How to Make a Classic Movie Homemade Halloween Costume for Men
This Halloween, why not assume the role of one of Hollywood's leading men? Here are 5 classic characters you can recreate with an easy homemade costume.
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You Will Need
- Closet
- Stores
Steps
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Step 1
Take a risk
Go as Joel Goodsen, Tom Cruise's character in Risky Business: All you need is a pink button-down shirt, white tube socks -- and the nerve to go out in your tighty-whities!
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Step 2
Be a rebel
Be a Rebel Without a Cause. Become James Dean's character, Jim Stark, by wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, and a red zippered jacket, worn with the collar turned up.
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If your hair is long enough, style it in a pompadour.
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Step 3
Go to Casablanca
Transform yourself into suave nightclub owner Rick Blaine, Humphrey Bogart's character in Casablanca. All you need for this easy homemade Halloween costume for men is a trench coat, a fedora, and a cigarette.
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Step 4
Be a terror
Assume the role of Malcolm McDowell's character Alex in A Clockwork Orange by wearing white pants, suspenders, and shirt; combat boots; and a bowler hat. Apply false eyelashes, top and bottom, to 1 eye only, and carry a walking stick -- menacingly.
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To complete the creepy look, wear a jockstrap over your pants.
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Step 5
Be an adventurer
Become Indiana Jones with khaki pants, a rumpled safari shirt with one sleeve ripped off, and a brown felt fedora. Carry a bullwhip in case you get in a tussle with any of the preceding characters. Happy Halloween!
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Nearly 20 percent of Americans make homemade Halloween costumes every year.
