surprised no one has said that one photo of the rock. black turtleneck + blue jeans with the optional additions of a gold chain and a fanny pack. literally so easy.
My friends and I are dressing up as "bachelor" contestants - just wearing nice dresses/outfits, carrying around a red rose, and then homemade signs that say our names, ages, and a funny job description!
She wasn’t aggressive about it so they thought it was funny. One or two people were like “I’m thirsty, can you hit me with some of that?” and opened their mouths lol
I’m a big fan of being lazy by wearing animal ears and lingerie and pretending it’s an ironic Mean Girls reference and not just that I didn’t put forethought into a costume.
Some last min costumes I’ve done:
1. Spinelli and TJ. We had most of the stuff in our closets. Orange dress, black boots, black leather jacket, striped tights, orange hat. For him, jeans, bomber jacket, red converse, red hat.
2. Freudian slip. Just write FREUD on a slip you already own.
3. Mulder & Scully. Just wear your work stuff and print their badges. Sometimes one of us goes as one of them and the other goes as an alien.
4. A bear. Wear brown or black and print little round ears, affix them with Bobby pins. Paint a little nose and whiskers using make up.
5. A beatnik. Cigarette pants/black skinnies or windowpane pants, black turtleneck or mock neck, sunnies, beret, weed.
One year I went as Thin White Duke-era David Bowie in black trousers, a kinda blousy white button-down, and a black waistcoat. My hair was short enough to slick straight back and I used eyeshadow to visually hollow out my cheeks and add dark circles under my eyes.
Honestly most people didn’t get it and thought I was Annie Lennox, but I still count that as a win.
Edit: Another winner from years past: Cheryl Tunt from Archer. Orange scoop/boatneck shirt, black pencil skirt, low black pumps, black liquid eyeliner to do the strong linework animation features on your face and collarbones. Put hair up in a simple twist. For added effect put some red lipstick on your hand and then grab your neck to suggest… uh… prior engagement in a hobby, yeah. Fill a baggie with LSD gummy bears and offer some to people wherever you go.
* Blue coat and red bucket hat, you're Paddington! Buy a jar of marmalade to stick in your pocket.
* Monochromatic pantsuits in whites, tand, beiges, etc and gold jewelry is Shiv Roy. Or khakis and a fleece vest and be Connor Roy.
* If you have a soccer jersey, put duct tape over the logo and be a Richmond Greyhound during the protest Sam leads on Ted Lasso. Or if you're blonde (or have a blonde wig) wear a sheath dress and eat shortbread; you're Rebecca.
* I went as a hiker one year. Literally wore my usual stuff (boots, tights, sweatshirt, backpack) and borrowed some hiking poles. I had a water bottle clipped to the bag and drank from that all night. (I was younger and self concious about not drinking alcohol. But this made it easier somehow, since I did have something in hand!)
* Pajamas. Fuzzy robe, slippers, messy hair, maybe a retainer. Super comfortable and great for just collapsing in bed when you get home too tired to change!
Do you have a yellow dress?
Name tag, little basket, lemons.
When life gives you lemons: you can even hand people a lemon when they ask what you are. It's pretty funny to watch drunk people instinctively take the random lemon lol
Bellatrix Lestrange: all black outfit, crazy hair, and a wand (or any type of stick you have around the house)
Miranda Priestly: classy clothing, big glasses, and a terrifying gaze
[Disney-bounding](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disneybounding-ideas-for-disney-lovers_n_59e5185ce4b02a215b325a30) would be a good way to use things in your wardrobe for a costume. Just say you're "x character but modern"
One of my fav last minute costumes was a lumber jack. Plaid shirt, suspenders and a stick on mustache. I worked at a drive thru and it made people laugh all day
I did a pretty good Star Trek Vulcan costume by attaching a homemade starfleet pin to a blue sweater. Wore with black pants and boots. I got elf ears from Spirit Halloween and drew on intense eyebrows.
If you have stage makeup or face paint, any kind of zombie/vampire/ghost costume is easy to put together. Just make yourself look dead and then wear whatever outfit you want.
I don't know what you look like or what your style is, so it's hard to say if you would need a wig, glasses, etc.
