Don't go out and buy a boring prepackaged costume for Halloween this year; instead, exercise your creativity and make a DIY costume that will totally blow your friends away. If you are in your 20s, you'll definitely want to check out this roundup of costumes relevant to millennials — we've got you covered on everything from pop culture to your favourite childhood characters.
Halloween Costumes For People in Their 20s
50+ DIY Halloween Costumes Perfect For 20-Somethings
Tie your hair into one long braid and wear a long, icy blue dress. Use white tulle to create a long cape.
Wayfarer shades, a denim vest, and lots of small tattoos will turn you into the pop star.
Throw on a leotard, amp up the volume in your hair, and wear some fishnets and a beanie.
Fulfil your childhood dream of being Ariel for Halloween, and paint two shells on a tank. Grab some green leggings, and temporarily dye your hair red — you're all set!
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Line red dresses with white fuzz to create the sassy Christmas costumes the Mean Girls wore. Make your group costume perfect with a Mrs. George — have a girl dress in a pink tracksuit.
Become everyone's guilty read by grabbing paint chips at your local hardware store in every thinkable shade of grey. Tape them to your body, and you have yourself an awesome DIY costume.
Line jackets with thick black outlines (ribbon would work best) and give your best unamused look for this costume.
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One long braid and a bow and arrow will turn you into this empowering woman from The Hunger Games.
Chunky sandals and a pink tank will turn you into our favourite Disney star in no time.
Overalls paired with pops of pink and serious attitude will turn you into this funny duo.
If you have a smartphone, chances are you use the hilarious emoji to message your friends. Become this hilarious version by putting brown material over a hoop skirt.
Wear all black clothing, and cut out different candy shapes with coloured construction paper. Tape the shapes all over your body.
Use a large piece of poster board to create the Tinder screen with paint. Cut a hole in the centre for your face.
Use a red feather boa and place a beak on your chest to become this fave game character.
Create a mane by piling your hair on top of your head. Use a boa for a tail and add ears to your head!
Poke a hole into a white garbage bag and draw a face on the front of the bag to create a ghost costume. Paint a moving box hot pink and wear it around your waist.
Pacifiers, primary-coloured clothing, and the characters' classic t-shirt graphics will turn you into the Rugrats crew.
Red, heart-shaped shades, and a graphic t-shirt will make you feel like you are 22.
If you don't have bangs, use a wig to achieve the star's adorkable fringe. A vintage dress is a must, and a ukulele or guitar is a definite plus.
Each girl should wear a colourful dress. Tie a black ribbon around your waist, and make sure to wear white tights!
A blue silky neck scarf and all-white outfit will turn you into this commercial character.
Write "Vote For Pedro" across a white shirt, tuck it into your jeans, and make your hair as poofy as possible.
Make your favourite childhood toys come to life with lots of pink, and blonde hair, of course.
Remind everyone why we first fell in love with Britney by wearing a plaid schoolgirl skirt and pink ribbons in you hair.
Use a long cloak (even a graduation gown will do), and top it off a striped scarf. Make sure to draw a lightning bolt scar on your head!
Put your hair half up, rock cat ears, and wear a leotard or mod black and white ensemble.
Where a cocktail dress and a tiara to achieve a princess look. Bonus point for carrying around a baby that looks like Princess Charlotte.
Platinum blonde locks, a blue dress, and a toy dragon will complete this Game of Thrones look.
Channel Rihanna's "Rude Boy" outfit by wearing red, yellow, and green fringe over black swimsuit bottoms with a black sports bra. Top it off with layered necklaces.
Wear head-to-toe black, top it off with a pink jacket, and swipe on some red lipstick.
Goth attire, black lipstick, and a killer stare will transform you into a girl from The Craft.
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Score two black leotards and bows for either sides of your heads to create this costume.
Branches from your backyard and a little makeup talent will turn you into a deer.
All black clothes for Lydia and a pinstriped suit for Beetlejuice.
A red tube top and star-spangled shorts will make you look like the ultimate superhero.
Buying tan or orange scrubs automatically makes you become one of these characters.
Sew ears to a hoodie, and draw a big circle on your stomach. Fill it in with your favourite Care Bear's symbol.
Create Arnold's crazy hair with construction paper attached to a headband. Bend black poster board into a tube to get Gerald's hairstyle.
Pull some underwear over your trousers and tie a belt around your head — you're Quailman!
Rocket Power's main characters are easy to pull off. Grab a purple wig and pink shirt for Reggie; Otto requires a red helmet and yellow shirt.
A pair of nonprescription glasses and a Superman shirt complete the undercover superhero look easily.
Be a sexy vampire by dressing up the outfit with a blazer and bow tie. Paint some fake blood on your shirt for effect, and don't forget the vampire teeth.
Cut circles out of the front of a white tank top and pair it with a black skirt to be a very unbothered Regina George.
Be as mysterious as Sia for the night with her trademark black-and-white wig and giant hair bow. You don't need dollar bills to have fun, but your compromised vision might require someone to lead you around the party.
Clueless star Cher Horowitz is easy to reenact with a plaid two-piece set and the boxiest cell phone you can find.
To be Jughead from Riverdale, you just need a denim jacket and a beanie.
The undead will have never looked hotter if you use some strategically wrapped gauze for this slinky mummy look.
A white t-shirt and a leather jacket are all you need to transform into one of the most well-known bad boys of all time.
Whether you played baseball, football, football, or any sport in the middle, dressing up as an athlete for Halloween is always a safe bet. Once you find one of your old uniforms, it's game time.
A little red goes a long way here, as does a devilish smile. Dress in all black, and if you have any Prada, well, the more, the better.
If you and your friends want to go in on a costume together, being the Spice Girls is as good as it gets. Have everyone dress up as their favourite singer and just strike their famous pose.
Embrace your sexy side when you dress up as the handsome devil you are. All you need are devil horns and a sinful smirk.
It's smooth sailing (ha, get it?) to replicate Steve and Robin from Stranger Things. Simply dress as sailors with lots of blue and white stripes and top the costume with name tags and ice cream scoops so that fellow Halloween celebrators understand the reference.
A lilac bob with shaggy bangs and a white crop top will do the trick for this Ashley O costume. Channel your inner superstar to make this look really come to life.
If you have combat boots and aviators, you're halfway done with this costume! Get a green one-piece outfit and add some patches to complete the look.
No costume? No problem! Face paint is all you need to make this costume complete. If you want to make it even creepier, add a little fake blood to your outfit, too.
Sing along to your favourite songs this Halloween when you dress up as Taylor Swift's 1989 album cover. You'll need a blue and white long-sleeved shirt and red lipstick. Carry around a white cutout to make it look like you're a Polaroid picture.
Say howdy to the easiest costume ever — all it takes is a chambray button-down and a wide-brimmed hat to become a cowgirl.
Where in the world do you get a Carmen Sandiego costume? As long as you have a red trench coat and a red hat, then you've got one!
Most skirt suits will work to create this costume, so it's all in the hat and the name tag. To be an old-school flight attendant, you'll want a dainty hat, and you should also have a name tag with your airline on it.
A crown of flowers will work great for this flower-child outfit.
A little makeup goes a long way with this comic-book-inspired look.
Bring the heat this Halloween when you dress up as Lara Croft. All you'll need is an olive green crop top, short shorts, and some top-notch fake weapons.
The ultimate style icon, dressing up as Carrie Bradshaw will require hot street style and voluminous curls. Any of her outfits are fair game, so get creative!