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
Westley and Buttercup From The Princess Bride
Maverick and Goose From Top Gun
Duckie From Pretty in Pink
Cheetara From Thundercats
Heather Chandler From Heathers
The Grady Twins From The Shining
Kimmy and DJ From Full House
Rainbow Dash From My Little Pony
Jack Torrance From The Shining
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie
Michael Jackson in Thriller
John Bender From The Breakfast Club
Kelly Kapowski From Saved by the Bell
Marshmallow Man From Ghostbusters
Rainbow Bright and Murky Dismal
Ren and Ariel From Footloose
Sloane Peterson From Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Gordon Gekko From Wall Street
Childlike Empress From The Neverending Story
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/Halloween
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/DIY-Halloween-Costumes-Women-35595126
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/DIY-Halloween-Costumes-Women-35595126
[4] https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/Creative-Halloween-Costumes-45112730
[5] https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/halloween-costume-ideas-2021-48442447
[6] https://www.popsugar.com/Halloween
[7] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/pop-culture-costume-ideas-for-2021-48487062