Halloween costume ideas from celebrities for inspiration
Halloween is around the corner, and the only time when minimalism takes a back seat. It’s the time to be full-on spooky like Heidi Klum and bring all the drama without judgment and side-eyes.
Here are Halloween costumes from celebrities all over the world that stood out over the years.
1. Kendall Jenner as Pamela Anderson (Barb Wire)
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In 2020, Kendall Jenner dressed as Pamela Anderson’s character from the 1996 cult classic movie Barb Wire for Halloween.
The Look was a black leather corset and bustier paired with fishnet stockings and matching thigh-high boots.
She paired the look with sheer opera-length gloves featuring barbed-wire bracelets and a temporary barbed-wire bicep tattoo.
The hair was big, wavy blonde, while her makeup look was the famous pencil-thin 90s eyebrows, bright blue eyeshadow, and a nude glossy lip.
She captioned the Official Instagram Post with Anderson’s famous line, “Don’t call me babe”.
2. Cardi B as Medusa
Cardi B had the best Halloween costume in 2020. She dressed up as the Greek goddess Medusa and instantly gagged when she shared the photos.
Cardi B dresses up as Medusa for Halloween. 🎃 pic.twitter.com/6AmkG38vqh
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 31, 2020
The look featured detailed golden snakes protruding from her hair, a matching gold-plated bra, choker, bangles, long golden nails, and a V-shaped belt.
She also had a huge, scale-clad, six-foot reptilian lower body that, at first, many people thought was edited or CGI.
3. Lizzo as Baby Yoda 2021
Lizzo took spooky to the next level when she dressed up as Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, a character from the Star Wars Disney+ original television series The Mandalorian.
She looked unrecognizable as she attended Spotify’s Ghost Town Halloween Party in West Hollywood. She later shared a behind-the-scenes video of how she achieved the look.
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4. Megan Thee Stallion as Pinhead (Hellraiser)
Megan Thee Stallion stunned in her Halloween costume, going as Pinhead from the 1987 horror movie “Hellraiser.” The Halloween 2021 look featured needles sticking out of her head, with all-white body paint.
Megan Thee Stallion channels Pinhead from ‘Hellraiser’ in new Halloween photoshoot. 🩸 pic.twitter.com/gc2xnqpWvP
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 24, 2021
5. Cardi B as Morticia Addams for Halloween 2021
Cardi B went all spooky for her Halloween costume in 2021, dressing up as the sultry Morticia Addams from ‘The Addams Family.’
6. Cardi B as “The Simpsons” character Marge Simpson 2022
In 2022, Cardi B decided to bring colour and fun to her Halloween costume by dressing up as Marge Simpson from The Simpsons.
Marge is the wife of Homer Simpson and the mother of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson. She is known for her very tall blue hair, which is shaped into a beehive.
7. Cardi B as Cruella de Vil
Cardi B dressed up as a glamorous version of Disney villain Cruella de Vil, calling herself “Bruella de Vil” for a Halloween event in October 2017.
Cardi B as Cruella De Vil for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/x4Vl3LLVyi
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 31, 2017
She wore a half-black and half-white wig, signature red lipstick, elbow-length red gloves, a black top/corset, velvet pants, and a massive black-and-white fur coat.
8. Cardi B as Scarlet Witch 2020
Cardi B’s other look for 2020 Halloween was cute and fun compared to the spooky Medusa costume. She dressed up as Scarlet Witch from Marvel.
She wore a plunging red latex corset with matching red thigh-high boots and the signature Wanda’s iconic M-shaped headpiece.
9. Cardi B dazzled as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween 2024
Cardi B dresses up as Jessica Rabbit for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/0eiY6sYynV
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 1, 2024
Cardi B attended a Halloween party at Doux Supper Club in New York City, dressed as the iconic Jessica Rabbit from 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
She wore a sleek, strapless red dress, long purple gloves, and dangling diamond earrings. She completed the look with red lipstick, purple eye shadow, and a tiny gem painted under one eye.
Cardi also opted for some voluminous bright red curls to match the character’s hairstyle.
10. Cardi B as Poison Ivy
Cardi decided to go sexy for her 2019 Halloween costume, dressing up as Poison Ivy in the 1997 film Batman & Robin.
She wore a bright red, nearly 7-foot-long, floor-sweeping wig styled by her hair artist, Tokyo Stylez, which reportedly used 50 feet of hair.
11. Heidi Klum as Fiona (Shrek)
Heidi Klum was long crowned the queen of Halloween. She is known to go above and beyond for her Halloween costumes that always look realistic. She makes sure to bring out every detail of her costume so that she looks unrecognizable.
In 2018, Heidi Klum dressed as Fiona while her boyfriend Tom Kaulitz dressed up as Shrek.
The two went all out with full-body prosthetics. She went barefoot and wore a green dress with gold embroidery, with Fiona’s signature red hair and a tiara.
Her boyfriend wore a baggy T-shirt and tights with protruding ears. The two were so similar to the characters that you wouldn’t recognize them as individuals.
12. Anok Yai as Avatar (Na’vi)
Supermodel Anok Yai never misses when it comes to Halloween costumes. She transformed into a Na’vi warrior from James Cameron’s Avatar universe for Halloween.
The look featured vibrant blue skin tones, signature white bioluminescent facial dots and patterns, striking yellow-gold eye accents, and protruding ears inspired by the movie’s characters.
13. Chloe Bailey as Storm (X-Men)
Chloe Bailey dressed up as Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men in Halloween 2022. She has actively voiced her interest in playing Storm in a movie, as she mentioned that she is her favourite superhero.
14. Halle Bailey as Halle Berry
Halle Bailey dressed up as the legendary actress Halle Berry for her 2024 Halloween costume. She drew inspiration from Halle Berry’s character as Jinx in the 2002 film Die Another Day.
Halle wore a sexy orange bikini accessorized with a belt sheath and a wavy pixie cut wig to look like Halle Berry in her James Bond era. She did her Halloween photoshoot against a beach backdrop and struck a badass pose just like a scene in the film.
15. Halle Bailey as Avatar
Halle Bailey dressed up as the character Neytiri from Avatar for Halloween in October 2022.
She wore prosthetic ears, braided hair, a large silver statement necklace, and dangling silver earrings.
Her entire body and face were airbrushed with pale blue makeup and detailed darker blue stripes with white shiny dots.
16. Tyla as Halle Berry
Tyla dresses up as Halle Berry’s character, Sharon Stone, in the 1994 movie The Flintstones for Halloween 2024.
She wore a jagged-cut tiger-print look for the costume, including a cropped halter and miniskirt similar to the one Berry wore in the film, plus a pixie wig and a massive statement bone choker.
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This took longer to write than I imagined. I’ll add more Halloween costumes from celebrities as they happen, especially for this year.
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