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95 Creative Costume Ideas

From Avatar Getups to Geeky Disguises and Sinful Attire

— June 2, 2010 — Unique
It may not be Halloween yet, but it is never to early to browse through some creative costume ideas. After all, the early bird gets the worm and you don't want any embarrassing costume duplicates at the party.

Dress up like an Avatar character or paint your face to look a like an old school Archie comic book character. The possibilities are endless and these creative costume ideas will have you dressing up even if you have no place to go!
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Frightening Outerwear
Frightening Outerwear
The Clot Terror Parka Has a Hidden Mask in the Hood
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Covers as Costumes
Covers as Costumes
Ellen DeGeneres' Halloween Costume was 'O' Magazine
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Human Stick Men
Human Stick Men
The Glowman Costume Accentuates Your Movements
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92
Glamorous Skeleton Gloves
Glamorous Skeleton Gloves
Halloween Favorite Hits the Runway
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91
Poultry Sentence
Poultry Sentence
Judge Orders Men Who Solicited Sex to Wear Chicken Suit
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90
Spooktacular Illustrated Shirts
Spooktacular Illustrated Shirts
Adieu Designs a Line of Haunting Halloween T-Shirts
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89
First Lady Leopards
First Lady Leopards
Michelle Obama Keeps It Classy in Her Halloween Leopard Costume
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88
Octomom Halloween Costumes
Octomom Halloween Costumes
Kate Gosselin Wig Makes a Splash at Retail Stores, Despite Recession
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87
Plush PacMan Hat for Nostalgia Geeks
Plush PacMan Hat for Nostalgia Geeks
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86
Celeb Q-Tip Costumes
Celeb Q-Tip Costumes
The Orange Q-Tip-Esque Brad Pitt Halloween Costume
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85
Illegal Alien Costumes
Illegal Alien Costumes
Getups That are Causing a Contorversial Stir This Halloween Season
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84
Boney Boots
Boney Boots
The 1914 Bones Dr. Martens are a Sweet Pair of Shoes
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83
Political Halloween Masks
Political Halloween Masks
Sarah Palin Costume Accessories
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Fake Battle Injuries
Fake Battle Injuries
DIY Clothing Illusion Creates a Gaping Hole In Your Torso
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Animal Wannabes
Animal Wannabes
'Furries' Favor Anthropomorphic Fur-Clad Roleplay
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80
Low Resolution Costumes
Low Resolution Costumes
A DIY Digitalized Look for Next Halloween
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79
Singers as Fried Eggs
Singers as Fried Eggs
Katy Perry's Birthday Costume
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Christmas Costumes for Pets
Christmas Costumes for Pets
Santa's Little Helper Dog
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77
'Fraggle Rock' Frocks
'Fraggle Rock' Frocks
Devani Weaver's Halloween Yarn Monster Dress is Muppet-Approved
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76
Bun in the Oven Disguises
Bun in the Oven Disguises
The Darth Vader Pregnancy Costume is Super Nerdacious
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75
Family-Friendly Costume Play
Family-Friendly Costume Play
Matching Outfits for Parents and Children
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Canine Couture
Canine Couture
Howlin' Halloween Costumes
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73
Unidentified Fashion Objects
Unidentified Fashion Objects
The Artsy Phyllis Galembo 'Embrace the Alien Within' Project
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72
Avatar Oscar Attire
Avatar Oscar Attire
Ben Stiller's Costume at the Academy Awards Gets Laughs
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Presidential Halloween Costumes
Presidential Halloween Costumes
Heads of State on 'The View'
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70
Plastic Pugilist Costumes
Plastic Pugilist Costumes
Life-Sized Rockem Sockem Robots are Better than Your Costume
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Personalized Superhero Costumes
Personalized Superhero Costumes
Super You Helps Kids Officially Become Superhuman
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Presidential Horror Masks
Presidential Horror Masks
The Zombama and Barakula Mask are Perfect for Halloween
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Political Halloween Costume Ideas?
