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Halloween dresses: black dress costume ideas
Great last-minute ideas using that LBD already hanging in your wardrobe...
The best Halloween costume ideas that you can create with just a simple black dress...
HalloweenCostumes.co.uk Women's Plus Size Sultry Sea Witch Costume
OK so you might need to create some DIY tentacles for this one but then it's as easy as some OTT make-up and an oversized fork.
Green body paint: optional.
A mouse/Karen from Mean Girls dressed as a mouse
Find your sexiest LBD and then get some animal ears to channel your fave Mean Girls character.
Bonus points for the puppy props.
Add a black tutu over your dress for good measure but then all you really need is some strong eyeliner game to finish the look.
If you can't be bothered to make your hair into a creative set of ears like this, just buy a pair from Poundland.
FuturaLondon Women's 3/4 Sleeve Monochrome Black Skater Casual Block Shift Peter Pan Collar Dress
Wednesday Addams is basically the easiest Halloween costume ever because who doesn't already own a black dress and a white shirt?
ORION COSTUMES Women's Black Skeleton Print Halloween Fancy Dress Costume
As long as you have a strong face paint game you can get away with just wearing a black dress. Add painted-on-bones if you don't mind ruining your dress.
Fun Costumes Breakfast at Tiffany's Holly Golightly Fancy Dress Costume
Pick up some gloves in a party store and pile on plenty of pearls - good to go.
Slinky and sexy is best but if in doubt just swirl your arms around a bit and talk softly.
Perfeclan Women's Black Bat Wing Sleeves Zip Hoodie Halloween Costumes
If you have a spare black dress that you don't like as much, you can use it to fashion some wings, too.
Have some fun streaming some mascara down your face and dig out a black veil for good measure.
Wear a black hoodie over your black dress and spend a few quid on the reaper's scythe and you're good to go.
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