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Creative Halloween Costumes

Isabella Leon

Updated: Oct 31, 2024

By: Isabella Leon'28


Shrek


Photo courtesy of Isabel Dongo and Pinterest


Shrek is timeless. This group costume can never go wrong - you can always keep adding people.


The Lorax


Photo courtesy of Ariana Ferrier


Another group costume that can’t really go wrong. Easy, funny, and can add on lots of people as the animals.


For guys:


Carmy from The Bear


Photo courtesy of Smartblend


A simple costume idea that doesn’t require a lot of purchasing and also is culturally relevant!


Beetlejuice


Photo courtesy of IMDb


The first costume on this list that’s “scary” and Halloween-based. It's very makeup-oriented but isn’t super hard to do. Can be a fun duo’s costume if someone goes as Lydia.


Anchorman characters


Photo courtesy of Costume Works


Just grab a couple of ratty suits and some hats and you’re good to go. Pretty funny and simple!


Ricky Bobby


Photo Courtesy of Amazon


Another Will Ferrell movie but equally fun to do for Halloween. Does require some purchasing though.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


Photo courtesy of eBay


You can easily make this with used materials like yellow shirts, green pants, and so on.


Indiana Jones


Photo courtesy of eBay


Another costume that easily could be made with already owned clothing. Never gets old!


American Psycho


Photo courtesy of eBay


A classic and fits the Halloween theme. Make sure your business card has a watermark or people won’t take you seriously.


McLovin


Photo courtesy of Reddit and Conscious-Natural-56


Easy to get together and always a hit.


For girls:


Chappell Roan


Photo courtesy of Carbon Costume and Kennedy Lindberg


She’s got plenty of great looks but this is a favorite. If you’re looking to go all out in makeup, hair, and clothes then choose any Chappell Roan look.


Bridgertonesqe


Photo courtesy of Pinterest and Melissa Becraft


Also another fun, dress-up theme. It’s easy in the sense that you don’t need to base your look on a specific character.


Pearl


Photo courtesy of Carbon Costume and Kennedy Lindberg


MaXXXine just came out so this is a cute, relevant look.


Kill Bill


Photo courtesy of Vix Venture/Victoria Malabrigo/Josephine Leal


Timeless look that can include lots of characters. The Bride, O-Ren, Elle Driver, Gogo, and more!


Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders


Photo courtesy of Amazon


Another look that lots of people can participate in and is pretty easy to do.


Pixie Hollow Fairies


Photo courtesy of Pinterest and Kristen Strathman


You can either go all out with hair and costumes or can stick to bright color schemes and just add wings!


Barden Bellas


Photo courtesy of Pinterest


Not only can you show up like this on Halloween but also to the AMP Pitch Perfect showing!


Strawberry Shortcake Characters


Photo courtesy of Shuffles and @rgbow_


Like the pixie hollow fairies, this is easy to do without super serious costumes and can be made with used clothing and fun makeup.


*Note: The article was republished for edits. There are some grammatical differences between the online and print editions. Also, some images in the article are excluded from the print edition due to image quality. The original publication date is October 9th, 2024.


*Note: The article was republished due to site maintenance. The original publication date is October 9th, 2024.




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