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Get Stoked Over These 77 Rad Halloween Costumes Inspired by the '80s

Oct 26 2021 - 4:22pm

Blast back to the '80s this Halloween [1] with some of the best DIY costumes [2] from the decade. How could you not, considering the '80s were filled with brightly colored spandex, crop tops, and side ponytails? With a range of cool couples costumes (Westley and Buttercup from The Princess Bride, anyone?) to easy homemade solo costumes [3], these outfits are cute, creative [4], and totally rad.

Whether you like movies like The Breakfast Club and Dirty Dancing or you're into the Jazzercises of the decade, we have all the '80s inspiration you could ever need for a tubular costume this year [5]. Go back in time and find your Halloween [6] gem right here.

Additional reporting by Lauren Harano

Elvira From Mistress of the Dark

Jessica Rabbit

'80s Prom

Jazzercise

Westley and Buttercup From The Princess Bride

Lydia From Beetlejuice

Chucky

Care Bears

Risky Business

Jem

Maverick and Goose From Top Gun

Beetlejuice

Teen Wolf

E.T. and Elliot

She-Ra

Elton John

'80s Tennis Player

Carmen Sandiego

Dynasty

Richard Simmons

Ghostbusters

Jane Fonda

Terminator

Mario and Luigi

Duckie From Pretty in Pink

Rubix Cube

'80s Punk Rocker

Strawberry Shortcake

Madonna

Cheetara From Thundercats

Polaroid Picture

Cyndi Lauper

'80s Fashion Girl

Heather Chandler From Heathers

Cyndi Lauper

Indiana Jones

The Grady Twins From The Shining

Kimmy and DJ From Full House

Veronica Sawyer

Rainbow Dash From My Little Pony

Mad Max

Say Anything

Jack Torrance From The Shining

Ninja Turtles

Prince

Smurfs

Back to the Future

Pee-Wee Herman

Devo

The Breakfast Club

Freddie Mercury

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie

Michael Jackson in Thriller

Axl Rose and Slash

Karate Kid

John Bender From The Breakfast Club

Kelly Kapowski From Saved by the Bell

Marshmallow Man From Ghostbusters

Poltergeist

Pretty in Pink

Rainbow Bright and Murky Dismal

Labyrinth

Ren and Ariel From Footloose

The Goonies

Sloane Peterson From Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Greta Gremlin

Jareth the Goblin King

Pac-Man

Weird Science

Whitney Houston

Thundercats

Troop Beverly Hills

VHS Video Tape

He-Man and She-Ra

Gordon Gekko From Wall Street

Punky Brewster

Childlike Empress From The Neverending Story


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