Halloween [1] is always more fun when you have a group of friends to celebrate with. While there are tons of group costumes [2] to choose from, why not take the nostalgic route and dress up as one of your favourite boy bands [3]? Though the boy band craze reached its peak in the '90s [4] with the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, there are plenty of male music groups to channel, including The Jackson 5, The Monkees, and One Direction. Even though The Beatles weren't technically a "boy band," we couldn't help but include them as well since they're so iconic. See even more boy band costumes ahead.
The Beatles
- What to wear: Matching grey suits, white collared shirts, and skinny black ties.
The Monkees
- What to wear: Red button-down shirts and grey pants with black belts. One of your should wear a green beanie.
The Jackson 5
- What to wear: Matching suits in pink, green, orange, yellow, and blue.
The Osmonds
- What to wear: Button-down shirts with wide collars, matching vests, and flared pants. Carrying around microphones.
New Kids on the Block
- What to wear: You're gonna need to go full '80s with satin shirts, oversize blazers, and vintage jeans with black belts.
Boyz II Men
- What to wear: Whatever you do, make sure you're all wearing the same thing. An easy look is white turtlenecks, red blazers, khakis, and gold chain necklaces.
Backstreet Boys
- What to wear: All-white outfits. Think their Millennium [5] album cover. Wear a headset microphone for extra measure.
*NSYNC
- What to wear: If you're trying to channel their "Bye, Bye, Bye" days, go simple with black shirts and jeans. Don't forget to attach marionette strings to your entire body.
98 Degrees
- What to wear: Matching jumpsuits that are red hot. Get it? Because you're 98 Degrees.
Hanson
- What to wear: Think skater meets surfer. Sport a long blonde wig and wear jeans, Vans, a Hawaiian shirt, and a shell necklace.
O-Town
- What to wear: The more denim the better! Try to colour coordinate your tops with a few wearing baseball shirts and a few wearing muscle tees.
Jonas Brothers
- What to wear: Layering is key. Wear button-down shirts, ties, scarves, vests, and sunglasses. Skinny jeans are a must! If you're dressing up as Joe, don't forget to straighten your hair.
One Direction
- What to wear: Very preppy clothes. Try to go for striped and flannel shirts, red pants and khakis, polos, and varsity jackets.
Big Time Rush
- What to wear: Button-down shirts, ties, jeans, leather jackets over hoodies, and knit beanies.
BTS
- What to wear: Acid-wash jeans, denim jackets, white sneakers, and colourful graphic tees.