Brown is the easiest colour to find in a normal wardrobe. A brown coat, vest or sweater already gets you most of the way to a ranger, a cowboy, a monster or a mascot.
These are 14 brown costume ideas from movies, TV, games and history. Each pick lists the key pieces, and the button under it opens the full guide with a shopping list.
14 brown costume ideas
1. Juggernaut (X-Men)
A muscle suit under a brown muscle shirt and brown pants, with a brown beak helmet, brown wristbands and armbands, brown gloves, a rustic belt and reddish-brown combat boots.
What you will need:
- Muscle suit, brown shirt, brown pants, brown beak helmet, brown gloves, brown belt, brown boots
2. Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars)
A brown hooded Jedi robe over a white karate-style top and brown cotton pants, with brown knee-high riding boots and a long brown wig.
What you will need:
- Brown hooded robe, white top, brown pants, brown riding boots, long wig, lightsaber
3. Dragonborn (Skyrim)
A brown leather vest with fur pants, brown boots and a brown belt, finished with white fur and brown leather straps.
What you will need:
- Brown leather vest, fur pants, brown boots, brown belt, white fur, leather straps
4. Count Chocula
A brown suit and brown Victorian cape over a white dress shirt, with brown Oxfords, a brown ribbon and fake vampire teeth.
What you will need:
- Brown suit, brown cape, white shirt, brown Oxfords, brown ribbon, vampire teeth
5. Tormund (Game of Thrones)
A brown knit shirt and brown medieval pants under a long brown robe trimmed with brown faux fur, with brown medieval boots.
What you will need:
- Brown knit shirt, brown pants, brown robe, brown faux fur, brown boots
6. Elmer Fudd
A brown hunting jacket, brown hiking pants and waterproof hiking boots with a brown trapper hat and a hunting rifle prop.
What you will need:
- Brown hunting jacket, brown pants, brown boots, brown trapper hat, toy rifle
7. Albert Einstein
A brown suit jacket, vest, necktie and pants over a white shirt, with a grey scientist wig and a grey mustache.
What you will need:
- Brown suit jacket, brown vest, brown tie, brown pants, white shirt, grey wig, mustache
8. Sasquatch
A brown sweater and brown furry pants with brown monster shoes and gloves, and a Sasquatch mask.
What you will need:
- Brown sweater, brown furry pants, brown monster shoes, brown gloves, mask
9. Mr. Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street)
A brown fleece onesie with brown fuzzy slippers and socks, giant wiggle eyes and black yarn for the eyelashes.
What you will need:
- Brown fleece onesie, fuzzy slippers, fuzzy socks, wiggle eyes, black yarn
10. Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
A knitted brown sweater with dark brown pants, boots and gloves, plus silver fabric for the zip and a head piece.
What you will need:
- Brown knitted sweater, dark brown pants, boots, gloves, silver fabric, head gear
11. Goomba (Super Mario)
Khaki brown pants and a brown beanie with brown sneakers, built up with brown cloth and upholstery foam and finished with white and black felt eyes.
What you will need:
- Brown pants, brown beanie, brown sneakers, brown cloth, foam, felt eyes
12. Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
A buttoned long-sleeve shirt under the full-length brown coat, with brown suspenders and dark brown leather gloves.
What you will need:
- Long-sleeve shirt, brown coat, brown suspenders, brown leather gloves
13. The Ghoul (Fallout)
A brown wool cowboy hat and dark brown duster coat over a black work shirt and dark brown work pants, with a shotgun prop.
What you will need:
- Brown cowboy hat, dark brown duster, black work shirt, brown work pants, shotgun prop
14. Annie Oakley
A western shirt with a bolo tie, a brown suede waistcoat and skirt, a brown leather belt, cowboy boots, a straw hat and a brown frizzy wig.
What you will need:
- Western shirt, bolo tie, brown suede waistcoat and skirt, boots, straw hat, shotgun prop
Wearing brown? Make it stand out
Brown can look flat, so mix textures such as leather, suede, fur and knit, and keep the shade consistent. One strong accent, such as a hat, a belt or a prop, tells people who you are.
Want a different colour? Try Red, Black, Pink, Orange, Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow, White, Gold, Silver, Black & White, Rainbow, Neon.
