Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fantastic Halloween costume inspiration for women...

Stuck for ideas for Halloween this year? There's still time to make or buy your outfit, so if you're looking for a great ladies costume check out these ideas from the world of cinema to inspire you. Here's everything from sci-fi to fantasy, musical to magical, superheroines to pirates, villainous witches and evil bitches.

BabyDoll costume from Sucker Punch
Babydoll Sucker Punch movie costume
Even though it wasn't the hoped for blockbuster success, Sucker Punch still seems to have captured the audience's imagination with its tough chicks and iconic outfits, no more so than with Emily Browning's 'Babydoll' Japanese schoolgirl look.

Christina Aguilera's string pearl costume from Burlesque
Burlesque string pearl movie costume
Christina Aguilera dazzled in an assortment of revealing costumes in the musical Burlesque.

Siren Gem light-suit costume from Tron: Legacy
Siren Gem Tron Legacy costume
Even though the movie Tron: Legacy was a bit of a disappointment, the new light-suits in the movie were pretty spectacular, especially these figure-hugging white Siren costumes.

Sweet Pea costume from Sucker Punch
Sweet Pea Sucker Punch costume
'Sweet Pea' certainly seems to have been a popular character and costume from Sucker Punch. I've literally had loads of cosplayers and people who've made their own outfits thank me for posting these pictures of the original costume on display for reference.

Blondie costume from Sucker Punch
Vanessa Hudgens Blondie Sucker Punch costume

Rocket outfit from Sucker Punch
Rocket Sucker Punch movie costume

Amber costume from Sucker Punch
Amber Sucker Punch movie costume
Even though Tim Burton's live-action Alice in Wonderland was released in 2010, I still think there'll be a lot of women sporting the Colleen Atwood inspired designs this Halloween, whether it be a spectacular dress or feminine suit of armour.

Alice in Wonderland movie dress
Alice in Wonderland red Um dress

Alice's White Knight armour from Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland White Knight armour
Sadly the Harry Potter movies are all over now, but at least they went out on a high note. I can imagine there'll be a few Hermione Granger's and other Hogwarts characters wandering the streets in celebration this All Hallow's Eve.

Hermione Granger Hogwarts uniform from Harry Potter
Hermione Harry Potter costume
Natalie Portman's 'Nina Sayers' in Black Swan was a bit of a bi-polar ballet dancer, so you could either choose to dress as her nice ballerina personality or as her more sinister alter ego.

Nina Sayers ballet outfit from Black Swan
Natalie Portman Black Swan ballet outfit
Personally I think the Silk Spectre II costume worn by Malin Akerman in Watchmen was a great reinvention and update of the comic book original, but you do have to have the body and confidence to pull of this look (and maybe someone to help you into the latex outfit).

Silk Spectre II costume from Watchmen
Silk Spectre II Watchmen costume
If you want to feel like a 'sand and sandals' fantasy princess this season, I'd recommend emulating Gemma Arterton's 'Princess Tamina' look.

Princess Tamina costume from Prince of Persia
Princess Tamina Prince of Persia costume
If you want to be more fierce, there's always 'Jadis' the White Witch in full battle mode from The Chronicle of Narnia to inspire you.

White Witch battle costume from
Narnia's the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Tilda Swinton White Witch Narnia costume
If it's a more heroic look, maybe you could be a Queen of Narnia like 'Susan Pevensie'.

Susan Pevensie's battle costume from Narnia's Prince Caspian
Susan Pevensie Narnia battle costume
To unlock your swashbuckling spirit check out Penelope Cruz's pirate costume from the fourth movie in the popular Disney movie franchise.

Angelica costume from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Penelope Cruz Angelica Pirates of the Caribbean costume
And for some over-the-top ABBA glam, these disco-tastic outfits from Mamma Mia are what you are looking for.

Mamma Mia movie costumes
Mamma Mia movie costumes

Sorceress Marique costume from the Conan the Barbarian remake
Witch Marique costume Conan the Barbarian
For something a bit more magical you could try being an evil sorceress from Conan the Barbarian's Hyborian age, or a wicked witch like Bette Midler from Hocus Pocus.

Witch costume from Hocus Pocus
Bette Midler Hocus Pocus witch costume

Cruella de Vil outfit from 101 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil 101 Dalmatians costume
If you're a Disney fan you could unleash your inner 'Cruela de Vil' or evil queen for the night.

Evil Queen Narissa costume from Disney's Enchanted
Queen Narissa Costume Enchanted

Starbuck's Viper flight-suit from Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica Starbuck flight suit
If it's space that gets you excited, maybe this Battlestar Galactica flight-suit, iconic Starfleet uniform or classic Tron costume will please your sci-fi sensibilities.
Starfleet uniform from the new Star Trek
Red female Starfleet uniform Star Trek

Yuri costume from the original Tron
Yuri Tron costume
These are the most popular costumes worn by women in the movies on Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props this year. Just click on the movie links in the archives for even more great detailed photos.

As you can see there's a whole closet full of ideas from the movie wardrobe department to inspire your Halloween outfit. Enjoy and good luck.

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