Simple, Stylish & Unique Halloween Costume Ideas For Women

 Simple, Stylish & Unique Halloween Costume Ideas For Women

Halloween is a holiday where many enjoy dressing up in fun and creative costumes. Many popular costumes over the years have included Harley Quinn, Supergirl, The Pink Power Ranger, Wednesday Addams, Morticia Addams, Elsa from Frozen, Mirabel from Encanto, Flappers, Snow White, Mary Poppins, Sailor Moon, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Cruella de Vil, Barbie, Pirates, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Princess Leia, Cowgirls, Alice In Wonderland, Cheerleaders, Vampires, Sandy From Grease, Madonna, Rosie The Riveter, Audrey Hepburn, Karen Smith from Mean Girls, Regina George from Mean Girls, Lola Bunny, Carmen Sandiego, Katniss Everdeen, The Queen Of Hearts, Cavegirls, Princess Peach, The Spice Girls, The Golden Girls, Genies, Tigger, Marie Antoinette, Cleopatra and Marilyn Monroe. However, not everyone can afford a high-quality costume from a costume shop. For others, they may also not have a wide selection of costumes near where they live. Here are some ideas for costumes that you can come up with for any Halloween using resources you may have from your own closet or ones you can easily acquire more affordably from a local thrift shop or shopping mall.

Disney Parks Tourist

If you are an avid Disney fan, this will be a fun and simple costume. You simply need a camera or cell phone with a selfie stick, Minnie Mouse Ears and any Disney clothing or accessory, such as a Mickey Mouse watch, Donald Duck shirt, Buzz Lightyear hoodie, Jack Skellington necklace, Dumbo backpack or pair of Disney Princess sweatpants. You can get creative with this by wearing simple and comfortable Disney clothes that feature your favorite characters, whether that’s Goofy, Iago, Mrs. Potts, Maleficent, Cogsworth, Lilo, Stitch, Jafar, Mufasa, Dory, Nala, Nemo, Olaf, Simba etc.

Minnie Mouse

This one is another simple yet cute costume that you can come up with on your own. You just need a pair of Minnie Mouse Ears, a black blouse with white polka dots, red pants and Minnie Mouse slippers. If you don’t have Minnie Mouse slippers, any yellow shoes will work just fine too. This costume also works for couples if your partner decides to dress up as Mickey Mouse.

Tinkerbell

This idea is simple, adorable and a great choice for any Disney Fairies fan. It requires a green dress, green fairy wings and green ballet flats. However, white ballet flats will also look fine if you have problems finding green ballet flats.  You may even be able to pull this look off with white satin Isotoner ballerina slippers if you want to have a little extra comfort. This costume can also work for couples if your partner dresses up as Peter Pan or Captain Hook.

Jessica Rabbit

This costume idea is fun and glamorous. To make this costume work, you will need purple satin opera gloves, a red strapless evening gown and red heels.  This can also work as a great costume for couples if your partner chooses to dress up as Roger Rabbit.

Cinderella

This costume idea can be classy, glamorous and very creative. For this costume, what you’ll need is clear heels for the glass slippers and a formal gown. I would recommend either white or a light blue for the gown. Adding white satin opera gloves and a tiara will make this costume complete and give you the fairytale princess look you desire. This costume also works for couples if your partner dresses up as Prince Charming or you can have fun with your friends if they dress up as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother and stepsisters.

Cinderella’s Wicked Stepmother And Stepsisters

Speaking of Cinderella’s wicked stepmother and stepsisters, here’s how you can dress up as them. Try checking out a local thrift shop or vintage clothing store and look gowns that are frilly or poofy. Vintage 80’s gowns are a good choice to make this look work. Pair the gowns with some matching heels and you have the perfect outfit for these storybook villains.

Little Red Riding Hood

Another fun fairytale costume idea that you can get creative with is Little Red Riding Hood. You simply need a red dress, red heels, a basket and a red cloak. This costume works for couples if your partner decides to dress up as The Big Bad Wolf or The Huntsman. You may also have fun with a friend who decides to dress up as Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother.

Witch

This magical costume idea is always a popular idea for Halloween. However, what makes this classic costume idea fun is how creative you can get with it by coming up with your own unique witch costume that nobody else will be wearing. This is also a great costume idea for those who want to save some money on a costume.

The only basic requirement is a witch hat. From there, you can come up with your own outfit for the rest of the costume. You can keep it simple and elegant with a black dress. You can also try an orange and black striped blouse and pair it with an orange or black tutu skirt, a pair of striped orange and black tights and black boots or heels. If orange isn’t the Halloween color you want to use for this costume, purple is a good choice too.

Catwoman

For fans of DC Comics, Catwoman can be a fun costume idea. All you need is a black eye mask, black cat ears, a black leather jacket, black leather pants and black boots. This can also be fun for couples if your partner chooses to dress up as Batman.

