Picking out a Halloween costume can be a frightful affair. It’s not always easy to find something that’s cute, fun, topical, and immediately recognizable — especially as the holiday creeps closer.
Here are a few easy costumes inspired by Indy for you to choose from.
Ann Dancing | One of our favorite landmarks is so easy to replicate. Spray paint a cardboard box black and attach some shoulder straps. Use some glow sticks, LED lights, or neon paint to create her simple figure, and dance your way through the night.
Indy 500 Festival Princess | Since its inception in 1959, over 2,000 Hoosiers have been official 500 Festival Princesses, and you could be one too for Halloween. Take a simple princess costume + embellish it with moto-themed elements like checkerboards and racing stripes — don’t forget a crown.
Kurt Vonnegut | You know the iconic mural we’re thinking of. All you need to pull it off is a blue button-up, a red sweater, a blue trenchcoat, black pants, and a cartoonishly big mustache.
Victory | Indy natives should easily recognize the famous lady who crowns the Soldiers and Sailors’ obelisk. Drape a bedsheet over you toga-style and find a torch and (fake) sword to carry around — bonus points if you can get a bird to sit on your head.
Victory was designed by George Thomas Brewster in 1889.
Photo by @greglipps
Abraham Lincoln | If you didn’t know, Honest Abe grew up in Indiana, and his signature look is as recognizable as it is easy to pull off. Don your best suit with a ribbon for a tie, toss on a top hat, and glue on the bushiest fake beard you can find.
Orville Redenbacher | Is anything better than a costume that keeps you munching on popcorn all night long? Masquerade as the man who launched a popcorn empire with a suit, bowtie, big black-framed glasses, and perfectly coiffed hair.
