# Red-Carpet Halloween Costumes 10 A-List Disguises By Cowbag | Published 2008-10-05 | Celebs Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity-halloween-costumes-stars-dress-up-for-halloween References: [news.au](http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21433094-5005368,00.html) Halloween is quickly approaching and it is time to let your hair down, wear something ridiculous and go out and party. Even the celebrities get in on the action with fancy dress, A-list style. [Paris Hilton](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thats-redhot) still manages to look tacky and Rumer Willis has worn more flattering outfits in her time. But to me fancy dress is a bit like being naked when everyone is equal. Our course fancy dress is not just for Halloween and hardcore fans such as Elton John indulge all year round--he had a fancy dress party for his 60th and has also infamously performed in a duck outfit. I know, what the duck did he do that for? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Celebrity Halloween Costumes:** Opportunity for businesses to create and sell costumes inspired by popular celebrity Halloween outfits. - **Year-round Fancy Dress Parties:** Potential for businesses to cater to the demand for fancy dress parties and provide a wide range of costumes throughout the year. - **Unique and Outlandish Costumes:** Businesses can capitalize on the trend of people wanting to stand out with their costumes by offering unique and outlandish costume options. ### Who This Affects Most - **Costume Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for costume retailers to offer a wide range of celebrity-inspired Halloween costumes. - **Event Planning:** Opportunity for event planning companies to specialize in organizing year-round fancy dress parties and themed events. - **Custom Costume Design:** Potential for custom costume designers to create unique and unconventional costumes for individuals who want to stand out. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Product-Inspired Halloween Looks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aldi-and-elladoesfx.md) - [Humorous Wine-Themed Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franzia-wines.md) - [Sweet-and-Salty Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auntie-annes-and-cinnabon-costumes.md) - [Halloween Creamer Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-delight-2.md) - [Spooky Film-Inspired Halloween Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-costumes.md) - [Candy Bowl Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trickortreatable-costume.md) - [Macaroni-Inspired Halloween Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-bold-to-the-bone-costume.md) - [Life-Sized Clog Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-costume.md) - [Two-Person Halloween Outfits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nashville-hot-mozz-costume.md)