Political Halloween Costume Ideas?
Sarah Palin in Democrat Scarf
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Roughed-Up Red Riding Hoods
Roughed-Up Red Riding Hoods
'AUT Costume Department' Shoot by Clinton Cardozo & Crew Rocks
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65
Freaky Baby Disguises
Freaky Baby Disguises
The 3-Armed Baby Costume is Funny and Cute
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Cardboard Robot Disguises
Cardboard Robot Disguises
Transform Into Optimus Prime With This Hand-Built Costume
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'Avatar' Masks
'Avatar' Masks
FantasiesInLeather Na'vi Omaticaya Leather Mask Lets You Pretend You're in Pandora
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Celebrity Impostor Costumes
Celebrity Impostor Costumes
Perez Hilton's Halloween Costume Shows Lady Gaga Love
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Hatastic Disguises
Hatastic Disguises
Unique Caps are Easy-to-Wear Halloween Costumes for Women and Men
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60
Urban Camouflage
Urban Camouflage
DIY Costume Making Projects Help You Blend In With the City
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59
Sci-Fi Geek Getups
Sci-Fi Geek Getups
The Homemade Death Star Costume is Made Out of Paper
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58
Witch Fashion
Witch Fashion
Luella Fall 2008
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57
Couture Superheroes
Couture Superheroes
The 'Just for One Day' Tush Magazine Spread is Crazy for Comics
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56
Retro Wrestlemania Dress-Up
Retro Wrestlemania Dress-Up
Hulk Hogan Halloween Costume Lets Guys & Gals Relive the 80S
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Day of the Dead Biker Gear
Day of the Dead Biker Gear
See the Calavera Loca Riding Mask by Elvaqueromuerto
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54
Plus-Size Couple Costumes
Plus-Size Couple Costumes
Expanded Selections for Holiday Fun in 2009
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Performance Art- Unique costumes from household items
Performance Art- Unique costumes from household items
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Husky Man Costumes
Husky Man Costumes
The Best Plus-Size Halloween Costumes Deliver Big Laughs
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Animal Masks
Animal Masks
Putting the Fun in Sterile Masks
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50
Pet Costumes
Pet Costumes
Star Wars Dog Costume
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Lace-Up Top Hats
Lace-Up Top Hats
GypsyLadyHats Blends Victorian Steampunk and the Mad Hatter
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Extreme Halloween Costumes
Extreme Halloween Costumes
Reko Rivera and Bobby Hartman's iPhone Costumes Have 42" TVs
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Dark Knight Costumes
Dark Knight Costumes
Batman Movie Fans in Theme Dress
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Kiddie Jedi Costumes
Kiddie Jedi Costumes
Let Your Child Command the Dark Side With the Darth Vader Halloween Get-Up
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Geeky Dress Up Photography
Geeky Dress Up Photography
Steve Scholfield's Star Wars and Star Trek Portraits
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Viennese Costume Ball Revival
Viennese Costume Ball Revival
Cirque D' Soleil Masks Bring Class to Halloween
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Ridiculous Marathon Outfits
Ridiculous Marathon Outfits
Athletes Turn London Marathon Into Sweaty Costume Parade
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Costumes Made of Lego
Costumes Made of Lego
Homemade Boba Fett Suit
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Matching Pet Costumes
Matching Pet Costumes
Sexy Pet and Matching Human Halloween Costumes
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Graduation Cosplay
Graduation Cosplay
Russian Grads Make Commencement a Costume Party
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39
Pumpkin Baby Costumes
Pumpkin Baby Costumes
10 Infant Halloween Jack o' Lanterns
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Elaborate Costume Play
Elaborate Costume Play
Danny Choo Opens the Cosplayer Floodgates with Otacool 2 Call for Entries
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Movie Monster Costumes
Movie Monster Costumes
Super Cute 'Where the Wild Things Are' Outfits for Halloween
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Humanimal Masks
Humanimal Masks
NorthFur FX Animal Nose Prosthetics
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Bank Intern Busted on Facebook
