What You Should Be For Halloween This Year
Can you believe summer is just at its end? It feels like only yesterday that June arrived. With the new season comes new questions. Have you started planning your costume for Halloween already? It’s never too early! The Halloween season is just around the corner! Here is a list of Halloween costumes you should wear!
1. American Horror Story Themed
The new season of the FX show is ramping up to start up again soon! Season 8 will crossover the first season, Murder House and the third season, Coven. Old fan favorites will be brought back into the limelight, like Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe and Taissa Farmiga! This series captures the spirit of Halloween so perfectly so why not dress up as one of its iconic characters? Dress up as a witch from coven or a ghost from Murder House, you’ll be sure to spark up conversations!
2. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen
Are you a Game of Thrones fan? Make Halloween date night and create a couples costume with your S.O.! Dress up as the latest couple on Game of Thrones, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. Dany and Jon are some the most precious and swoon worthy characters of the popular series so dressing up as them seems like a no brainer! They are both recognizable by their hair and their faithful animal companions ( Ghost for Jon and the dragons for Dany).The series finale of Game of Thrones is set up to premiere next year so you and your S.O. will be looking ahead of the curve!
3. Wonder Woman
This comic book inspired Wonder Woman costume will have everyone giving you compliments all night long! This hand painted creation incorporates the voluminous hair of the Gal Godot incarnation and the classic recognizable art style of the Wonder Woman comics. This costume is a fresh take on a classic figure that combines the best of both worlds!
4. Pennywise
Halloween is for horror right? Why not dress up one of the most recognizable horror characters, Pennywise! Pennywise is a demon dressed as a clown from the film/book It by Stephen King and terrorized generations of reader both young and old for decades! The recent 2017 film remake has brought Pennywise back into the spotlight and pop culture. You should be Pennywise for Halloween if you love horror monsters and aren’t afraid to get a full face of white paint on!
5. Pumpkin Heads!
Go for simplicity this Halloween if you are looking for something low cost, easy to make, and creepy! Although this costume is not complicated and mainly composed of one costume item it’s still pretty spooky to look at! Ramp up the horror by adding fake blood at the edges of the pumpkin or on your neck!
6. Instagram Makeup
Dress up as a visual illusion! This costume only requires some serious makeup skills, time, and patience! Ever see a makeup look on Instagram you just had to recreate? With this creative halloween makeup costume you can become the guru of your dreams!
7. Westworld
These violent delights have violent ends. Last season of Westworld was crazy, action packed, mind bending fun! Dressing up this Halloween as a character from Westworld gives you the opportunity to technically dress up as two things. A robot and a character from the wild, wild west! You can try Dolores’s simple and fitted floor length dress or if you are looking for something more sultry you can try Maeve and Clementine’s brothel looks.
8. Rosey the Robot Maid
Continuing with the robot theme, Rosey the robot maid from The Jetsons is a great throwback to a classic American TV show. Rosey is an integral part to the Jetson household and is frequently featured throughout the series.
What will you dress up for Halloween? Let us know down below!
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Andrea is a writer from California who keeps buying used books she doesn't need from library sales. Her favorite author is Sylvia Plath and she is currently working on her first novel, a middle grade book about kids in space.