40 Celebrity Halloween Costumes That You’ll Love
Looking for inspiration for your next clever Halloween costume? Here are 40 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes that you’ll love.
Halloween is a time when people love to get creative with their costumes and express their love for a character they admire. No matter what you dress up as, we all need inspiration, and that’s where these celebrities come in!
While everyone else is scrounging around for last-minute Halloween costumes and getting advice from their friends on what might be good, take the time to see what celebrities have already done. They’re dressed to impress, and they can definitely trick or treat in style with these cool looks.
When it comes to Halloween costumes, celebrities often go all out. If you’re struggling to find the perfect costume for Halloween this year, we’ve rounded up some of the most memorable celebrity costumes from previous years.
From hilarious to downright hideous, these best celebrity Halloween costumes are worth checking out as inspiration for your own outfit this year!
The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes
1. Jade Thirwall as Marge Simpson
The attention to detail in this glam Marge costume by Jade Thirwall is amazing! The bejeweled green dress, exaggerated fake eyelashes, lots of yellow face and body paint, a tall blue wig, and then all finished with a crystal-encrusted Homer Simpson head. The Simpsons always make great Halloween costume inspiration.
2. Normarni as Nemo
We love this cute yet sexy, subtle Nemo look from Normani! The shimmering orange scaled mini dress features fins that emerge from the back of the dress and the look is finished with matching orange gloves. Even her nails are fish-themed too!
3. Chloe Bailey as Lola from Shark tale
Shark Tale is a classic animated film from 2004 that featured many famous faces as the voices of the fish, including Will Smith as Oscar and Angelina Jolie as Lola – which is who Chloe Bailey decided to dress up as for Halloween! The striking costume includes shimmering pink hair, a sparking strapless top, and a super mini skirt tied around the waist.
4. Bebe Rexha as Anna Nicole Smith
Bebe Rexha referenced the iconic pop culture moment when model Anna Nicole Smith married 89-year-old J Howard Marshall in her Halloween costume. The look was complete with a voluminous white wedding dress, a big blonde wig, and an enormous bouquet of flowers – just incredible!
5. Kate Perry as a Syringe
We love that Katy Perry always goes all out in her Halloween costumes – such as this fun and quirky syringe costume, complete with a giant fake needle on the top of her head. The costume matched with her boyfriend, Orlando Bloom, who dressed as a doctor.
6. Jennie of BlackPink as Medusa
This Medusa costume by Jennie from BlackPink is just stunning, and a great idea that you could recreate at home. The costume includes gold winding snakes on her head and snake rings wrapping around her fingers to achieve that iconic Medusa look.
7. Ciara as Selena
Singer, actress, and model Ciara honoured beloved American Tejano singer, Selena in her Halloween look. Ciara recreated Selena’s look with long dark hair, a wrap crop top, and exaggerated flared high-shine pants, similar to looks the singer wore in the 1990s.
8. Olivia Rodrigo as Elvira from Scarface
Recreating a look from a famous film is always a great idea for your Halloween costume, just like Olivia Rodrigo has done with the Elvira from Scarface look. Rodrigo emulated Michelle Pfeiffer who played Elvria with a blonde bob wig and silky blue slip-style dress – just perfect!
9. Paris Hilton as Cinderella
You can never go wrong with a Disney princess look for Halloween, just like Paris Hilton has done with this Cinderella Costume. Paris Hilton has gone all out with a stunning blue gown, sparkling, intricate necklace, and a tiara too!
10. Kelly Clarkson & co as Ghostbusters
Kelly Clarkson enlisted the help of some famous faces to create this incredible Ghostbusters look! Clarkson, Meghan Trainor, and Ernie Hudson donned khaki boiler suits and added ghostbusting guns to create this costume, so why not grab some friends and create a Ghostbuster look of your own?
11. Hailey Bieber as Britney Spears
The attention to detail in the Britney Spears costume is just incredible! Hailey Bieber recreated the famous Hit Me Baby One More Time music video look, including a white shirt, grey cardigan, and two braids secured with pink pompom hair bands. This costume is also a great option you can easily create at home!
