Few movies inspire as many character costumes such as Beetlejuice. With an amazing cast of eighties celebrities, this movie definitely stands the test of time. These Beetlejuice costumes will make any fan of the movie laugh with appreciation. In addition, some of these costumes look as incredible as the original ones!
Dress up as Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’s characters after they were resurrected. Another super popular costume is the man with the shrunken head. This one always gets an amazing reaction. Of course, the main man, himself, Beetlejuice is found on people young and old. There are so versions of Michael Keaton’s iconic role.
Also, there is a woman dressed up as Winona Ryder’s character. If you are lucky enough to look like her, dressing up will be a snap! You will even see the woman on the couch separated from her legs. She is here in a cool optical illusion costume!
Looking through these costumes will inspire you to create your own Beetlejuice costumes and may even get you to re-watch the movie. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
This Beetlejuice Costume was made with all Goodwill purchased clothes, a black blazer with 6 hrs of painting. A Shock Treatment Wig from Party City, spray painted with Ochre and Lime Green spray paint. Had to use masking tape to make the stripes, then go back and hand paint the boo boos. The white stripes … Read more
I was looking everywhere for a black 2 piece suit for the Beetlejuice Halloween costume. I later realized a white suit (like for a baptism) would be ideal, because it is easier to paint black on white than vice versa. I found the 3 piece white suit at a thrift store, for half off!! I … Read more
The receptionist is a Homemade Miss Argentina Receptionist from Beetlejuice Costume. I used an old bridesmaid dress and then I made cape out of wires and glitterly mesh fabric. I then attached it to a $1.00 capee I found at a thrift store. I made the sash from white fabric and iron on letters. I … Read more
These Homemade Beetlejuice and Miss Argentina DIY Halloween Costumes were my first ever homemade costumes! I started by picking out fabric to make the cape and used wire from a craft store to mold the flames. I then sewed by hand the flame cape and stuck the wire outline into the sewed flame. I found … Read more
My name is Ryan and that’s my wife Amanda. Our Homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia Costume story starts off on the Tuesday before Halloween (which was on Saturday). I had the idea of being Beetlejuice and Lydia on Monday. The first thing we had to do is find a 1970 wedding dress which really wasn’t hard … Read more
My brother asked me to make him a Beetlejuice costume for a Halloween party he was going to, he asked me the day before so I did not have much time. I took a black suit that he already owned and painted the white stripes down it. I copied a photo from the film off … Read more
This Homemade Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice Halloween Costume took me about a week and several trips to the fabric store but I LOVE how it came out, even though I have never really sewn before. I used a pattern for a saloon girl dress, some shiny red stretch fabric, a sheer black overlay with purple … Read more
The Beetlejuice and Lydia Costumes were put together by purchasing separate items at Goodwills and Thrift Stores around our area. The suit coat was the only part of the Beetlejuice costume that was from the men’s department. The ruffled shirt was found in the women’s department and was a size 2! I had to cut … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday. However my fiance’ said he would only dress up with me if he liked the costume. So it came down to a homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia costume. I purchased a black negligee from Salvation Army and painted a spider web on the front with fabric paint. I bought 2 pairs … Read more
To make Beetlejuice’s costume, we bought a dark over sized suit from a thrift store and put pinstripes on it using white tape. We stuffed a white t-shirt to make the belly. We used a photo from the movie to pattern the make-up, and reworked a grey wig to make the hair. For Lydia’s costume, … Read more
We decided to go as a Homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia Couple Costume one year- which I was very excited about. At that time, there were no Beetlejuice pre-packaged outfits or wigs which is fine with me because I love to make my own! For Beetlejuice, we bought a black suite from Goodwill, taped off lines … Read more
I love Beetlejuice and have always wanted to do a costume, but I never felt like I related to Lydia… I relate more so to the mom, however – nobody would know who she is without having a Beetlejuice character. And I’ve always loved Miss Argentina and her attitude so I decided to create a … Read more