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Popular retro character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween

Halloween is the perfect time to embrace your inner child and dress up as your favorite character from childhood. Whether you want to relive your youth or simply enjoy some harmless fun, these retro character costume ideas are sure to please. From classic cartoons to iconic video game characters, there's something for everyone on this list. So break out the face paint and get ready to have a blast!

Beth Harmon's (The Queen's Gambit) Costume costume guide
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Beth Harmon's (The Queen's Gambit) Costume

Beth's costume features a green dress with ribbon details. She also has a short auburn hair and a pair of black slingbac...

August
Disco Divas Costume costume guide
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Disco Divas Costume

Dress up in a 70s-inspired outfit or matching top and bell-bottom pants. Complete the look with a pair of boots, too!...

August
Go-Go Dancer Costume costume guide
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Go-Go Dancer Costume

Go-go dancer costume features a printed dress with white boots. Style it with a blonde wig and headband, too. Complete t...

July
Roxie Hart (Chicago) Costume costume guide
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Roxie Hart (Chicago) Costume

Roxie Hart costume is a shiny short dress and pair it with a red boa scarf. You can also wear sheer gloves and silver sh...

March
Balthazar Bratt (Despicable Me) Costume costume guide
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Balthazar Bratt (Despicable Me) Costume

Balthazar Bratt's costume is made of a purple suit and pants. He also wears a pair of fingerless gloves and white shoes....

October
Bill the Butcher (Gangs of New York) Costume costume guide
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Bill the Butcher (Gangs of New York) Costume

Bill the Butcher's costume features a quarter-sleeve top under a brown vest. He has dark pants and wears a pair of boots...

October
Lucy & Ricky Ricardo Costume costume guide
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Lucy & Ricky Ricardo Costume

Ricky Ricardo costume is a white dress shirt, black blazer, black pants, a black bowtie, and a simple straw hat. Lucy`s...

October
Coco Chanel Costume costume guide
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Coco Chanel Costume

Coco Chanel’s costume is a simple long-sleeved black shirt tucked into a long blacks skirt with layers and layers of pea...

September
Bo Peep (Toy Story) Costume costume guide
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Bo Peep (Toy Story) Costume

Bo Peep costume a vintage corset-style gown with pink polka dots on the skirt. She Pairs this with blue leg warmers, whi...

August
Sock Hop Costume costume guide
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Sock Hop Costume

Think of the musical Grease when you’re going to a sock hop costume. Ladies, wear a retro top, a flared skirt, and a ch...

August
Scarlett O’Hara Costume costume guide
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Scarlett O’Hara Costume

Scarlett O’Hara most known outfit is very ‘Southern belle.’ It is composed of a white layered dress with a green sash o...

August
Pin Up Girls Costume costume guide
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Pin Up Girls Costume

A pin up girl wears an under garment corset to make her waist slim, a blue polka-dotted dress, a red ribbon belt, red ea...

July
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony) Costume costume guide
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Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony) Costume

Pinkie Pie’s outfit is a white tank top, a blue bolero, a pink mini skirt, blue high-tops, and a purple ribbon belt. Sh...

July
Dolly Parton Costume costume guide
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Dolly Parton Costume

Dolly Parton costume is a plaid country styled shirt, bootcut jeans, a cowboy hat and belt, button earrings, and cowboy ...

June
Bob Ross Costume costume guide
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Bob Ross Costume

Bob Ross costume style is eclectic yet retro with his huge afro, light denim long-sleeved shirt, and denim pants....

April
Alice Angel Costume costume guide
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Alice Angel Costume

Alice Angel costume can be described as creepy-cute, all of her clothing besides her horns are pretty cute items, but he...

October
The Hippie Costume costume guide
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The Hippie Costume

Hippies mainly dress themselves in a comfortable, colorful outfit. Women often wear a loose shirt and skirt or pants, ac...

June
Elvis Presley Costume costume guide
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Elvis Presley Costume

Elvis Presley costume is an all-white ensemble, with pops of red and glittering details. He sports on his famous sidebu...

June
Lucy & Ethel Costume costume guide
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Lucy & Ethel Costume

Lucy and Ethel's most iconic outfits is their chocolate factory worker uniform which is seen in season two's episode cal...

June
Silk Spectre Costume costume guide
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Silk Spectre Costume

Silk Spectre costume is a tight yellow dress with a corset belt to reveal her shape, black leather choker and long glove...

May
Fred Jones (Scooby Doo) Costume costume guide
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Fred Jones (Scooby Doo) Costume

Fred Jones cosutme is composed of white and blue with striking spots of orange and yellow just to shake things up. His f...

March
Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo) Costume costume guide
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Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo) Costume

Shaggy Roger’s costume is very laid-back yet retro, and he wears a very loose light green shirt, a pair of maroon bell b...

March
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