Pressed for ideas or want to get creative? Take a look at our DIY Halloween costume inspiration.
Feeling the pressure to come up with a knockout outfit for your upcoming Halloween party? Or maybe you're more of a last minute kind of person, so you need to get creative – fast! We hear you.
While we have an extensive range of costumes for adults and children, sometimes you just want to make your own and add a few accessories.
1. Selfie frame
Come as you are, but in a
social media selfie frame. You could make your own out of a piece of cardboard and then add in some Insta-friendly elements with white paper and blue markers. #blessed #halloweenparty #imaselfie
2. Queen Bee
If you love some punny wordplay and own some black and yellow striped clothing, this costume is a breeze. Pair your bee colour coordinates with a crown and see who is the first to guess what you are! Rule the hive with this beelievable classic.
3. Egyptian mummy
Wear white clothes underneath whatever you're wearing. Grab a roll of toilet paper and bandage it around yourself from head to toe. Make sure you overlap in the sections as you roll it, keeping it firm and from becoming loose and falling off. Keep a section open across your eyes so you can see. Decorate your eyes with some
deathly black or grey eyeshadow on your eyelids and underneath your eyes. This will capture the "I just rose from the dead" feels.
4. Rosie the Riveter
To become this feminist icon for the evening, look no further than your own wardrobe. Jeans, denim shirt and a red bandana tied in a top knot. All you need to do is practice your arm flex pose.
5. Burglar
If you own a black and white striped shirt, some black pants, black beanie and black gloves, you can go as an old-fashioned burglar like from the cartoons. DIY a cut-out a mask using black fabric. Take a plain cotton reusable shopping bag and draw a dollar sign on it. Fill it up with fake loot to look like you’ve just completed a hold-up. You can pair up as a double trouble duo with your partner or best friend on this one.
6. Audrey Hepburn
Who is up for some Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Ladies, this one is so simple. Put on your favourite little black dress,
long pearl necklace strands and pearl earrings then finish the look off with some elbow length opera gloves. Whip your hair up into a french roll, and ta-da!
7. Cowboy or cowgirl
Own some blue denim jeans and a plaid shirt? Fantastic. Put those on with some tan leather boots and a belt with a big buckle – you’re ready for the wild west. Go the extra mile to complete your look and holster some rope on your belt as a lasso and
source yourself a cowboy hat. Giddy up! Yeeehaw!
8. Lumberjack
Following the cowboy costume tips. Swap the cowboy hat for a beanie and the lasso for an axe. Pop on some suspenders, and you can be a
forest logging lumberjack with this ensemble.
9. Ghost
Check your linen closet for a spare white sheet that is no longer used or grab a cheap one from a manchester store. Put it over your head and
ensure it’s equally draped around you before cutting out some eye holes in the right spots. For some poltergeist spook, use glow sticks and necklaces to light up the sheet from underneath.
10. Vampire
True Blood and Twilight inspo right here. We have essential
vampire fangs for you to wear. Wear foundation that is a few shades lighter than what you would usually wear. And, as if you’ve just been feeding, use fake blood or food colouring
dribbled down the sides of your mouth. For added effect,
some evil contact lenses might be for you.
11. Flight attendant
Making your own flight attendant costume is so simple, especially if you work in a corporate office. First, you will need a pencil skirt. Any colour is fine, but when thinking about the necktie or scarf component, there should be some colour coordination happening there. Press your best collared business shirt, tie the scarf around the neck and put on your best pumps.
12. Party
While you are at the party, you can BE the party. Put on your brightest, loudest colours.
Think reflective, glittery or fluoro. If you have it, wear that or borrow from a funky friend, then decorate yourself with everything you associate with parties. Balloons, disco balls, streamers, drink cups and glow stick necklaces.
13. Cereal killer
Start collecting your cereal boxes and begin this outfit by wearing some simple mono colour clothing underneath. Cut the cereal boxes up so they sit as flat squares. Attach them to your belt and outfit with pins and string. We
recommend using a plastic butcher knife just to be safe – this bloodied one from our range is perfect. Get a crazed and deranged look in your eye then see who gets your wordplay costume!
