Costumes are definitely not just for young kids in this collection of teen and adult costume ideas.
Are you buttoned up at work? Do people know you as the class clown? Whatever your regular identity, feel free to switch it with something else. Cleverly disguise yourself so that even your relatives won’t recognize you. You will find ideas here to reveal your inner thoughts and ideas.
Many adults take on kids themes, like Harry Potter. In addition, Disney princesses and villains are always popular. Specially Ursula the Sea Witch which makes for a magnificent and instantly recognizable costume.
Maybe you are more of a zombie fan? If so, take a look at the compelling ways you can transform your face. These are definitely not for the faint of heart!
In conclusion, whatever your number is attached to your age, Halloween doesn’t discriminate. Create a fantastic costume and share it with us! We’d love to see what you come up with.
I love the original Willy Wonka movie and always wanted to be an Oompa Loompa for Halloween. The hardest part of the costume was the face paint. I had the brown shoes already in my closet, as well as the white capri pants. I purchased brown soccer socks and a turtleneck matching the same shade … Read more
Halloween is by-far my favorite holiday and each year I start brainstorming my costume months in advance (with the caveat that the costume MUST include some form of face paint). This year, my inspiration came from a popular picture on Pinterest showing makeup for a girly scarecrow. I loved the makeup and decided this would … Read more
I decided to make a creepy creature on stilts to win my second costume contest in a row at a local pub in Charlotte. It’s a tradition for my girlfriend and I to create costumes together, have fun and win BIG. First, I had to make several trips to the fabric and hardware store. I … Read more
I spent a total of $16 and 3 hours creating my costume. I “borrowed” the idea from an image I found on Pinterest. I used my green skirt from the previous year’s Girl Scouts costume (also homemade) and scoured thrift stores for a tee of the same or similar shade. The black shirt also came … Read more
We thought this would a fun witty costume plus it was merely a party and not a competition, so we froliced, danced and had fun, and the people around us had loads of fun too we had many pics taken of us with several people, After all everyone likes a little drama, so why not … Read more
Took an old robe and cut off the hood and added gold trim on the lining. Then went and had a hood made up for it with the same trim as the robe. I then went to the DIY store and bought a role off black plastic and cut out the front of the costumes. … Read more
This year I decided to create my very own mermaid costume. It was totally worth it and super fun to work on. The hardest and funniest part was walking in the fin! I pinned a sparkly green sheet of fabric tight around me and made my fin out of painted green cardboard (the floppy fin also … Read more
I decided that my boyfriend and I were going to be Crocodile Dundee and Sue after I found out he’d never seen the movie before. I made my costume from a dress I bought on-line that was made of the most difficult fabric you can work with. I found that out after I bought the … Read more
This took me 4 months to make. The snake was all brown and was spray painted yellow and white. The top was white until I dyed it on my stove top. The tops center “bling” is put together with dental floss and colored sharpies. The britches were the most tedious. Each and every button/stone is … Read more
This was my wife’s idea for a costume for a contest that was going to happen at work. after the idea was planted I then had to design the outfit to do and look like the real toy. I had played with the toy and analyzed how each of the different pieces came together. the toy … Read more
In years past I have enjoyed creating large, elaborate costumes that rested on my shoulders, stayed strapped to my waist or were attached to a backpack. (See photos for “Deer gets hunter” and “Genie on a carpet!”) I wanted to do something similar this year, but had a unique challenge as I had broken my … Read more
As a huge Breaking Bad fan would be, I was heartbroken to see the show come to an end at the end of September. Halloween (being a month later) was the perfect opportunity for closure on the show. Not wanting to have a spolier costume, I chose to make a Walter White costume from the … Read more