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25 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

Easy costumes for the last-minute closet searcher.

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25 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
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Halloween is less than a week away and the time for last-minute stitching and/or shopping has come. Being the eternal procrastinator, I never know what I want to be until the night before has come and I’m rummaging frantically through my closet, tossing useless shirts and shoes to the side, and finding almost the perfect costume until I realize I just needed one more simple thing. So, for those who figured an idea of what to be would eventually come to them and it still has yet to do so, here’s a list of 25 last-minute costumes.

1. Waldo ("Where’s Waldo?")

Red-and-white striped shirt, hat, black pants.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

2. Powerpuff Girl

Pink, blue, or green dress, color-coordinating bow, white knee-high socks, black flats.

(Photo credit: Sorority Stylista)

3. Kim Possible:

Black crop top, boots, and gloves, and green pants.

(Photo credit: The Trendy Sparrow )

4. Ventriloquist Doll

Face paint, white dress or button-down, and black blazer.

(Photo credit: Pinterest )

5. Hippie

Crop top, flower headband, round glasses, and flared tribal-print pants.

(Photo credit: Getfesty)

6. Nerd

High-waisted jeans, button-down shirt, suspenders, and glasses.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

7. School Girl/Britney Spears

Plaid skirt, white button-down, white thigh highs.

(Photo credit: Visionofnyc)

8. Tris ("Divergent")

Black pants, jacket, tank top, and combat boots. Draw bird tattoo.

(Photo credit: MissJustJonii)

9. Winnie the Pooh

Red shirt, yellow pants, bear ears, blue “honey” bucket.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

10. Minnie Mouse

Red polka-dot dress or a black shirt and red skirt, mouse ears, red bow, face paint for the whiskers.

(Photo credit: Fashion Hot Box)

11. Angel

White dress, wings, and halo.

(Photo credit: Lauren Conrad)

12. Devil

Red dress, horns, and pitchfork.

(Photo credit: Indulgy)

13. Cat

All-black clothing, cat ears, face paint for the whiskers.

(Photo credit: Valerie V's Makeup)

14. Lifeguard

Red muscle shirt, shorts, and whistle.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

15. Animal (cheetah, leopard, deer, etc.)

Animal-print dress, face paint for whiskers, braid hair into ears.


(Photo credit: Woman's day)

16. Rosie the Riveter

Red bandana, denim shirt and jeans.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

17. Penny Proud (The Proud Family)

Red cardigan, red skirt, white button-down, and white socks.

(Photo credit: Pop Sugar)

18. Baseball Player

Baseball tee, white knee highs, black leggings, baseball cap.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

19. Sandy ("Grease")

Off-the-shoulder black crop top, high-waisted black leggings.

(Photo credit: Costumepedia)

20. Minion

Yellow shirt, denim overalls, yellow hat, and glasses.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

21. Mary Poppins

White button-down, red bow-tie, black knee-length skirt, and an umbrella.

(Photo credit: Sf Goodwill)

22. Wednesday Addams

Black shirt with a white collar and black bottoms or a black dress with a white color. Pigtail braids.

(Photo credit: Lindsay Picardal)

23. Tom Cruise from “Risky Business”

Button-down shirt, boxers, white socks, and sunglasses.

(Photo credit: Sparkle and Shines Ami)

24. Velma ("Scooby-Doo")

Orange turtle-neck shirt, red skirt, orange thigh highs.

(Photo credit: My Disguise)

25. Robber

Black-and-white striped shirt, black bottoms, black hat and/or mask.

(Photo credit: Pinterest)

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