Top 10 Celebrity Halloween Costumes
Year after year, Hollywood’s best-dressed stars set the standard on what it means to truly dress for Halloween. From movie references to scary cosmetic transformations, the celebrity costume competition is unmatched. These 10 stars won Halloween 2023 with these amazing costumes that go above and beyond.
Kendall and Kylie
When it comes to a celebrity sister duo, there are few who can compete with the iconic Kendall and Kylie Jenner who have stolen the show in complementary looks like their 2019 Met Gala look, in orange and purple dawned with feathers.
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This Halloween the youngest sister of the Kar-Jenners dressed as Sugar and Spice from Batman Forever. Kendall looked light and angelic in a lacey white lingerie set. The strapless bustier teddy featured lacet white garters and was overlayed with a stunning feather-trimmed white jacket. Her hair, a stark difference from her typically straight brown locks, was replaced with tight bonded curls. In striking contrast, her sister Kylie wore a bold and black leather corset, trimmed in silver and featuring skulls all across. It was accessorized with black gloves featuring silver stitching, aswell as a wide silver spiked choker. Her hair was chaotically curled and featured bold blood-red highlights. The look was a true recreation of the original look down to their hair and the smallest accessories.
Winnie Harlow
Supermodel Winnie Harlow knows how to make a statement, Halloween or not. This year, she made her mark with various costumes. One of them being Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmatians. Not only did kill this look, but the message behind the costume idea speaks true to her character and how she has developed her confidence throughout the years.
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In a heartfelt Instagram post, Winnie opens up about the bullying she experienced growing up due to her vitiligo, causing people to refer to her as “Dalmation”. She dedicated her costume to a younger version of herself. She looked stunning dressed in an all-black and white ensemble identical to that in the movie. Her dress featured white horizontal stripes and black buttons. Thinner horizontal stripes run down the legs of her tights and gloves. Oh her shoulders sits a black and white polka dot cape with pointed shoulder pads, reverse in color on either side. The stunning touches of reverse symmetry such as the half-black half-white wig and inverted hat make for a truly perfect costume with an even better message.
Chloe Bailey
Singer Chloe Bailey decided to channel her inner hero and villain this Halloween with two different costumes. One of them being Mrs. Incredible. The star showed off her stunning figure in an all-latex bodysuit replica of the suit. The suit aced up into a corset in the back and featured pointed black boots. In place of her typical locs, Chloe’s hair was similar to the character, reddish brown and cut into a layered bob. Rather than opting for a removable mask, Chloe went for a painted-on version for her Mrs. Incredible lool.
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Her Catwoman costume featured a striking lack of latex corset one piece with detached sleeves and thigh-high boots all featuring Catwoman's signature contrasting white stitching, To finish the look were oversized black sunglasses. Chloe Bailey never misses, and latex is her signature material which she pulls off time after time.
Heidi Klum
The reigning queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum is known for her ultra-realistic costumes featuring strange and unexpected looks combining a custom costume and extremely detailed special effect makeup. Her worm costume back in 2022 gained tons of attention for its quirkiness and her dedication to the all-out look.
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This year Heidi graced the red carpet of her annual Halloween Party hosted at the Marquee club in NYC dressed in an over the top peakock. The costume had two versions. First, in a cerulean crushed velvet suit, Heidi posed among a group of 10 Cirque du Soleil members, all painted head to toe to be her peacock feathers. Down the chest were tufty blue feathers and her face was complelty transformed with a beak, and extravagant blue, white, and gold eyemakeup, finished off with a forehead of crystals and a feather head piece.
For the second version of her look, Heidi’s apparel shifted to a mesh bodice adorned with royal blue crystals in beautifully intricate patterns than ran down her chest and harms. A train of light and royal blue tassles thing from her skirt and arms and an even more grand head piece was featured with barios layers of golden and emerald fabric and feathers. Adding on to the human props of her elaborate costume, Tom Kaulitz, Heidi’s husband dressed in a realistic giant egg costume for the event. No one does Halloween quite like Heidi Klum and she continues to outdo herself year after year.
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan the Stallions’ Halloween looks, known to her fans as “Hottie Ween” featured 3 iconic costumes. One of which completely transformed her to a garden-like beauty that is our of this world. In her Alice and Wonderland inspired look, the rapper looked absolutely gorgeous in a green mesh bodysuit wrapped in thick vines of ivy down her legs and arms. Her busty chest was rosed pink and around her face were beautifully arranged pink peddles. The star looked beautiful and as if she belonged in a flower garden in this beautiful floral look.
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Keke Palmer
Inspired by the Disney movie Life Size featuring Tyra Banks, actress and singer Keke Palmer channeled her inner doll with a costume replicating the Eve doll from the 2000 film. Dressed in a hot pink stain strapless dress identical to that of the movie and a sparkling tiara and necklace. She posed like the doll on a recreated movie poster. To her size is Addy Hudson, in the role of Casey Stuart who played by Lindsay Lohan in the original film.
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Adele
Singer Adele, made a statement on Halloween in a dark and dramatic Adams Family look that completely transformed her from her typical appearance. The star went as Morticia Adams, mother of the family. Her take on the classic character featured long raven black hair and gorgeous black down, and dramatic makeup.
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Designed by Arturo Obegero, the custom black gown of her costume featured long sleeves and a extended black train. A dramatic black collar surrounded her collar and her look was accessorized with a silver chain belt. She wore the look for her ongoing Vegas Residency as she graced the stage on Halloween night.
Halsey
In a daring Siren inspired look, Halsey stole the show in her mermaid costume this halloween. Her costume, a custom look for costume creator Seth Pratt, featured a tulle covered white bra with sheer white straps. From it hung asymetrical beading of peals that draped over her bare stomach. A coordinating maxi skirt, featuring a sheer sea-foam material, white fishnets, and intertwining shells brought her outfit together. Sea weed inspired body makeup ran up and down her ars and cross her chest and beautiful green and blue siren makeup adorned her face, including scales. She wore long ginger hair accessorized with shells.
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To her side was her boyfriend Avan Jogia in a pirate inspired costume. The two looks mythical in their couples halloween look.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton went all out this Halloween with multiple costumes, many of which incorporated her husband and son for an adorable trio costume. In one costume, she took inspiration from Britney Spears' Toxic music video, dressed in a look replicating her bright blue flight attendant uniform. In a strikingly futuristic look with dramatic shoulders, a large keyhole cutout and silver trip around the waist and neck along with coordinating fingerless gloves and a hat, she got the look down to a tee. Silver chrome boots and a coordinating Kurt Geiger handbag finished off the look.
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On her shoulder was her son, dressed in an adorable pilot uniform costume, perfectly complimenting her flight attendant look. Her husband wore a pilot costume as-well as he accompanied her for a halloween party.
Kim Kardashian & North West
Kim Kardashian and her eldest daughter North West decided to recreate the 1995 film Clueless for Halloween with one of the most iconic looks from the movie as Cher and Dionne. In a yellow and black plaid skirt suit and blonde wig, Kim looked just like Cher, originally played by Alicia Silverstone in the film. To her size, North dressed as Dionne in a black plaid skirt suit with dramatic patent leather cuffs and collar. A red sweater underneath layered with a collar, and dramatic wide brimmed back and white hat with a striking red rose.
Celebrities do halloween best. Channeling their favorite pop culture character or testing the limits of makeup and special effects for Halloween parties, performances, and more.
