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 got tickets to the Lady Gaga Monster Ball tour in 2010. My mom and I made this Lady Gaga Hello Kitty Extravaganza costume together! Starting from early May to the Metero ride on the way to the concert we were working our little butts off! We made many of the Hello Kitties from Hello Kitty … Read more
The hunters we just got a lot of the pieces at Walmart or borrowed camo clothing from friends. We wore a lot of orange, camo and anything bright you would wear in the woods . We carried little toy guns and plastic knifes. One girl just wore black shorts then cut up a camo tshit and … Read more
The key to this Beetlejuice and Lydia – The Wedding Scene costume is to plan ahead. For the better part of a year before Halloween, I would check the wedding dresses section of my local thrift stores (where I am a regular shopper) for just the right dress. This one included a hoop skirt, the … Read more
I created this Three Clowns in One Optical Illusion costume for the first time with only two clowns about 15 years ago. Then I re-did it completely, adding the top clown. These photos are of me in our local Multicultural Parade in 2006. The reaction is awesome; everywhere I go in it, people just stop and … Read more
Wonder Woman: Red corset with shiny gold fabric. Blue leggings and stick on white stars. Red leg warmers. Batman: Black one piece bathing suit, yellow cloth for belt, shiny Batman symbol cut out from a present bag, fishnet leggings, black stockings and black boot heels, Dracula cape cut into triangles at the bottom. Robin: Shiny … Read more
Every year Halloween just sneaks up on me. I plan and plan and plan, and somehow I am always scrambling to finish my costume..”just in time”. Three years ago, I was dating someone who I felt would make the perfect Edward Scissorhands, he agreed to the costume and the planning began. I wanted to make … Read more
In our house we love the Nightmare before Christmas. This inspired me to create new characters for Halloween last year. I looked up pictures of Sally and let my imagination go. First I created my husband’s costume. I took an old suit and hat and my bag of bits and I went to work making … Read more
I covered an exercise ball with wallpaper paste and wall paper in a sort of paper mache technique and left to dry and then popped the ball and was left with a large hard paper globe. I used an old tumble dryer funnel for the handle and spout of the teapot and attached them to … Read more
I am wearing this costume in both pictures. The idea came to me after I watched the movie 300. I was enjoying a mid-day beer (Coors Light is my favorite) sometime in mid-September of 2010. I decided I wanted to go as a Spartan Warrior for Halloween that year. My roommates, Tim and Kelen, jokingly … Read more
The taco costume you can find at any Halloween Store. For the hot sauce packet I bought a simple red dress from Forever 21. I went to Joann’s and bought this amazing stuff called “Heat Bond”, pretty much make your own iron on. I also bought printer paper to make my own iron on. I … Read more
All of these costumes were pieced together by things that we found at a thrift store. The Ariel costume was a dress that we cut to look like a skirt. We added tulle all around to look like water, and we added foam to make the fin. Sebastian was made from a karate uniform, and … Read more
We decided we were going to be Alvin and the Chipmunks the DAY OF Halloween! We went to every department store in town (and the next town over) to find the perfect colors. This was by far the easiest costume I have EVER made, the hardest part was find the green sweatshirt for Theodore. We … Read more