Popular teen character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Whether you're looking for a last-minute costume or planning ahead for Halloween and cosplay, these teenager character costume ideas are sure to be a hit. From iconic TV and movie characters to popular video game characters, there's something for everyone. And with a little creativity, you can put your own spin on these classic costumes.
Spider-Punk Costume
Spider-Punk’s costume is an elastic Spiderman compression T-shirt, superhero sports compression leggings, stylish black high-top sneakers, a ripped retro denim vest, punk studded black leather bracelets, punk pants chain, and a Spider-Punk mask.
Scaramouche's Costume from Genshin Impact
Scaramouche's costume features a turtleneck outfit layered with a cardigan and loose sleeves. He also styles his costume with a tassel belt, a pair of shorts, black socks, shin guards.
Jeffy Costume from SML Movies
Jeffy’s costume is a bright yellow shirt with his name written on it, black shorts, black shoes with white socks, and a blue beanie.
Shower Curtain Costume from The Karate Kid
The Shower Curtain’s costume is a karate outfit and a closed off red-white polka dot curtain with a non-working shower head above your head.
Casper and Wendy Costume
Casper and Wendy’s costume is a white shirt, white pants, and a white sheet for Casper and a red hooded onesie for Wendy.
Nimona Costume
Start Nimona's costume with an orange wig. Then, get a scaley or sequined top and shorts layered with a burgundy thank top and mini skirt. Complete the costume with boots and arm warmers.
Rayla Costume from The Dragon Prince
Rayla's outfit features a teal outfit consisting of a shirt and pair of leggings. She also has a harness, a pair of gloves, boots, and a brown belt. Her hair is platinum blonde and has little horns sticking out her head.
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) Costume
Tiny Tim’s costume is a short-sleeved white crew neck shirt, chino dress pants, brown leather shoes, a brown peasant vest, a knitted khaki sweater, a dark gray newsboy hat, and a vintage red scarf.
Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx) Costume
Zero Two’s costume is a special long-sleeved red school uniform with black and silver trims, black leggings, a special pair of long white tube shoes with black highlights, and a white headband with small red horns.
Shotaro Kaneda (Akira) Costume
Shotaro Kaneda’s costume is a special Shotaro Kaneda red leather jacket, red leather pants, red boots, a pair of red motorcycle gloves, and retro motocross goggles.
Saki Hanajima Costume
Saki Hanajima’s costume is a blue Kaibara Municipal High School uniform, knee-high black socks, flat non-slip black Mary Jane shoes, and black nail polish.
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's Costume
Zack and Cody's costume features blonde wigs, a blue polo shirt or Hawaiian shirt and board shorts.
Wings of Fire Costume
The Wings of Fire dragon costume can be recreated wby wear fish scale outfits with wings and a mask.
Twilight Sparkle Costume from My Little Pony
Twilight Sparkle’s costume can be recreated with your little girl. Simply get a purple tutu dress, a pair of Twilight Sparkle sunglasses, and purple shoes.
Wyatt's Costume from Zombies
Wyatt wears a purple shirt under a vest with faux fur. He also has hair highlights and tattoos.
Yoshi's Costume from Super Mario
Yoshi’s costume features a turtle-like headpiece, back piece, green onesie, and orange boots.
Jimmy Neutron Costume
Jimmy Neutron’s costume is a red Jimmy Neutron nuclear T-shirt, stretch blue jeans, white casual sneakers, and has troll-style thick brown hair.
Fred and George Weasly Costume
Fred and George’s costume is a short-sleeved white button-down shirt, black pants, black leather work shoes, a red and gold Gryffindor tie, and a wool knit V-neck black long-sleeve sweater.
John Darling (Peter Pan) Costume
John Darling’s costume is a long, long-sleeved white nightshirt, brown moccasin slip-on slippers, a vintage black top hat, and vintage black round glasses.
Tiny Tina's Costume from Borderlands
Tiny Tina's costume can be recreated with a blonde wig, a forehead band, a pink top, and brown tube top. She also has arm warmers, a bib on her brown skirt, bottoms, and mismatched footwear.