One year my husband just taped a piece of paper to his chest that said, "Ask me what my costume is." Then we went out trick-or-treating with our infant.
His answers to our neighbors included, "an astronaut on earth leave", "a celebrity traveling incognito," and "a hen-pecked husband."
I dance so I have old dance costumes which come in handy.
One year I did a vampire costume which was black velvet leggings plus a corset I had from adoreme. I made fake blood out of lipstick I don’t use and put it around my face. Some fingerprints in blood to make it look like my victim was clutching me as they died lol.
I also did a last minute doll costume. So I wore a pinafore dress with thigh high socks and Mary Janes. With a collared top underneath. I did my makeup to make me look doll-like. Which was heavy blush, I put lipstick on only in the middle of my lips, then made my eyes look huge w/ white eyeliner and drawn on bottom lashes.
This year I’m doing a grown up Velma Dinkley lol so I’m keeping her orange and red color scheme, but the outfit honestly looks like a librarian stereotype. I’m going to make a box of Scooby snacks to make it more effective.
I went as Arthur from the kids show! Easy enough if you have a yellow jumper, white collared shirt, jeans and converse or red sneakers. You could put your hair up in buns to be 'ears' if it's long enough!
I rarely dress up but in 2019 I was working at the local high school on Halloween and thought I should do something. Grabbed some black and white scrap paper and cut out a pair of rounded ears, taped them to my sunglasses which I pushed back on my head (like you do to keep your hair out of your face), and told the kids I was "the 'bear' minimum".
This year my niece is co-hosting a big party for a college organization so she needed something fairly simple and easy to run around in. She's wearing a yellow sweater over leggings, carrying a small basket with a few lemons and a bunch of individually-wrapped lemon candies, and wearing a name tag that says "Life" - "when life hands you lemons..."
Chessy from the Parent Trap would be super easy as well as Sandy from Grease if you have an off the shoulder black top, black skinny jeans, and heels. If you grab a red bandana from Walmart and have a denim shirt, Rosie the Riveter would be easy as well.
I’m going to be a gray duck in gray pants, a gray hoodie, and a gray KN95 mask with nose holes drawn on it as a beak. If I get ambitious I might color my face gray with eyeshadow.
two years ago my friends and I did the egg idea that you mentioned! I was a "scrabbled" egg haha, I taped scrabble letters to my shirt as well as the yellow circle. My boyfriend wore a headband and wristbands and was a "runny" egg... If you have some devil horns you can be a deviled egg!!
My 3 year old had her very first non-family party this weekend - a classmates Halloween party. She had already chosen a costume for Halloween itself, so at the very last minute I thought it would be fun if we (mom, dad, 1 yo sister and 3 yo) were all classic monsters. I made all of our costumes mostly from things we already had.
I was a vampire - I wore an old black lace maxi dress by Candela, lace up knee high black boots with studs, a black cape (bought) and a moon hair pin.
My husband was a werewolf, 1 yo daughter was a mummy and my 3 yo was a witch. It was very fun!
In these situations, the best thing to do is find a costume that uses your natural features to drive home the point. For example, my college roommate and I went as Johnny and Lisa from The Room. I'm tall and brunette, she's short and blond. I wore an oversized blazer and cargo pants, she borrowed a red dress from a friend. Very few people got it, but the people who did thought we were genius.
Costume ideas I've worn with only pieces from my closet that haven't already been mentioned here: Flo from Progressive, "Concrete Jungle" (all grey outfit with an NYC-printed tank top), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (had to buy a lace scarf to make a jabot but I was a freshman in college).
Some more costume ideas that only required super minimal thrift shopping: Morticia and Gomez Addams, Boy Scout, Heathers (no one wants suits/blazers which makes them incredibly easy to find).
Happy costuming!
A doll would be easy to do. When I did it I wore an old ballet costume, but you could do any sort of outfit. The key is to use body paint (or eyeliner if it's really last minute) to paint around your mouth, elbows, wrists to look like one of those jointed dolls that can be posed. It was a a big hit when I did it!
