A guide to the best costumes to give you a little inspiration if you’re stuck on what to wear this year.
Girls
Suddenly it’s October, the leaves are changing, the air is cooling, and you are beginning to notice pumpkins turning up everywhere… Oh, that’s right, it’s almost Halloween, the one time of year when you get to express your creativity and take on the identity of anyone (or anything) you like! If you find yourself scrambling to figure out what to dress up as, have no fear! We have compiled a guide to the best Halloween costumes using history, pop culture, and the influences of your favorite celebs for dress-up ideas that are fun, sexy, comical, and inventive – enjoy!
The Superheroine
Kim Kardashian and Jada Pinkett Smith show us that you can’t go wrong playing a strong, sultry female who can save the world and look good doing it! Whether you take the identity of an existing super girl, like Wonder Woman or Bat Girl, or add a feminine twist to a traditionally masculine hero, like Jada’s interpretation of Superman, leave the damsel in distress at home and show that you are both strong and seductive!
Of course, if being a bad girl is more your style, why not embrace the villainess in you! Take a hint from Heidi Klum, who has always gone all out with her costumes, from the man-eating Hindu goddess Kali, to a dark and seductive vampire! Terri Hatcher also looks great in her costume as the evil queen from Alice in Wonderland. Or, take a page from the Alexander McQueen Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, where he sent a look down the runway that was distinctly DeVille, Cruella Deville.
Blast from the Past
We can’t get enough of a little history repeating! From donning Madonna’s iconic “Like A Virgin” ‘80’s look, like Audrina Patridge, to paying homage to a great queen, like Blake Lively’s Cleopatra ensemble, it’s easy to see that the past is here to stay! You don’t even have to have a specific figure in mind, as Kelly Ripa proves dressed as a long-haired hippie chick – groovy!
Boys
Alright guys, there are never enough of you that let Halloween be a time to show us another side of yourself! This year, let these Hollywood hunks inspire you to step it up a notch – you never know who you may run into that has a Captain Hook or Batman fetish!
A Masked Man
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh image via people.com
We all know that celebrities love to be under cover, so why not take a hint from them and do it in style on Halloween? Sean “Diddy” Combs is one man that is definitely not afraid to go all out with…well, anything, and his Halloween costumes are no exception. Check out his V for Vendetta masked freedom fighter get-up. Mystery is always hot.
A Man in Uniform
He may have been dressing in tandem with his new wife Mariah Carey, but when Nick Cannon put on his firefighter costume, girls around the world were messing with their smoke alarms in hopes that a similarly sexy fireman would come to their rescue!
Animal Instinct
As Jake Gyllenhaal shows us in his monkey suit, there is nothing wrong with a little Halloween humor – a.k.a. if a too-calculated costume isn’t your style, don’t be afraid to be something goofy and hairy!
Couples Costume
It can be sickly sweet, or just sick, but if you and your significant other have decided to pair up in the costume department, some celebs can give you a little inspiration.
Foodie Fashion
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon practically crave each other, maybe that’s inspired their milk and cookies costume! Halloween is an awesome time to find funny pairs to dress up as, Gwen Stefani and hubby Gavin Rossdale, definitely a sizzling couple, show us dressed as eggs and bacon.
Don’t wanna shell out major bucks for a costume you’ll only wear once - how many times can you be a foam ketchup bottle-? Many places will rent costumes, or you can use your own clothes in a new and creative way – good luck!
Peace and Love,
la bohémienne
I think Kelly Ripa's dressed as Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana in that photo :)
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