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 did this Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer couple costume with my friend from work for a “Christmas themed” costume. She dressed up as a reindeer, and I went to Goodwill and bought over the belly button pants that we’re to short, wore bunchy socks, grandma shoes, huge glasses, and a Goodwill button up … Read more
“I’m going to the back seat of my car, with the woman I love, and I won’t be back for ten minutes!” So last year me and my husband decided that we wanted to dress up and go to a costume party for the first time together but with costumes being so expensive we almost … Read more
Yeah, those are words you should never utter around me. As a kid my mother never “bought” us costumes per say. We always got random items on clearance (ie. My awesome blue glitter wig that I used every year to be an alien, a rock star, one of the Jem’s Holograms etc) . This last Halloween … Read more
I actually bought the Lady Gaga wig at Cards & Parties. The costume was $50 there so I went to the Goodwill and bought the pants, shirt & jacket for $15. The make-up took me about an hour & a half to do (I thought my arms were going to fall off, lol). We all went out … Read more
Halloween is my birthday! (Whoop Whoop!) Every year since I was a Freshman in High School, me and two of my best friends have always made our costumes- Characters of the Wizard of Oz, The Pink Ladies, Favorite candies (Starburst, M&M’s and Snickers), but this year my two best friends were away at different colleges … Read more
Halloween 2012- Our Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth Couple Halloween Costume were simple easy homemade costumes and we got some great laughs! Went to the local Halloween store to find some of the things needed to complete the look- but everything else was at home stuff we just turned into the look. My husband is … Read more
I had a few variations of the baby disco ball costume, but in the end this was was the easiest to make and the most comfortable, so my son would actually keep it on. I purchased a pumpkin costume because it was the shape I wanted. I then used it as a pattern and cut out pieces of sparkly … Read more
Even though I don’t own a sewing machine (yet), I’ve always preferred to create my own costumes. This past Halloween, I decided I wanted to dress as Daenerys from Game of Thrones. My story, like many others, started at a fabric store. I bought burlap, leather scraps and various other textured material. As a beginner sewer, I … Read more
I wanted to do something fun but sexy. I just had a baby a year ago and never really stepped out of my comfort zone. I didn’t have a boyfriend to go as Adam, so I was a single Eve. I guess he was still mad at me for picking the fruit! I liked it … Read more
I have never hated tape so much that this day. My six roommates and myself decided we wanted something cute for Halloween but something clever as well. The deck of cards has been done over and over again, but not quite like this. We recommend going out shopping sooner than 2 days before Halloween because this costume idea required … Read more
My boyfriend and I do couples costumes every year, this was our first attempt at home-made costumes and well it worked out perfect! We spent about a month deciding what we wanted to do and writing lists of all the stuff we needed, but this Bane and Poison Ivy couple costume was also a last minute project. We … Read more
I love Crown Royal. Fit for a Queen (or King). I bought a dress on clearance from Deb. Cost me a whole $7. First, I cut a Crown Royal bag into 3 pieces, logo, and both rows of gold stitching. After that I sewed the logo onto the dress, then the stitching along the top of … Read more