77 Totally Rad Halloween Costumes Inspired by the '80s
Blast back to the '80s this Halloween with some of the best DIY costumes from the decade. How could you not to, considering the '80s was filled with brightly coloured spandex, crop tops, and side ponytails? With a range of cool couples costumes (Westley and Buttercup from The Princess Bride, of course) to easy homemade solo costumes, these outfits are cute, creative, and totally rad.
Whether you like movies like The Breakfast Club and Dirty Dancing or you're into the Jazzercises of the decade, we have all the '80s inspiration you could ever need for this year's tubular costume. Go back in time, and find your Halloween-costume gem right here.
— Additional reporting by Lauren Harano
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'80s Beauty Guru
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'80s Prom
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'80s Punk Rocker
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Jareth the Goblin King, Labyrinth
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Care Bears
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'80s Fashion Girl
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Chucky
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Dynasty
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Dirty Dancing
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Duckie, Pretty in Pink
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E.T. and Elliot
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Flashdance
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Elliot and Gertie, E.T.
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Freddie Mercury, Queen
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Ghostbusters
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Gordon Gekko, Wall Street
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Heathers Group
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Axl Rose and Slash, Guns N' Roses
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Veronica, Heathers
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Awkward Primary School Picture
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Indiana Jones
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Jem
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Jane Fonda
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Joan Jett and Cherie Currie
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John Bender, The Breakfast Club
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Karate Kid
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Marshmallow Man, Ghostbusters
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Michael Jackson, Thriller
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Rainbow Dash, My Little Pony
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Poltergeist
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Pretty in Pink
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Punky Brewster
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Rainbow Brite and Murky Dismal
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Say Anything
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Strawberry Shortcake
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The Shining
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Ghost
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Ninja Turtles
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Zombie Madonna
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Back to the Future
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Bill and Ted
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The Goonies
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Sloane Peterson, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Gremlins
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The Griswolds, National Lampoon
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Greta Gremlin, Gremlins
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Stephanie Tanner, Full House
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Labyrinth
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Rubik's Cube
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'80s Tennis Player
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Weird Science
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Beetlejuice
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Game Boy
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Terminator
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Lydia, Beetlejuice
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Mr. T
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Prince
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Prince
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The Bodyguard
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Westley and Buttercup, The Princess Bride
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ThunderCats
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Steve Urkel, Family Matters
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Devo
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Smurfs
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He-Man and She-Ra
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The Lost Boys
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Bob Ross
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'80s Barbie
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Boy George
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Teen Wolf
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Pee-Wee Herman
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Carmen Sandiego
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Run-D.M.C.
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Cyndi Lauper
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Polaroid Picture
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