Popular icon character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Halloween is the perfect time to dress up as your favorite character. Here are some iconic costume ideas to get you started. For the ladies, why not be Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's? You'll need a little black dress, black gloves, and a pearl necklace. For something a little more fun, try dressing up as Marilyn Monroe. You'll need a white dress, red lips, and big hair.
Johnny Cash & June Carter Costume
Johnny Cash costume is wearing a black dress shirt underneath a black blazer, black pants, black Oxfords, and a pair of black sunglasses. June Carter outfit is a vintage one piece dress, a vintage necklace, and vintage shoes with heels.
Eminem's Costume
Eminem's music video for Darkness features the rapper in a shirt and hoodie.
Kenny Rogers Costume
Kenny Roger's iconic outfit features a purple inner shirt and white suit. He also has white hair and beard.
Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's) Costume
Holly Golightly aka Audrey Hepburn costume is a long black dress, long black gloves, high heels, sunglasses, a pearl necklace and ear studs, and a pearl hair clip.
Billie Jean, Thriller & Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson) Costume
For Billie Jean, Michael wore a white, V-neck undershirt tucked into black slacks, a black sequined jacket, white leg warmers, black loafers, a single silver sequined glove, and a black fedora. Michael Jackson’s costume is a red and black ensemble for Thriller and a white suit with black details for Smooth Criminal.
Martin Luther King Jr. Costume
Martin Luther King's costume consists of a practical white top and pants layered with a jacket. He also wears dark shoes. Complete the costume with a bald wig or hair net.
Uncle Sam Costume
Uncle Sam costume is a red and white striped pants then you can add a matching jacket and patriot hat.
Helen Keller Costume
To make the most out of Helen Keller’s costume, you can opt for a vintage dress or a blouse and skirt combo. Add in a wig to complete the look.
Jackie Kennedy Costume
Jackie O's costume consists of a pink blazer and skirt. Wear a black collared shirt under, too. Complete the look with a wig and fascinator.
Eddie Van Halen Costume
Eddie Van Halen costume is a red overall decorated with the same black and white stripes of his Frankenstrat guitar.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Costume
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s costume is her black Court robes, green earrings, a thick necklace, black-rimmed glasses, and her hair on a bun.
Bettie Page Costume
To create te vibe and aura of Bettie Page's look, you may wear an all-red look featuring a corset dress, net stockings, and ankle boots. Add in gloves and costume head bands as you wish, too!
Carl Sagan Costume
Carl Sagan's costume can easily be done by simply wearing a red turtleneck top under a brown blazer or jacket. Pair the jacket with matching brown pants and red sneakers.
Bill Nye the Science Guy Costume
Bill Nye's costume includes a white button-down with a red bow tie. He wears a blue coat and light-colored pants.
Coco Chanel Costume
Coco Chanel’s costume is a simple long-sleeved black shirt tucked into a long blacks skirt with layers and layers of pearls around her neck. Coco Chanel is one of the most famous fashion icons in history.
Rosa Parks Costume
Rosa Parks’ costume is her humble worker’s blazer and suit, a matching hat, and her arresting number. Rosa Parks is the mother of the freedom movement and is a highly iconic activist.
Charlie Chaplin Costume
Charlie Chaplin’s costume is a slightly loose suit, a bowler hat, his signature mustache, and a cane. Charlie Chaplin is one of the most famous figures in film history.
Britney Spears Costumes
Britney Spears costume is a school girl uniform, a red jumpsuit, a blue stewardess uniform, a ringmaster’s outfit, and a denim dress. There’s a reason why Britney Spears is the Princess of Pop.
Steve Jobs Costume
Steve Jobs costume is a black long sleeved turtleneck, denim pants, as well as white sneakers.
Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter Costume
Steve Irwin’s costume is his trademark khaki polo shirt, khaki shorts, and a pair of brown work boots. You can even bring along a reptile to look authentic!
Leprechaun Costume
The Leprechaun costume can be recreated with a white inner shirt, vest, and matching green jacket and pants. Complete the look with high socks, black shoes, and the iconic green top hat.
Billie Eilish Costume
Billie Eilish costume is a neon green baggy shirt, neon green baggy shorts, and a black beanie over her green ombre hair.
Kodak Black Costume
Kodak Black costume gold teeth, an unconventional afro hair ‘do, and lots of tattoos.
Al Capone Costume
Al Capone costume portrayed in pop culture dressed like him in a white dress shirt, a dark-colored suit, and a white fedora.
Marilyn Monroe Costume
Marilyn's iconic look includes a white halter dress and her signature short hair cut and red lips.
Christopher Columbus Costume
Christopher Columbus costume is a dark tunic with white long sleeved shirt. He styles it with a cape, black tights, and brown boots. To complete the look, wear a brown wig and hat with a feather.
Mae West Costume
Mae West’s outfit, is a black floor-length gown, a black lace shawl, black heels, and a pin-up blonde wig?
Madonna 80s Costume
Madonna graced the 1985 AMAs in stunning and sexy Jean-Paul Gaultier corset dress. She accessorized it with beads,crucifix, and pearls in her necklace. She also wore fingerless glove, a watch, tights, and heels.
Marie Curie Costume
Marie Curie costume is a black conservative long-sleeved gown with a high crew neckline. Her hair is tied in a messy bun. She also wears a minimalist necklace.
Jimi Hendrix Costume
Jimi Hendrix costume is a colorful loose top, dark colored pants with belt. He also dons a equally colorful headband and metallic or gold-toned accessories.
Jane Austen Costume
Jane Austen's costume is wearing 18th-century dress with a stay or stomacher, a peasant bonnet, and dark shoes. Her brunette hair is tied to a bun updo.
Joan of Arc Costume
Joan of Arc costume is military armour and garb, sported a short haircut, and carried a flag to her battles.
Guy Fieri Costume
Guy Fieri costume is a flame printed dark button down shirt with matching shades, blonde hair and a goatee, wears chino shorts, rings and metal watch, and studded bracelet.
Dolly Parton Costume
Dolly Parton costume is a plaid country styled shirt, bootcut jeans, a cowboy hat and belt, button earrings, and cowboy boots.
Diana Ross costume
Diana Ross wears a red strapless top, red bootcut pants, a long golden robe, a golden belt, red arm covers, a big weave wig, big ear hoops, and red high heels.
Bonnie & Clyde Couple Costume
Bonnie wears a pink beret, a pink shirt with a scarf on her neck, a brown pencil skirt, and oxford shoes. Where as Clyde wears a brown fedora hat, black suit with brown and white necktie, and black oxford shoes.
Stan Lee Costume
Stan Lee costume is wearing a white polo shirt underneath a blue knit sweater, khaki pants, and white sneakers.
Selena Quintanilla Costume
Selena left us with many iconic outfits. One such outfit is the all-white ensemble using a bejeweled, white bra, white pants, and white cowboy boots.
Madonna (Like A Virgin) Costume
Even what Madonna wore in the Like A Virgin music video is still emulated today. She was wearing a flowy white dress with a bustier top, fingerless lace gloves, white heels, and layered necklaces.
George Washington Costume
George Washington costume is a beige vest underneath a blue colonial coat and matching beige pants