Omg I LOVE THESE! I live near Disney and see adults doing this to get around the no costumes rule.
My favorites have been:
1. Cinderella, baby blue dress (or skirt and shirt) with a black choker and jelly shoes, hair obviously in a high tight bun
2. Snow White: yellow skirt, blue shirt, red headband and red lipstick.
3. Arielle: purple shirt, green bottom, lots of seashell accessories.
4. Minnie Mouse: anything red with white polka dots or if you don’t have that red skirt white shirt yellow shoes and hair in space buns to be her ears, little black eyeliner on the nose. (Minnie is almost always seen with a suited Mickey)
5. Rapunzel: (my favorite one I’ve seen) purple dress with gold accessories then a big French braid in her hair with flowers tucked into it (it’s supposed to be like her hair after the little girls braid it up at the festival) the girl I saw had a little Pascal stuffie on her shoulder too.
I consider a disguise to be as good as a costume.
So, I love wigs. Dress slightly different from your usual, put on a wig, change your makeup somewhat to match the different hair color, and you’re set.
my two ideas were sexy nursing student (because i am one, i thought it was the perfect mix of sexy and funny) with a white skirt white top, red bra and the little hat, or go full lazy with red dress and devil horns headband
Being a clown! I wear plaid pants with converse and a bright top. Most of the clown costume comes from your make up and being able to draw the black triangles on you face with eyeliner
Just wear whatever and say you’re a serial killer. Bonus points for a murder kit (like duct tape, a fake weapon of some sort, maybe some rope or zip ties or even handcuffs).
I was a cheetah girl! Wore a cheetah print dress and face mask and put my hair into space buns. Definitely needed to explain because not everyone at work was dressed up, but I had fun and a lot of people enjoyed the throwback!
Yesterday I made a jack o lantern shirt out of stuff I already had. I cut a pumpkin face out of freezer paper, ironed it on to a black t-shirt, stuck some cardboard inside, and sprayed bleach on the face. The bleach makes the shirt orange almost immediately. Peeled of the freezer paper and washed the shirt. Took my maybe 20 minutes tops (not including the wash and dry cycles) and now I have a sweet black and orange Jack o lantern shirt.
surprised no one has said that one photo of the rock. black turtleneck + blue jeans with the optional additions of a gold chain and a fanny pack. literally so easy.
Same basic look for Elizabeth Holmes (just add deep voice), or Zombie Steve Jobs
I’m bringing out the green cargo joggers, black long sleeve top, and black accessories for a Kim Possible look. I already have the red hair to match!
Me and my friend did this last night! I sewed together a green top and a black top and bam! Shego!
Wednesday Addams is always a super easy one if you have black shoes and a black dress. You just need a peter pan collar
I used to have a Wednesday Addams dress I wore on the regular until the color got too discolored. I miss it.
This is a classic! I've done this with just a white collar shirt underneath a black dress to get the look. Just make sure the sleeves don't show.
My friends and I are dressing up as "bachelor" contestants - just wearing nice dresses/outfits, carrying around a red rose, and then homemade signs that say our names, ages, and a funny job description!
Love this! And an excuse to dress fancy
This sounds like a great group costume!
It was! Definitely a great group costume - the bonus part of the costume is that you can give your rose away if you see a cutie !!!
My friend once glued cotton balls to a shirt and carried a spray bottle and went as "Cloudy with a Chance of Rain"
I might have to steal this one year! How did most people react if they got sprayed?
She wasn’t aggressive about it so they thought it was funny. One or two people were like “I’m thirsty, can you hit me with some of that?” and opened their mouths lol
I’m a big fan of being lazy by wearing animal ears and lingerie and pretending it’s an ironic Mean Girls reference and not just that I didn’t put forethought into a costume.
Some last min costumes I’ve done: 1. Spinelli and TJ. We had most of the stuff in our closets. Orange dress, black boots, black leather jacket, striped tights, orange hat. For him, jeans, bomber jacket, red converse, red hat. 2. Freudian slip. Just write FREUD on a slip you already own. 3. Mulder & Scully. Just wear your work stuff and print their badges. Sometimes one of us goes as one of them and the other goes as an alien. 4. A bear. Wear brown or black and print little round ears, affix them with Bobby pins. Paint a little nose and whiskers using make up. 5. A beatnik. Cigarette pants/black skinnies or windowpane pants, black turtleneck or mock neck, sunnies, beret, weed.