12. Kylie Jenner & Co as Power Rangers
This group Halloween costume from Kylie Jenner and her friends is fantastic! Each member of the group dressed up as a different colored Power Ranger, each with matching colored wigs, sunglasses, and Power Ranger belts.
13. Cardi B as a Witch
A witch is a classic Halloween costume and we love the drama of this witch costume from Cardi B. The singer and rapper created her witch look with a long, black corseted dress, a black gauzy cape, black gloves, and a black witch’s hat. Both she and her daughter finished their costumes with a black broomstick!
14. Ciara as TLC
Another amazing costume from Ciara, this time she has gone for a retro vibe, dressing up as the 1990s girl band, TLC! Ciara recreated the looks that the band wore to collect their Best Group Video VMA for No Scrubs – grab a couple of friends and create the look for yourself!
15. Miranda Kerr as an Air hostess
We love this matching look from Miranda Kerr and her husband, Evan Spiegel! Kerr dresses in this all-yellow, vintage-inspired air hostess costume, while her husband wears a pilot uniform to ensure a stylish and chic Halloween look.
16. Vanessa Hudgens as a Cheerleader
Vanessa Hudgens decided to add a darker edge to a classic Cheerleader costume with this witch Cheerleader look. The costume is complete with a matching top and skirt, with the witch’s name on the chest and moon motifs on the skirt, and then finished with black pompoms, and black Converse.
17. Chloe Bailey as Betty Boop
This is another incredible Halloween look from Chloe Bailey, creating the iconic character, Betty Boop. Betty Boop is a retro cartoon character, first seen in film series in the 1930s, but has become a classic character over the years. Chloe Bailey’s costume includes dark, curled hair, bright red lips, and a red strapless mini dress.
18. Kris Jenner as Jack Skellington
Jack Skellington is a beloved character from The Nightmare Before Christmas, who makes a fantastic costume for Halloween, as you can see from this Kris Jenner look. Kris Jenner’s costume features a black and white pinstripe suit, with an exaggerated bow tie, slick back black and grey hair, and striking skeleton face paint.
19. Camilla Mendes & Madelaine Petsch as Velma & Daphne
Grab your bestie and dress up as Velma and Daphne for Halloween this year, just as Camilla Mendes and Madelaine Petsch have done! These costumes are pretty easy to recreate for yourself at home, with an orange sweater and red skirt for Velma, and a purple dress and green scarf for Daphne.
20. Harry Styles as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
Harry Styles is known for his unique and striking fashion sense, and his Halloween costumes are no different. The singer and actor donned a blue and white gingham dress, red tights, and sparkly ruby red shoes to transform himself into Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz!
21. Hunter Schafer as Soul Eater
Halloween is the best time to dress up as your favorite book, film, or even manga characters, as Hunter Schafer has done with this Soul Eater costume. The look includes a plaid mini skirt, white shirt, yellow cardigan, and black blazer, all finished with a scythe.
22. Jamie Lee Curtis as Marion Crane from Psycho
Psycho is a classic thriller film that Jamie Lee Curtis sought inspiration from for her Marion Crane Halloween costume. The costume includes a blonde short wig, a blue dress, and a bloodied shower curtain. This look is particularly iconic since Jamie Lee Curtis’s mother, Janet Leigh, was the actress who played Marion Crane in Psycho!
23. Taylor Swift as a Squirrel
Why don’t go as an adorable woodland creates for Halloween, as Taylor Swift has done! This squirrel costume from Taylor Swift is just so cute and such a fun, yet comfy Halloween look.
24. Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker as True Romance
Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian went all out with this incredible True Romance costume, dressing as Clarence and Alabama from the 1993 romance crime film. The looks include so many amazing details, such as the little pink handbag, blonde bob wig for Alabama, and gold aviator sunglasses for Clarence.
25. Lizzo as Yoda
This baby Yoda costume from Lizzo is just astonishing! The costume is just an oversized beige, shearling coat, but it is the makeup and face paint that really give Lizzo that baby Yoda look. The wig, ears and long yellow nails finish off the look perfectly.
