Lights, Camera, Halloween: 5 Easy Accessorized Movie Costumes
Still looking for the perfect Halloween costume? Look no further than accessories to create costumes of the most iconic characters.
It takes only a few accessories to bring a daily outfit to life, and the same goes for depicting an iconic character. With Halloween just around the corner, accessorizing the clothes already in your closet is a fun way to branch out of your comfort zone.
Here are five accessory-based Halloween looks you can put together just in time for your plans this spooky season.
LYdia deetz
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Lydia Deetz's red wedding outfit in the original Beetlejuice is an iconic Halloween look and can be easily recreated when accessorizing with any red dress.
Wear red tights that can be found for cheap at DSW and matching mesh gloves. Add a lace choker necklace that you could DIY with ribbon from Michael’s or buy from Etsy. Lastly, add a red veil from Amazon to your hair.
This look only takes a few items but complete it with Lydia’s iconic updo and messy red makeup and you have a perfect homage to the Tim Burton character.
Holly Golightly
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Embody Breakfast at Tiffany’s Holly Golightly with a few simple accessories when paired with an elegant black dress.
Start with a pair of long black gloves that can be found anywhere from Etsy to Unique Vintage. Next, go to the thrift store for a string of pearls with some sort of embellishment in the middle, and if they don’t have what you’re looking for, there are plenty of cheaper options on Amazon.
Adding a small clip-in tiara to your hair bun is also a must when channeling Holly. Classic brown cat-eye sunglasses, like the pair from Quay, will take this look to the next level.
Finally, add any pair of huge rhinestones or fake diamond studs and the look is complete! Enjoy your breakfast at Tiffany’s!
Cruella Deville
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Cruella Deville is another iconic character perfect for Halloween. Accessorize a black dress with long red gloves from any party store and a white fur coat that could be thrifted or bought new like the one from Finesse.
For jewelry, add big green stud earrings and a matching ring over the gloves. Add a prop with a long green cigarette holder that could be found on Amazon. These accessories combined with black and white hair color spray will be an over-the-top villain transformation.
Miss Hannigan
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Miss Hannigan from Annie is an extravagant character with maximalist accessories perfect for a costume this Halloween. She has a fun, bohemian, stylish wardrobe, complete with many beaded necklaces.
Accessorize a slip dress with a pair of tights with garter straps. Layer several long beaded necklaces from Amazon, and a pendant necklace like the one from En Route Jewelry. Add a boho bracelet stack from Allie + Bess and any pair of dangly hoops to complete her eclectic jewelry signature.
Finish the outfit with a red feather boa from Amazon and you are a spitting image of the orphanage matron.
Mia Thermopolis
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Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries post makeover look is an easily thrown-together costume that everyone will recognize!
Accessorize your princess dress with long white gloves from Party City or Claire’s. Add a pair of oval sunglasses like the pair from GlassesUSA and for jewelry wear the biggest pearl earrings you can find.
Top your head with a royal crown and tie the whole look together with an old-fashioned wired headset from Amazon. These few accessories with a dress will bring your Princess Mia fantasy to life.
Who will you dress up as? Let us know in the comments!