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.
Here’s the (toy) story of how my Jessie costume came to life… My coworkers and I decided to all dress as Toy Story characters for our group dress up day at work. I chose Jessie because I had recently ‘rescued’ a cowboy hat from items destined for donation or the trash when a friend was moving. … Read more
Here’s how our Voodoo Priestess and Witch Doctor costume came to life… For the past four years we have held an Adult Halloween Costume Party with a prize for best costume. The costumes we see are amazing! (Nothing like a gift card to a favorite restaurant to get people excited and motivated to bring there … Read more
I always love putting together costumes for Halloween. After struggling to figure out how to make this year’s costume, I was walking through the fabric store, saw some blue fur and instantly had a new idea. COOKIE MONSTER! I pulled out my phone and looked up some pictures to get an idea of what would … Read more
I found my bride’s dress at a resale shop for $5.99. I took a piece of packing foam and put downing in it to make a sturdy frame. I placed that in a cloth backpack for the bodice of the dress. I turned a sour cream tub upside down and taped it to the top of … Read more
So This Renekton costume maybe took me about 6 or 7 months to make. It’s 8 feet tall and not too heavy. I worked on it off and on because I have a full time job that takes up a lot of my life. The whole Renekton costume is made up of EVA foam mats. … Read more
I love creating Halloween costumes and this year I went for my biggest challenge yet. I created a nearly 7 foot tall Groot and Rocket costume that I wore all day at work as a nurse educator. I used project foam, kids foam mats, fur, paint and a ton of glue to create it. I … Read more
This DIY Indian costume actually took about 17-18 hours to create all together, with my husband hard at work on the headdress and my daughter and I sewing, beading and painting the rest. It was a great project to do with the family and was fun to create. We usually go out of our way … Read more
I’ve always wanted to be a Garbage Pail Kid for Halloween. It’s a iconic symbol from my childhood and hey, they’re disgusting! When else do you get to be totally gross and really disturbing to look at? Also, I wanted people to be totally grossed out by the process. I got EXACTLY those results with … Read more
So every year we do a fancy dress pub crawl, having gone as a Roller Coaster and a working Bath and “Golden” shower. This time I needed something to top it, so being a pub crawl I went as a working Pub Bar. Had to be light enough to wear all day and had to … Read more
So, I watched WandaVision, and I knew I had to be Wanda. Her costume from the Halloween episode is so cute. I couldn’t find a red bodysuit, so I used a burgundy tank and a pair of leggings (which I cut.) I found a cape at a thrift store, as well as pink tights. I … Read more
I had been impressed with images of Disney Princesses on Deviant Art. Not sure if the artist. But I let it inspire my costume one year. I decided to do an evil Snow White. It was pretty simple. I bought a pattern and followed that. I did find a foam apple and took a “bite” … Read more
I’m a hard rock heavy metal music fan. I always loved Maria Brink from “In This Moment” and their Beautiful Tragedy Album Cover. When they first started out she wore baby doll dresses to all her live shows. So that was my inspiration. After it was done I was also told I looked like the … Read more