Dressing as a Vampire

Perhaps one of the most classic Halloween costume ideas is the vampire. These creatures of the night made popular with Bram Stoker�s classic novel �Dracula� and the numerous vampire novels that followed provide enough inspiration to create an interesting costume. Regardless of the tale you prefer to use as inspiration, a vampire costume is always a good choice for Halloween.

The classic vampire Halloween costumes use an old-fashioned outfit as a basic design. The men�s costume often includes a formal style pair of pants and shirt with a long cape that billows out behind him. Women�s classic costumes use a Renaissance or similar historic style dress in gothic colors for a vampire outfit. In general, colors for the costume include black, red, grey and white with black and red as the dominate colors.

A classic costume might use pale makeup to give the appearance of the undead and men�s costumes will usually style the hair like Dracula, with a slicked-back appearance.

More modernized costumes still follow a similar style, but often provide a slightly different outfit cut and design. Women�s costumes are the most noticeably different than men�s because the more modern style vampire costumes for women often have shorter skirts or clothes that are tightly fit to the body. Modern costume for women might also include shorts instead of a skirt, for something a little different. The men�s costumes will generally look similar, but the cut of the pants and shirts are updated to a modern look.

Vampire costumes are not complete without the accessories. Depending on the costume and the style, some accessories will differ while others are the same regardless.

The most obvious necessary accessory for a vampire costume is the fake fangs. These are generally available with the costume or sold separately. Fangs are the main difference between a vampire and any other humanoid monster costume that follows a gothic theme, such as a gothic fairy.

Another potential accessory is the addition of wings. The wings for a vampire costume are usually bat-like in appearance and are more common for women�s costumes than men�s. The wings suggest that the vampire can turn into a bat and give a different feel to the costume.

A vampire costume provides enough variety for almost any taste while remaining a classic Halloween costume. It is a perfect costume for any Halloween plans.