16. The Identity Thief Costume
funcage
The identity thief gets funnier the closer people look. Funcage puts you in a trench coat and sunglasses, then covers your chest in other people’s name tags and credit cards. That is the entire build. One prop, one joke, explained exactly once per room, which I consider a very good return on a Halloween costume.
17. No-Sew Witch Costume
skiptomylouA t-shirt vest and a tulle skirt come together without a single stitch – the classic witch, ready in an evening.
18. Duct Tape Pirate Costume
craftsbyamandaStreet clothes, duct tape, and a bit of cardboard make a surprisingly convincing pirate. No sewing machine required, matey.
19. 1920s Flapper Costume
polkadotchair
The Polka Dot Chair dressed a whole family as 1920s flappers and barely sewed a thing. The simplest dress, for the youngest, is a tube of fabric with an elastic casing sewn at the top and straps that are only pinned on. Someone else wore a black ruffle dress she already owned and added fishnet tights. What holds the group together is one repeated detail: a handmade fabric and feather headband on everybody, plus Art Deco costume jewelry. That’s the part I’d steal for any group costume. Matching doesn’t mean identical, it means one thing everybody wears.
20. Mary Poppins Costume
keikolynn
For anybody who wants to be dressed up rather than scary, this is the one. Keiko Lynn’s Mary Poppins is a tailored coat, a floral hat, a parasol and a carpet bag. You turn up practically perfect, and there is not a drop of fake blood anywhere. Elegant costumes are badly undervalued on Halloween and I will keep saying so.
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