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 coworkers really get into Halloween and it inspired me to do something unique. I came up with this optical illusion death zombie Halloween costume because I was tired of the tired old costumes that were being used year after year and wanted something that would really catch people’s eyes. Optical Illusion Zombie Halloween Costume … Read more
This Edward the Blue Engine train costume resulted in a BIG change in my son’s perception of Halloween costumes. Halloween is a big deal in my family. We go wild with decorations, spooky lighting, and of course, HOMEMADE costumes. We love it. You can imagine my disappointment when my beloved first born child balked at … Read more
I love Halloween. It’s my personal Christmas. I really wanted to do something over the top when I decided to make a Hellraiser Pinhead costume. Hellraiser Pinhead Costume Details I already had a Pinhead mask, but started playing around with making wounds with the liquid latex and decided I’d never wear a mask again. I … Read more
I’ve always love dressing up as villains, and what better villain to be than the iconic Oogie Boogie costume! “And if you aren’t shakin’ Then there’s something very wrong ‘Cause this may be the last time now that you hear the boogie song.” I wanted to do a feminine twist on the character so I knew … Read more
My boyfriend and I went in this cool couple costume as the Cookie monster and Cookies last Halloween. It was a huge hit at the costume party we went to! It was pretty straight forward to make this no-sew cookie monster and cookie couple costume: Cookie costume – All you need is a black tank … Read more
For my Marionette Halloween costume idea, I bought a corset and made a tutu. I also rolled my costume in dirt and lightly spray-painted it with black to make it look old. I used a dowel and cardboard covered in contact paper to look like wood and attached that to a head band. Then added … Read more
Every year we create our own group costume for 4 girls that go out for Halloween. Each year we put a lot of thought into our costumes and try to come up with something original. We veer strongly against the typical “sexy” girl halloween costume. We had a brilliant idea of bringing a childhood love to life, … Read more
My daughter wanted a glitter diva type costume but her love of popcorn was confusing her. She said she wanted to be a popcorn then we came across a picture of a cross dresser who had a red and white dress on and put a round Popcorn sign on. Right then we knew we found … Read more
My girlfriend and I are pretty creative when it comes to Halloween couple costume making. I thought “who is the most bad ass team to walk the squared circle?” Easy, the LOD. The most noticeable thing with the Legion of Doom is the shoulder pads and the face paint, the rest is all pretty easy. … Read more
My husband has no time for such silly things as costume ideas, so I have, throughout the years, come up with every ‘Couple Costume’. After having gone through the gambit of : Mother Nature & Father Time; Queen Bee & Killer Bee (One of my favorites, although, sadly no pics.) and all sorts of silly … Read more
This creepy headless homemade costume for a girl was made for my sever year old daughter, Josie. We found this awesome green dress at a thrift store, and really built the costume from that piece. I think people put too much thought into the technicalities, and not the subtle details – I think they are just … Read more
I was scrolling through Youtube one day and saw this awesome masquerade mask idea as a DIY tutorial. After that I knew that this bloody masquerade couple costume was something I needed to make! For the outfits I just threw on a black cocktail dress, and for my boyfriends I bought a cheap cape and … Read more