It’s finally that time of year again. It's time to hit the costume stores, the thrift shops and the department stores to find the pieces to perfect your costumes. Here are some great costume trends for 2015 to step up your Halloween game.
Women
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Orange is the New Black
Grab an orange jumpsuit and dress up as one of everyone’s favorite prisoners this Halloween. This super easy “Orange Is the New Black” costume is recognizable, and can be done a few different ways. You can pick a wig and some makeup to resemble your favorite character, or pair up with a friend to be Alex and Piper. Another take on this costume inspired by the popular Netflix series would be to pair up as a prison guard and prisoner.
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Katniss Everdeen
The final installment of The Hunger Games series is only about a month away from its release date, so channel your inner Katniss Everdeen this Halloween. She has a few recognizable looks to choose from so you could buy a pre-made costume or put together your own. Plus, it’s just fun to style your hair in a long braid and carry a bow and arrow like Katniss.
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Witch
Ever since “American Horror Story: Coven” aired, the witch look has seemed to be making a bit of a comeback. Even in fashion, from long black dresses to long pointed acrylic nails to black round brim hats, this modern witchy look has regained popularity in the past few years. Revisit the witch costume in a modern way by dressing as a Madison Montgomery-esque character. This costume sassy and super easy to put together yourself.
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Coco Chanel
Chanel never goes out of style. Especially with all the buzz lately over Kristen Stewart playing Coco in Karl Lagerfeld’s upcoming short film about the brand’s founder. This would be a fun and stylish costume to put together for fashion lovers. This would be such a fun costume to accessorize with pearls and a hat or hairpiece. Depending on your price range, you can find a skirt suit anywhere from a thrift store to a department store, so start looking today.
Men
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Star Wars
With the first new Star Wars film in years coming out this December, it’s the perfect year to go back to this classic Halloween costume. Pick your favorite classic character and go all out. Get together with friends and you can even do a few characters. There are lots of possibilities with Star Wars costumes.
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Avengers
Pick your preferred Avenger or get your friends together and dress up as the whole squad. With the new movie this year, it’s the perfect conversation-starting costume about your favorite superhero at Halloween parties.
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Jurassic World
With Chris Pratt’s character Owen making moviegoers swoon in this year’s popular Jurassic World film; this is the perfect costume this season. It would be pretty easy to put together your own, or you can buy one at your local costume store. This would be a fun and easy costume for any Halloween event.
