The 10 Easiest Costumes To Pull Off in a Pinch
It’s happened again. It’s October 31st, you’ve got a Halloween party to go to but nothing to wear. Don’t want to tear eye holes in a sheet and go as a ghost again? You don’t have to, here are 10 awesomely nerdy costumes you can pull together in a minute and still maintain your nerd cred.
9/10. Superboy and Wonder Girl
This is a great couple costume if you and your significant other are nerds but also short on costume making time. Cassie and Connor were a power couple in the Pre-New 52 universe, not just because they both had super strength but because they both thought that jeans and a t-shirt with the logos of their mentors on it were all they needed to wear to fight crime.
[Our expressions are intense so our costumes don’t have to be.]
Follow their example on Halloween and pop on your S logo and WW t-shirts and you’re good to go.
7/8. The Doctor / Companions
If you have coats in your house you probably have the ability to dress up as some incarnation of the Doctor. Got a semi-long plain black leather jacket? Congrats, you are 9. Own a trench coat and a pair of Converse? We’ve got ourselves a 10. 11 is a bit more difficult with the bowtie and dark purple tail jacket, but 12 is also pretty easy if you’ve got a plain black blazer. Of course you might as well dress up as a magician at that point. Up to you.
This doesn’t just work for The Doctor though. Go through your wardrobe, you probably have something your favorite Companion wore in a particular episode. Got a cute dress or mini-skirt, you’re Clara. Do you own actual clothes like jeans and sweatshirts? You are Rose! Congrats! Go nuts.
6. Any Movie X-Men Character
So yeah, some of these would need a little effort like a cape for Storm or visor for Cyclops, but look at the costumes the X-characters wear in their movies. Leather helps, but if you have a skin tight black outfit and boots you can literally be half of these characters. Put some baby powder in your bangs to make a streak and you’re Rogue. You get the idea.
[Our powers are all different so we don’t have to be.]
The skintight black outfit also works for a basic Catwoman or Black Widow. Lots of options.
4/5. Captain Hammer / Captain Hammer Fan
This is another super fun costume for couples who want something nerdy and quick. For Captain Hammer all you need are gloves, a dark t-shirt and a picture of a hammer taped to your chest. If this is a couple costume your male or female companion can print off a color photo of whoever is going as Hammer and tape it to their chest for an extra awwwww factor.
If you’re going solo it is also totally acceptable to be a lone Captain Hammer Fan and tape a photo of Nathan Fillion to your chest. No one will fault you for this.
3. Post-Hulk Bruce Banner
Slathering yourself in green make-up takes time and effort, but ripping up a pair of pants or shorts takes considerably less time. This costume is also great if people wouldn’t happen to like you when you’re angry.
2. Modern Era Luke Cage
Wear anything. Literally. Preferably it would be something yellow, because Luke Cage does have color preferences, but seriously, this man fights crime in literally whatever he wore out of the house that day. Pick up some plastic chains at the Dollar Store if you really want to commit, but totally not necessary.
Hell, you could even wear no shirt and still be dressed appropriately.
[For the record, if you have abs like this you should absolutely never wear a shirt.]
1. Punisher
Do you own a Punisher t-shirt? Congratulations, you just finished your costume. You really are a hero Frank Castle.
[This is not a cosplay, this is the guy who played Punisher.]
Hell, for Rogue all you need it the hair streak and gloves really. Cyclops you can do if you have red tinted shades, but that’s best for day time/well lit parties for obvious reasons. Logan, leather jacket, some old jeans, plaid shirt, fake cigar you can make from rolled up brown paper. Or just wear whatever the hell you want and say you’re Mystique.
Since you already brought up Nathan Fillion, just go thrift shopping for a brown coat and be a… wait for it… Browncoat.
Steve from Minecraft. Get a decent teal/turquoise/light blue shirt, some jeans and you’re good. You can buy the licensed head of pickaxe but honestly not even necessary.
I remember having to improvise a Gambit costume. Not the same without the eyes, but ended up just taking an old skiing undershirt, cutting off one arm and cutting openings in it for face and ears. Then I tried to see if I could do better with the other arm and voila: decent gambit skiing mask. Only thing extra I added was some bicycle gloves and an ace of spades card. The rest was just my red leather jacket, a black tea shirt and jeans normal shoes. Skiing mask and a card in your hand is enough to recognize Gambit.
Doesn’t he just wear the signature coat and a hat in the recent movies?
I went as Clark Kent. Put on a suit with the collar open and tie askew, with a Superman shirt peeking out. Already had the glasses…
Nice! I just remembered I did a Zatanna once with one of the cheap top hats they sell, a white shirt, black jacket and miniskirt, , pair of gloves, and a red bow necklace. Her newer costume is even easier, but way less distinctive.
And yup. They didn’t even give him the EYES. I hope they amend that in later films.
Dude, episode 1 Walt White. Duh. Green dress shirt, tighty whiteys. Boom. Walt.
Mystique – put on clothes (or not, up to you). Show up.
so what do I do if I am a blond guy? …exactly…not dress up at all.
A sim. Green paper plumbob on wire wrapped around a headband. Boom. Also handy for when you just really want to pee on your friend’s carpet or break their dishwasher for no reason!
Tch. Most of these barely even qualify as costumes.
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