Costumes are definitely not just for young kids in this collection of teen and adult costume ideas.
Are you buttoned up at work? Do people know you as the class clown? Whatever your regular identity, feel free to switch it with something else. Cleverly disguise yourself so that even your relatives won’t recognize you. You will find ideas here to reveal your inner thoughts and ideas.
Many adults take on kids themes, like Harry Potter. In addition, Disney princesses and villains are always popular. Specially Ursula the Sea Witch which makes for a magnificent and instantly recognizable costume.
Maybe you are more of a zombie fan? If so, take a look at the compelling ways you can transform your face. These are definitely not for the faint of heart!
In conclusion, whatever your number is attached to your age, Halloween doesn’t discriminate. Create a fantastic costume and share it with us! We’d love to see what you come up with.
The only problem I can see with making Halloween costumes, is I have to outdo myself each year. Pretty soon I’ll be starting my costumes a year in advance. I like to try and come up with something that hasn’t been done before. This year, I decided to go with a video game theme. I … Read more
I got the idea from the movie Edward Scissorhands and love to make Jonny Depp characters. I found a youtuber who made a couple different how to videos. First I made the hands out of popsicle sticks poster board and craft foam. Once I did that I coated the scissors in resin casting then spray … Read more
This Dark Centacorn costume was originally inspired by Fantasia. I combined the characters of the black pegasus, the centaur and a unicorn to develop my own hybrid mythological character. The Dark Centacorn. My goal with this costume was to have the back legs look like they were walking and be super majestic – mind you … Read more
My boyfriend and created this Westworld couple costume! My boyfriend went as one of the “cleaners” that fixes the robots behind the scenes when they need repairs. I was a “host” robot that got my stomach cut open and my robot wires were sticking out. The hosts are naked when they are being repaired, so … Read more
After watching the Geico Money Man commercial I knew what this year’s Halloween costume had to be! We started with a long sleeve t-shirt and a pair of old jeans. I bought kids play money from the Dollar store and started hot gluing onto the shirt first. I alternated front to reverse side of money. … Read more
My boyfriend and I created a Little Shop of Horrors costume – Audrey and the Dentist! For the Audrey costume, I just bought a leopard print dress from Amazon and used eyeshadow to make it look like I had a black eye. I bought a blonde bob wig online (it was actually a Sia/Lady Gaga … Read more
Here’s the story of my homemade Ursula Halloween costume. It is a tale unlike the fairy tales of your youth, this is a tale of fire, fortitude, and the fury of darkness. As a young girl, sitting in my footie PJs, watching Disney movies on a 15-inch TV, I was always drawn to the villains. … Read more
I watched Army of Darkness about 100 times growing up. I have fond memories of quoting this movie with my brothers. My boyfriend and I went as Ash and Sheila for Halloween last year. People LOVED it! For the Ash costume, I just went to the thrift shop and bought a blue shirt and brown … Read more
My friend and I created a Death Becomes Her couples costume, recreating Madeline and Helen! Helen is wearing a long sleeved red shirt and black pants and a red wig. Don’t forget the mole above her lip! I made the hole in the stomach illusion by hot gluing a small round mirror to my shirt … Read more
This costume was inspired by Tim Burton’s Film “Nine”. There were a lot of workarounds to make this costume, so measurements should be used as a guide. Also, it was made based on my body measurements. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of what process I went thru to create your costume and you … Read more
My coworker and I decided to put a spin on ‘sports day’ and went with Hulk Hogan and Macho Man costumes. I tried to costume on a budget so here goes. The sunglasses were an online order gift from a friend who know i was putting together this costume, so thanks Caleb, and the bandana … Read more
I had been wanting to do an Inspector Gadget costume for a while and finally pulled the trigger this year. I was so excited at the outcome I thought I would share it. (Before I forget, thanks to everyone who had things posted on the internet for idea inspirations along the way). I basically stalked … Read more