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.
In 2005 we went in a Gwen Stefani and Harajuku Girls Group Costume with our own security guard, of course. For Gwen, I bought a Malice in Wonderland costume, blond wig, and threw a corset I already owned over the top of it. The Harajuku girls bought matching black tank tops, skirts, and socks. We stenciled … Read more
Our 2006 Roller Derby group costume may be my all time favorite! We went as Roller Derby girls with a ref! Let me first say this…know both where you are going and what the weather is going to be before you decide to do this. We had both rain AND a flight of steps to navigate … Read more
2011 = Circus people! I really can’t tell you where everyone’s costumes came from other than being pieced together from older costumes, thrifting, and regular halloween/craft stores. (i.e. my bearded woman was Malice in Wonderland…then Gwen Stefani…now a bearded lady..the rest of the stuff I owned). Not to sound boastful but we really decided to … Read more
Tooth was sketched into white fabric, cut out twice, sewn and stuffed, then I sewed it onto an XL t-shirt. Fairy dress was an old prom dress and homecoming crown. The necklace is yarn with kids’ teeth holders glued together. I handmade the purse out of the same white fabric as the tooth costume and … Read more
This Christmas Tree costume is a 13 foot tall fully lit Christmas tree with 280 ornaments. The construction is PVC pipes, garlands, duct tape and two laundry baskets. The costume is supported on my head through out the night. One of the pictures shows a friend of mine wearing a Capt Crunch costume I created a … Read more
This SIMON (the Game) costume was lit in four colors with a hand controller inside the costume. The structure was made of bent PVC pipe covered in fabric and lights on the exterior. This was probably my most successful costume. Literally hundreds of pictures were taken of it at the Dallas street party. Total cost for … Read more
I have been obsessed with the movie “A Christmas Story” since I was a kid. It is a family tradition to watch it while opening presents on Christmas. I particularly love the scenes with The Leg Lamp. “Honey it says fra-GEE-lay, it must be Italian!” So I was inspired to be The Leg Lamp. I got … Read more
Homecoming week got moved up a month before its original date, for character day I had to throw something together really quick for my boyfriend and I. While watching Toy Story I thought of the perfect costume … Jessie and Woody Couple Costume! This costume was made in two days by my mother and I! … Read more
I had a friend of mine create the Lady Gaga costume from her Glastonbury 2009 concert. I started with an old 80’s black prom dress found at a Thrift store. I couldn’t actually fit the top part of the dress so we had to cut it and make it into a corset, which worked out … Read more
Energizer Bunny Halloween costume, very simple: 1. Pink Pajama Outfit to cover you top to bottom. 2. White Gloves 3. Bunny ears 4. Shades 5. THE DRUM! Key component to any energizer bunny! Each year costumes get that more elaborate and creative. The idea is to keep your eyes open and constantly thinking outside the … Read more
Honestly, it just came to me in an epiphany. I just thought to myself, “Hey, how cool would it be to just glue candy all over a t-shirt and an old hat and go as ‘The Candy Man?’” So, I went to my local Wal-mart, bought a really cheap long sleeved shirt, and two HUGE … Read more
I think this Dragonfly couple Halloween costume was my most difficult project to date, but it turned out beautifully. This year, my daughter said she wanted to be a dragon fly and we were returning to the Halloween party, and so I thought “why not?” I’ll start with the easiest part: The body: I bought blue … Read more