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 worked on both Halloween costume for about 6 months. I usually have an idea of what I want but somehow end up changing it as I go. Ice Queen Top: I used wood laminate lining, corset boning and led lights. Skirt: I used a regular white pencil skirt, tulle at the bottom and lace to … Read more
My cousin and I have been inseparable out whole lives and every year for Halloween we do some sort of duo costume. Since she is moving across the country next month and this was realistically our last Halloween together for a while, we decided we wanted to go out with a bang! We wanted to … Read more
Akeem- For this costume I had my husband dust off an old suit and white collared shirt. I purchased a plastic crown that I painted lightly with a champagne paint to tone down the gold. I cut the crown to mimic the crown in Coming to America, with the cut pieces of the crown I … Read more
For the weeping angel I spray painted a dress and wings using a stone textured paint. I used gray gloves, stockings, shoes, face paint and hair paint. I put her hair into a bun before painting it and gave her fake pointy teeth. For Doctor Who I just dressed him the way the Doctor dresses, painted his … Read more
My costume was inspired by 1980’s Jem and the Holograms. The dress and belt was handmade by someone on etsy.com. The Jem star earrings were also made by someone on etsy.com. The wig was purchased from Rockstar Wigs. The makeup was XOTIC Eyes and regular makeup. One night I used Xotic Eyes decals and another night I … Read more
I have a shaved head. I thought it would be funny to do a smiley face on the back of it. This made me question what to do with the front of my face. I decided on the classic Good vs Evil theme and it evolved from there. When I spotted Sponge-Bob knee high socks … Read more
Ah Real Monsters is a 90’s Cartoon that was on nickelodeon when I was a little kid. They recently added the show to netflix and while watching the show, my boyfriend and I decided that it would be the perfect halloween costume for us. For Oblina, The body is made up of cut up and … Read more
I used a pop-up laundry basket for the torso of the costume and covered it with a large turtle neck shirt. I stapled the basket to the shirt around the collar and bottom hem, and then stuffed the sleeves with small dryer vent hoses. Then I covered the whole torso with paper mache strips of … Read more
I bought a Belle dress and wig. Then I bought a bunch of felt and made an apron out of tacos. I also made a taco hat, which clipped onto my wig. It was very comfortable. I added a crinoline for fullness and gloves to complete the look. The best part was watching people’s reactions.
Courage. It takes courage to be a hero; it even takes courage to be said hero when it’s in the form of a dragon. Like many Game of Thrones fans out there I admire many of the characters on the show but specifically this last season I felt a deep connection with Drogon Targaryen. Sure, … Read more
Maria: I went to Savers and found a burgundy skirt in a size 20 for 2.99. I also found the with top with the ruffles on it for $3.99. I took the skirt in and added the ribbon to it. I bought the yellow ribbon at The Cotton Shop in 2 different sizes and the black … Read more
My 4 year old daughter is obsessed with frozen, so when she told me she wanted to be Maleficent for halloween. I was ecstatic! I worked about 70-80 hours on this costume. It was the first costume I have made with this much detail, and I had a blast doing it! First I made the … Read more