Tiny Diamond Costume from Trolls
Tiny Diamond's costume can be recreated with a light blue bodysuit or sweater and pajama combo. Then, spray glitter all over it. Be sure to also add a Tiny Diamond-inspired mask.
Sunny Starscout Costume from My Little Pony
Sunny Starscout outfit is a colorful wig in pink and orange to match the dress and petticoat. The costume also features a blue belt.
Taz / Tasmanian Devil Costume from Looney Tunes
Taz' costume features a brown onesie and a Tasmanian Devil mask.
Detective James Carter & Soo Yung Han's Costume from Rush Hour
Detective James Carter wears a white button-down shirt, suspenders, and dark pants. He carries a toy gun. Soo Yung Han’s costume features a schoolgirl fit with a chest full of explosives.
Navarro Cheerleader Costume
A Navarro cheerleader outfit features a cropped top with long sleeves and NAVARRO in capital letters. They also wear skirt-shorts with white sneakers.
Jenny Wakeman's Costume from My Life as a Teenage Robot
Recreate Jenny Wakeman's costume with a white body suit and face paint to mimic her pale robotic skin. Then wear all-team starting with a wig, a cropped top, skirt, and leg warmers.
Melody's Costume from The Little Mermaid
Melody’s costume can be recreated with a khaki sleeveless top, necklace, and red mermaid-style skirt. She also has long dark hair in a ponytail.
Robin's Costume from DC Comics
Robin’s costume features a red top and green bikini briefs. Complete the costume with a pair of green gloves and shoes as well as a yellow cape.
Sailor Chibi Moon's Costume from Sailor Moon
Sailor Chibi Moon wears a white top with a red ribbon, a pink skirt, and pink boots. She has pink hair, a tiara, and a pair of gloves
Jeff Spicoli Costume
Jeff Spicoli’s costume is a short-sleeved white turtleneck T-shirt, a hippie surf baja hoodie, ripped stretch blue denim pants, classic Vans slip-on shoes, and light blonde 80s long curly hair.
Carl Wheezer Costume
Carl Wheezer’s costume is a striped orange T-shirt, regular green twill cargo pants, orange slip-on shoes, orange suspenders, and brown thick-framed round glasses.
The BFG & Sophie's Costume
BFG’s costume is a long-sleeved white popover shirt, green pants, brown chukka boots, a distressed vintage brown belt, a brown leather vest, and an oversized ears headband. Sophie wears a pale-colored nightgown and a pair of eyeglasses.
Cheetah Girls Tracksuit Costume
The Cheetah Girls Tracksuit costumes are outfits consisting of different colored tracksuits, headbands, and sneakers with a wide assortment of accessories to make them stand out from each other.
Harriet the Spy Costume
Harriet the Spy’s costume is a black shirt with a hoodie, loose-fit black pants with pockets, black canvas sneakers, a yellow trench coat, and an adjustable spy belt with gadgets. .
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Costume
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’s costume is a casual short brown summer dress and brown leggings with colorful lowercase and uppercase letters attached to them, brown boots, and a tree headband.
Legends of the Hidden Temple Costume
Legends of the Hidden Temple’s costume is a colored Legends of the Hidden Temple shirt, khaki cargo shorts, brown walking shoes, black elbow and knee pads, black fingerless sports gloves, and a gold helmet.
La Chilindrina Costume
La Chilindrina’s costume is a green dress with a round yellow collar and red sleeves, short white bloomers, white crew socks, t-strap black Mary Jane shoes, her hair in pigtails, and black nerd geek eyeglasses.
Ichigo Kurosaki Costume
Ichigo Kurosaki’s costume is a black standard Shinigami kimono with white lining, black hakama pants, a white obi, white tabi socks, geta sandals, and an Ichigo half-hollow mask.
Chrissy Cunningham (Stranger Things) Costume
Chrissy’s costume is a Hawkins High School cheerleading sleeveless top and mini skirt, white athletic crew socks, white cheerleading shoes, a Hawkins personal Chrissy cheer coat, and green scrunchie.
Lucky Prescott's (Spirit Riding Free) Costume
Lucky Prescott outfit is a white shirt with red embroidery, dark pants, and boots.