Halloween Costume Ideas

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Halloween is about two weeks away (gasp!). Are you dressing up for this night of ghoulish delight? If you need a some inspiration for DIY costumes, you’ve come to the right place!

Old Spice Guy: Jochen pants in white fabric, bare chest, preppy sweater, and horse. We recommend this costume for warm weather climates only!

50’s Poodle Skirt: Linda circle skirt with poodle dog appliques. Try it in the classic felt version or the satin version pictured here.

Sherlock Holmes: Lindsey cape, magnifying glass, pipe, mustache, and matching tweed cap.

Betty Draper: Madison dress, sleek up do, LOTS of eyeliner, and red lips.

Enid from Ghost World: Megan skort, little brother/son’s t shirt, thick rimed glasses, and black wig.

Princess Leia: Long dress with bat sleeves, tall white boots, those famous hair buns!

Dorothy: Sabrina jumper dress, straw basket, pigtails, and don’t forget your little doggy too!

Weezer: Andrew cardigan, osman tie, parted hair. All ingredients x 4.

Oct 29, 2012, 11.52 PMby Billy Jean

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Aug 12, 2011, 03.54 PMby sugabarrett

My daughter wants me to make her a renaissance dress… I’m thinking I should dress the whole family in old-fashioned costumes!

Jun 20, 2011, 01.19 PMby Carl Pearson

hahaha really funny costumes!

Oct 28, 2010, 05.28 PMby jenny fenton

Ich denke,das ist wirklich sehr interessantElefant Kostüm

Oct 26, 2010, 08.31 PMby nehmah

Not this year for Grandma Nehmah. I’m making a “Proper Princess gown, Grandma. No Disney princess, please!” for one. The other wants a Snow White that she saw in an old fairytale book. Sooo…. Nehmah BTW, final fitting tonight. Crossed fingers. N

Oct 26, 2010, 07.35 PMby malenkia

This year our party is Vegas themed, so my husband and I are going as Tony and Lola from the Copacabana song. I’m going to be a washed up, drunk showgirl an he’s going to have a bullet hole scar on his head while he mixes drinks. LOL

Oct 21, 2010, 03.50 AMby sunnydays212003

These are really great ideas! This year I’m going as the red queen from alice in wonderland :)

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Oct 26, 2010, 09.15 PMby dvoko

If you need some help with makeup… here’s a great YouTube video.. Kandee Johnson Makeup artist… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTl3ePEmhi4

Oct 20, 2010, 02.53 PMby elizabeth-of-online-fabric-store

Great costume ideas for adults. I blogged about simple kids’ costumes earlier this month http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/simple-halloween-costumes/ but nothing this creative.

Oct 20, 2010, 08.52 AMby muriana

I love the poodle skirt, i think I’m going to reuse some of my old stuff, but since i just coloured my hair blue/green ish i really don’t know yet, maybe i’m going to use that for something. But I’m probably going ash some steampunk, pirate little red riding hood thing.

Oct 20, 2010, 01.31 AMby claudmndz

This year i want to be a malt shop waitress complete with skates but i cant find the Roller skate :( but im still gonna make it lol i love the 50’s and 60’s or anything vintage….. yea i love you too grandma _ lol

Oct 19, 2010, 11.22 PMby Jacqui Dielwart

This year I’m having a Halloween dinner sort of thing so i wanted a costume I could relax in, so I’ve decided to go with a Catrina from the Day of the Dead celebrations. I’m very excited to paint my face like a sugar skull.

I love the Princess Leia costume btw and am so going to make that Dorothy dress just so I can wear it for summer.

Oct 19, 2010, 09.13 PMby Laura Macfehin

I’m making myself a waitress outfit of the diner variety because our party theme is ‘blood diner’ this year (my husband gets to be a short order cook). One thing I don’t have a clue how to do is the hats both those folk wore… you know, in old films the waitresses often have funny frilled sort of headpieces on, and the cook has a sort of soda jerk type white hat? Any one ever come across a how to or pattern for that sort of thing I would love them for a million years!!! Awesome post btw!!

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Oct 19, 2010, 09.21 PMby tinybows

try checking out http://www.humblebumbleb.com/

i used their tutorial to make pillbox hats from felt.
Oct 26, 2010, 01.40 AMby Laura Macfehin

Thanks tinybows!!

Oct 19, 2010, 06.25 PMby sunnyb64

Love this post— especially since it looks like I may have a total of 3 costume parties in the next couple of weeks, with all different themes! (Though I’m not sure if one of them actually has a theme yet…depending on how things go, I was strongly considering trying to throw together a Princess Leia costume, so this is a rather timely post too!)