Even though Halloween is still a few weeks away, it’s never too early to start thinking about the best way to enjoy the holiday! Whether you want to plan a costume for yourself, with friends or a significant other, and look cute or be the funniest person at your Halloween party, here is a list of potential costumes that are sure to be the talk of campus:
Costumes for couples:
• Lilo and Stitch
• Angel and Devil
• Dora and Boots
• Cowboy vs. alien
• Mike and Sully from "Monsters, Inc."
• Dress as each other
• Wendy and Peter Pan
• Beetlejuice and Lydia
• Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable
• Jim and Pam from "The Office"
• Ron and Hermione from the "Harry Potter" series
• Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter from the "Captain America" franchise
• Tony Stark and Pepper Potts from the "Iron Man" franchise
• Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown from "Back to the Future"
• Carl and Ellie from "Up"
• Leia Organa and Han Solo from the "Star Wars" franchise
• Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker from the "Star Wars" franchise
• Flint Lockwood and Sam Sparks from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
• Danny and Sandy from "Grease"
• Johnny and Baby from "Dirty Dancing"
• Astronaut and alien
• Wanda and Cosmo from "The Fairly Oddparents"
• Slinky from "Toy Story" (one person is Slinky’s head and the other is his tail, with both attached with a slinky toy in between)
Costumes for groups:
• Characters from "Scooby-Doo"
• Donna, Tanya and Rosie from "Mamma Mia!"
• The Powerpuff Girls
• The Avengers
• Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo from the "Star Wars" franchise (and don’t forget Chewbacca!)
• Characters from "The Wizard of Oz"
• The Power Rangers
• Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet
• Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Bo Peep from "Toy Story"
• Characters from "That 70’s Show"
• Characters from "Breaking Bad"
• Characters from "Orange Is the New Black"
• The Blue Man Group
• Charlie’s Angels
• Disney princesses (and princes!)
• The Incredibles
• Characters from "Super Mario"
Last-minute costume ideas:
• M&Ms—take a simple t-shirt in a plain color and use white paper or tape to add the letter "M"
• Witch—use a neutral or black color scheme and combine a black dress with tights, dark eye makeup and a hat. Extra props if you can find a witch’s broom to use!
• Mickey or Minnie Mouse—wear anything red, black or polka-dotted with some Mickey ears or a bow
• Decades—choose which past decade encapsulates you best, like floral or psychedelic clothes with lots of hanging fringe or sleeves for the 70s or bright neon disco gear for the 80s
• Ghost—channel your inner TikToker and have a photoshoot wearing a white sheet under a pair of sunglasses
• Dunkin’ Donuts—dress up in a jersey or workout gear and add a basketball and an inflatable innertube
• Cat—similar to the witch: find some plain black clothes and accentuate with a cat-eye makeup look and drawn-on whiskers with a pointy-eared headband
• “Spice” Girls—print out an image of a McCormick spice of your choosing, like thyme, cinnamon or anything else, and carry it around with you
• Mummy—wear an all-white outfit and take a long strand of white cloth, or, if you’re really running out of time, toilet paper, and wrap it around yourself—optional: use neutral brown and gray powdered makeup to give the cloth a dirtier look
Trending costumes:
• Soldiers from "Squid Game"
• Contestants from "Squid Game"
• Wanda and Vision from "WandaVision"
• The five moms from TikTok
• Characters from "Handmaid’s Tale"
• Characters from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
• Grogu and Din Djarin from "The Mandalorian"
• Loki and Sylvie from "Loki"
• Willy Wonka
• The viral “Berries and Cream” character from Starburst commercials
Have a happy Halloween from KRNL!