The Brief: From celebrities to kids to pets, here's a roundup of some of the best Halloween costumes of 2019 (so far).
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Every year, Spooktober, Halloween and Halloweekend are a time to share spoopy memes, re-watch Halloween classics, and flex your costume-making skills. In this day and age, assembling a good Halloween costume is about more than just being the best-dressed at a party, but can lead to online virality as well. We’ve gathered the best Halloween costumes of 2019 so far worn by celebrities, pets, children, and everyone else with clever ideas and execution.
An “Untitled Goose Family” inspired by the Untitled Goose Game:
Untitled Goose Family pic.twitter.com/cf41JybUDB
— Colin Liotta (@vyrin) October 25, 2019
Bon Appétit Magazine’s Claire Saffitz on day one vs. five of a Gourmet Makes Video.
hi my halloween costume this year is @bonappetit’s claire saffitz on day one and day five of a gourmet makes video pic.twitter.com/udZNwhDMrL
— Róisín Lanigan (@rosielanners) October 25, 2019
my little toad, toadbert, in his wizard halloween costume pic.twitter.com/9CaKd750r6
— A happier day (@AHappierDay) October 25, 2019
Yes, you could go as Billie Eilish, or you could dress as “Silly Eilish” like Jameela Jamil did.
SILLY EILLISH- their weird third sibling they didn’t want you to know about @billieeilish @finneas 👀 pic.twitter.com/Y5W0JjTMDA
— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) October 25, 2019
There’s no better way to make your teenager simultaneously cringe and admire you than with this VSCO girl and eBoy parents costume. Check out our VSCO girl Halloween costume and how to be an eBoy guides to make your own costume.
My parents went as a vsco girl and an eboy for their Halloween party 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Z8wAlAuBW0
— Jessie (@jessieheier) October 26, 2019
Instead of dressing as Ant-Man to accompany his daughter’s The Wasp costume, Paul Rudd (who played Marvel’s Ant-Man) went as parody singer Weird Al Yankovic.
Imagine. She's got her Avengers candy bag. She's dressed up as The Wasp for Halloween, escorted by her father, Paul Rudd, who played Ant-Man, in the actual blockbuster film, Ant-Man and the Wasp.
But he's decided to go as Weird Al Yankovic pic.twitter.com/cV08EtIGye
— Garrett Gilchrist (@TygerbugGarrett) October 27, 2019
Some of the top Lizzo Halloween costumes:
YALL WIN pic.twitter.com/StdiyLch9H
— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) October 27, 2019
It’s not too late to craft a costume inspired by the “S” that is every 6th grader’s definition of “graphic design.”
Went back to my artistic roots this year pic.twitter.com/sBnkv7Uhu0
— grandma cybernetica (@Wifiwifey91) October 27, 2019
Life imitates art. Francisco Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son” renamed as “Just vibing with my son.”
Just vibing with my son pic.twitter.com/zMrje20c4g
— Hannah Mamalis (@Hantmam) October 26, 2019
Happy Halloween from Boy and Girl…….we just trying get to the sanctuary! pic.twitter.com/SWtYUmIpNo
— Jessidan Targaryen, 1st of his name (@SirPolitician) October 27, 2019
We stan Kathy Bates!
Clearing my schedule today to stare at this photo of Kathy Bates’s Halloween costume made all the better by Sarah Paulson and Angela Bassett distinctly NOT being in costume. pic.twitter.com/l0ju9Ua9kt
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) October 27, 2019
As is tradition, every year some parents dress their kids in costumes that are offputting, to say the least…
ONLY 3 DAYS 'TIL HALLOWEEN! 🎃☠️🧙♀️👻👽🤖👺
Keep in mind that it was the parents that chose the costumes for these children.#HappyHalloweird pic.twitter.com/smIlYrk7qn— Mark Hamillween (@HamillHimself) October 28, 2019
11/10, excellent doggo.
He’s a bacon egg and cheese on an everything BEAGLE pic.twitter.com/uqTFEw3hU0
— Sarah Rogers (@sarahnrogers) October 26, 2019
Gabrielle Union and her daughter in matching Bring It On costumes:
Demi Lovato goes ALL OUT for Halloween as Marie Antoinette:
Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi dressed as her mother at the Met Gala:
Jessica Biel dressed up as an NSYNC-era Justin Timberlake and her husband, JT was stuck in microphone costume.
Halloweek isn’t over so keep your eye out IRL while trick-or-treating and on your social media feeds for more of the best Halloween costumes of 2019. And, if you’re still scrambling to put together a last-minute costume, check out our Meme Halloween Costumes guide for ideas.