Mean Girls–Inspired Costumes so You Can Have the Best Halloween Ever
When it comes to choosing a Halloween costume, you basically have two categories to choose from: something timely and pop-culture related or something that’s always relevant. If you’re not up to the pressure of trying to transform a trendy meme into a costume, you can always rely on a classic, like Mean Girls, to see you through. The jokes are still funny, the characters are still relatable, and it will never not be cool to reference a line of dialogue from this film (and now Broadway musical).
So, in honor of the 14th annual Mean Girls day, here are nine costume ideas that will never go out of style. Just don't forget to finish your costume off with a matching face mask!
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures1/161.) Quintessential Damian
While Damian has a lot of hilarious one liners, perhaps one of the greatest of all time is this one: “She doesn’t even go here.” Not only is it funny, it applies to so many situations. We can’t even begin to count the number of times we’ve said (or tweeted) it as a staple retort.
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2/16Gildan G185 Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt, $15, available at amazon.com; SOJOS Classic Aviator Mirrored Flat Lens Sunglasses, $14, available at amazon.com
Courtesy Everett Collection3/162.) Classic Janis Ian
In order to do the character justice, you’ll also have to talk in her sarcastic voice and yell things like “your mom’s chest hair” while trick-or-treating. Bonus: We bet all of the items needed are already in your closet.
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Courtesy Everett Collection5/163.) Mrs. George and her elves
This is definitely one of the greatest squad costumes of all time. The best part is that you might be able to reuse the Santa dresses in two months if you have a holiday party to go to!
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Courtesy Everett Collection7/164.) Halloween Regina and Aaron
Grab your significant other or BFF for this one! It only seems right to dress up like the characters did for their Halloween on our Halloween, and this one is totally Instagram-worthy.
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Courtesy of Paramount Pictures9/165.) Ms. Norbury
We can all agree that Ms. Norbury is the true hero of Mean Girls. This DIY costume is ridiculously easy (although you might have to explain to people that you’re not Jennifer Aniston from Office Space).
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Courtesy Everett Collection11/166.) Evil Regina
Say it with us: “Evil takes a human form in Regina George.” This is the outfit we tend to think of when we imagine Regina George — it is her classic, signature look. Don’t be surprised if people are scared of you when you’re dressed like this.
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13/167.) Trend-Setting Regina
Remember when Regina gets the holes cut out of her shirt and she’s like, “Oh whatever,” and then everyone starts wearing their shirts like that? It’s just a sign of how badass she was. Also, this costume is insanely easy.
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©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection15/169.) Karen on Halloween
Karen honestly deserves her own stand-alone costume. She has a lot of great lines, but it seems important to capitalize on her Halloween moment while actually celebrating Halloween. Instead of saying, “I’m a mouse, duh” all night long — just wear it on your shirt.
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