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.
Walter and Donny from Big Lebowski Couple costume. Donny is obviously in cremated form in the Folder’s can. Took two wooden hoops and attached red felt. Puff painted red felt with Folder’s logo and VIOLA, Donny! Walter is a little easier, with whatever cargo gear, bandana, and aviator sunglasses one might have lying around. Just … Read more
At my school there was a costume contest so I decided to make my own costume. I looked up on you-tube for a costume which inspired me and I came across a costume of “the queens of hearts” (Alice in Wonderland) so I did the costume in my way and here is the result. At … Read more
I made this cupcake costume after getting some ideas from this website. The best ones so far were for babies so I had to guestimate most measurements… I’m sorry I don’t remember the measurements of what I bought but it will all depend on your basket size and body shape. My best advice is try … Read more
My wife and I made these Woody and Buzz Lightyear costumes from Toy Story with some help from a friend. It was a blast getting recognized while we were out in the city. Buzz got so much attention when she was “flying” around the streets. We really brought people back to their childhoods! First, for … Read more
Materials: Light pink bra (I used an old Betsy Johnson) Light pink fur Sheer light pink fabric Two bolts (about an inch long) Stapler Glue gun Fabric glue I started out this Fembot costume by pinning the light pink sheer fabric to the bottom of my bra (stopping at the claps in the back). I … Read more
My son (5 years old) dreamed of being Batman for Halloween. He also dreamed of having Robin as his sidekick, but when older sister backed out – it was left to dear old dad to save the day. With little time (5 days) and a little budget, around $20, we compiled this amazing, if I … Read more
This X-Wing fighter pilot costume is really simple and pretty cheap to make. Firstly I “borrowed” an orange overall/boiler suit from work and some 20mm black webbing, it was on a roll and I used about 4m of it. I also “borrowed” some flexible ribbed pipe about 1m in length. Next I bought two of … Read more
I had been wanting for years to dress as Ursula, as I have always loved the character, and the drag queen Divine which she was modeled after. So when my fiance agreed to be Ariel, I finally had the motivation to do all the work and made these Ursula and Ariel costumes. I love the … Read more
I have wanted to be a peacock for several years, and as luck would have it my aunt owned a peacock so all I had to do was wait! After a few years she had collected an armload of feathers for me, so I was very lucky because the feathers are expensive! I sketched out … Read more
Luckily, my brother in law snagged some FREE foam from AM Foam in KC to make this Mr. Peanut costume. Firstly, I decided where my face would go (for the mouth/opening) on the foam to make sure I had enough room top and bottom, and enough foam. So I actually outlined my body with a … Read more
Year after year I have always bought a costume, last year I really wanted to “Wow!” people but when looking online it was too expensive and at the the stores it was so limited. So I made this homemade Ke$ha outfit, inspired by her “Garbage Bag Dress” and added other factors of her style like … Read more
I made my Zombie Gnome costume from things I found at the Thrift store, a Halloween shop, and some so old curtains I had at my house. I have always wanted to incorporate two of my favorite things: zombies and gnomes. Since I am on the short side (5 foot), I thought it was perfect. … Read more