Celebrities often pull out all the stops for their Halloween costumes, and this year has been no exception. Spooky season has seen some of our favorite faces share how they've dressed up for the slew of parties across Halloween week.
Heidi Klum hosted her annual Halloween bash and popped out with an epic costume as usual. Meanwhile, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly wore two spot-on Halloween looks. Paris Hilton supported her friend Britney Spears by dressing in the iconic air hostess outfit from the "Toxic" music video, while Adele performed her Las Vegas show dressed as Morticia Addams. Other stars, like the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Mariah Carey, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum, Ice Spice, Saweetie, Chlöe and Halle Bailey, channeled iconic TV and movie characters as well.
In addition to having stellar Halloween nails and transformative makeup, celebrities are not messing around this year. Ahead, browse through all of our favorite celebrity Halloween costumes of 2023.
— Additional reporting by Njera Perkins
Klum, the queen of Halloween, topped spooky season with yet another over-the-top costume. On Oct. 31, the supermodel hosted her annual Halloween party in New York City as a gigantic peacock, but with a twist. She was accompanied by a small crew who posed as her feet and feather, while Klum stunned in a head-to-toe blue jumpsuit and peacock headpiece. Her husband, Tom Kaulitz, joined in on the fun too, posing as a giant egg on the red carpet.
For her Oct. 29 Las Vegas show, Adele performed with a black poker straight wig, gothic velvet outfit, and dramatic makeup as she channeled Morticia Addams for the occasion.
"Icons support icons," Paris Hilton captioned her Instagram post as she dressed as her friend Britney Spears. Wearing the iconic blue futuristic air hostess outfit from the "Toxic" music video, she arrived at the Casamigos Halloween party on Oct. 27.
For her second party over Halloween weekend, Hilton took on another pop star: Katy Perry. Wearing a red latex bodysuit, tasseled trousers, and a black wig, Hilton completed the look with a red mushroom hat courtesy of Perry's quirky outfit worn in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Hilton wasn't the only star to dress as Britney Spears this year. Baby2Baby co-CEO Kelly Sawyer Patricof and "Fantastic Four" actor Jessica Alba both channeled some of the singer's iconic looks at the Casamigos Halloween party. The former re-created Spears's "...Baby One More Time" outfit, while the latter wore a look from her "Toxic" visual.
Palmer went for a full-on spooktacular look by dressing up as the Bride of Frankenstein. She even channeled the vintage essence of the horror classic character with a retro-themed photo shoot shot by Jacob Webster, in which she also twinned with her son, Leo.
The actor-singer channeled another iconic look for Halloween, this time, remixing the Disney classic "Life-Size" by replicating Tyra Banks's character Eve. Palmer even shot an entire visual to copy one of the movie's scenes, captioning a TikTok video, "Tis the Season of Homage 🥳."
Mother-daughter duo Kim Kardashian and North West got in the Halloween spirit together by dressing as Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash's Cher and Dionne from the iconic '90s classic "Clueless."
North West paid homage to her dad, Kanye West, once again by dressing up as the bear from his "Graduation" album era. She even danced along to some of his songs in TikTok videos, including "Can't Tell Me Nothing," "I Wonder," and a sped-up version of Estelle's "American Boy" that he featured on.
The Good American cofounder dressed up as one of four Bratz dolls alongside her sister, Kim, and friends Natalie Halcro and Olivia Pierson.
The married couple went for an iconic Tim Burton film for their Halloween costumes this year. Barker dressed as the titular character from "Beetlejuice" in a red suit, while Kardashian channeled Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz in her memorable matching wedding dress.
Jenner added to her iconic list of Halloween costumes this year by paying homage to Marilyn Monroe. The model channeled the bombshell with a curly blond wig and black turtleneck, captioning her look on Instagram, "happy birthday mister president."
The sister duo joined forces this year to wear matching costumes from "Batman Forever." Kylie wore a racy, all-black ensemble with gloves, fishnets, and a corset decked out with skulls, plus matching red and black hair for Spice. Kendall, meanwhile, replicated Sugar's look with a white lacy bodysuit, sheer robe, and curly blond wig.
The "Bongos" rapper threw her annual Hottieween party in Atlanta on Oct. 28 with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme, during which she dressed as a flower.
The "On My Mama" singer joined Megan Thee Stallion at her Hottieween party dressed as the Queen of Hearts, sporting a sexy all-red lacy look with a matching headpiece.
