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.
I made a great Edward Scissorhands costume.The wig was made from a Gothic/EMO style black wig. I added some longer hair with hair extensions black bond. (Edward’s hair is not very even). The inner leather jacket, was made with a black leather purse. It was cut in pieces that I sewed on a long sleeves … Read more
For the top of this Alice in Wonderland’s Red Queen adult costume, I bought a cheap white shirt to put under the black fabric. I used a sewing machine for the bodice of the shirt, and hand sewed the black fabric on top of the white shirt (on the sleeves). For the red ribbon on … Read more
This peacock costume is my first homemade costume. I’ve always wanted to be a peacock for Halloween, I did a bit of research and decided that I could make my own. I found a few peacock costumes that I liked and used those for inspiration (I also used this website). I used a navy blue … Read more
Thank you Max, for that marvelous introduction. This cool Winifred Sanderson Hocus Pocus homemade costume combines everything awesome: half scary, half ginger and 100 percent ‘buck-toothed, mop riding, firefly from HELL!’ For all those nostalgic 90’s babies that ever wanted to light the Black Flame candle, sing ‘I Put a Spell on You’ by heart–choreography … Read more
Mike Wazowski Costume Step 1 I purchased an exercise ball from Walmart (75 cm wide) for $7 and then used newspaper and a Elmer’s Glue base to paper mache around the ball (I needed 6 bottles for the entire costume). I applied three layers of paper mache to the ball, making sure to allow 24 … Read more
BRAINZZZZZZZ!!!!! Zombie Make-up! My boyfriend and I decided to be zombies this year. Sorry there are only two pictures and not full body but we were out and we forgot to take pics until the last minute. Since I have short hair, we decided to be military zombies. I was from Germany and he was … Read more
In high school, my close friends and I loved making group costumes for all six of us. Our senior year we decided to be unique and be the important roles in the movie Up. We had Kevin, Carl Fredricksen (me), Ellie, the house with balloons, Russell and Dug the talking dog. These Up Cast costumes were … Read more
I had a lot of fun making this beautiful Dead Girl Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice costume. I was inspired by the receptionist Miss Argentina from the 1988 movie Beetlejucie. I bought the dress at Goodwill for only a $1.00 (Thursdays are dollar days). I made the cape with tulle from Michael’s $7.19 and floral wire … Read more
Much time was spent to find the right pieces to recreate the timeless characters, Heat Miser and Snow Miser couple Halloween costume from The Year Without A Santa Clause. We settled on shinny spandex pants at the base and found red and blue thermal shirts for tops. The tops were appropriately cut and embellishes, then … Read more
For Halloween 2010, my husband and I constructed what can only be described as a “contraption”, so it appeared that I was giving birth and he was the baby! We started with a rolling cart used to hold folding chairs and an old funeral home gurney. We put a base across the bottom of the … Read more
My husband and I created the Geico caveman using a prosthetic and applied it using spirit gum and liquid latex. That web site also has videos on how to apply the foam latex masks. It was hard finding flesh toned makeup color wheel for the mask once it was on, so I used foundation (water based) … Read more
I decided to go as Sonic The Hedgehog this year, but knew I’d run into problems. The only way to get the costume was to to make it, couldn’t find it anywhere. Every year I have made my costume, so I was up for the challenge. First thing I bought was a blue morphsuit (full … Read more