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.
This DIY Sexy Buzz Lightyear costume took me an hour to make and less than $10!! Materials (wings): -foam -felt (white (4), purple (2), green, red) -glue (cement or super) -yard or ribbon Materials (body): -white tank top felt (green (2), red, purple, white, teal) Wings: 1. Using foam, I cut out 3 pieces … Read more
This Thunder Cats Panthro costume was a costume I made for Halloween 2010. The body suit is a regular bodybuilder suit that I bought on eBay, and then tried all kinds of fabric dyes, but none of them worked. I ultimately decided on a spray can of primer from the auto parts store, since the … Read more
My dad and I are a team when it comes to Halloween. Since I was a young girl, I would tell him what I wanted to be and he would paint, cut, hot glue, and/or build whatever I needed to create the most authentic costume possible. For this female Zoltar costume from the movie BIG … Read more
I decided that my husband and I were going to be Katy Perry and Russell Brand for Halloween. His costume was fairly easy, we threw together some rocker clothes, a wig and some eyeliner, but mine was a little more involved! First I made the tutu. I Googled the directions and they seemed pretty easy. … Read more
This coolest Royal Wedding group costume is probably the coolest group costume I have ever done. It involved ten people, a limousine with a red carpet, and a real herald trumpet. Participants included Prince William and Kate Middleton, Pippa, Prince Harry, two royal guards, two female cousins with crazy hats, a trumpeter, and the Queen … Read more
It’s funny how the smallest thing will inspire you. I was fortunate enough to work at an art store, and we were throwing out foam frame corners. I immediately thought “Wow, those would make great teeth for a land shark!” Having participated in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade the previous year as “The Merminator, M-800”, … Read more
My girlfriend and I were inspired to be “Chicken and Waffles” for Halloween by our nearby Chicken and Waffle Restaurant called Last Legg which used to exist in somerset NJ, but has unfortunately now closed. Anyway the restaurant was only a few blocks from my house and after our annual Christmas and Halloween parties everyone … Read more
My best friend and I don’t buy store costumes, we like to be different and stand out so we brain storm throughout the year. Well she’s brilliant and came up with these sexy “Thing 1 and Thing 2” costume to wear. I got some pieces in NC and she got the others in FL….it came … Read more
Half Good witch half Bad witch costume from The Wizard of Oz, or some people also referred to me as the Broadway Show Wicked. It was easier than I had thought. I had purchased a witch costume and also Glinda, the good witch costume on an after Halloween clearance sale for about $10.00 each. I cut the bad witch … Read more
My sister and I love to dress up for Halloween. Every year when my kids would go trick or treating my sister and I would dress up. We would get some stares but we had so much fun with it. Once my kids got older we still wanted to dress up. Luckily we were invited … Read more
I’m a pretty “punny” person so I couldn’t resist in 2009 to create a Halloween costume off this play on words. I had caught the perfect time since the zombie apocalypse phenomenon wasn’t too hip to the cool just yet and people still were impressed with zombie costumes. This Zom-Bee costume was quite simple, zombie makeup … Read more
So the previous year, I was a zom-bee (bee costume with zombie makeup) and I had to 1UP myself without the Mario, Luigi and Princess. My fiance and I had just started dating at the time and it was the first time I really had a significant other that wanted to do a couple costume! … Read more