All the Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2021
Halloween is always a big deal for celebrities, it’s a time for them to gather up their glam squads, come up with creative costumes, and then take pictures of the resulting looks for Instagram. It’s all the fun of getting glammed up with none of the hassle of borrowing designer looks or worrying about ending up on worst dresses lists.
Last year, Instagram was pretty much where the holiday’s festivities ended from the comfort of everyone’s quarantine abodes—but now that the vaccine is in full swing and people are leaving the house again, Halloween parties were back and bigger than ever, which means we got to see our favorite celebs in costumed action once again. Halloweekend may be over, but we’ve compiled all the best looks here so you can see what all your favorite celebrities wore this spooky season.
Kendall Jenner’s second Tim Burton-themed Halloween costume was just as spot-on as her first.
Justin Bieber kept things comfy on Halloween, dressing up like a bear, possibly referencing the bear motif often used on his Drew House pieces.
Olivia Rodrigo’s completely nailed Michelle Pfeiffer’s iconic Scarface character.
Dua Lipa kept her costume simple and glam, dressing as a sultry vampire for the holiday.
Janelle Monáe proved she’s ready for Christmas with her Halloween costume.
The model joked her look is “hardly a costume.”
It’s no surprise that Disney fanatic Paris Hilton dressed like Cinderella for Halloween.
The singer nailed pin-up glamour as Betty Boop.
Because why not?
Any excuse to wear Louis Vuitton on Halloween!
For a mother-daughter witch costume, Cardi and Kulture enlisted Garo Sparo to make their custom dresses.
Cardi wore a custom Natalia Fedner dress when she dressed as Morticia Adams for Halloween.
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s daughter recreated the Schiaparelli dress Adele wore to Anthony Davis’ wedding in September.
We should start calling her Megan Thee Dalmatian.
Rosé went all out with her student costume, even donning fake braces.
While they were missing the rest of the Mystery Machine crew, the Riverdale stars were unmistakable as the classic cartoon characters.
Jennie took her costume in a more glam direction, looking gorgeous as Medusa.
While Benson dressed up like Cher, she went with a more niche look than the classic yellow plaid set.
The Ru Paul’s Drag Race season 10 winner really dipped into the Givenchy archives for this one.
Doja Cat dressed like the mayor’s secretary from the classic cartoon.
Olivia Wilde dressed like the cover star from our Originals issue, even going so far as to imagine how the singer gets her sweat on.
Saweetie enlisted Halle Berry herself to show off her costume, which was almost an exact replica of Berry’s look in Catwoman.
Winnie Harlow played homage to the Jamaican model by recreated her iconic shoot when she was painted by Keith Haring.
The couple followed up their Sid and Nancy costume by dressing up as the protagonists from True Romance. Barker’s daughter, Alabama, is actually named after the movie, as it is Barker’s ex, Shanna Moakler’s favorite as well.
The Olympic Skater poked fun at Minaj’s Met Gala vaccination controversy, dressing as the rapper’s cousin’s friend and his alleged vaccine side effects.
Kylie was in “full mommy mode” this halloween and opted out of an over-the-top costume. Instead, she donned a black catsuit and went as a cat with her mom (who wore a Fendi x Skims piece to complete her look). Stormi, meanwhile, looked adorable as a mermaid, while Travis went as the classic Halloween character
Considering Ariana Grande is such a big musical fan, it’s no surprise she dressed up like the characters from this classic hit.
Grande and Gomez stuck with the vintage theme for their second costume of the night as well. Grande went all in with this one, using full face and body prosthetics to really sell the sea monster look.
Rihanna recreated Gunna’s fashion week moment perfectly, wearing the same Rick Owens boots and striking the same pose from Gunna’s Instagram post in September. She even used the same caption for her photo.
Lil Nas X took the nostalgic route, dressing up like a character from the hit Nickelodeon early aughts show, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.
For his second costume, Nas dressed up as Voldemort or “he who must be called by your name,” as the rapper captioned his Instagram showing off the costume.
Harry Styles wore special Gucci red slippers and performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” during his New York Harry-ween concert on Saturday, October 30.
The two Blackpink stars buddied up on Halloween with Jisoo doing her best version of Lisa while Lisa opted for the popular Squid Game doll costume.
Joe Jonas returned to his Disney roots, this time taking on Paolo Valisari while his wife Sophie Turner paid tribute to Hilary Duff’s Lizzie McGuire (as Isabella Parigi).
Bieber took on not one but four Brittany Spears looks donning the school girl set from “Hit Me Baby One More Time,” the iconic red bodysuit from “Oops I Did It Again,” pink underwear-over-pants from “I’m a Slave 4 U” and lingerie for a mock Rolling Stone cover.
Lizzo nails every aspect of Baby Yoda, aka Grogu, even down to the macaron.
The rising pop star went as one of Natalie Portman’s most famous characters.
Witherspoon looks right at home in the Hitchcock classic.
The mononymous comedian slipped into a Playboy bunny outfit inspired by Reese Witherspoon’s character in Legally Blonde.
Mindy Kaling is a self-professed Halloween lover and decided to dedicate her efforts this year to contemporary iconic female comedians.
Kerry Washington opted for one of the year’s most popular costumes and gave a shout out to the entire Squid Game cast and crew for their runaway success.
Niecy Nash is the Kelly Rowland to her wife Jessica Betts’s Nelly in the “Dilemma” music video.
Shahidi paid tribute to the late “Rock the Boat” singer in what else but Tommy Jeans.
Ciara kicked Halloween weekend off with an homage to the late music icon sharing that she’d been practicing Spanish to celebrate Latinx culture.
Ciara followed up her first Selena costume by dressing up as all three members of TLC.
The noted anime fan went as one of her favorite characters.
The Daily Show host went as The Weeknd, or as he put it “The Weekday.”
Paris Jackson dressed as Van Gogh while her brother Paris appeared as a Hemingway-esque sailor to host “Thriller Night” benefiting The Heal Los Angeles Foundation.
Cue the theme music. The Legend family got spooky with Chrissy Teigen taking on Morticia, John Legend as Gomez, Luna as Wednesday Addams, and Miles as Pugsley. Chrissy’s mother Pepper also participated by playing Grandma Addams. Unclear who It was.
Petras referred to her Michael Myers and Michael Kors combo as “the only Michaels that matter.”
The Queer Eye star and cookbook author tapped into the leggings pyramid scheme mania as depicted in the Amazon docuseries LuLaRoe.
Lottie Moss, Kate Moss’s sister, attends the Hallowzeem party at Park Row in London with all the telltale trappings of Patrick Bateman.
Kris Jenner dressed up as the villain of the moment for an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Chloe Bailey makes a good case for Lola to be added to our Angelina Jolie costume list.
Kendall kicked off Halloween with a high-fashion take on Tim Burton’s corpse bride.
Squid Game star Lee-Yoo Mi dressed like the famous giant doll, Younghee, from the show.
Megan dressed up as a Hot Girl version of the classic horror character ahead of her annual “Hottieween” party.
The newly-engaged couple dressed up like the late rocker couple for an early Halloween costume.
Doja threw an underwater-themed party for her 26th birthday, which, of course, means she went as Princess Kida.
Justin and Hailey looked like the king and queen of the sea at Doja’s party.
Normani wore an orange, scaled mini dress to Doja’s party.
Winnie’s stylist, Bryon Javar, designed this custom look for her to wear to Doja’s birthday.
For the costume party premiere of Halloween Kills, Jamie Lee dressed up like her mother in her most iconic role—as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
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