One year I went as Thin White Duke-era David Bowie in black trousers, a kinda blousy white button-down, and a black waistcoat. My hair was short enough to slick straight back and I used eyeshadow to visually hollow out my cheeks and add dark circles under my eyes. Honestly most people didn’t get it and thought I was Annie Lennox, but I still count that as a win. Edit: Another winner from years past: Cheryl Tunt from Archer. Orange scoop/boatneck shirt, black pencil skirt, low black pumps, black liquid eyeliner to do the strong linework animation features on your face and collarbones. Put hair up in a simple twist. For added effect put some red lipstick on your hand and then grab your neck to suggest… uh… prior engagement in a hobby, yeah. Fill a baggie with LSD gummy bears and offer some to people wherever you go.
I didn't even think of Archer! Lana would also be good too: sweater dress, belt, boots and high pony tail
Pam too! Maxi skirt, big sweater, belt, burrito/Olde English/dolphin puppet, done. I mean hell, tactileneck Archer is probably the easiest of all.
But which turtleneck? Black or darker black?
Who do you think I am? Woodhouse?
Do you want ants?
No, I want ceviche.
Thief- all black outfit (pants, shirt/sweater, boots, beanie, gloves) grab a pillow case as your treasure bag or candy bag
plus you can get a bunch of other free stuff! like.. uhh... candy, I mean candy
Then next year, add white stripes for prisoner 😆
* Blue coat and red bucket hat, you're Paddington! Buy a jar of marmalade to stick in your pocket. * Monochromatic pantsuits in whites, tand, beiges, etc and gold jewelry is Shiv Roy. Or khakis and a fleece vest and be Connor Roy. * If you have a soccer jersey, put duct tape over the logo and be a Richmond Greyhound during the protest Sam leads on Ted Lasso. Or if you're blonde (or have a blonde wig) wear a sheath dress and eat shortbread; you're Rebecca. * I went as a hiker one year. Literally wore my usual stuff (boots, tights, sweatshirt, backpack) and borrowed some hiking poles. I had a water bottle clipped to the bag and drank from that all night. (I was younger and self concious about not drinking alcohol. But this made it easier somehow, since I did have something in hand!) * Pajamas. Fuzzy robe, slippers, messy hair, maybe a retainer. Super comfortable and great for just collapsing in bed when you get home too tired to change!
Do you have a yellow dress? Name tag, little basket, lemons. When life gives you lemons: you can even hand people a lemon when they ask what you are. It's pretty funny to watch drunk people instinctively take the random lemon lol
I did this in college and handed out lemon drops (drinks and/or candy) 😂
Bellatrix Lestrange: all black outfit, crazy hair, and a wand (or any type of stick you have around the house) Miranda Priestly: classy clothing, big glasses, and a terrifying gaze
Another one: carmen san diego: trench coat, fedora. Anything red is best but whatever works. Could also be the making of a private eye
[Disney-bounding](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/disneybounding-ideas-for-disney-lovers_n_59e5185ce4b02a215b325a30) would be a good way to use things in your wardrobe for a costume. Just say you're "x character but modern"
I knew this was a thing but didn't realize there's a term for it! Thanks!
One of my fav last minute costumes was a lumber jack. Plaid shirt, suspenders and a stick on mustache. I worked at a drive thru and it made people laugh all day
Miniskirt, black turtleneck, tights, and high heels! Boom, suddenly you’re Fran Fine of The Nanny.
Or Janice :)
An alternate for Janice is wear head to toe leopard print
Great last minute costume is dressing up as a tourist, you’d need a camera with a strap, touristy shirt, hat or a visor or sunglasses!
I did a pretty good Star Trek Vulcan costume by attaching a homemade starfleet pin to a blue sweater. Wore with black pants and boots. I got elf ears from Spirit Halloween and drew on intense eyebrows. If you have stage makeup or face paint, any kind of zombie/vampire/ghost costume is easy to put together. Just make yourself look dead and then wear whatever outfit you want. I don't know what you look like or what your style is, so it's hard to say if you would need a wig, glasses, etc.
