Halloween Costume Idea: Character Portmanteau Edition
October 20, 2015 2:38 PM Subscribe
Give me some ideas for fun Halloween costumes that splice together 2 popular characters (or attributes). Bonus for ease of creation & movement.
Yup, it's yet another Halloween costume question. (Sorry! I promise I read them, but they're just all so individual!)
I saw what I thought was a pretty great costume for Dumbledora the Explorer online -- it's super easy to "get" the references, funny & clever, unexpected, and doesn't look too terribly difficult to make. I'd like to think of a similar mashup for myself this year, but all I can think of is, like, Harry Pothead. Meh ... could be fun, but not my specific thing.
What characters, famous figures, historical, fictional or otherwise can y'all think of that would go together? I like scifi and would love to incorporate something nerdy, but it's more important to me that the costume be easily recognizable or a part of pop culture.
I'm a 5-4" female with dark shoulder-length hair, part Asian, a bit curvy (i.e. ... I can do fitted but I'm not about to put on a catsuit). I'm pretty crafty and am happy to DIY specific elements, but I'm flying to visit friends over the Halloween weekend, so the components need to be things I can pack pretty easily and/or aren't too difficult to source.
Thanks, guys!
Yup, it's yet another Halloween costume question. (Sorry! I promise I read them, but they're just all so individual!)
I saw what I thought was a pretty great costume for Dumbledora the Explorer online -- it's super easy to "get" the references, funny & clever, unexpected, and doesn't look too terribly difficult to make. I'd like to think of a similar mashup for myself this year, but all I can think of is, like, Harry Pothead. Meh ... could be fun, but not my specific thing.
What characters, famous figures, historical, fictional or otherwise can y'all think of that would go together? I like scifi and would love to incorporate something nerdy, but it's more important to me that the costume be easily recognizable or a part of pop culture.
I'm a 5-4" female with dark shoulder-length hair, part Asian, a bit curvy (i.e. ... I can do fitted but I'm not about to put on a catsuit). I'm pretty crafty and am happy to DIY specific elements, but I'm flying to visit friends over the Halloween weekend, so the components need to be things I can pack pretty easily and/or aren't too difficult to source.
Thanks, guys!
Assuming you're not going to be anywhere in the Portland area, feel free to use Pumpkin Spice Lumpy Space Princess, or PSLSP, for short. It's a costume that combines all the lumpy goodness of one of the many enjoyable Adventure Time characters, with the added comfort of Ugg boots and a puffy orange vest.
All I have to do? Wear orange clothing, carry around a Starbucks cup filled with drinkable goodness, and work on my extreme Valley Girl accent.
posted by redsparkler at 2:50 PM on October 20, 2015 [3 favorites]
All I have to do? Wear orange clothing, carry around a Starbucks cup filled with drinkable goodness, and work on my extreme Valley Girl accent.
posted by redsparkler at 2:50 PM on October 20, 2015 [3 favorites]
Boy George Michael. Two 80's music icons in one!
posted by expialidocious at 2:58 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by expialidocious at 2:58 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
"Batmanatee" is what keeps running through my brain for some reason (a manatee dressed as Batman?)
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 3:18 PM on October 20, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 3:18 PM on October 20, 2015 [6 favorites]
Best answer: Try the search term Jeopardy Before and After. Here's a Celebrity Before and After quiz with some good ones - John Wayne Gretzky, Lil' Kim Jong-il, Bea Arthur Conan Doyle, etc. And some here. And a few here. (Excellent idea for a costume!)
posted by Beti at 3:21 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Beti at 3:21 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
Sailor Moon and Doctor Who combine with just about anything (even each other!).
posted by wintersweet at 3:39 PM on October 20, 2015
posted by wintersweet at 3:39 PM on October 20, 2015
... well, I'm doing Ellen Ripley mashed up with Bettie Page (although probably more of a generic pin-up girl in the end rather than Page specifically). I was just going to be Ripley because I was Ripley last year and already had the costume but then I cut my bangs too short and just decided to roll with it. Feel free to steal. Basically, Ripley jumpsuit + low heels + pin-up girl makeup (and maybe the outfit over a pin-up girl-ish bra, but that's totally optional). I am also doing this because the whole idea makes me laugh.
