Cocktail Costume
Shake things up with a creative, colorful DIY drink costume.
A cocktail costume is a fun, lighthearted choice for parties, bachelorettes, or Halloween. This look transforms you into a giant version of your favorite mixed drink, complete with garnishes like lime wheels, olives, and giant straws. It is highly customizable, allowing you to dress as a classic martini, a tropical tiki drink, or a bright margarita.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- ~45 min
- Budget
- $15–50
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What you need for a Cocktail costume
Short on time? Buy it ready-made
Spirit Halloween sells the complete Cocktail costume — one box instead of 5 pieces.
Monochromatic base dress or outfit
A solid-colored dress, t-shirt, or bodysuit representing the color of your drink (e.g., lime green for a margarita, bright pink for a cosmopolitan, or white/silver for a martini).
DIY: Use a plain t-shirt or dress you already own in the appropriate drink color.
Giant novelty straw
A long, thick plastic tube or a painted cardboard mailing tube attached to your outfit or carried as a prop.
DIY: Paint a cardboard wrapping paper tube with red and white stripes.
Garnish headband
A plain headband decorated with foam or felt cutouts of cocktail garnishes like lemon slices, lime wheels, or cherries.
DIY: Cut a lime wheel out of green and white craft foam and glue it to a standard hair headband.
Giant cocktail olive prop
For a martini look, large green foam balls pierced with a wooden dowel to look like an olive garnish toothpick.
DIY: Paint two styrofoam balls green, add a red felt circle to the end for the pimento, and thread them onto a long wooden dowel.
Salt or sugar rim trim
White tinsel, silver sequins, or white faux fur trim attached to the collar or hem of your outfit to mimic a salted rim.
DIY: Fabric glue white glitter or silver sequins along the neckline of your dress.
Rather not assemble it? See ready-made Cocktail costumes at Spirit Halloween ↗
How to put it together
- 1
Choose your drink theme and select a solid-colored base outfit to represent the liquid color.
- 2
If making a margarita or salty drink, attach white tinsel or silver sequins along the neckline or hem to represent the salted rim.
- 3
Construct your garnish headband by gluing felt or foam fruit slices (like lemons, limes, or oranges) to a plastic headband.
- 4
If going as a martini, thread painted green foam balls onto a wooden dowel to create an olive toothpick prop.
- 5
Secure a lightweight, oversized striped straw to the back of your outfit using safety pins or a harness, or carry it as a main prop.
- 6
Put on the base outfit, add the garnish headband, and pick up your drink props to complete the look.
Makeup & hair
Keep hair neat and pulled back in a high ponytail or bun to keep the focus on your garnish headband. Apply bright, colorful makeup that matches the shade of your chosen cocktail, such as green eyeshadow for a margarita or pink lipstick for a cosmo.
Cocktail for couples, groups, kids & more
- couples
- One person dresses as a cocktail while the other dresses as a bartender or a giant bottle of alcohol (like tequila or rum).
- group
- Have friends dress as different drinks (martini, margarita, pina colada, and beer) to create a walking bar menu.
- kids
- A kid-friendly version can be a giant juice box or a colorful fruit smoothie cup made from a painted cardboard box.
- Plus size
- A loose-fitting, solid-colored A-line dress or oversized t-shirt provides a comfortable canvas for adding garnishes and a straw.
- pet
- A small dog can wear a plush ruff shaped like a lime wedge or a martini glass cone collar with plush olives attached.
Tips
- Keep props lightweight so you do not get tired of carrying them around the party.
- If using a real cone collar (like a veterinary cone) to look like a martini glass, decorate it with foam olives on a stick.
- Wear comfortable shoes in a neutral color like nude, white, or silver to keep the focus on the colorful drink elements.
Cocktail costume FAQ
- How do you make a DIY martini costume?
- Wear a sleek silver or white dress, wear a clear plastic pet cone decorated with green foam 'olives' on a wooden dowel, and carry a giant toothpick.
- What are some easy cocktail costume ideas?
- The easiest is a margarita: wear a lime green dress, glue white tinsel to the neckline for salt, and wear a headband with a paper lime wedge.
- How do I make a giant straw prop?
- You can paint a cardboard wrapping paper tube or use a length of flexible plastic plumbing pipe painted with bright stripes.
Did you know? The term 'cocktail' was first defined in print in 1806 in 'The Balance and Columbian Repository' as a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.