With this Halloween fast approaching, many people are beginning to think about their Haloween costumes, and for good reason. A Halloween costume is easy to overlook and many people end up trying to find some sort of costume at the last minute, and mostly what you will find in this situation is a big headache and maybe a costume that does not quite fit. That is why thinking a little ahead – even just two weeks – can be a big help. This year, I am thinking a lot about period costumes and specifically, about 80’s costumes.

80’s costumes make sense as a Haloween costume this year (or any year) for several reasons. First of all, we are still in the midst of a general retro 80’s period where throwbacks to the 80s are very much in style. Second, 80’s costumes are a great option because so many of the clothes and fashions from the 1980’s look like they might costumes anyway; it takes only a little bit of imagination to bring it all the way to 80’s costume territory.

When I deal with period costumes, I like to think beyond the obvious. The way I do this is to come up with a list of 80’s celebrities. Celebrities are notorious for trying to follow the latest fashions, and looking back in time, you will see that the most 80’s looking people are celebrities. People like Madonna, Michael Jackson and Don Johnson epitomize in one way or another a definite 80’s look and are great ideas for 80’s costumes.

Excluding those three though, celebrities are sometimes difficult to turn into an 80’s costume. This is because, even though the celebrities are dressing at the height of fashion at the time, they still are just people dressed in clothes; many of them do not wear clothes that scream “costume”. For this reason, I like looking at specific characters the celebrities might have played in a movie. A great example of this is Tom Cruise in Top Gun. Dressing in a flight suit with “Maverick” on it is a great idea for 80’s costumes.

Whatever your approach to 80’s costumes might be, bring your own ideas and creativity to it to allow your costume idea to really pop at this Halloween costume party. Great 80’s costumes are always appreciated by those that like really clever and fun Halloween costumes.

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