I ordered my Alien-related patches online, and while time might be tight for that, if you can get the jumpsuit/coveralls (I bought these and depending on where you are, you may be able to find them in person) you can probably fake them well enough with paint.
posted by darksong at 3:47 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
I ordered my Alien-related patches online, and while time might be tight for that, if you can get the jumpsuit/coveralls (I bought these and depending on where you are, you may be able to find them in person) you can probably fake them well enough with paint.
posted by darksong at 3:47 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
Chewbacchus - Chewbacca as the god of wine
Wonderbread Woman
Hermione Ranger - Hermione as a park ranger?
Katniss in the Hat/ Katniss Evergreen
Beetlejuice Cleanse
Mulana Del Rey
Snape-ing Turtle
posted by melissasaurus at 3:53 PM on October 20, 2015 [4 favorites]
Wonderbread Woman
Hermione Ranger - Hermione as a park ranger?
Katniss in the Hat/ Katniss Evergreen
Beetlejuice Cleanse
Mulana Del Rey
Snape-ing Turtle
posted by melissasaurus at 3:53 PM on October 20, 2015 [4 favorites]
My pet idea has been "Jake from State Farm" with Jake the dog from Adventure Time. My friends have not been as amused by this idea as I am.
posted by dinofuzz at 4:20 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by dinofuzz at 4:20 PM on October 20, 2015 [5 favorites]
Wear a striped suit with a fedora, tiara, fairy wings and a toy machine gun...Fairy Godfather. If you want to make it a triple, hand out cheap tooth brushes and floss picks.
posted by BoscosMom at 9:33 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by BoscosMom at 9:33 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
Dr Frankenstuffins. Have a frankensteined teddy bear/rabbit/turtle/etc. Doc McStuffins is pretty recognizable, so it ought to work.
posted by irisclara at 10:10 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by irisclara at 10:10 PM on October 20, 2015 [1 favorite]
Babe Ruth The Gallant Pig?
Kangaroo Jack The Ripper?
Immortan Joe DiMaggio?
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 12:07 AM on October 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Kangaroo Jack The Ripper?
Immortan Joe DiMaggio?
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 12:07 AM on October 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Dirty Harry Potter
The Hitchhiker's Guardians of the Galaxy
Ron Black Swanson
posted by permafrost at 4:50 AM on October 21, 2015
The Hitchhiker's Guardians of the Galaxy
Ron Black Swanson
posted by permafrost at 4:50 AM on October 21, 2015
Snookie Stackhouse. Merlotte's t-shirt, orange tan, and a bump-it.
posted by sephira at 5:24 AM on October 21, 2015
posted by sephira at 5:24 AM on October 21, 2015
Best answer: Garth Vader?
Wear flannel, jeans, band tshirt, with a vader helmet, a light saber, and cape.
posted by FirstMateKate at 11:29 AM on October 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Wear flannel, jeans, band tshirt, with a vader helmet, a light saber, and cape.
posted by FirstMateKate at 11:29 AM on October 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Hee! Some good thoughts. Thanks all!
posted by alleycat01 at 2:03 PM on October 22, 2015
posted by alleycat01 at 2:03 PM on October 22, 2015
Just for future reference, this tumblr user just uploaded their Ash Wednesday costume.
posted by FirstMateKate at 6:57 PM on October 28, 2015
posted by FirstMateKate at 6:57 PM on October 28, 2015
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Your choice of Dr. Who Costume, plus elephant trunk, plus dandelion flower
posted by Mchelly at 2:47 PM on October 20, 2015