Madonna Halloween Costume Ideas from the 80s

Madonna wore many outrageous and sexy costumes in her music videos during the 80s. Many of these outfits can be used as a guide for a great retro Halloween costume. Here are some ideas for Halloween costumes based on the outfits Madonna wore in her most popular 80s music videos.

Material Girl

To create a Material Girl 80s Halloween costume, you'll need a floor length sleeveless and strapless pink satin dress. Find or make a large matching pink bow and attach it to the back of the gown. Add long pink gloves and pink high heels. Get some silver-toned rhinestone earrings, bracelets and a rhinestone necklace. Use large hot rollers to style your hair into loose, wavy curls. Keep your makeup subtle and refined. Apply a small amount of black eyeliner and mascara. Do your eyeshadow, blush and lipstick in pink and plum tones.

Madonna Like a Virgin

To make a Madonna Like a Virgin 80s costume for Halloween, get a long white lace dress that looks like a wedding gown. Wear long fingerless white lace gloves. Add a white belt with a "Boy Toy" belt buckle. Wear white high heeled shoes. Wear long white dangling earrings in shapes such as stars and crosses. Add several long bead necklaces, making sure one has a cross pendant. Also add some white bead bracelets. Use a curling iron or hot rollers to style your hair into a tousled curly style. Wear heavy black eyeliner, lots of mascara, blue eye shadow and earth-toned blush and lipstick. To complete your Madonna Like a Virgin 80s Halloween costume, add a small white flower bouquet.

Madonna Borderline

You can see the costumes that Madonna wears in the Borderline music video on the Warner Brothers YouTube channel. The most iconic costume which Madonna wears in this video appears in the black and white sequences. To create this Borderline costume for Halloween, get a black pair of cotton overalls, a black vinyl or leather jacket and a white fishnet blouse. Roll up the sleeves on both the leather jacket and the overalls. Wear a black bra underneath the fishnet blouse. Wear short black boots. If your hair isn't short, trim and curl it into a style that resembles the one Madonna wears in the Borderline video or wear a curly short wig.

For more Madonna Halloween costume ideas, read 80s Retro Halloween Costume Ideas for Women. For even more retro Halloween costumes, read 20s Flapper Halloween Costumes and Accessories, 50s Halloween Costumes for Women and Groovy Ideas for 70s Halloween Costumes and Accessories.