The pit of your stomach fills with dread, as you realize your least favorite part of the year is quickly approaching: finding a halloween costume. No matter how much Pinterest scrolling you do, you always end up overnight shipping something you hate from Amazon and settling, but not this time. Because this year I’ve compiled a list of my top five on trend costumes to take some of your stress away!
- Raygun from the summer Olympics
If you don’t know who Raygun is, I beg you, google her. She graced our feeds after her unique breakdancing performance this summer, and became a meme for weeks to follow. The outfit is simple, just throw on a green tracksuit and a ballcap and you’re all set.
Just don’t forget to bust out some kangaroo-like moves to really sell it.
2. Elphaba and Glinda
While the “Wicked” movie doesn’t come out until after Halloween, you can get ahead of the impending trend and dress as this dynamic duo. If you want to go the extra mile, go ahead and paint yourself green, but if not, a black witches hat and a frilly pink dress should do the trick!
3. ‘Brat’
Last summer was a Barbie summer, but this year has been deemed a “brat” summer, named after the brand new Charlie XCX album. You can dress yourself with the bold lime green brat tee and literally go as the iconic album, or you can take inspiration from the queen herself.
Her music video for “360” offers lots of inspiration for little, black, borderline goth outfits, perfect to throw together at the last minute with a quick visit to the mall.
4. Deadpool and Wolverine
I’m convinced this costume is for everyone. Dress up with your best friend, or make it a cute couples costume. If Blake Lively can rock the Deadpool look, so can you. Take the costumes seriously, and buy the full suit off Amazon, or just take inspiration from them and base your costumes on the colors red and yellow to hint at the iconic duo.
5. Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is making a comeback, with makeup looks trending online and the box office selling out. There are limitless costume options from this movie, and it could be a great group costume, duo costume or couples costume. It’s right on theme for halloween, with lots of spooky colors.
The versatile outfits allow for lots of personalization, and it has tons of potential to be the costume of the year.