The King of Pop made an indelible impression of the music world. He may have been troubled while he was alive, but his incredible music legacy lives on in the hearts of his fans. It’s natural that these homemade Michael Jackson costumes are so loved.
One of the most popular Michael Jackson looks is, of course, Thriller. If you’re going to create this DIY costume, you better start practicing your moon walk.
Another classic look are the black and white Michael Jackson costumes. These costumes work for adults and kids as well.
Perhaps one of the sweetest costumes here is of Michael when he was part of the Jackson Five. The homemade costume featured here will bring back some bittersweet nostalgia.
It’s not always easy to dress up as your music idol, but the helpful DIY costume instructions here will get you crafting in no time! Enjoy!
Not only has Michael Jackson’s career evolved over time, but so has his appearance. This group costume highlights the most memorable looks throughout Michael’s career, from “Young Michael” to “80’s Michael” and up to “Present-Day Michael”. “Young Michael’s” costume uses the bright, bold fashions of the late 60’s and early 70s which include colorful pants … Read more
Making the Jacket The jacket is red silk and has ALL hand sewn red glass beads all over it. It took almost 30 days of constant sewing to bead this Michael Jackson costume jacket. There are gold mortar boards on the shoulder with gold metal buttons, with gold metal buttons down the front of the jacket. Also, there … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday and I love tapping into my creative side to come up with costume ideas that have the “wow!” factor. I definitely achieved that goal this year. I usually make my costume decisions on November 1st of the previous year. My requirements are: nothing skimpy/slutty, nothing pre made (i.e. Party City … Read more
I’ve been wanting to make a Michael Jackson costume for a while now, mainly because of the Thriller jacket (Who didn’t want to own one back in the day?!), so I finally tackled it this year! I started off with a quick sketch of Michael to get his proportions correct. Started the sculpting process until … Read more
First I brought a fedora, a sequined glove and sunglasses at a Party City. My outfit consisted of a white button up 3/4 sleeve shirt, a vintage tshirt and some black slacks, and my combat boots. I put my hair up into a ponytail and let some loose strands fall in front of my face. The hardest … Read more
Being the huge Michael Jackson fan that I am I decided to re-create the outfit he wore in the “Remember the Time” video. It was a bit harder than I anticipated but turned out wonderful and got lots of compliments. Starting off with the shirt. Where the heck was I going to find a long … Read more
Was good last year and better this year. Did Remember the Time for all the die hard MJ fans. This years outfit was so much more detailed and hard to find. Took me over a month to get the peices worked out so they looked just like the outfit he had on in the spectacular … Read more
My husband and I came up with this idea a few years past, both huge Michael fans, we hoped it wasn’t going to offend anyone…. Luckily folks got the humor and we were a huge hit! We had people yelling “we love you Michael ” out the car doors this past Halloween. Black Michael was … Read more
Well since I have curly hair and a darker skin tone I decided to think about an idea for my costume. As soon as I saw Michael Jackson I said to myself, well, looks like I have my outfit for this year, a Homemade Thriller Michael Jackson Costume. I had out to go buy black … Read more
Ever since the death of Michael Jackson, I knew that I would dress up as him for Halloween. I already have naturally curly hair. My sister bought some silver gloves from a flea market. I just took some short black dress pants and made them even shorter and started with my Homemade Michael Jackson Costume. … Read more
Both of my children wanted to go as Michael Jackson from Thriller – one as the werewolf, and the other as the zombie. Thriller costume jackets are expensive, and hard to find in children’s sizes. So I decided to make my own homemade Thriller costumes. I found red vinyl rain jackets on clearance, cut the … Read more
I am so lucky to have awesome kids that love Michael Jackson as much as I do! My son told me he wanted to be the King of Pop and I was thrilled!! This homemade Michael Jackson costume was one of the easiest costumes to put together. We tracked down some black dress pants he … Read more