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Don’t know what to wear for Halloween 2025? Get inspired by these last-minute, DIY-friendly costume ideas!
Still costume-less with Halloween just around the corner? Don’t panic! The best last-minute looks are already hiding in your wardrobe. This year, skip the stress and get creative by building a costume around your personal aesthetic. All it takes is a few key pieces and some fun makeup magic. The goal is to raid your own closet to create the foundation, then use bold makeup and accessories to tie the whole look together. Keep reading for eight fun last-minute Halloween costume ideas!
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The Rainbow Fish — Colourful Mermaidcore
Mermaidcore may have been the siren of Summer 2023, but we’re still not over that Blumarine runway-inspired aesthetic. To give it a fresh take, add in a splash of colour and nod to one of our favourite childhood stories, The Rainbow Fish! This is a great chance to rewear a New Year’s Eve sequin dress, dig out a string of pearls and go crazy with the makeup — the more etheral, the better.
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Wednesday — Addams Family Fashion
With all of us binge-watching the new season of Wednesday, it’s the perfect excuse to raid your closet for your best all-black ensemble. Throw on a black dress or a dark top and skirt, add a white collar underneath, pull your hair into some seriously severe braids, and master that iconic deadpan stare. Voila — you are Nevermore Academy’s most famous student!
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Party Animal — Think Print & Party Hats
A little more abstract of a concept, but that’s the name of the game when it comes to last-minute costumes! We love this one because you can truly take it in any direction — sexy, simple or anything in between (depending on what’s already in your wardrobe), and you can easily snag a party hat from the lanes in Central. If you don’t have a ton of animal print, playing with a statement lip can also be an easy but fun easy add-on!
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Black Swan — Ballerina Meets Dark Angel
Natalie Portman’s Black Swan has been a Pinterest-loved Halloween costume since the film debuted, but with the rise of Balletcore, it’s easier than ever. Think leg warmers, ballet flats and ribbons (tie them around your shoes and up your leg for the perfect DIY!) to give the fit an obvious ballerina vibe, then add in black accessories and makeup — on the eyes, of course, but we also love adding it to the finger for a creepy twist!
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Hannah Montana — Mismatched Y2k Aesthetic
God knows what the Disney Channel stylists circa 2004 were on, but they taught us one thing: overkill is severely underrated. After all, our fave childhood fashion icon, Miss Montana, was doing sparkly cowboy boots long before Chappell Roan was on the scene. This is an easy costume for the Y2k girlies (layer your favourite pieces in a bizarre way for the true DC look), and spice it up with some fishnet gloves or a sparkly tie.
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Pierrot Clown — Black & White & Red All Over
This one’s a little trickier if you aren’t a big ruffle girl, but if you are partial to a Lolita aesthetic, your wardrobe is perfect for this spooky makeover. Think bloomer shorts, white ruffle tops, babydoll dresses, black-and-white print and pops of red for that perfect clown-y look, and tie it all together with some bold, 1920s-esque makeup.
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Corpse Bride — Gothic Lace Galore
For a last-minute Corpse Bride, think decaying romance. A lacy white dress and blue tights is your base. Add ripped lace gloves, a makeshift veil (a piece of tulle or an old curtain!) and dramatic, smokey blue makeup — extra points if you add skeletal hand details! Who said the undead can’t be beautiful?
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Miss Piggy — Pretty In Pink
Girly girls, this one’s for you! For this quick costume, pile on all the pink pieces you got — whether that’s a satin dress (the ultimate Miss Piggy number), a luxe robe or a cute pink skirt set. There’s plenty of online tutorials to create a faux pig nose , but if you can snag a prosthetic from the lanes that’s even better. Elevate the look with oversized sunglasses, a feather boa, opera gloves and a ton of costume jewellery!
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