10 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Outfits That Can Be Your Next Halloween Costume – Screen Rant

One too many outfits from Buffy The Vampire can be used as Halloween costume inspiration this year.

Pandemic or not, Halloweens just around the corner and wed be damned if it wasnt given its due.

But with all the new normals thats been tossed about this year, how about something a little more familiar for ol All Hallows eve? From the depths of genre-defining supernatural classics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has once again emerged as a trending topic thanks to a new comic series and a possible upcoming return to television.

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Prepare yourself for a selection of iconic looks that go beyond style and demand a suitable dose of substance to properly pull off your character. After all, one does not cross the wardrobe sensibilities of Sunnydales resident vampire Slayer without being staked or quipped at.

And if youre looking to add an extra bite to your costume, be sure to use one of our professionally-sourced pro tips!

Well start with the obvious: everyone wants to rock that long leather duster look and be thought of as the coolest too-cool-for-school character from the Buffyverseand it really doesnt get cooler than a character whose first appearance was literally in an episode entitled "School Hard" (season 2, episode 3).

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Line up a black duster, black t-shirt, black jeans, black combat boots, and some black nail polish and youve essentially got yourselfSpike.

Pro tip: For those of you classicists, throw on a red unbuttoned shirt under that duster for the right season 2 look.

Itching to pull on the dark and broody, but not a fan of the peroxide? Thankfully Angels been rocking tall, dark, and pastry-names (oh, you Lorne fans!) since before one William Pratt stole borrowed his look. So get liberal with that hair gel, and work all them strands of hair off of your forehead!

And remember to wear that all-knowing but oh-so-tortured smirk when you go about chatting people up as just a friend.

Also, feel free to go simpler with a nice black tie-worthy shirt and jacket san black tie, of course. After all, dont we all just love the quippier Angel of Buffy Season 1?

Pro tip: Leather pants and a longer coat puts you in evil Angelus territory. +4 to Charisma.

Ah, costume, thy name is convenience.

Tank top? Check. Black pants? Check. Deep colored lipstick? Check.

Great, now grab that pointy wooden stake you have lying around and youll be ready to slay Halloween!

While Faith may seem like she dresses to kill, truth iswell, yeah, thats pretty much the truth. Equipped with an efficient ensemble that remains on the more pragmatic side of Sunnydale Slayer-chic, Faiths attires hardly delve into the realm of costumes as some of these others might. However, the dark Slayers true get-up is all in the attitude, so be sure to strut down the street as if you own it.

Pro tip: Faiths iconic dagger is called Jackal and is designed by legendary fantasy artist Kit Rae. Its the same dagger used in Star Trek: Nemesis by Tom Hardys character, Shinzon.

Got a squad that needs to be geared up? Then look no further than, well, an Initiative squad!.

A sinister and foreboding presence that loomed over much of Season 4, The Initiative had a surprisingly long-lasting impact on the Buffy-verse, getting directly involved even as later as Season 7 and popping up during Buffy spin-off Angels fifth season.

Thankfully, dressing up as an Initiative soldier is a lot less complicated than their history. Just some camo-friendly clothes (i.e., green turtlenecks) and toy guns, and you and your squad are good to go! Its so effective, that even Buffy mistook the Initiatives patrolling grunts as military-themed trick or treaters in "Fear Itself "(season 4, episode 4).

Pro tip: Choose the most boring member of your squad to be Riley.

MilSim not your thing but still got a squad to dress this Halloween? Well, you can finally put your prom attire to good use as the Gentlemen.

Not for nothing, this season 4 episode has been hailed as a masterpieceone defying any dialogue-centric Whedon tropes while still being witty and sharp. Not only does the episode boast more than half of its content without dialogue, but it also plays host to the iconic Gentlemen, arguably the creepiest denizens to grace Sunnydale over the course of the shows run.

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Pro tip: If you happen to have some dirty bandages and a straitjacket lying around (why, though?) you could instead dress up as the Gentlemens Footmen, the muscle to their menace.

A man of many talents (being knocked unconscious placing high on that list), Giles has also had some of the most interesting looks throughout the series. From fuddy-duddy librarian in tweed to awkward loner in a sombrero (and a chainsaw-wielding savior later that same episode), and to straight-up hot fox in his wizening years, dressing up asRupert Giles is more than just wiping your glasses unnecessarily.

But the best part, the man has range: be it walking around in a robe with a Kiss the Librarian mug, or going all out with a Fyarl get up, Giles is truly the renaissance mans Halloween costume.

Pro tip: Silver fox Giles sports a silver earring on his left ear.

Not very often does a demon come along and leave an impression that way Sweet did. But its not very surprising given his involvement in the seminal, mind-blowing musical Once More, With Feelingthe only episode of season 6 written or directed by Joss Whedon

From his snappy suit to his snappy lyrical dialogue to his snappy dance moves (which involved him actually snapping his fingers), Sweets over-sized suit is one for the books.

Pro tip: Get rid of the facial prosthesis and it leaves you looking like MC Hammer and, really, how is that not a great Halloween costume anyways?

Right from the very first episode, Cordelia makes it pretty clear that Willows no fashion icon. Burdened by her mothers preference for seeing the softer side of Sears, Willows often the butt of tragic fashion jokes.

And yet, the characters now a fashion legend! With ugly, fuzzy sweaters all the rage come winter seasons, Willows lack of contemporary taste has only proven the extent of her new age wisdom! Take that, Cordettes!

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While Willow does find her look as she finds her place in the world as the Scooby Gang move on to college, her fuzzy pink sweater will forever remain a distinctive wardrobe choice, one that is adorably Willow!

Pro tip: Vamping it up with the fuzzy sweater scores you an alternate look as Vampire Willow as seen in "Doppelgangland" (season 3, episode 16).

Despite being one of the more beloved characters in the show, Tara never really got many opportunities to stand out against her more colourful friends. While her blending into the background was probably by designmaking her sudden involvement quiet but still powerfulthe character was finally given a chance to shine in season 6s musical episode Once More, With Feeling.

Dressed in a fairytale-inspired gown reflecting the ambience of the symphonically-struck Sunnydale, Taras look in the musical numbers Ive Got A Theory and Im Under Your Spell is an eye-catching yet possibly effortless one.

So if youre looking to grace the streets with a Buffy-inspired costume, but not seem too out of then next time you run high on laundry and wear this to the mall, this dress might really be the sweet spot.

I may be dead but I'm still pretty.

Perhaps no other line quote so well summarises the wit, resilience, and strength of Buffy Summers. And while no one attire of hers may have popped out of the screen quite like the others of this list, the fact remains that Buffy was a walking fashion iconand boy, did she slay every costume choice for the 6 years she dominated television.

And to prove that shes still got it, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar recently re-visited one of Buffys more memorable looks from season 1 finale, "Prophecy Girl". And shes clearly still slayin itand you can too with a white dress and leather jacket!

Pro tip: Leather jackets go with everything and we mean everything.

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Takes The Office a smidge too seriously, walks into walls, and makes god-awful puns (debatable). Between real music and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hijanah writes about things as sees them. She also writes for Justsaying.ASIA, a pop-culture lifestyle magazine from Singapore, a country where Asia's trends converge.

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