Miss Frizzle

Many of us grew up watching The Magic School Bus and learning all about science through this educational and entertaining cartoon. A fun idea for any fans of The Magic School Bus is dressing up as the main character of the show, Miss Frizzle, an extremely intelligent and eccentric science teacher who takes her students on adventurous field trips to help teach them about science, whether it’s meteorology, geology, physics, astronomy, marine biology, botany, osteology, chemistry, zoology etc. A simple way to dress up as Miss Frizzle is wearing anything science-related. For example, wearing a dolphin sweater and pairing it with a skirt, ballet flats and some marine biology books is a good way to dress up as her.

Another idea could be wearing a sweater with a different animal on it like a fox, wolf or horse and pairing it with a skirt, ballet flats and some zoology books.  A third idea could be wearing a dress with stars on it or a skirt and sweater with stars on them and pairing it with ballet flats and some astronomy books. This costume idea works as a very cute and fun one especially for science teachers, people in college currently studying in a scientific field or those who just want to relive some childhood memories.

Elle Woods

This is great costume idea for lawyers, people in college currently studying law or people who are just fans of the film, Legally Blonde. For this costume, you will need a pink dress or pink skirt suit with pink heels. To accessorize this costume, I recommend a pink fuzzy pen, a pink purse, a pink notebook or pink planner and some law books.

Cher Horowitz

This is a cute costume idea for any fans of the movie, Clueless. One way to make this costume work is to wear a yellow plaid skirt suit with white knee-high stockings or white knee-high socks and black Mary Jane style heels. Another way to make this costume work is to wear a red spaghetti strap dress, red Mary Jane style heels and a white feather boa.

Schoolgirl

This costume is pretty simple. You just need a white button up blouse, black pleated skirt, black knee-high socks or black stockings and black Mary Jane style heels. You can also use a red plaid skirt with white knee-high socks or white stockings and black Mary Jane style heels. Feel free to accessorize with a black tie or red plaid tie if you wish to do so. You can also accessorize with a backpack, school supplies or schoolbooks.

Bride

This costume requires a veil, a ring,  a bouquet of artificial flowers, a white formal gown and white heels. This is a great costume idea for couples if your partner chooses to dress up as a groom. You can also try this costume with friends dressed as bridesmaids. You can also add a tiara to this costume if you want to go for a more royal bride look.

Bachelorette

This costume is a fun idea for any fan of the shows, The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. This costume idea consists of an evening gown, heels and a red rose. You can also make this a costume for couples if your partner chooses to dress up as The Bachelor.

Angel

This is a simple costume. First, you will need a pair of white angel wings. To finish your heavenly look, add a white dress and white heels.

Dark Angel

You can also achieve a darker angel look very simply. You will need a pair of black angel wings. Pair it with a black blouse, black skirt and black boots. You can also wear a black dress or black heels if you prefer to do so.

Victoria’s Secret Angel

This costume is very simple. You first will need a satin robe, preferably Victoria’s Secret brand. Add a pair of white angel wings and some heels to achieve that heavenly and glamorous supermodel look.

College Student

This is a simple yet comfortable costume idea that doesn’t require too much effort. To achieve the right look for this costume, you just need a college shirt or college hoodie, whether that is Yale, Princeton, Harvard, UCLA, NYU, Indiana Wesleyan University, Ohio State University, Ohio Christian University, Bowling Green State University, University Of Akron, University Of Minnesota, Kenyon College, Texas A&M University, California Institute Of Technology, Ball State University, Hanover College, University Of Oxford, University Of Cambridge, St. Olaf College etc. Pair this with some comfy sweatpants or leggings and a pair of comfortable shoes. Accessorize with some schoolbooks and you will achieve the perfect college student look.

Taylor Swift

This is a fun costume idea for any fan of Taylor Swift’s music, particularly her country songs. For this costume, you will need a pair of cowboy boots and an acoustic guitar. Pair those with a cute and casual summer dress and you will look absolutely fabulous.

Holly Hobbie

This is a fun costume idea for any fans of the show, Holly Hobbie. Like the Taylor Swift costume mentioned above, you will need an acoustic guitar. Pair that with a light denim jacket, a pair of brown combat boots or brown cowboy boots and a pretty floral dress and you will look absolutely amazing.

Magnolia Breeland/ Claudia Lee

If you’re a fan of Hart Of Dixie, you may remember when the character of Magnolia Breeland, portrayed by Claudia Lee, performed a song entitled “Take My Hand” in the second episode of Season Two called “Always On My Mind”. In this episode, she wore a black dress with hearts on it and paired it with pink cowboy boots. She also was performing her song with a pink guitar. Finding a similar outfit will help you achieve the perfect look for this costume idea.

Misty From Pokemon

This is a simple costume idea for any Pokemon fan. This is also a great idea for couples if your partner chooses to dress as Ash Ketchum. All you need for this costume is a yellow sleeveless crop top, cuffed denim shorts, a pair of red high-top Converse and red suspenders. Pair this outfit with a Pokemon Plushie, such as Psyduck or Togepi, or a Poke Ball as an accessory and you will look amazing as a Pokemon Trainer.