26. Saweetie as Cat Woman
We love a superhero costume, especially this Cat Woman look from Saweetie. The costume includes a leather bralette, a buckled harness that wraps across the stomach and around the back of the neck, and claw-ripped leather pants. Finish off the outfit with a Cat Woman leather eye mask.
27. Cardi B as Morticia Addams
Any character from The Addams Family makes an excellent Halloween look, including this detailed Morticia Addams costume worn by Cardi B. The black, open-knit dress looks amazing and, when paired with the long black hair and pale grey face and body paint, looks just like Morticia Addams.
28. Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker as Sid Vicious & Nancy
The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen were one of the most famous couples in the 1960s and have gone down in Punk folklore. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian recreated their shocking punk looks for a Halloween costume, complete with Nancy’s bleach blonde hair and black eye makeup, and Sid’s spiky black hair and chokers.
29. Megan Thee Stallion as Sailor Moon
Manga-inspired costumes always look fantastic, like this Megan Thee Stallion Sailor Moon look, and they are easy to create at home too. This costume includes a navy mini skirt, a white strapless top, and a blue sailor scarf tied around the neck and finished with a red bow.
30. John Legend & Chrissy Teigen as The Addams Family
It always looks spectacular when celebrities rope in their whole family for a Halloween look, like this Addams Family group costume by John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. With the all-black costume and accurate wigs, this costume really makes a statement.
31. Kevin Hart as The rock
Some celebrities, such as Kevin Hart, decide to recreate memes as their Halloween costume, like this iconic meme of The Rock! This costume is so much fun and easy to make at home too, with a pair of blue jeans, a black belt bag, a black turtleneck, and a gold necklace.
32. Bretman Rock as Edna from The Incredibles
We have seen lots of The Incredibles costumes before, but this Edna Mode costume by Bretman Rock is just the best! The look includes a long black leather coat, a black bob wig, and round glasses, just like Edna in the film.
33. Kim Kardashian & Family as Tiger King
Kim Kardashian goes all out for her Halloween looks and often includes all of her children, as you can see in this fun Tiger King costume. Kim is dressed as Carole Baskin, while her friend Jonathan Cheban is Joe Exotic and all her children are dressed as tigers – so cute!
34. Kendall Jenner as Pam Anderson from Barb Wire
Another astonishing look from the KarJenner’s is this fantastic Pamela Anderson look by Kendall Jenner! The costume is complete with the famous blonde Pamela Anderson hair, a leather bodysuit, black tights and knee-high boots, and even a motorcycle similar to the one Anderson rides in Barb Wire.
35. Nikita Dragun as Mystique
Jennifer Lawrence has often spoken about how she was painted blue to play Mystique in the X-Men films, and Nikita Dragun underwent the same process for this detailed Mystique costume. The blue body paint includes intricate details all over the body, a red wig, and long white nails.
36. Lana Condor as a Cow
Go for a fun and playful Halloween costume like Lana Condor did with this inflatable cow costume! This costume looks like so much fun and is really easy too, with just one suit to put on and then inflate. These blow-up costumes are easy to get hold of online so you can dress up as a cow too!
37. Sabrina Carpenter as Mary From Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
Sabrina Carpenter channelled one of her favourite Lindsay Lohan characters with this chic Mary from Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen costume. This 2004 film has great outfits that you can recreate at home to relive the early 2000s just for one night!
38. Lil Nas X as Voldemort
We love it when celebrities really go for it with the costumes, makeup, and prosthetics, just as Lil Nas X has done with this astonishing Voldemort costume. The look even includes fake teeth, contacts, long pointed nails, a bald head, and a prosthetic to create the famous Voldemort nose.
39. Halsey as Corpse Bride
This Corpse Bride costume from Halsey references the 2005 Halloween animation of the same name that has now become a Halloween classic. The costume is an old, battered wedding dress, but it is the makeup, body paint, and blue wig that really makes this look.
40. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Princess Peach
This Princess Peach costume by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is amazing and so realistic too! The costume includes the pink ballgown that Princess Peach is always seen in, a blonde wig, a cute little gold crown, and then finished with a parasol.
And there you have it! Our 40 favorite celebrity Halloween costumes. So, which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.
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