This is an amazing resource of Halloween costume ideas. All these costumes have won a local contest, and for good reason! Imaginative and extremely effective, you will find yourself returning to this section over and over again.
A little sample of what you will see here include everything from a mini Mr. T to a pop art version of a Stepford Wife. In addition, many costumes take their inspiration from game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Plinko.
It seems like people have a lot of fun recreating their favorite movie characters. Considering so many of them won contests, it’s a favorite of contest judges as well. Find out how you can become Ben Stiller’s character from Dodgeball and the whole gang from Guardians of the Galaxy. Animated movies are represented here as well from Disney princesses to Rafiki from The Lion King.
Take lessons from the masters as they take concepts and turn them into recognizable costumes, hence landing them contest winner titles!
My boyfriend and I were trying to find something original for a party we were going to for weeks in advance. Finally it was the day before the party and we were all out of ideas: that is until I saw a guy at school walking through my campus parking lot in a striped green … Read more
Weeks before Halloween, my best friend and I were pondering costume ideas because we had a huge costume party to attend. After long hours roaming boards on Pinterest and gaining inspiration, I came up with the idea of Soda Cans. We went to the store to find colored dresses before we decided on what flavor … Read more
My daughter Victoria is modelling my interpretation of The Wonder Woman Costume. It was inspired by the original Linda Carter costume with the first eagle. I studied many photos of eagles to come up with my drawing I then separated it into three parts to make the pattern. I used gold lame added some cotton … Read more
My dear husband took me to a dance held by the UTA campus’s library staff (those cheeky librarians!) called “An Evening in Paris: Dancing at the Moulin Rouge.” We knew there would be a costume contest, and he and I both love any excuse to dress up. Fortunately, the hubby already owns a kilt suit, … Read more
This is what my boyfriend and me wore for Halloween last year. We got loads of compliments and my boyfriend even won first prize for his. Sally Costume: The Sally costume started out as a long floral patterned top. I then watched The Nightmare Before Christmas a few times and then worked out the general … Read more
My mother is 99 years old, confined to a wheel chair, but yet still filled with life. Each year a Halloween costume parade is held at the nursing home where she resides. She loves to participate in it, so I try to think of an original idea to use which will also incorporate her wheel chair. This … Read more
After finding out about a Halloween costume party at the last minute, my boyfriend and I knew we had to make awesome costumes. We decided on the married couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland from the movie Beetlejuice. 1. We started with making rough shapes of the masks with cardboard. His was easier than mine, but … Read more
If you want to get your boyfriend to dress up with you in a Couple’s Costume for Halloween, sometimes you have to be a little dark and creepy about it. Like, for example, being a corpse while he is the coroner that will carry you around in a body bag! The idea came about because … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided we needed to top our previous year’s effort when we donned Jessica and Roger Rabbit costumes in New Orleans for Voodoo Fest, and knew we had our work cut out for us. We wanted to keep with the theme of awesome retro movies from our childhood, so we decided to … Read more
This Genie of the Lamp costume was tedious but the outcome was perfect. I started with a simple tee shirt, cut it across the middle, cut off the sleeves and split it down the middle to make a vest. I adorned it with rhinestones, cheap chain, upholstery trim, felt and chrome poster board to cover up any logos. … Read more
I made this original Halloween costume about 10 years ago. The illusion of this original Halloween costume is what makes it great. I’ve had people stare at the costume for a few minutes trying to figure it out. I once brought it to the mall for a contest and people just stopped in their tracks … Read more
We had such a great Halloween this year because we dressed up as a family with our own homemade Halloween costumes. We complimented my son’s Jimmy Neutron costume by having my other son dress like Goddard the Dog and then my husband and I dress as Jimmy’s parents, Hugh and Judy Neutron. It was so … Read more