Many Halloween parties, parades, and festivals require costumes. But what can you do if you don't have the money for a fancy store-bought costume, and can't sew?
It's easy to improvise with clothing you already have around the house, or a few props from the hardware store.
Don't worry if the end result looks a little amateurish -- if you're not wearing a shirt, no one will be paying much attention to your costume anyway.
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1. What could be easier than boxer underwear, with a twin-sized unfitted sheet tied around your neck for a cape? It's good for being Conan the Barbarian, an ancient Greek philosopher, or a Roman centurion (make a helmet out of a paper bag reinforced with tape).
2. Draw a big letter Z on the cape to become Zorro (sword optional).
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3. For Disney's Aladdin, you need white pants, tied with a rope instead of a belt, house slippers, and a leather vest. Toy monkey can be taped to your shoulder.
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4. To be a cowboy, you'll need jeans, a belt with a large buckle, boots (snow boots are fine), and a cowboy hat.
5. Add a plaid shirt, and substitute a baseball cap, and you're a farmboy (don't try it in the Midwest).
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6. You can easily stencil a Superman logo onto a plain blue t-shirt, but you might have to do something with your hair.
7. Another easy superhero is Aquaman, who wears red shorts and green boots.
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8. Tarzan's loincloth can be improvised with an old pair of brown pants ragged-cut in front and back. Be sure to wear regular underwear, too.
9. Most people doing the Rocky Horror think of Rocky, who wears only gold lame shorts.
10. But if you don't have a Rocky physique, you can do an easy Brad with white briefs (extremely well packed) and horn-rimmed glasses.
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11. A white handkerchief, a black bow tie, black dress slacks, and you're a Chippendale Dancer. For added effect, wear a white shirt pre-cut and sewn up so it can easily be ripped off.
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12. It's never too early to get into the spirit of Christmas, and you can evoke Santa Claus without wearing the whole ensemble. Black boots, red shorts, and a Santa Claus hat are more than enough.
It's easy to improvise with clothing you already have around the house, or a few props from the hardware store.
Don't worry if the end result looks a little amateurish -- if you're not wearing a shirt, no one will be paying much attention to your costume anyway.
2. Draw a big letter Z on the cape to become Zorro (sword optional).
5. Add a plaid shirt, and substitute a baseball cap, and you're a farmboy (don't try it in the Midwest).
7. Another easy superhero is Aquaman, who wears red shorts and green boots.
9. Most people doing the Rocky Horror think of Rocky, who wears only gold lame shorts.
10. But if you don't have a Rocky physique, you can do an easy Brad with white briefs (extremely well packed) and horn-rimmed glasses.