14. Roman and Grecian goddess or warrior
Oh the versatility of a bed sheet! Take a white (or off-white) bed sheet and fold it into a toga.
Check out this tutorial if you need help. Use a tan leather belt around your waist or diagonally across your chest and then
get yourself some sandals This gold headpiece can double to fit with the
ethereal Roman look. Accessorise with subtle gold jewellery for the goddesses and leather wrist cuffs for the warriors.
15. Jellyfish
Convert your umbrella to be a jellyfish for the night. Ideally your chosen umbrella should be white or clear. Start to decorate it with long strands of silver and white ribbon or fabric lengths to make the tentacles. A white t-shirt and
some shiny leggings underneath are all the remaining items you need. You’ll become a wobbly, mystical sea creature in no time, ready to float into the party.
If you love some punny wordplay and own some black and yellow striped clothing, this costume is a breeze. Pair your bee colour coordinates with a crown and see who is the first to guess what you are! Rule the hive with this beelievable classic.
Wear white clothes underneath whatever you're wearing. Grab a roll of toilet paper and bandage it around yourself from head to toe. Make sure you overlap in the sections as you roll it, keeping it firm and from becoming loose and falling off. Keep a section open across your eyes so you can see. Decorate your eyes with some deathly black or grey eyeshadow on your eyelids and underneath your eyes. This will capture the "I just rose from the dead" feels.
To become this feminist icon for the evening, look no further than your own wardrobe. Jeans, denim shirt and a red bandana tied in a top knot. All you need to do is practice your arm flex pose.
If you own a black and white striped shirt, some black pants, black beanie and black gloves, you can go as an old-fashioned burglar like from the cartoons. DIY a cut-out a mask using black fabric. Take a plain cotton reusable shopping bag and draw a dollar sign on it. Fill it up with fake loot to look like you’ve just completed a hold-up. You can pair up as a double trouble duo with your partner or best friend on this one.
Who is up for some Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Ladies, this one is so simple. Put on your favourite little black dress, long pearl necklace strands and pearl earrings then finish the look off with some elbow length opera gloves. Whip your hair up into a french roll, and ta-da!
Own some blue denim jeans and a plaid shirt? Fantastic. Put those on with some tan leather boots and a belt with a big buckle – you’re ready for the wild west. Go the extra mile to complete your look and holster some rope on your belt as a lasso and source yourself a cowboy hat. Giddy up! Yeeehaw!
Following the cowboy costume tips. Swap the cowboy hat for a beanie and the lasso for an axe. Pop on some suspenders, and you can be a forest logging lumberjack with this ensemble.
Check your linen closet for a spare white sheet that is no longer used or grab a cheap one from a manchester store. Put it over your head and ensure it’s equally draped around you before cutting out some eye holes in the right spots. For some poltergeist spook, use glow sticks and necklaces to light up the sheet from underneath.
True Blood and Twilight inspo right here. We have essential vampire fangs for you to wear. Wear foundation that is a few shades lighter than what you would usually wear. And, as if you’ve just been feeding, use fake blood or food colouring dribbled down the sides of your mouth. For added effect, some evil contact lenses might be for you.
Making your own flight attendant costume is so simple, especially if you work in a corporate office. First, you will need a pencil skirt. Any colour is fine, but when thinking about the necktie or scarf component, there should be some colour coordination happening there. Press your best collared business shirt, tie the scarf around the neck and put on your best pumps.
While you are at the party, you can BE the party. Put on your brightest, loudest colours. Think reflective, glittery or fluoro. If you have it, wear that or borrow from a funky friend, then decorate yourself with everything you associate with parties. Balloons, disco balls, streamers, drink cups and glow stick necklaces.
Oh the versatility of a bed sheet! Take a white (or off-white) bed sheet and fold it into a toga. Check out this tutorial if you need help. Use a tan leather belt around your waist or diagonally across your chest and then get yourself some sandals This gold headpiece can double to fit with the ethereal Roman look. Accessorise with subtle gold jewellery for the goddesses and leather wrist cuffs for the warriors.