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!
I won second place with this costume, $200! I had a satin blue dress I wore. I bought orange tights, and wore nude fish nets over them to give the legs texture. I also spray painted my shoes orange. I started off by making a feather bustle. I used an old belt and and tied … Read more
This was my choice for our couples costume. What better than one of the first iconic Monsters & his bride? We originally were planning on doing the classic styles for both characters but, upon doing our research, we realized that that’s what everyone had already done. We wanted to take a different approach to the … Read more
The bow is PVC pipe that was heated with a heat gun to bend. I then painted it black. Once dry, I covered it in a fishnet stocking an painted it orange, bronze, and white to make a snake pattern. I then attached a bowstring. The headpiece is a soccer ball, foam, and wire with rubber snakes. … Read more
My boyfriend and I were struggling with what to be for Halloween this year! We went through tons of ideas, until one night it hit us like a ton of bricks. My boyfriend called me a “philosophizer,” and I knew Dodgeball characters would be the best costumes! I knew I wanted to be Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky, … Read more
This was my first year of doing a group costume theme. I always handmade my previous costumes, so this near would be no different ! Our group of four picked Alice in Wonderland (or maybe my best friend and I picked, and the husbands had to follow) heehee. Anyway, Alice in Wonderland is one of … Read more
I saw a similar costume years ago. I wanted to be evil this year and there is no better than Dr Octopus. I went to a Halloween Party and there was a line to have pictures taken with me, this went on all night long . It was a great night. All night I was told … Read more
Bought pants and shirt from Goodwill, bought fake money from a teaching store, used about 4 to 500 actual bills, they were all different from $1 to $100 bills…used fabric glue and spray adhesive to glue the money to the shirt and pants. Bought biking gloves and used my black helmet and black boots to … Read more
This Deer in Headlights costume looks simple but took some time. It’s hunting season, think it would be easy to find a deer costume?? nooooo.. However finally found one. Made the eyeglasses out of pipe cleaners and glued on googlie eyes. Finding a black sheath dress was not so easy. Ended up in a teenie bopper … Read more
I made my 2 year old daughter Vivian a goldfish costume this year inspired by her little puckered lips that look so fishy when she gives me kisses and her unique hue or red hair. The costume was a blast to make, very easy and super affordable costing under $10. I made the mask the … Read more
This Minion costume is one of the easiest costumes I have ever made. It takes about 15 minutes and you only need a few supplies. Supply List: Gold Hooded Sweatshirt ($15), Overalls ($3 at the thrift store), 1 Package of black pipe cleaners ($1 at Walmart), Glue Gun ($2.50 at Walmart), Glue sticks ($1 at Walmart) and … Read more
To create this look was a fun and creative process! We searched our local thrift shops and online and found a cheap black suit that came with pants, jacket, tie, shirt, and vest for about $15. Then we bought a pair of black slip on for about $5 from Dollar store then we had to … Read more
I think I have outdone myself on this year’s costume. I decided I was going to be as realistic looking of a Minion as I could be for being which turned into a 7 foot tall chubby yellow guy and I love it! It’s made mostly of cardboard and paper mâché, and covered in a … Read more