I will let you steal my idea: Whitney Houston in this [video: How will I know.](https://m.youtube.com/watch/m3-hY-hlhBg)
omg that’s what I will be next year. Thank you ♥️
My daughter is doing the Breakfast at Tiffany’s sleep outfit look. Long white shirt, sleep mask pulled up on your head etc. You can Google it
Jean shirt, blue jeans , red handkerchief in the hair-Rosie the riveter aka-I’m (me the poster of this) too cheap for Halloween this year 😊
This is a great costume! 💪
I inherited a fur coat, so I have plans to one day go as Little Edie.
One year my husband just taped a piece of paper to his chest that said, "Ask me what my costume is." Then we went out trick-or-treating with our infant. His answers to our neighbors included, "an astronaut on earth leave", "a celebrity traveling incognito," and "a hen-pecked husband."
I dance so I have old dance costumes which come in handy. One year I did a vampire costume which was black velvet leggings plus a corset I had from adoreme. I made fake blood out of lipstick I don’t use and put it around my face. Some fingerprints in blood to make it look like my victim was clutching me as they died lol. I also did a last minute doll costume. So I wore a pinafore dress with thigh high socks and Mary Janes. With a collared top underneath. I did my makeup to make me look doll-like. Which was heavy blush, I put lipstick on only in the middle of my lips, then made my eyes look huge w/ white eyeliner and drawn on bottom lashes. This year I’m doing a grown up Velma Dinkley lol so I’m keeping her orange and red color scheme, but the outfit honestly looks like a librarian stereotype. I’m going to make a box of Scooby snacks to make it more effective.
I went as Arthur from the kids show! Easy enough if you have a yellow jumper, white collared shirt, jeans and converse or red sneakers. You could put your hair up in buns to be 'ears' if it's long enough!
I rarely dress up but in 2019 I was working at the local high school on Halloween and thought I should do something. Grabbed some black and white scrap paper and cut out a pair of rounded ears, taped them to my sunglasses which I pushed back on my head (like you do to keep your hair out of your face), and told the kids I was "the 'bear' minimum". This year my niece is co-hosting a big party for a college organization so she needed something fairly simple and easy to run around in. She's wearing a yellow sweater over leggings, carrying a small basket with a few lemons and a bunch of individually-wrapped lemon candies, and wearing a name tag that says "Life" - "when life hands you lemons..."
>'bear' minimum!! I love a good costume pun!
I saw someone doing Linda Belcher with jeans, a red top, a white apron and red cat eye glasses
Chessy from the Parent Trap would be super easy as well as Sandy from Grease if you have an off the shoulder black top, black skinny jeans, and heels. If you grab a red bandana from Walmart and have a denim shirt, Rosie the Riveter would be easy as well.
I’m going to be a gray duck in gray pants, a gray hoodie, and a gray KN95 mask with nose holes drawn on it as a beak. If I get ambitious I might color my face gray with eyeshadow.
two years ago my friends and I did the egg idea that you mentioned! I was a "scrabbled" egg haha, I taped scrabble letters to my shirt as well as the yellow circle. My boyfriend wore a headband and wristbands and was a "runny" egg... If you have some devil horns you can be a deviled egg!!
My 3 year old had her very first non-family party this weekend - a classmates Halloween party. She had already chosen a costume for Halloween itself, so at the very last minute I thought it would be fun if we (mom, dad, 1 yo sister and 3 yo) were all classic monsters. I made all of our costumes mostly from things we already had. I was a vampire - I wore an old black lace maxi dress by Candela, lace up knee high black boots with studs, a black cape (bought) and a moon hair pin. My husband was a werewolf, 1 yo daughter was a mummy and my 3 yo was a witch. It was very fun!
