By: Haley Bosselman By: Haley Bosselman | November 1, 2023 | People, Style & Beauty, Parties, Culture,
Model and Joja co-founder Josephine Skriver attends Darren Dzienciol's Pop Icons Halloween Party.
The Halloween season has a lot to offer: beloved movies, spooky decor, spectacular jack-o-lanterns, plenty of tasty treats. There’s a lot that makes it special including seeing how the Hollywood elite dress up for the holiday. See below for impressive costumes from Adele, Keke Palmer, Megan Thee Stallion and more of your favorite celebrities.
With the assistance of his nieces and nephews, Bretman Rock was whimsical as Aladdin and friends.
The Queen of Halloween proved once again she’ll always keep us on our toes. Presenting a magnificent arrival to her own party, Heidi Klum channeled the extravagance of the flamboyant, beautiful peacock.
Through costume, Halloween lets us be chameleons and Janelle Monae took that approach quite literally. The actor-singer was unrecognizable as the vibrant lizard.
Kerry Washington embodied world champion greatness and dressed as track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson.
Kesha opted to be a horror icon and, dripping in blood, was fearfully royal as Carrie.
Honoring a trailblazer, one of Lil Nas X’s Halloween costumes was Little Richard. “This man created rock and roll and doesn’t get enough credit for it,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thank u for paving the way for me in many ways Little Richard.”
The masked musician kept up his anonymity as another faceless creature. Adding his own country flair, Orville Peck was Cousin It from The Addams Family.
The model reclaimed her love for 101 Dalmatians. Dressed as Cruella de Vil, she explained on Instagram: “Growing up I got teased a lot for my skin. I got called everything you already know.. and Dalmatian. That really got to me when I was little. So much so that I realized I had a bit of disdain for the film as a child… I realized how much I missed out with 101 Dalmatians as a child based on the words of bullies. I pray no child misses out because of the words of others! You’re perfect just the way you are. This and so many others are dream roles to me to act and it was a pleasure grasping the iconic Glenn Close.”
Proving the power of makeup and prosthetics, Zayn Malik went full evil and transformed into He Who Shall Not Be Named
Ahead of rumors swirling about an engagement, Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum paid homage to the 1968 psychological horror film Rosemary’s Baby.
Amidst buzz about the 2010 film Burlesque being turned into a musical, Christina Aguilera transformed into her former co-star Cher. “Cher's message through her music and style has left a permanent mark on the world and to this day, I still can't believe I had the opportunity to work with such a legend,” she wrote on Instagram.
For his Las Vegas tour stop, the British singer-songwriter hit the stage as everyone’s favorite evil, red-haired doll, Chuckie.
The former Victorious co-stars and best friends showcased a number of looks dressed up as Gina Gershon’s Cristal Connors and Elizabeth Berkley’s Nomi Malone from the 1995 erotic thriller Showgirls.
The Boygenius bandmates revived a popular 2018 costume and went as the once-engaged Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande.
Before the Mariah Carey season fully sets in (a.k.a. Christmastime), the superstar went as another diva for Halloween: Jessica Rabbit.
The singer and former star of The Sex Lives of College Girls celebrated a blonde icon with her Halloween costume. Topping her corseted look with a fabulous, fuzzy pink hat, Renee Rapp was Pamela Anderson for the holiday.
Just as the beloved musical turns 20, Shay Mitchell and her daughter dressed up as Elphaba and Galinda from Wicked.
In another round of Tim Burton-inspired dress, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian kept it fun but spooky as Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz.
Bringing the Halloween spirit to the stage at her Las Vegas residency, Adele performed as Morticia Addams of The Addams Family. Snaps all around for this one.
The Casamigos Halloween Party was a family affair. Cindy Crawford and Randy Gerber did their best impression of Sandy and Danny from Grease, while Kaia Gerber and boyfriend Austin Butler dressed up as Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol. Presley Gerber finished off the pop culture icon lineup as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Following her riff as Mother of Dragons, singer Chloe Bailey went for a classic leather costume as Catwoman.
Channeling her Disney roots, powerhouse singer Demi Lovato kept it sweet as Snow White.
The model and businesswoman nodded to a beloved Halloween spoof franchise this year. Comfy in Converse, Hailey Bieber posed as Carmen Electra’s doomed character in Scary Movie.
A nod to her own song—“Lighthouse” from her album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power—Halsey went full siren for Halloween and tapped her boyfriend, actor Avan Jogia, as her accompanying pirate.
Honoring the great Janet Jackson, actress and singer Halle Bailey was Justice from the 1993 John Singleton movie, Poetic Justice. To match, her boyfriend DDG dressed up as Tupac Shakur’s character, Lucky.
The “Princess Diana” singer embodied Betty Boop for Halloween.
A tribute to the filmmaking of the Coen Brothers, Joey King and husband Steven Piet dressed up as the characters from 1991’s Barton Fink.
The Biebers did their own rendition of Fred and Wilma from The Flinstones.
The country superstar tipped her hat to the video game Heart of the Woods as a freckled deer.
For her impersonation of Hollywood’s most legendary starlet, Kendall Jenner was dolled up in a blonde wig, dripping earrings and a black turtleneck as Marilyn Monroe.
Making the case for a new Queen of Halloween, Keke Palmer showcased not one, but two extravagant costumes. First, she dressed up as the Bride of Frankenstein and her son as Dr. Frankenstein.
Then, Palmer did a childhood throwback as Tyra Banks in Disney’s 2000 movie, “Life-Size.” “Halloween is the season of homage,” she wrote on Instagram.
The girls of Riverdale continued their costume trio tradition for Halloween, and this year opted to be Gotham City sirens. Camila Mendes was Catwoman; Madelaine Petsch was Poison Ivy and Lili Reinhart was Harley Quinn.
The couple went as Uma Thurman’s The Bride and Gogo Yubari from Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 film, Kill Bill: Volume 1.
The rapper looked to goth king Tim Burton for guidance this Halloween season. For “Hottieween,” Megan Thee Stallion was one of the talking flowers from Alice in Wonderland.
Honoring a fellow aughts icon, Paris Hilton looked to Britney Spear’s 2003 music video for “Toxic” for Halloween inspiration.
Another Tim Burton costume, Saweetie presented a sexy take on Edward Scissorhands.
You can take the girl out of Nickelodeon, but you can’t take the Nickelodeon out of the girl. Victoria Justice was laugh-out-loud funny as a human-sized whoopie cushion.
With Zoe Lister-Jones as a chicken, Florence Pugh was all about Flavortown and dressed as Guy Fieri.
Whether Halloween is a weekend extravaganza or a mid-week celebration, you can always count on the stars to dress to the nines.
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