39 creative Halloween costume ideas for women that will turn heads all night

Dressing up as Lorelai or Rory would be super predictable. But going as Lorelai's bubbly chef bestie Sookie? That's thinking out of the box.

Surely, you have a business casual outfit somewhere in your closet. Use it to its full potential by dressing up as Helly R. from Severance.

Who doesn't want to wear a bright coloured wig on Halloween night? Dressing up as Sadness is the perfect excuse! Throw on your own blue sweater, black leggings and blue tinted sunnies to complete the look.

Dress up as Cher Horowitz's bestie in this timeless combination of knit and plaid. Will there be anyone at the costume party more stylish? As if!

Abbott Elementary's seasoned Kindergarten teacher may mix up her celebrities, but no one will be confused about who you are when you dress as her on Halloween night. Pair your favourite cardigan with a button-down and slacks to pull off this costume. And don't forget to top it off with a string of pearls.

This classic martini has recently surged back to popularity, making it the perfect Halloween costume. It is also super easy to pull off as you can make use of any LBD you have hanging in your closet.

Your everyday uniform includes a pair of these comfy slides anyway, so why should Halloween be any different? Suit up in a pair of black leggings, a sweatshirt and your favorite Crocs.

Here's how to do it:

1. Using a sheet of cardboard, trace and cut out the shape of a Croc using an X-Acto knife or box cutter. Cut one large hole in the upper center for your face and cut seven smaller holes around it. Cut another strip of cardboard and fold the edges to create your strap
2. Paint your Croc and strap with a few coats of craft paint. Using hot glue, attach your strap to the base of the shoe and then outline your Croc with a lighter or darker shade of paint. Create your Jibbitz from craft foam or paper and hot glue them onto the holes.
3. Once everything is dry, attach backpack-style straps to the back of the shoe with thick ribbon and hot glue.

The 90s are back in style and so is this effortless beanie baby costume.

Here's how to do it:

First, pick out a tie-dyed sweatsuit with a hoodie. Then, cut out felt ears and attach them to the hood with hot glue. Cut a heart-shaped tag out of red cardstock to and punch a hole at the edge. Tie it around your neck with red ribbon. Finish up with a pair of round sunglasses and you have a sweet and cozy look!

Got dark jeans, a white tee and sneakers? You're already halfway there to creating this egg-cellent costume. As for the delicious-looking headband, you'll need an oval foam egg form, yellow rope, white felt, green pipe cleaners (for the chives!) a few red sequins (for the paprika!) and scissors and plenty of hot glue.

There's no working 9 to 5 on this Halloween costume! Of course, you can always go the wig route to imitate Dolly's iconic 'do and call it a day. But if you're in the DIY mood, a big piece of cardboard, yellow and brown craft paint, and some skills with an X-acto knife or box cutter can yield a larger-than-life wig cutout that you and your friends can pose with during the big Halloween bash.

You don't want to be just any witch, you want to be the witch the Wizard has been waiting for. Any black dress will do as will a black witch hat. But if you don't want to go all out with the green body makeup, you can try a cute variation like this, which only places green on the cheekbones and temples.

Talk about a cozy and cute costume! If you've got black leggings and a black sweater, you're nearly there already. The next part is nailing the red poncho and antennae headband.

Here's how to do it:

1. Cut the red poncho up the middle and curve the cut-out at the bottom to make the two sides of the poncho look like ladybug wings.

2. Cut out an even amount of the same-sized circles to create black spots. Hot glue the circles onto the poncho being sure to have the same amount on each wing.

3. Paint two foam balls black and let them dry completely. Fold a black pipe cleaner in half. Attach one of the foam balls to one of the black pipe cleaners by pushing the pipe cleaner into the foam ball until it feels secure. Repeat with the other painted foam ball.

4. Fold down the other ends of the pipe cleaner about a half inch and attach to the black headband evenly spaced with hot glue to create antennae.

Liv's statement tanks were the talk of her Guts World Tour. Channel her look with just a few items, including sparkle shorts, a ribbed crop top and tights.

Remember these? We thought so. Take a trip back to the '90s or early 2000s with this adorable look that's seriously easy to create. Use our Lip Smackers template to create an iron-on patch, which goes on a pastel t-shirt dress or night gown. As for the chapstick cap, look for a brightly coloured plastic beach bucket. If it doesn't fit quite right as a hat, you can customise the size by snapping off the plastic handles and attaching elastic or ribbon.

We're already amped for The Life of a Showgirl, but until it arrives, channel your inner T-Swift by rocking one of her iconic looks from the Eras Tour.

The secret? A foam egg crate mattress topper. Begin with two large cardboard circles and paint both sides a shade darker than the foam topper. Using sharp fabric scissors, cut two circles out of the foam, about two inches wider than the cardboard. Trace and cut a smiley face from one of the foam circles. Attach both pieces of foam to the cardboard with hot glue. Attach thick ribbon straps to both circles with duct or Gaffer's tape. Complete your look with rubber cleaning gloves.

If you are a diehard for your Stanley Quencher, then this costume is a must. Choose your favourite matching sweats, use our Stanley iron-on template, glue a white thick paper plate onto a white paper towel roll, hot glue the paper plate onto a headband and done! Go with your friends and choose different colours for a truly unique group costume.

Georgian Era dressing has never looked so good. Don a powdered wig, dress and petticoat and get ready to designate the Diamond of the season.

Wimbledon, here you come! Use whatever athleisure you may already have, bonus points if you've got an athletic skirt or a preppy sweater already handy. Pair with a tennis ball and racket, and your "tenniscore" outfit is complete.

You can say "Joyeux Halloween!" to everyone you meet when you're Emily Cooper. You probably have everything you need in your wardrobe to transform into her, except maybe the beret (which is crucial) and can be easily found in a charity shop or online.