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Tired of the usual range of Halloween costumes? Looking for something that your friends may not be cool enough to identify? Want to show off your knowledge of and affection for contemporary young adult literature? Tired of another year dressing like Alice Cullen or Hermione Granger? Check out this list of costume ideas, based on contemporary bestselling YA titles.
Teen Carrie Bradshaw from Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City prequels (The Carrie Diaries, Summer and the City). Teenage Carrie lives in a small Midwestern town in the first book, but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her burgeoning style. Try an 80s look (with puffy, curled hair, colorful leggings and an oversized tee). Carrie makes a fashion statement by scrawling her name in nail polish on a vintage purse - DIY yourself, ideally in a bubbly pink 80s polish colour. In the sequel, she heads to New York for a writer’s workshop and spends way too much of the book wearing scrubs and/or Samantha’s too-big neon blue boots. I say combine scrubs with a pair of over-the-knee boots, and carry around a notebook to show she's a serious writer. When people look at you like you’re nuts, channel Carrie’s 17-year-old hubris, toss your hair, and think about how famous you’re going to be in 10 or so years.
Jane from Lauren Conrad’s LA Candy series. Jane is Conrad’s vaguely autobiographical doppelganger in this series of books that’s sort of about her time starring on The Hills, but slightly not. Jane has long blond hair she twists when she’s nervous, dresses in a modest-yet-stylish manner, and… yeah, basically is exactly like Hills-era Lauren Conrad. Wear a maxi dress, put your hair in long surfer waves, add some cat-eye eyeliner (learn to do both tricks on Conrad’s Beauty Department website), and then put on a mic pack. When people assume you’re dressed as Lauren Conrad, look offended and explain that you are a fictional character partly based on Conrad, but in no way autobiographical. Then start complaining about how Heidi and Spencer – I mean, Madison and Sophie – are out to ruin your life.
Katniss from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Sure to be a popular costume this time next year, beat everyone to the punch and style yourself like the ultimate Hunger Games champion. Katniss has a variety of outfits to choose from. She spends most of the books with her hair in a single, long braid and wearing her issued Hunger Games fatigues. But she makes a splash as The Girl On Fire a few times in fabulous gowns designed by the fabulous Cinna. Cover yourself in red, yellow and orange streamers, do up your fiercest eye shadow (make it look like you’ve used charcoal instead of eyeliner) and carry around a small fan to make the “flames” dance around. Add a mockingjay pin, and you too can be the ultimate victor. (Optional accessory: a cute, devoted blond-haired guy carrying a loaf of bread to gaze at you adoringly).
Blair or Serena from Gossip Girl Psycho Killer by Cecily von Ziegesar.
B and S were popular costumes when the show started up, but their style has been harder to emulate after they stopped wearing school uniforms. Luckily, this new mash-up is here to save the day, re-imagining the Upper East Siders as competitive serial killers. Pull out your old GG schoolgirl costume (kilt, white blouse, necktie, over-the-knee socks, fabulous heels) and cover it with faux-blood. Carry around a blood-stained machete and make sure your makeup is impeccable to complete the costume.
Emma from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
This popular new title features a number of great costume ideas, as it’s filled with creeptastic vintage pictures of children with superpowers. Our favourite character, flame-summoning Emma, is pretty easy to achieve. Follow along with any of the helpful YouTube tutorials to get a 1940s hair and makeup look, put on a cute vintage dress (and/or British schoolgirl uniform) and then style up two
