48 year-round costume ideas

Every costume in the database tagged year-round, most-searched first. Open any one for the full guide — what it consists of, how to put it together, makeup and hair — and to see yourself wearing it.

Most searched: Ken, Nightwing, Female Pirate, The Cat in the Hat, Book Character, Crossplay. Together these draw about 1.8M US searches every October. 30 are rated easy to put together; 12 get searched year-round, not just at Halloween. Every page has what you need to buy or make, how to put it together, and a way to see yourself in it before you commit.

Search-demand figures from Google (US, October). Updated .