15 Iconic Boy Bands That Make Even More Iconic Halloween Group Costumes
Halloween is always more fun when you have a group of friends to celebrate with. While there are tons of group costumes to choose from, why not take the nostalgic route and dress up as one of your favorite boy bands? Though the boy band craze reached its peak in the '90s with the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, there are plenty of male music groups to channel, including The Jackson 5, The Monkees, and One Direction. Even though The Beatles weren't technically a "boy band," we couldn't help but include them as well since they're so iconic. See even more boy band costumes ahead.
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The Beatles
- What to wear: Matching gray suits, white collared shirts, and skinny black ties.
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The Monkees
- What to wear: Red button-down shirts and gray pants with black belts. One of your should wear a green beanie.
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The Jackson 5
- What to wear: Matching suits in pink, green, orange, yellow, and blue.
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The Osmonds
- What to wear: Button-down shirts with wide collars, matching vests, and flared pants. Carrying around microphones.
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New Kids on the Block
- What to wear: You're gonna need to go full '80s with satin shirts, oversize blazers, and vintage jeans with black belts.
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Boyz II Men
- What to wear: Whatever you do, make sure you're all wearing the same thing. An easy look is white turtlenecks, red blazers, khakis, and gold chain necklaces.
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Backstreet Boys
- What to wear: All-white outfits. Think their Millennium album cover. Wear a headset microphone for extra measure.
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*NSYNC
- What to wear: If you're trying to channel their "Bye, Bye, Bye" days, go simple with black shirts and jeans. Don't forget to attach marionette strings to your entire body.
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98 Degrees
- What to wear: Matching jumpsuits that are red hot. Get it? Because you're 98 Degrees.
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Hanson
- What to wear: Think skater meets surfer. Sport a long blonde wig and wear jeans, Vans, a Hawaiian shirt, and a shell necklace.
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O-Town
- What to wear: The more denim the better! Try to color coordinate your tops with a few wearing baseball shirts and a few wearing muscle tees.
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Jonas Brothers
- What to wear: Layering is key. Wear button-down shirts, ties, scarves, vests, and sunglasses. Skinny jeans are a must! If you're dressing up as Joe, don't forget to straighten your hair.
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One Direction
- What to wear: Very preppy clothes. Try to go for striped and flannel shirts, red pants and khakis, polos, and varsity jackets.
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Big Time Rush
- What to wear: Button-down shirts, ties, jeans, leather jackets over hoodies, and knit beanies.
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