The couple popped out together at the Casamigos Halloween party on Oct. 27 wearing their best takes on The Bride and Gogo Yubari from Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill."
The following day, the pair showed up to Vas Morgan and Michael Braun's Halloween party in LA, with MGK dressed as Ryuk from the "Death Note" anime. Fox, meanwhile, wore a schoolgirl look inspired by Ryuk's favorite food: apples!
It seems Halle took her past Janet Jackson comparisons as a Halloween challenge this year, as she and boyfriend DDG re-created the icon's famous photo shoot with the late Tupac Shakur for their cult classic "Poetic Justice." They even poked fun at the film by redoing one of its funny scenes on TikTok.
Chlöe popped out with her first Halloween costume on Oct. 27, showing off her version of Daenerys Targaryen from "Game of Thrones." She captioned an Instagram post with photos of her costume, "I am Khaleesi, the Mother of Dragons 🐉 #gameofthrones."
Later that day, Chlöe switched it up for Bette Midler's Hulaween Bash by dressing up as Catwoman with an all-black latex look.
Hailey Bieber opted for a Pebbles Flintstone costume, reimagining the kid's cartoon character as an adult. In a latex top and miniskirt, complete with a red bob wig, she attended Vas Morgan and Michael Braun's Halloween Party on Oct. 28 in Los Angeles.
The "Stay" singer kept it simple this year and showed up to the Casamigos Halloween party as a snorkeler, completing his look with a pair of fins.
The "Princess Diana" rapper transformed into Betty Boop for Halloween this year. She wore the iconic character's red minidress and swapped her own signature ginger coils for Boop's famous short black curly hair. Ice Spice wore her costume while she performed at Power 105.1's Powerhouse NYC concert on Oct. 28.
Saweetie's take on Edward Scissorhands might be the most creative of all, re-creating the movie character's iconic leather and buckles look with a maxi skirt and super high heels.
The cute couple hit the Casamigos Halloween party dressed up as 1960s New York art icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, wearing matching all-black outfits and wigs.
The country singer dressed as a carbon copy of Margot Robbie's Barbie from the billion-dollar blockbuster movie, replicating the actor's all-pink cowgirl look for her Halloween costume party.
Halsey dressed up with their take on a siren with a scallop bra top, sheer frilly skirt, and a red wig. They topped their look off with shimmery green face paint.
Overstreet and Powell channeled Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. from 2006's "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." The pair were photographed together at the Casamigos Halloween party wearing copies of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's characters' outfits.
The "Heartstopper" actor partied alongside Olivia Rodrigo at a Halloween bash over the weekend. Dressed as an angel alongside fellow actor Tobie Donovan, Joe Locke wore a ripped white T-shirt with bloodied angel wings next to Donovan's devil.
The actor, comic, and trans activist dressed up as Snow White for Bette Midler's annual Hulaween Bash, opting for a mini version of the Disney Princess's famous yellow and blue dress.
Lovato also went as Snow White this year, keeping their costume as close to the Disney princess's original look at Morgan and Braun's Halloween party.
Can we all take a moment in praise of Amelia Dimoldenberg? The presenter looked unrecognizable dressed as Rowan Atkinson's "Mr Bean." Calling herself "Ms Bean," she used prosthetics to help achieve the perfect facial expressions and wore a short wig, red tie, and tweed blazer. Shunning sexy outfits for a hilarious take, she wins Halloween for us so far.
The Little Mix star doesn't do things by halves (who can forget her amazing Marge Simpson costume?!), and this year, Jade Thirlwall took her creativity to another level. Dressing as a witch might seem obvious for Halloween, but she chose to paint her face with slapdash face paint to pay homage to her younger self dressing as a witch as a child.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock rocked a pirate-themed costume at the KISS Haunted House party on Oct. 28. Wearing a corseted bodysuit with fishnet tights and covering herself in tattoos, the Little Mix singer could have walked straight off the "Pirates of the Caribbean" set.
The former "Love Island" star dressed as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" for a party on Oct. 27, complete with ruby red soles on her shoes, of course.
The singer wowed as the main character Alice from "Resident Evil." Becky Hill arrived at the KISS Haunted House party in a latex catsuit with black wig.
Model Cindy Crawford looked amazing as Sandy post-transformation in "Grease" with skin-tight trousers, red mules, and a curly wig. She posed alongside her husband, Rande Gerber, who was giving his best Danny Zuko impression at the Casamigos Halloween party.
