Top 5 Halloween Costumes for a Parisian Party

ellaraemasingale
Oct 27, 2022
2 min read

It's that time of year, the leaves are changing, the air is crisp and Halloween is right around the corner! While Parisians are less known for dressing up for the holiday, costume parties and dinners are popular on All Hallows Eve! We want you to be prepared and show up looking good!

Here is a list of some of the best Halloween costume for a new Parisian:

#5 Karl Lagerfeld

The iconic fashion designer, photographer and creative director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, is an easy and iconic celebrity to replicate. The German fashion designer is known not only for his variety of fashion and art-related projects, but his signature look.

To attain this iconic look, you will need:

Black sunglasses,
Fingerless gloves,
White button down
Black pants
Blazer
Tie

Tip: If you have a white wig, now is the time to wear it

#4 Marie Antoinette

The iconic french queen who lost her head can be a great costume to wear throughout the streets of Paris. The queen was unpopular among French people because of her frivolous and carefree attitude and can be known by the phrase attributed to her: ‘let them eat cake'.

To dress like the queen, you will need:

Fan
Pastel colored corset
White skirt
White stockings
Long silk dress
Anything silk

#3 Coco Chanel

La Parisienne herself, Coco Chanel, is an iconic female designer who popularized a sporty and chic femininity in the 1920s. She is well known in France and throughout the world for her iconic fashion brand: Chanel.

To become Coco:

Small Black Hat
Pearls
Blazer
Skirt
Small Heels

color scheme includes: black, white and beige

#2 La Parisienne

She is a myth as much as she is a reality – and you could be her! She is flawlessly stylish, graceful and mysterious. She is an attitude of casual, chic, worldly, educated and never fails to look good. You can embody La Parisienne in your own halloween costume by wearing:

Red lipstick
Beret
Blue jeans
Blazer

Other tips: lightly curled hair, a book, a pack of cigarettes

#1 Emily in Paris

Now for perhaps the scariest costume of all. If you are brave enough, dress up like Emily from Emily in Paris! Parisians will most definitely have something to say about the show and your outfits. Emily’s wardrobe is wildly bold, filled with patterns and bright colors. She is not afraid to mix match– so get creative!

To be Emily: