40 Celebrity Costumes You Can Easily Copy
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Elaborate Halloween costumes à la Heidi Klum can be fun, but they require a whole lot of effort to actually pull off. Sometimes (like when it's Oct. 30 and you have nothing planned!) going with a look that can be put together with items already hanging in your closet or parts that are easy to find at a thrift shop makes more sense. Celebrities themselves have often taken the easier approach, and we've rounded up their simple dress-up ideas to serve as your inspiration!
Lauren Conrad as Cruella de Vil
You might need to purchase some hair color spray, but you can probably find the rest in your closet.
Will Poulter as Sid From Toy Story
This Sid costume is as simple as it gets.
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Jaime King as Joyce Byers From Stranger Things
Pull out your Christmas lights from last year and you're good to go!
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade as Milli Vanilli
Grab a bright-colored blazer and an old trophy and you're good to go.
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Nicky Hilton as a Cat
You might need to purchase the cat ears and gloves, but as long as you have some sort of leopard piece, you're all set.
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Matthew Morrison and Renee Puente as Pulp Fiction Characters
Minus the wigs, these basics should be easy to come by.
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Demi Lovato as a Zombie
Have a white dress and a belt? Add the makeup and you can head out the door.
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Nick Jonas and Olivia Culpo as a 1920s Couple
Put on a suit and a cocktail dress, and call it a costume!
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Lindsay Ellingson as Betty Draper
Nod to the departed AMC series with your most proper dress.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as a Mermaid and Captain
You might have to get creative with that mermaid tail and do some hot glue gunning for the shell top, but everything else is basically a wardrobe staple.
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Karlie Kloss as Marilyn Monroe
A white halter dress and red lipstick, and voila, you're Marilyn Monroe!
Steph Curry as Jigsaw
All you need is a black suit and some face paint for this scary costume.
Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg as Yoko Ono and John Lennon
As long as you secure a shaggy wig and the right glasses, you'll definitely be able to find this getup in your closet.
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Kate Upton as a Sexy Skeleton
Pair a white dress with some body paint, and you've got yourself a costume.
Jessica Alba as Juno
OK, now this one is super easy to DIY.
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Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford as Nerds
Don't forget to stop at Starbucks for a to-go cup.
Ashley Tisdale and Christopher French as a Zombie Schoolgirl and Priest
This will work as long as you don't mind messing up your own clothes — and you have a heavy hand when applying makeup.
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Adam Levine as Rambo
Add some grease to a tank top, secure a prop gun, and you're ready to trick-or-treat.
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker as John and Lorena Bobbitt
Just splatter some ketchup on your clothes and grab a plastic bag from the kitchen.
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Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest as Bonnie and Clyde
Grab your best businesswear and call it a costume. Hats required.
Shay Mitchell as a Zombie Bride
Grab a sexy dress from your closet, purchase a black veil, and add a little fake blood and you're practically Shay.
Lauren Conrad as a Party Animal
Put a pair of animal ears on your head and you can basically wear whatever you want for an outfit (sweats anyone?).
Jason Marsden as Thackery Binx the Cat From Hocus Pocus
This one should be really easy, no?
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo as an '80s Couple
Break out all those borderline '80s-looking items and mix them together for this look!
Jaime King as Eleven From Stranger Things
You should have no problem replicating this one.
Vanessa Hudgens as Nancy Downs From The Craft
Don't forget to grab your bible.
Lauren Conrad as a Creepy Doll
Pair a dainty dress with simple black shoes and a ton of runny eye makeup, and you're set.
Ashley Tisdale as Maddie Ziegler in Sia's "Chandelier" Video
Beige leotard? Check. Platinum blonde wig? Check.
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian as Sandy and Danny From Grease
All-black ensembles and a whole lot of hair spray. Done.
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Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie as Burglars
Striped shirts, black pants, and beanies. What could be easier?
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Joe Keery as Harry Potter
Everything from this costume is basically a wardrobe staple.
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Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb as Wayne and Garth
This Wayne's World duo can be done using your everyday distressed denim and favorite worn-in tees.
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Jenna Bush Hager, Savannah Guthrie, and Meredith Vieira Wearing "Mom Jeans"
Still love this hilarious Saturday Night Live skit? Either throw on your old jeans from the '90s or go into your local thrift store for all your outfit needs.
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Jordana Brewster as a Day of the Dead Skeleton
As long as you have some face paint and you don't forget to grab a rose from your garden, you should be able to nail this one.
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Bryan Greenberg as the Brawny Man
Got a checked shirt? Great, now head to the kitchen for a roll of paper towels.
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JC Chasez as Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Borrow that Hawaiian shirt and sun hat from your dad and you're basically done!
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Sarah Michelle Gellar as a Mermaid Unicorn
All this one basically requires is some sparkly face paint.
Aubrey Plaza as Wednesday Addams
Have a black collared dress? Perfect.
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Hilary Duff as a Tooth Fairy With Mike Comrie as Tony Stark
You might need to pick up the wings at the store, but otherwise any number of pieces could work when creating this whimsical look. And the Iron Man character only requires a tailored suit.