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 Zombie costume, first I had to get some old clothes, from the Good will. I only spent 13 dollars and I got a long sleeve shirt (pale green), and old tie, any color depending what you where buried in lol, old black shoes (worn), some grey slacks that fit, and a old coat, (dark, … Read more
Why buy a premade costume when you can make a more authentic one? I created this authentic Zombie nurse costume by first getting my hands on an authentic nurse’s dress and cap. You can find one easily online for about $30. The next step is to completely destroy your dress and cap. I dirtified mine … Read more
We made the heads out of poster board. We pretty much cut up the board until we made it look like a mailbox (which we were told it looks like without the face made). We used superglue, regular paper for the eyes and teeth, and small wooden sticks for the eyebrows. It took a lot … Read more
This awesome Bender and the Head of Lucy Liu Halloween couple costume was made by me, but let’s face it – Bender and Lucy were made for each other. Bender was made first and is constructed of cardboard, clothes hangers, LOTS of duct tape, aluminum foil, and old radio aerial, Styrofoam for the eyes and … Read more
When I was pregnant, I wanted something cute and original. I worked at a company that takes Halloween very seriously, so I knew it had to be good! I bought a plain white shirt, white cotton batting from Walmart, and pink dye and threw them all in the washer. The darker color pink worked the … Read more
I finally won the coveted annual costume contest with my Black Swan costume! It was also accepted into a gallery art show, my very first exhibition! I started with a black satin corset. I sewed lace around the top and bottom edges, then shredded it with scissors. I added feathers and sequins and a few … Read more
The idea for this detailed Janice the Muppet costume (Guitarist for Electric Mayhem) started when SNL aired an episode hosted by Seth Rogen in 2007 with a Muppets skit. In the skit, Seth played Rowlf, and Maya Rudolph played Janice, among others… I immediately thought how much I love Janice’s personality, and how cool it … Read more
This Sassy Crayons group costume was my friends and my costume 4 years ago. (I’m Razzmatazz) We started by finding a simple jumper dress pattern. My friend Ashley’s mom was the seamstress. We selected 4 different colors that related closest to the big box of crayons. I then took a crayon, and free handed a Crayon … Read more
Pee-Wee Herman was an idea I had for Halloween in 2011. I was trying to think of something not only fun and clever, but also something that I could also pull off resembling. I’m pretty creative and go all out in anything I do, and Halloween is a perfect opportunity! Wasn’t planning on entering into … Read more
This sexy Buzz Lightyear costume took me a while to make but it was worth it. I had so much fun wearing it. Materials: (bra) -plain bra -red paint -green paint -blue piant -yellow paint -white and black paint -paint brush (plain white shorts) -purple paint -paint brush white boots Buzz Lightyear gloves
My husband was not going to dress up for a 50th bday party on a party bus themed “cartoon bus.” Everyone was dressing as a cartoon character. I took one look at him and said “you have to be Brutis from Popeye.’ He ended up loving it and I was surprised everyone knew he was Brutis. … Read more
All I did for this homemade Mermaid costume was glued big seashells onto an old blue bra then filled the empty spaces with small broken shells. Looking back I would’ve done a nude colored bra instead. Then sewed a Goodwill-find green sequin tank top to a green stretch skirt I got from Forever 21. I … Read more