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 didn’t feel like going to the bar for Halloween but at the last minute my friends thought it would be a good idea to go. The idea for this “girls gone wild” costume just came to me so I painted this sign in ten minutes and pinned it to my other shirt. And who … Read more
There are three of us. Not sure if that’s allowed but I thought I would give it a shot! I actually made all the Sassy Chicks Costumes- me being gogo (the one in the middle). My clothes were purchased at a thrift store and I made the ball and chain and sparkley bowtie. The girl … Read more
This is my homemade Katy Perry Costume. I was going for the California Girl look, from the beginning of the music video. I just bought a bra at Wal-Mart and bedazzled it with multi-colored gems that consisted of hearts, stars and a variety of different circles. The shorts were just fabric we found at JoAnn … Read more
Every year we try and impress our college campus with an original and unexpected costume for Halloween. This year we got the idea to make ourselves a Homemade Six Pack of Busch Group Costume. Our entire costume cost under $10 a piece, a steal compared to those who spend over fifty for a crappy costume. … Read more
After looking through my old childhood dress-up box for Halloween costume inspirations, I found a long black sparkly dress that belonged to my great grandma. I have always been a fan of Barbie, and I thought, “this looks like Barbie’s black dress” and got to work on transforming it into my favorite Barbie. I took … Read more
I’m an artist and graphic designer, currently graduated with a BFA in fine arts. I love to do anything creative, but since graduation I havn’t had many creative outlets. So I decided I would take the time to once again create a costume that was extremely original and hadn’t been attempted before. Last year, one … Read more
I started this adult Pippi Longstocking costume by buying the blue dress at a local thrift store. I then bought a colourful striped top to go underneath (ideally I would have liked a red top but I couldn’t find one with the right fit for the costume I was trying to create). I cut the … Read more
I’ve always had a fascination with burlesque and decided to try to glam it up one year with a friend. I don’t like the idea of women dressing up in vulgar costumes so, if I wanted to be sexy, it would have to be legit and “classy”. That year I decided to be a Moulin … Read more
As I was trying to come up with costume ideas, I thought about how everyone wants to see the Mona Lisa in far away France. Why not give everyone here an opportunity?! My friend works at a museum and so she got me a box that they use to ship large paintings. I cut the … Read more
My husband wanted to dress up like Elvis for Halloween and we were able to find a good costume for him online. However, I had to make my Las Vegas Showgirl Costume. I started with a basic black bikini I picked up at Walmart for about $12. I then purchased a couple of packages of … Read more
I decided to make my own peacock costume after searching through all the ones for women on the internet that look identical. I ordered tons of genuine peacock feathers online, and started my costume. I sewed a bodice to which I hot glued the feathers to. Then I utilized the long feathers for the back … Read more
The Homemade Bobbits Couple Costume (John & Lorena). We have a costume Halloween party every year and we wanted something nobody else would think of. One day the vision of this costume came to me so I put it into reality. It was so easy to throw together too. For John’s costume: hubby just wore … Read more