It’s Halloween season again! And while we all want a costume that makes us feel confident and totally in character, life just happens. And before you know it, Halloween parties are everywhere, and you’ve still got nothing to wear.
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Don’t worry! If you want to slay the night and have everyone instantly recognize your look, these costumes will do the trick (and treat).
Here are 10 trendy Halloween costumes this year:
K-pop Demon Hunters
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If you’re celebrating Halloween with your friends, you might want to turn those K-pop girl group or boy group fantasies into life! Whether you’re Team HUNTR/X or Team SAJA BOYS, you’ll definitely be recognizable in the crowd once you sport these colorful and chic outfits and belt out those iconic smash hits.
KATSEYE
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Global girl group KATSEYE definitely made 2025 their year as they released back-to-back hits, “GNARLY” and “Gabriela,” making them an easy and ideal choice for the girlies who will be dressing up this Halloween. However, if you want something effortless and chic, you might want to consider dressing up based on their iconic denim campaign. Indeed, their milkshake brings all the boys to the yard! If you know, you know.
Justin Bieber Confronting the Paparazzi
Justin Bieber confronting the paparazzi
For the chronically online people out there, you’ll definitely know what this reference is. While Justin Bieber firmly set boundaries as he confronted the paparazzi for stalking him at the beach, the 11-minute video immediately turned into a meme on TikTok (and was also featured on his album SWAG). Luckily, if you’re planning to dress up as Justin this year, all you have to do is wear a blue hoodie, cross your arms, and say the lines: “It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business!”
Victoria’s Secret
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This month, we were all gagged by Victoria’s Secret’s 2025 fashion show! With the iconic looks we’ve seen on the runway, it’s immediately a stylish and sexy choice for those dressing up this Halloween!
Fortunately, the recently concluded fashion event allows us to whip up multiple Halloween costume ideas. Now is the best time to do some last-minute DIY wings with your best friends—or maybe you can all show up wearing the iconic Victoria’s Secret striped satin robe. If you’re a ONCE, you can also dress up as Jihyo, Momo, Nayeon, or Tzuyu.
Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah in The Summer I Turned Pretty
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The whole internet went crazy as they tuned in to the third and final season of Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty. And whether you’re Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad, this undeniably chaotic (and hot) trio gives you many dressing-up options this Halloween.
If you’re showing up as a trio, one can wear a flowy white wedding dress (and don’t forget that very thin engagement ring), and the other two can don a suit and tie. You can also wear any flowy summer dress for the classic Belly look or turn up to the Halloween party with her iconic bob when she went to Paris.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
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For the couples out there who are running out of costume ideas, you can simply dress up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce! For the ladies, you can wear any flashy or stylish fits from The Eras Tour, and for the gents, you can just sport a football jersey. Moreover, you might also consider the couple’s iconic proposal look.
Performative Male
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With the “Performative Male” archetype going viral this year, it’s also an easy choice for those who are going out and dressing up for Halloween. Luckily, if you’re dressing up as one, you won’t have much of a difficult time. Just consider wearing a loose top, a cropped shirt, or a flannel and pair it with baggy trousers. For accessories, you can wear your wired earphones, a carabiner with keychains (that you’ll put in the belt hoops of your pants), an underrated book that you wouldn’t find in the best-selling section at your nearest bookstore, and a tote bag. Don’t forget to drop by a café that sells matcha lattes to complete the look.
Wicked
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Wicked’s Elphaba and Glinda showed up in our 2024 Halloween Costume Ideas guide last year, and we don’t see any reason why dressing up as these iconic characters would be a bad idea. The sequel is coming up soon anyway!
Squid Game’s Creepy Dolls
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Squid Game’s final season surely got everyone’s attention this year, and it also gives fans many costume ideas. If you do not want to wear the iconic red suit (given that our country is hot and humid), you might want to consider dressing up as Young-hee and Cheol-su—the large and creepy motion-sensing dolls in the games.
Labubu
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Finally! If you love wearing anything trendy as well as DIY-ing your Halloween costumes every year, dressing up as a 24-Karat Gold Labubu (or any Labubu of your choice) can be something you’d find cool and fun!
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