Angel Halloween Costumes and Accessories for Adults

Making a homemade angel costume for Halloween is a great way to save money and to make your costume totally unique. The heavenly angel costume is popular, but many people also overlook bad angel costumes such as the fallen angel and the angel of death. No matter what your personality or interests, you can make an angel Halloween costume that is right for you. Here are a few fun ideas for adult angel costume and accessories for both men and women.

Heavenly Angel Halloween Costume and Accessories for Adults

To make a heavenly angel Halloween costume, get a long white satin dress with bell sleeves. Then get two wire coat hangers and some white panty hose to make the wings. Bend the coat hangers into the shape of an angel wing.

Stretch one leg of the white panty hose over the coat hanger. If your wings are large, you may cut open the panty hose and hot glue it onto the hanger. You can also use white sheer fabric to cover the angel costume wings. Glue white craft feathers to the exterior of the angel wings. Allow the glue to dry completely before continuing. Attach an elastic strap to each of the wings to attach them to your shoulders. Alternatively, you could also sew them onto the back of your angel dress.

To make the angel's halo, wrap metallic gold or silver chenille stems into a circle large enough to fit your head. Also get a slender white headband. Attach the halo to the headband with craft wire so that it appears to hover 4 or 5 inches over the headband. Wear white shoes or sandals. Add accessories such as a harp and silver or white jewelry to complete your angel costume.

For sexy heavenly angel Halloween costume ideas, read Sexy Halloween Costumes You Can Make Yourself.

Fallen Angel Halloween Costume and Accessories for Adults

The best way to make a fallen angel costume is to use Gothic fashions. Get a black skirt with a frayed hem or a sheer fabric overlay. Also find a black or black and red lace up bodice. To make your fallen angel Halloween costume sexy, wear a short black miniskirt and halter top or sleeveless lace up bodice. Make your halo using similar methods and materials as the heavenly angel halo. However, instead of using a metallic chenille stem, make a circle out of dark-colored craft wire and glue a piece of a cheap black feather boa onto it. Attach it to a black headband with craft wire.

Make fallen angel wings by shaping two wire hangers into a semi-circular shape. Get about three feet of sheer black fabric. Attach it to the coat hanger with hot glue. Rip the fabric vertically into strips, but leave the top two or three inches of the fabric intact. Wear ripped black fishnet hose, high-heeled shoes or boots. Platform shoes or boots would also make an attractive addition to the fallen angel Halloween costume. Add accessories such as black fishnet gloves and black jewelry to make your fallen angel Halloween costume complete.

Angel of Death Halloween Costume and Accessories for Adults

The angel of death Halloween costume is one that works for both men and women. Find a long black cotton or polyester robe with long sleeves. If you use a bathrobe, don't use terrycloth. If you have a full-length graduation robe you will never wear again, you could adapt it to become part of the angel of death Halloween costume. Cut the bottom hem of the robe to create a jagged edge. Wear black gloves with a hand bone pattern on the top. If you're artistically inclined, you can paint the bones yourself using white fabric paint.

To make the angel of death wings, bend a coat hanger into the shape of a bird wing such as a crow or vulture. Attach black panty hose material to the coat hanger. If the wings are small, you can just stretch the hose over the hanger as in the heavenly angel Halloween costume. However, if the wings are too big, cut the panty hose open and hot glue them on. Attach black feathers to the back of the angel of death wings. Add accessories such as black shoes, a black hood and cowl, a plastic prop scythe, a rope belt, and a black wig. To make a woman's angel of death Halloween costume, you could also add black high-heeled or platform shoes or boots, a black lace-up bodice, black skirt with a sheer fabric overlay and sheer material for the sleeves.

Add a mask with a white skull pattern printed on the front. If you prefer, you could also paint your face with a skull pattern in black and white makeup. If you choose this option, make sure that you put on all of your angel of death costume pieces and accessories except the gloves before you apply the makeup.

For more ideas, read Creative Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas for Adults and Cheap and Easy Halloween Costume Ideas for Adults.