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10 Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costumes That Won't Break The Bank

It's Hallows-eve, are you ready?

Kiarrra
Oct 31, 2019
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10 Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costumes That Won't Break The Bank
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I think we've all been there, life moves fast and all of a sudden it's the night before a party or an event and you don't have a costume!

So now you're stuck with either a lame costume or an expensive one you'll never wear again. Well, you're in luck because here are 10 super easy costumes you can put together fast for cheap.

Wednesday Addams

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All you need for this costume is a black dress, black shoes, dark makeup and two braids. Bonus points if you have a white collared shirt to layer under and black leggings/pantyhose with white socks layered on top.

Wizard from Harry Potter

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For this costume, you can dress as one of Harry's classmates super easily. If you have a white button-up, black or gray bottoms, and a stick you can turn into a wand you can do this. This best part of this costume is it allows for variation, you can wear a clothing item that matches your house color like red, yellow, blue, or green. You can DIY a tie out of felt. You can get some round glasses and use eyeliner for a lightning bolt scar and actually be Harry. It's super easy!

A Vampire

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Super easy, all you need is dark-colored clothes and some fake blood. Want to dress it up a bit? Grab some fangs, a cape, a fake bat as your sidekick. That's it!

Raining Men

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From The Weather Girls iconic 1980s song 'Raining Men' you can dress yourself up as if it were raining, grab an umbrella, and print out pictures of all your favorite men. Tape the pictures to a string and tape the string to the umbrella and you've got yourself an easy costume!

DECADES: 50s

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These next 5 are all-decade inspired and super easy. From the 50s, use 'Grease' as an example, you can go super preppy or super edgy. A white tee, denim jeans, black belt, converse and of course a leather jacket makes for a perfect Danny Zuko inspired look. Or if you're going for a pink lady inspired look, black jeans, black top, pink jacket and white sunglasses make for a perfect, easy look.

DECADES: 60s

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For the 60s think flower power, bright, and hippies. If that's not in your wardrobe, go thrifting! I'm sure you'll be able to find something along those lines.

DECADES: 70s

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The 70s are all about disco fever, so big hair and bell bottoms are calling your name. Platform shoes and fringe will amp this costume up. Again, if you don't necessarily have these items in your closet, the thrift store will be awesome for some cheap items.

DECADES: 80s

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Keep your hair big and colors bright for this one. Neon colors are where it's at, and the more unnecessary material you have the better. Windbreakers, leg warmers, leggings with shorts, layering mesh tops. These are super easy to find for cheap, you got it!

DECADES: 90s

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The 90s offers a variety of costumes. You can go super preppy like Cher Horowitz, take inspo from the many hip hop legends like Tupac or Lil Kim, or go grunge like Nirvana. For preppy, think sweater tucked into a skirt with a scrunchie and knee high socks. For the hip hop look, think baggy clothes, bright colors and matching pieces. For the grunge look, think band tee, flannel, and platform shoes.

DECADES: 00s

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When I think of the 00s, I think Baby Phat, bedazzled, and baby pink. A flip phone would be a great accessory if you could find that somewhere. And once you've out the most accessories you can in your hair, do more.

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