The morning show hosts got in the Halloween spirit with coordinated Día de Muertos costumes to honor the Day of the Dead holiday that takes places from Nov. 1-2.
The recently engaged couple went all out for Halloween with their hilarious take on "Rosemary's Baby." Kravitz dressed as the titular Rosemary from the horror classic, wearing a white nightgown while wielding a knife. Tatum, meanwhile, dressed up as Rosemary's baby, wearing an adult version of an infant ensemble complete with a little hat.
The "Mean Girls" star and singer channeled Pamela Anderson for Halloween this year and re-created the bombshell's iconic 1999 MTV VMAs look — complete with the pink fluffy hat, tight corset, and shimmery pants.
Rapp wore a second Halloween costume for her Brooklyn concert on Oct. 31. This time, she dressed as a throwback version of Justin Bieber. To top it off, she even serenaded "The Summer I Turned Pretty" star Lola Tung on stage with Bieber's "One Less Lonely Girl" hit.
Kerry Washington went with something similar to her namesake this year, channeling famed sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's running outfit from the 2021 US Olympic track and field trials. The "Scandal" alum even completed her look with a bright orange wig, Richardson's signature long nails, and some of her tattoos.
The singer paid homage to her "Burlesque" costar Cher this year by dressing up as her character from their 2010 movie. Aguilera posted a clip of her reciting one of their scenes on Instagram and captioned it, "Tess & Ali 4EVER 🤍♾️🤍." In another post, she wrote of the icon, "On my favorite day of the year it's only right to turn back time and tribute the OG trailblazer @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!!!! No one could ever fill the shoes of the great & powerful Cher. The love and respect I have for you is endless 🖤⚓️."
Like many celebrities who dressed as other celebrities this year, the "Victorious" alum attended the Casamigos Halloween party dressed as Cher from the icon's "Turn Back Time" music video.
The friend duo dressed as Natalie Portman's two personas from her 2010 movie "Black Swan," wearing matching black and white ballerina outfits.
Just before the Christmas queen's season, Mariah Carey joined in on the Halloween fun by dressing up as Jessica Rabbit from the classic '80s film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" The pop star copied the character's iconic red dress, ginger tresses, and purple gloves.
For part two of her Halloween costumes, Carey dressed up as Regina George from the always-classic "Mean Girls" movie. Specifically, she chose the scene where George gets pranked with her nipple-cutout tank top.
The "Euphoria" alum dressed as her take on a creepy nurse costume this year, opting for a glammed-up "injectable nurse from hell."
"Riverdale" alum Camila Mendes matched her boyfriend and "Música" costar Rudy Mancuso this year with matching Mario and Luigi costumes.
Cabello did her own take on Anna Hathaway's Princess Mia from "The Princess Diaries" for Klum's annual Halloween party. The "Bam Bam" singer traded in the iconic character's long gown for a short white dress and matching satin gloves, though she still wore a tiara fit for a princess.
The actor and former WWE star switched sports this year by dressing up as soccer star David Beckham, wearing a fitted red jersey with the latter's last name and number on the back. Beckham himself reshared Johnson's costume pics and declared him "the winner" of Halloween this year on Instagram, adding, "looking good man I know what I'm going as next year 💪🏼 😃."
H.E.R. looked out-of-this-world chic at Klum's Halloween party, as the "Color Purple" star dressed up as an astronaut.
The singer looked almost unrecognizable this year with his Harry Potter-esque Voldemort costume. He even nailed the villain's ghostly skin and narrow nostrils.
For Klum's party, Becky G channeled the titular character from Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" movie. The "Chanel" singer wore light blue makeup head to toe while donning blue hair, a white corset top, thigh-high stockings, sheer gloves, and a matching veil.
Harvey went for a simple but iconic look for Halloween, channeling Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise. The model and Skn by LH founder wore a black tank, shorts, a gun holster, and weapons to match with a single jumbo braid to complete the outfit.
The "Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" star hit Klum's Halloween party with her boyfriend, Josh Rivera, where the two matched as Daphne and Fred from the Scooby-Doo franchise.
In true comedic fashion, Eric André dressed up as Ice Spice this year by wearing her green tube top and cutoff shorts from her mega-viral "Munch" music video. He even threw on a wig reminiscent of her signature ginger coils.
The rap star poked fun at the sweeping Ozempic trend by dressing as it for Halloween this year.
For Klum's party, the Lautners did their take on Timothée Chalamet and Pete Davidson from the duo's 2020 "Saturday Night Live" skit "Rap Roundtable."