Bank Intern Busted on Facebook
Fairy Costume Reveals All
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Sarah Palin Halloween Costumes
Sarah Palin Halloween Costumes
Happy Palinween
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Hogwarts Fashion for Adults
Hogwarts Fashion for Adults
Harry Potter Costume Play
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Dressing As Video Game Heroes
Dressing As Video Game Heroes
Slobs Of Gaming Costumes
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Latex Octopus-Puppies
Latex Octopus-Puppies
Kariwan's Surreal Hybrid Animal Costumes
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Eco Halloween Costumes
Eco Halloween Costumes
10 Designs Made from Junk
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Halloween Mugshots
Halloween Mugshots
Criminals Caught in the Act While in Costume
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Serial Killer Hoodies
Serial Killer Hoodies
The Sinister Black Rhino Jason Hoodie by Marc Ecko
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Zombies Against Consumerism
Zombies Against Consumerism
Zombiecon Encourages Amy Winehouse Costumes
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Clever Low-Cost Costumes
Clever Low-Cost Costumes
The Found Item Clothing Website Gives Great Costume Ideas
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Bizarre Human Bunnies
Bizarre Human Bunnies
People Rocking Rabbit Costumes in Public
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Gothic Gas Masks
Gothic Gas Masks
The 'Wave Gotik Treffen' Goth Festival in Leipzig is for the Dark and Scary
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Paper Animal Faces
Paper Animal Faces
Zid Zid Kid's Masks Make Beasts of Children
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Extreme Halloween Makeup
Extreme Halloween Makeup
From Glow-in-the-Dark Clowns to Special Effects Gore
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Hollywood Halloween Costumes
Hollywood Halloween Costumes
Creative Costumes Ideas for 2007
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Superhero Fashion
Superhero Fashion
Fantasy Exhibit at the Met
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Manga Parties
Manga Parties
Anime-Themed Halloween Costumes
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Halloween Contact Lenses
Halloween Contact Lenses
Spooky Costume Eyewear
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Playboy Costumes
Playboy Costumes
Playboy's New Business Playmate Outfits Created by Rubie's
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Costumes for the Curvy
Costumes for the Curvy
Cute Plus-Size Halloween Costumes for Women
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Fruity Makeup
Fruity Makeup
Creative Cosmetics Turn Your Face into a Watermelon
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Celebrity Costumes
Celebrity Costumes
What The Stars Wear for Halloween
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Justifying Naughty Fashion
Justifying Naughty Fashion
Halloween Makes Sexy Costumes OK
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Video Game Fashion
Video Game Fashion
Cosplay Imitates Anime and Video Game Characters
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Mini Rockstar Dressup
Mini Rockstar Dressup
Handmade Creative Kids Halloween Costume Ideas from Etsy
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Geeky Halloween Costume Ideas
Geeky Halloween Costume Ideas
The Class Nerd
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Comic Book Costumes
Comic Book Costumes
Taking the Art of Dressing Up to a Whole New Graphic Level
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Creative Infant Halloween Costumes
Creative Infant Halloween Costumes
Tom Arma Baby Outfits
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Halloween Costumes Ideas For Pregnancy
Halloween Costumes Ideas For Pregnancy
Accessorizing Baby Bumps
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Sushi Costumes
Sushi Costumes
10 Inedible Baby and Pet Outfits
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Camouflage Body Painting
Camouflage Body Painting
Body Art as a Disguise
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Anime Costumes
Anime Costumes
Cos Play for Halloween
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Latex Love Doll Suit
Latex Love Doll Suit
People Dressing Like Dolls That Look Like People?
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Naughty Storm Troopers
Naughty Storm Troopers
10 Sexy Star Wars Halloween Costumes
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Painted on Costumes
Painted on Costumes
Body Paint for Halloween
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