60 Totally Awesome '80s Costume Ideas That Are Retro Cool

Welcome to the awesome '80s prom! The shoulders are big, the hair is bigger, and the ruffles and bows are endless! Only one question remains: Who will be the '80s prom king?

Care Bears are back in a big way, but they still bring up that ‘80s nostalgia. There are tons of Care Bear one-piece costumes out there, including Tenderheart Bear, Funshine Bear, and Grumpy Bear, among others.

For those who are ready to dance like they’ve never danced before, this steel worker-slash-exotic-dancer getup from Flashdance is iconic. It comes with the sweatshirt dress, leg warmers, and headband—what a feeling!

Indiana Jones fans can rejoice at the sight of this costume inspired by everyone's favorite archaeologist. This costume comes with a leather-like jacket, hat, mock shirt, and leather-like strap. Holy Grail or Ark of the Covenant not included.

Madonna costumes work for every era—including this one, since she just performed at the VMAs—but the “Lucky Star” look is a classic. The costume includes a cropped jacket, black top, tutu skirt, lace leggings, white gloves, and a bow headband.

Ditch the orange and black this Halloween and opt for the rainbow instead. This costume has Rainbow Brite’s vibrant dress, rainbow leg warmers, blue gloves, and yellow choker.

Cowabunga! Anyone who throws on this costume-on-the-half-shell is certainly ready for a party—especially if it’s a pizza party. Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Shredder are also available.

All '80s kids are part of the MTV generation, which means Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" video is forever seared in their brains. Get their getup from the clip, and you can feel fly, too. It comes with the jacket, unitard, and necklace, but you need to supply your own red boots.

In the same way the movie franchise has become a multi-gen family affair, Ghostbusters uniforms can be sported by men, women (including a cute skirted version) and children (with the skirt or without). You can even get inflatable Slimer costumes for adults or for kids! It's a good thing everyone looks good in brown coveralls.

The Princess Leia outfit with the white dress and the space buns is actually from the ‘70s. The Leia in the gold bikini is more ‘80s, but a tough costume to pull off, especially in places where it gets chilly on Halloween. The Hoth outfit from 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, though, is just right—especially because the puffy vest is good for keeping warm.

While a Halloween parade has nothing on Chicago's Von Steuben Day Parade, wearers of this costume will still be able to "twist and shout" at all the people giving compliments. Convince the nearest Sloan or Cameron to come and make it a group thing—so long as everyone promises to show up at work or school the next day. (No more hooky!)

People who love going sweet over scary can't go wrong by dressing up as Strawberry Shortcake, with her green and white tights, oversized pink hat, and red quilted dress. Just watch out for Sour Grapes!

Buttercups, grab your Westleys and tell him to do "as you wish" by dressing up in this couples costume, which celebrates one of the greatest romances of the '80s. (Or possibly the greatest romance of all time?)

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Good ol' Gordon Schumway, he's always good for a laugh! (Just make sure to lock up the cats before he’s let loose.) It's up to you if you want to pair this mask with a brown shirt and brown sweatpants, or go for the full, head-to-toe fur costume ($120).

Sure, you can go as Heather Duke, Heather McNamara, or Heather Chandler, but, let’s face it—everyone really wants to be Veronica Sawyer. Just watch out for any J.D.s that might be running around out there.

All these years later, ‘80s movie fans still haven't lost that lovin' feeling. You can either buy the costume or DIY by getting coveralls for men or for women and adding your own flight patches.

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Kids growing up today will never know the feeling of hitting "play" and "record" at the same time to tape their favorite song off the radio, or the heartbreak of running out of tape before your song is over. For those who remember those pre-CD days, no-Spotify days, this costume might be for you.

Dress up as a marshmallow kaiju this Halloween like Stay Puft from Ghostbusters. The costume comes with everything you'll need, including the necktie collar and sailor hat to bring this character to life.