10 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Outfits That Can Be Your Next Halloween Costume
10 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Outfits That Can Be Your Next Halloween Costume
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One too many outfits from Buffy The Vampire can be used as Halloween costume inspiration this year.
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Pandemic or not, Halloween’s just around the corner and we’d be damned if it wasn’t given its due.
But with all the “new normals” that’s been tossed about this year, how about something a little more familiar for ol’ All Hallows eve? From the depths of genre-defining supernatural classics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has once again emerged as a trending topic thanks to a new comic series and a possible upcoming return to television.
Prepare yourself for a selection of iconic looks that go beyond style and demand a suitable dose of substance to properly pull off your character. After all, one does not cross the wardrobe sensibilities of Sunnydale’s resident vampire Slayer without being staked… or quipped at.
And if you’re looking to add an extra bite to your costume, be sure to use one of our professionally-sourced pro tips!
10 Spike
We’ll start with the obvious: everyone wants to rock that long leather duster look and be thought of as the coolest too-cool-for-school character from the Buffyverse—and it really doesn’t get cooler than a character whose first appearance was literally in an episode entitled “School Hard” (season 2, episode 3).
Line up a black duster, black t-shirt, black jeans, black combat boots, and some black nail polish and you’ve essentially got yourself Spike.
Pro tip: For those of you classicists, throw on a red unbuttoned shirt under that duster for the right season 2 look.
9 Angel
Itching to pull on the dark and broody, but not a fan of the peroxide? Thankfully Angel’s been rocking tall, dark, and pastry-names (oh, you Lorne fans!) since before one William Pratt stole borrowed his look. So get liberal with that hair gel, and work all them strands of hair off of your forehead!
And remember to wear that all-knowing but oh-so-tortured smirk when you go about chatting people up as just “a friend.”
Also, feel free to go simpler with a nice black tie-worthy shirt and jacket… san black tie, of course. After all, don’t we all just love the quippier Angel of Buffy Season 1?
Pro tip: Leather pants and a longer coat puts you in evil Angelus territory. +4 to Charisma.
8 Faith
Ah, costume, thy name is convenience.
Tank top? Check. Black pants? Check. Deep colored lipstick? Check.
Great, now grab that pointy wooden stake you have lying around and you’ll be ready to slay Halloween!
While Faith may seem like she dresses to kill, truth is—well, yeah, that’s pretty much the truth. Equipped with an efficient ensemble that remains on the more pragmatic side of Sunnydale Slayer-chic, Faith’s attires hardly delve into the realm of “costumes” as some of these others might. However, the “dark Slayer’s” true get-up is all in the attitude, so be sure to strut down the street as if you own it.
Pro tip: Faith’s iconic dagger is called Jackal and is designed by legendary fantasy artist Kit Rae. It’s the same dagger used in Star Trek: Nemesis by Tom Hardy’s character, Shinzon.
7 Riley & The Initiative
Got a squad that needs to be geared up? Then look no further than, well, an Initiative squad!.
A sinister and foreboding presence that loomed over much of Season 4, The Initiative had a surprisingly long-lasting impact on the Buffy-verse, getting directly involved even as later as Season 7 and popping up during Buffy spin-off Angel’s fifth season.
Thankfully, dressing up as an Initiative soldier is a lot less complicated than their history. Just some camo-friendly clothes (i.e., green turtlenecks) and toy guns, and you and your squad are good to go! It’s so effective, that even Buffy mistook the Initiative’s patrolling grunts as military-themed trick or treaters in “Fear Itself “(season 4, episode 4).
Pro tip: Choose the most boring member of your squad to be Riley.
6 The Gentlemen
MilSim not your thing but still got a squad to dress this Halloween? Well, you can finally put your prom attire to good use as the Gentlemen.
Not for nothing, this season 4 episode has been hailed as a masterpiece—one defying any dialogue-centric Whedon tropes while still being witty and sharp. Not only does the episode boast more than half of its content without dialogue, but it also plays host to the iconic Gentlemen, arguably the creepiest denizens to grace Sunnydale over the course of the show’s run.
Pro tip: If you happen to have some dirty bandages and a straitjacket lying around (why, though?) you could instead dress up as the Gentlemen’s Footmen, the muscle to their menace.
5 Giles… Just Giles
A man of many talents (being knocked unconscious placing high on that list), Giles has also had some of the most interesting looks throughout the series. From fuddy-duddy librarian in tweed to awkward loner in a sombrero (and a chainsaw-wielding savior later that same episode), and to straight-up hot fox in his wizening years, dressing up as Rupert Giles’ is more than just wiping your glasses unnecessarily.
But the best part, the man has range: be it walking around in a robe with a “Kiss the Librarian” mug, or going all out with a Fyarl get up, Giles is truly the renaissance man’s Halloween costume.
Pro tip: Silver fox Giles sports a silver earring on his left ear.
4 Sweet
Not very often does a demon come along and leave an impression that way Sweet did. But it’s not very surprising given his involvement in the seminal, mind-blowing musical “Once More, With Feeling”—the only episode of season 6 written or directed by Joss Whedon
From his snappy suit to his snappy lyrical dialogue to his snappy dance moves (which involved him actually snapping his fingers), Sweets’ over-sized suit is one for the books.
Pro tip: Get rid of the facial prosthesis and it leaves you looking like MC Hammer… and, really, how is that not a great Halloween costume anyways?
3 Fuzzy Willow
Right from the very first episode, Cordelia makes it pretty clear that Willow’s no fashion icon. Burdened by her mother’s preference for seeing the softer side of Sears, Willow’s often the butt of tragic fashion jokes.
And yet, the character’s now a fashion legend! With ugly, fuzzy sweaters all the rage come winter seasons, Willow’s lack of contemporary taste has only proven the extent of her new age wisdom! Take that, Cordettes!
While Willow does find her “look” as she finds her place in the world as the Scooby Gang move on to college, her fuzzy pink sweater will forever remain a distinctive wardrobe choice, one that is adorably Willow!
Pro tip: Vamping it up with the fuzzy sweater scores you an alternate look as Vampire Willow as seen in “Doppelgangland” (season 3, episode 16).
2 Musical Tara
Despite being one of the more beloved characters in the show, Tara never really got many opportunities to stand out against her more… colourful friends. While her blending into the background was probably by design—making her sudden involvement quiet but still powerful—the character was finally given a chance to shine in season 6’s musical episode “Once More, With Feeling.”
Dressed in a fairytale-inspired gown reflecting the ambience of the symphonically-struck Sunnydale, Tara’s look in the musical numbers “I’ve Got A Theory” and “I’m Under Your Spell” is an eye-catching yet possibly effortless one.
So if you’re looking to grace the streets with a Buffy-inspired costume, but not seem too out of then next time you run high on laundry and wear this to the mall, this dress might really be the sweet spot.
1 Buffy The Wardrobe Slayer
“I may be dead but I’m still pretty.”
Perhaps no other line quote so well summarises the wit, resilience, and strength of Buffy Summers. And while no one attire of hers may have popped out of the screen quite like the others of this list, the fact remains that Buffy was a walking fashion icon—and boy, did she slay every costume choice for the 6 years she dominated television.
And to prove that she’s still got it, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar recently re-visited one of Buffy’s more memorable looks from season 1 finale, “Prophecy Girl”. And she’s clearly still slayin’ it—and you can too with a white dress and leather jacket!
Pro tip: Leather jackets go with everything… and we mean everything.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-halloween-costume/
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