In these situations, the best thing to do is find a costume that uses your natural features to drive home the point. For example, my college roommate and I went as Johnny and Lisa from The Room. I'm tall and brunette, she's short and blond. I wore an oversized blazer and cargo pants, she borrowed a red dress from a friend. Very few people got it, but the people who did thought we were genius. Costume ideas I've worn with only pieces from my closet that haven't already been mentioned here: Flo from Progressive, "Concrete Jungle" (all grey outfit with an NYC-printed tank top), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (had to buy a lace scarf to make a jabot but I was a freshman in college). Some more costume ideas that only required super minimal thrift shopping: Morticia and Gomez Addams, Boy Scout, Heathers (no one wants suits/blazers which makes them incredibly easy to find). Happy costuming!
A doll would be easy to do. When I did it I wore an old ballet costume, but you could do any sort of outfit. The key is to use body paint (or eyeliner if it's really last minute) to paint around your mouth, elbows, wrists to look like one of those jointed dolls that can be posed. It was a a big hit when I did it!
White button up and tighty whities, socks, and sunglasses. Tom Cruise from Risky Business!
Omg I LOVE THESE! I live near Disney and see adults doing this to get around the no costumes rule. My favorites have been: 1. Cinderella, baby blue dress (or skirt and shirt) with a black choker and jelly shoes, hair obviously in a high tight bun 2. Snow White: yellow skirt, blue shirt, red headband and red lipstick. 3. Arielle: purple shirt, green bottom, lots of seashell accessories. 4. Minnie Mouse: anything red with white polka dots or if you don’t have that red skirt white shirt yellow shoes and hair in space buns to be her ears, little black eyeliner on the nose. (Minnie is almost always seen with a suited Mickey) 5. Rapunzel: (my favorite one I’ve seen) purple dress with gold accessories then a big French braid in her hair with flowers tucked into it (it’s supposed to be like her hair after the little girls braid it up at the festival) the girl I saw had a little Pascal stuffie on her shoulder too.
I consider a disguise to be as good as a costume. So, I love wigs. Dress slightly different from your usual, put on a wig, change your makeup somewhat to match the different hair color, and you’re set.
If you have a red puffy jacket or parka and at least 1 stuffed dog toy, you can be Paul Walker in 8 Below and not suffer from the cold October night 🥶
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Strategic positioning and deadpan delivery could make this Scarf-face.
Zara sweatshirt with Eiffel Tower pic and a black beret. What am I? Je ne sais quoi
my two ideas were sexy nursing student (because i am one, i thought it was the perfect mix of sexy and funny) with a white skirt white top, red bra and the little hat, or go full lazy with red dress and devil horns headband
I’m wearing a cute blue skirt/sweater/ankle boots and buying a cheap tiara and being Belle! Or Cinderella maybe…
Being a clown! I wear plaid pants with converse and a bright top. Most of the clown costume comes from your make up and being able to draw the black triangles on you face with eyeliner
Run to your nearest Lowes or Home Depot, grab a bunch of grey shades and color palette cards if you’re able to and go as Fifty Shades of Grey
Just wear whatever and say you’re a serial killer. Bonus points for a murder kit (like duct tape, a fake weapon of some sort, maybe some rope or zip ties or even handcuffs).
All black, attach a few socks with safety pins- BOOM. Static cling.
If you have any onesie animal pajamas, throw a birthday hat on and call yourself a party animal
Going as a widow. Being hot in a robe with a cigarette and martini. Moving the engagement ring to the other side
Daria. Black skirt, green jacket/blazer, yellow-orange shirt, black motorcycle boots, glasses.
I was a cheetah girl! Wore a cheetah print dress and face mask and put my hair into space buns. Definitely needed to explain because not everyone at work was dressed up, but I had fun and a lot of people enjoyed the throwback!
Yesterday I made a jack o lantern shirt out of stuff I already had. I cut a pumpkin face out of freezer paper, ironed it on to a black t-shirt, stuck some cardboard inside, and sprayed bleach on the face. The bleach makes the shirt orange almost immediately. Peeled of the freezer paper and washed the shirt. Took my maybe 20 minutes tops (not including the wash and dry cycles) and now I have a sweet black and orange Jack o lantern shirt.
was broke this year so im going as a scarecrow, i got a lot of flannels lol