17 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes For Adults
These costumes are nothing short of iconic!
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1. Look absolutely bewitching as Sabrina Spellman in this off-the-shoulder shirt and black skirt. Red is her signature colour, and she wore this outfit for the first season ofThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Wear a pair of black knee-high socks, a black headband, and a couple coats of wine-coloured lipstick to complete this look.
Get the red shirt on Amazon Canada for $15.49 (available in sizes small-XL) and the black skirt for $28.81 (available in sizes 1X-3X).
2. A white lab coat and bright orange wig for anyone who loved Dexter's Laboratory as a kid. Just repeat after me: omelette du fromage.
If you're going for the full look, get a pair of thick black glasses and bright purple gloves.
Get the white lab coat on Amazon Canada for $39.95 (available in sizes XS-6XL) and the orange wig for $14.99.
3. This celestial printed dress is definitely something Ms. Frizzle would wear on The Magic Schoolbus. The white collar, bold colours, and A-line silhouette are just a few details that reflect her iconic style.
Grab a curly orange wig to complete this costume!
Get it on Amazon Canada for $10.49+ (available in sizes small-XXXXXL, and in four colours).
4. Dress up as Mexican painter and feminist icon, Frida Kahlo in a beautiful flower crown and a long, draped dress. Use a fine-tip brow liner to fill in your brows for the perfect Kahlo unibrow!
5. A blue shirt, navy skirt, and a touch of awkwardness is all you need to become Tina Belcher from Bob's Burgers for Halloween. Complete the outfit with a pair of glasses, knee high socks, and black canvas sneakers.
6. Channel your inner Audrey Hepburn with a little black dress, and an adorable tiara! Add a pair of black satin gloves, a shiny pearl necklace, and a cigarette holder and you'll be ready for breakfast at Tiffany's.
7. Dress up as a human grape with a purple shirt and a couple dozen medium-sized balloons. Use safety pins to attach the balloons and top your costume off with a green headpiece.
8. A blue coverall and polka-dotted headband is perfect for anyone dressing up as cultural icon Rosie Riveter. You can do it!
9. If you're looking for a simple-but-clever Halloween costume, cover yourself in a bunch of these name badges to become an alarming case of identity theft!
10. Make an aesthetically-pleasing cactus costume with a green sweatshirt and some white pipe cleaners. This DIY project requires a little hot glue and a can-do attitude!
Cut and bend the pipe cleaner into three-inch arrowhead shapes. Use a bit of hot glue on the end of the pipe cleaner and attach it to the sweatshirt. Decorate the back and front until you're satisfied with the amount of prickles. Use pink pipe cleaner to make a flower headband or get pink headpiece to top off the outfit.
Get the sweatshirt on Amazon Canada for $10.99+ (available in sizes small-5XL and a pack of 100 pipe cleaners for $8.41.
11. Most '90s kids will recognize this knotted white button-up and grey cardigan from Britney Spears’ iconic video for “…Baby One More Time.” It’s an easy costume to put together and you can still wear these pieces after Halloween!
Complete the look with a pair of knee high socks, a black skirt, and a couple of those fluffy hair ties. Possible Instagram caption: It's Britney, witch!
Get the white shirt on Amazon Canada for $21.99 (available in sizes small-XXL) and the grey cardigan for $19.99 (available in sizes small-XXXXL).
12. Write "LIFE" on a white shirt and carry around a bag of lemons to become the living embodiment of, "when life gives you lemons..."
Use a thick permanent marker to write on your shirt and carry your lemons in a transparent mesh bag, so everyone can see them.
Get the white shirt on Amazon Canada for $8.81+ (available in sizes small-XXXL) and a pack of ten fake lemons for $15.69.
13. Potterheads everywhere can dress up in their house tie and cloak. It's one of the most iconic Halloween costumes of our generation and if you haven't dressed up as a Hogwarts witch or warlock, now is the time!
There are so many ways to dress up and accessorize your costume, but you'll definitely need a wand. These wire frame glasses are perfect if you're going as Harry Potter.
Get the tie for $13.99 (available in four colours) and the black robe for $29.99 (available in sizes small-XXL).
14. Or, if you're looking for a more unexpected Harry Potter costume, this white velvet cape and adorable antler headband will create the perfect white stag costume. Expecto Patronum!
15. To become a human domino tile, you'll need a black sweatshirt, a strip of white duct tape, and a bunch of adhesive circles. Make one for a friend so you can go out and create a domino effect!
16. All you need is this collared dress and a couple of braids to become Wednesday Addams for Halloween. Bonus points if you carry around a human skull or vial of poison.
A swipe of black lipstick will perfect this creepy Halloween look.
Get it on Amazon Canada for $31.99 (available in sizes XS-XXL).
17. And finally, create an '80s-themed workout costume with a stretchy leotard, a pair of running shorts, and a set of neon accessories! When it comes to hair, makeup, and accessories, more is definitely better!
You in your new Halloween costume:
