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!
MJ thriller jacket was made from an old winter coat, red duct tape, and black electrical tape. Basically I just covered the entire coat strip by strip with red duct tape then added the details with the black electrical tape added red skinny jeans cuffed up to show white socks and black sneakers. Finished off … Read more
My son has enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music for at least a year now. We knew this would be his choice for a costume this year but the tough decision was which ensemble to do. While watching the youtube video of the 1993 Superbowl Halftime show when Michael performed a few of his songs for the … Read more
This Homemade Michael Jackson Halloween Costume is made of red silk outer and red polyester lining. Red glass short bugle beads in a snake design, hand sewn. Edged with 1/4 inch gold glass bugle bead trim on collar and edge of jacket. Wooden toggle buttons, gold painted and glitter glue adorned, run down the front … Read more
For my son’s Michael Jackson’s costume I found an old leather jacket and some velvet pants at my local thrift store, jazzed up the jacket with some safety pins and glitter glue. I sewed some ribbon down the sides of the pants. I found the wig and glasses at Spirit Halloween Store and voila! Can’t … Read more
I got the idea for this homemade Michael Jackson “Off the Wall” Album cover costume when I was invited to a Michael Jackson-themed Halloween Party. I thought how cool it would be to make an album, or CD, cover come to life. I picked “Off The Wall” because I wanted to dress up with my … Read more
My kids love to dance to Michael Jackson and pretend to have a guitar like Slam. So when Halloween came they naturally wanted Homemade Slam and Michael Jackson Halloween Costumes. I couldn’t find the costumes in the store so I decided to make them. I made Michael’s jacket, glove, hat and hair, socks and added … Read more
This is a Homemade Michael Jackson Thriller Unique Halloween Costume Idea. I took a real leather jacket and cut it up and even took it to my job and dragged it through concrete and dirt. I took a long brown wig and cut it to the right length and sprayed oil sheen and black color … Read more
When shopping for a Halloween costume for my daughter, I was unimpressed with the selection in stores this year, particularly for toddler girls. Everything seemed to be a fairy princess or something with wings/a tiara. Nothing fit my daughter’s personality. She LOVES Michael Jackson, so I decided to get her a Thriller-era Homemade Michael Jackson … Read more
The Homemade Michael Jackson LIVES Costume was homemade by my mother. She just put black sequences on the jacket, spray painted shoes, bought a wig, sequenced a shirt, and got a hat! Then put it together on my son!
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