered it entirely with lace … Read more
I dressed my boys up for world book day this year as the film was just being released – I decided to create the Johnny Depp mad hatters homemade costumes. I got some old shirts and a waist coat for my oldest. On the waist coat I decided to sew a white rabbit (in the … Read more
Alice in Wonderland characters are always a good go-to for a Halloween costume. But you just can’t go with a run-of-the-mill Wonderland costume if you want to impress; you have to create a really good one. I decided to base my costume on both the new Johnny Depp version of the Mad Hatter and the … Read more