Last Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Find in Your Closet

Let's be real, unforgettable Halloween costumes are often born out of a last-minute stroke of genius. Leaving things for the last minute might be one of the most sustainable ways to dress up for Halloween. This year, dig through what you already have and get extra creative!

Pop-Culture Moments

From the Renaissance and Eras tours to the Barbenheimer revolution, the year 2023 continues to be packed full of iconic pop culture moments begging to be immortalized this year in costume form.

If you bought new pieces for these moments or DIY’d your outfit, pull off a #ReWearThat moment!

 
 

  • Eras Tour: Don your sparkliest, beaded look and a bold red lip to become T-Swift. 

 
 

  • Renaissance Tour: DIY a cowboy hat and wear all silver! Get your friend to dress up as a horse to complete the look. 

 
 

A Nod to Your Latest Binge-watch

Draw inspiration from your most recent TV obsession! 

  • The Bear: clogs, an all-black ensemble, and a waist apron. 

 
 

  • Ugly Betty: colorful tights, mix-and-match patterns, oval red glasses, and clip-on bangs (if you don’t already have them).

 
 

  • Love Island: brave the cold and slip into a bikini, and voila! You've transformed into a Love Island contestant.

 
 

For the Fashion Girlies

“Here’s How to Dress Like a ___Model” videos have been all over our TikTok “For You” Pages over the last year. We’ve seen the fashion girlies interpret different designers' signature styles from Sandy Liang and Simone Rocha to Vivienne Westwood and Heaven by Marc Jacobs. Take these styling challenges to the next level and test your friends to see if they know which brand you’re embodying.

Your Fave Album Cover or Movie Poster

Recreate one of your favorite album’s artwork! This was one of our fave ideas from Sustainable Baddie’s DIY costume ideas last year. Some ideas to help you:

  • GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo: purple bra, silver rings, vampy lips, and a little black dress

 
 

  • Red Moon in Venus by Kali Uchis: wear a red look and either paint butterflies onto your face or wear your hair in braids and clip butterfly pins to them. 

  • Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana del Rey: two white bows in your hair and your best Lana-core makeup look

Or, recreate a recent(ly iconic) movie poster:

  • Pearl (2022): red long-sleeve dress, a faux axe, braided hair, and you constantly screaming “I’M A STARRRR!”

 
 

  • Emily Brontë from Emily (2022): an old prairie-core dress, a founding-father low pony, and your lovely bare face. 

What’s your go-to last-minute Halloween costume?

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