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!
Every year my group at work participates in the company costume contest. The competition is growing fiercer with each passing year and we are the reigning champions for the last three years. This year we decided on the Wizard of Oz for our theme and I took the tin man. I did some internet research … Read more
After being away from my boyfriend for three years due to a long distance relationship, I was finally able to celebrate Halloween with him this year. And what better way than doing a couples costume! We didn’t want to do any common couples costume like Popeye and Olive, or Mickey and Minnie Mouse; we wanted … Read more
Our 8 year old son decided he wanted to go as a Lego man for Halloween this year and thankfully with enough time for us to make it. This is the first and hopefully (not likely) last costume we’ve ever made. It took us from the beginning of October right up until the day before … Read more
This costume was made using black vinyl (machine stitched). Head: First wash your face with soap and water. Then put latex bald (trimmed sideburns) applying several layers of liquid latex on face. Let dry 10 minutes between coats. Cut lines with scissors being careful. Stick nails at intersections with contact cement. This type of glue needs … Read more
I found a few pictures online of the headless costume and wanted to do it. I had to figure out how cause I couldn’t find any clear instructions. I found a cheap trench coat at a thrift store and stuffed the top of the coat and the arms with plastic bags. I then used a … Read more
I had seen several pictures of people dressed up as the Wicked Witch of the East but a lot of them just were not big enough for my imagination. I found a huge box and used that at the base of the house. I used the flaps from one side of the box to build … Read more
My friends and I do a group theme every year and this year we settled on going as an arcade. These costumes took about 20-30 hours apiece and were well worth the time and effort! We won two costume contests and had a lot of fun. All the costumes are made from dollar store foam … Read more
I had a lot of trouble deciding what to wear to a party. Then it came to me, why not make an already well known super creepy clown more creepy? This costume was a blast. It received a lot of attention and I won costume of the night. It was also the perfect costume to … Read more
These two costumes were a labor of love as tribute to one of my favorite movies of all time. The Wicked Witch of the West costume was created from a black Civil War era dress to which I added feathers to the shoulders to depict the new Wicked Witch of the West version in the “Great and Powerful Oz” … Read more
The story of this costume actually starts with my 2013 Halloween costume, which included a large homemade pumpkin head I’d made out of an old piece of upholstery foam. The costume-making mess left me with a large garbage bag full of foam scraps that I really didn’t want to toss in the landfill, so I … Read more
Introducing Timmy O’Connell, the Party Pooper! The idea came to me when we saw someone dressed as a plain toilet two Halloween’s ago. Then last year I suggested it to my son, age 7 at the time, and he was way too embarrassed to even consider a costume like that, so we dropped it. This … Read more
After a few visits to the local costume stores, with nothing jumping out at me, I decided I wanted a unique and witty costume for this year. After thinking back to childhood Halloweens and childhood toys, I was blinded by the idea light bulb of a Barbie doll, with an adult twist! I started with … Read more