The only thing more awesome at Halloween than a true pun costume is a fun group Halloween costume. The internet is full of great ideas to copy or adapt for your team this Halloween. For those of us who view Instagram as a friendly competition and the last acceptable outlet to show off that our Halloween costumes are wittier than everyone else's, having a costume that's cute, creative, and easy to explain is key .
A surefire way to be everyone's #SquadGoals this October 31st is to put together a costume that shows you don't take yourself (or Halloween) too seriously, that you're both super smart, and that you've harnessed the power of having fun at the same time Looks amazing. Also, if you're out of college and aren't 2010-era Gaga, you don't have that many opportunities to dress like a lunatic in public, so have fun with it.
So, how will you and your friends become the envy of Instagram this Halloween 2015? Here are some hilarious group costumes to use as inspiration. From hot pop culture jokes to wordplay and even some retro references, these group costumes are some of the best on the internet. Now all you have to do is join them to inspire others next year.
1. Spice Girls
get it? *SPICE* Girls! This group costume is perfect for any size group, so gather your most stylish friends and become sporty chili, funky chili, and more.
2. Internet trolls
Take to the comments sections of your favorite YouTube channels in this collective outfit dedicated to combating the scourge of the internet - internet trolls - complete with spiky-haired, wish-fulfilling '90s dolls. With this costume, your crew can turn off all social filters and disrupt your friends' conversations with loud, illogical comments about the teen heartthrob and how lame everyone's costumes are.
3. Shark Week
Everyone’s favorite week-long event is Discovery Channel’s annual celebration of Ocean Bullies – Shark Week! You and six friends can easily dress up for the days of the week as they appear in Shark Attack.
4. Hipsters in Oz
This Wizard of Oz group costume has a lot of potential. With just a quick trip to Uniqlo, you can copy Dorothy and her friends' outfits for a perfectly chic look. In fact, my boyfriend and I did just that last year, and I put a six-pack of craft beer in my Dorothy basket instead of the dogs.
5. Social Butterfly
Embrace the true meaning of Halloween with this group costume perfect for sharing. Everyone chooses an app to represent and shake some butterfly wings to become social butterfly wings.
6. Get rid of it
Expecting haters? Shake 'em off with this group outfit inspired by Taylor Swift's music videos! Everyone can choose their favorite dance sequence and dress up as the dancer in the video.
7. Fantasy Football
Part wizard, part football star! Select your best friends to be on your fantasy football team and win on Halloween.
8. Minions
You could go by yourself as a minion, but wouldn't it be more fun to do it as a team?
9. Burning Man Steampunk Space Fashionista
If you know anyone who's been to Burning Man, you've probably seen some pretty ridiculous photos of people dressed up like Mad Max meets Skrillex on the surface of Mars, wearing steampunk goggles while wearing 15 statement necklaces. Basically, empty out your clothing drawer (let's be honest, you have one) and put on everything (except pants).
10. Andy Warhol Meta-Pop Art
Andy Warhol Get the Andy Warhol treatment in this four-top group costume. Don a blonde bowl wig, wear a striped shirt, and paint everyone's face in a major pop art color.
11. The Breakfast Club
Everyone's favorite aloof '80s teen movie gets a very literal interpretation when you and your friends dress up as a box of cereal.
12. Cards Against Humanity
The sky is the limit with this outfit. Create black and white cards with inappropriate and funny phrases, ensuring there's plenty of opportunity to mix and match. You can also add plenty of inside jokes if you're attending a party with more friends who aren't wearing this costume.
13. Orange is the new little black dress
If your group isn't into prison time travel, you can still celebrate your favorite feminist Netflix series. Just put on your little orange dress and you'll be surprised how everyone in the bar knows how witty you are.
14. French kiss
This play on words goes a long way when you combine the face paint of classic rock band KISS with the uniforms of a Parisian mime. Get three friends to rock this look for maximum effect.
15. Owl Girl
Dress up your girl gang as the Parliament of Owls (yes, that's actually the name of a group of owls) for a pun-filled "Owl" girl costume.
16. Night Elf
Halloween is all about spooky spirits, and what better spirit than distilled spirits?
17. Everyone is a winner
When we were kids we would get trophies for being alive and participating in any kind of extracurricular activity. Relive the magic by dressing up as the rich collection of trophies we collected as children.
18. Monkey Emoji Trifecta
So, traditionally, three "smart" monkeys covering part of their heads are thought to symbolize "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil," but in the emoji language of Millennials, it's generally accepted that These monkeys were embarrassed rather than listened to and were shocked.
19. Scrabble letters
You and your team can wear your gaming faces this Halloween.
20. Fruit of the loom
With this costume on, you can tell everyone you're going to be wearing lingerie. Your crew will be shocked and amused when they dress up as the giant fruit mascot from Fruit of the Loom.
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