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My popular 50 Vintage Halloween Costume Ideas gives plenty of unique looks for women but what about men? Here is a roundup of over 50 Vintage Halloween Costume ideas for Men and where to buy cheap costumes or better yet quality new clothing with a vintage look. Use these ideas to create your own unique costume inspired by the Victorian era up to the 1960s. Have a new idea not listed here? Let me know in the comments so we can keep this list of ideas growing.
Victorian Men’s Halloween Costumes
Gunfighter / Outlaw / Wild West – Men out west dressed in colorful vests, solid or striped shirts, high waisted pants, suspenders, boots and a scarf as a tie. A gambler hat was the favorite style for outlaws.
Gentlemen – Victorian gentlemen wore plain color tailcoats, white dress shirts, vests, button boots, cravat tie and top hat.
Abe Lincoln – Abe’s look uses the elements above but with a taller stovepipe top hat and a black frock coat.
Charles Dickens / Gangs of New York- Colorful plaid suits and pants, mismatched vests and accessories was the look during the time of Dickens.
Scrooge / Marley Brothers – Scrooge dressed in all black to match his soul while the Marley brothers would be in ghostly grey.
Headless Horseman – Al black with a large cape.
Mad Hatter – Another colorful costume with a mix of patterns in the Victorian style.
Ringmaster / Moulin Rouge – The bohemian movement mixed classic Victorian with casual knitwear and splashes of red at the Moulin Rouge.
Dr. Jekyle – Made in the 1930s this movie was set in the Victorian age. Add a sinister mad scientist coat for this character.
Steampunk – Futuristic Victorian of the steam power age leave room for a lot of creativity. Look here for ideas. Shop Men’s Steampunk clothing here.
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Gangs of New York
Moulin Rouge Costume
Victorian Wild West Costumes (Photo by Chris Stowel)
Men’s Victorian / Steampunk Costume
Mad Hatter (From Alice Through the Looking Glass)
Charles Dickens / Gangs of New York Costume Guide
Late Victorian / Edwardian era
Sherlock – Late Victorian to Edwardian era- Classic morning suit with top hat for Sherlock and less formal sack suit and bowler hat for Watson.
Titanic Passenger – All classes of men were passengers on the Titanic. Go formal for first class or more casual for the working class with a simple brown suit, vest, shirt and cap.
Downton Abbey Gentlemen – 1912 to 1925 saw men in formal dinner suits, tweed sportswear and white summer suits. All looks you can recreate easily.
Bert, as Chimney Sweep (Mary Poppins) – A popular and easy Halloween costume. Just dirty up a pair of pants, shirt, scarf and flat cap.
Bert, as waiter / Barber Shop singer – A summer at the park brings out performers and fashionable men in striped sport coats over white pants.
Mark Twain / Summer Suit – The all white suit with straw boater hat is a classic look for Edwardian era men in summer as well as favorite for author Mark Twain.
Safari Hunter – Traveling on adventure was a new thing for this era. The Safari look was first for hunter then became mainstream by the 1930s. Khaki pants, four pocket safari shirt, belt and pith helmet makes this a unique costume.
Men’s Edwardian era clothing: Halloween costumes, suits and coats, formal wear, pants, shirts, vests, hats , shoes/boots, ties, and accessories.
Titanic Passengers
Dinner at Downton Abbey
Two Mens Looks- Day and Evening
Bert, a Chimney Sweep (Mary Poppins)
Bert & Mary Poppins- Get Bert’s look here.
Mark Twain
Safari Man- Get this costume
1920s Men’s Halloween Costumes
Great Gatsby- Everyone’s favorite 1920s character. White, pink or tan suits were all worn in the Great Gatsby movies. Learn how to dress here or here or with formal wear.
Bootlegger / Al Capone– 1920s illegal bootleggers dressed in the best men’s 1920s fashions. Chalk stripe dark suits, black homburg or fedora hats, two tone shoes and spats.
Charlie Chaplin – This iconic look is a carry over style form the 1910s. Grey pinstripe pants, black tailcoat, cravat tie, bowler or derby hat and cane.
Golfer – Plus four knickers with tall argyle socks, sweater vest and 8 panel cap scream vintage golfer. It is a popular look for the 1910s to 1930s.
Speakeasy Patron- That classic vintage man look returns with a mix of casual clothing styles (no suits). Add accessories for your character such as a flask for a speakeasy patron.
Mechanic – For the blue collar man who doesn’t like costumes try a 1920s mechanic / working class look with a pair of coveralls or overalls. More ideas: Farmer, railroad worker, delivery driver, factory worker, etc
More 1920s costume ideas – From casual to formal. Looks you can make from thrift store clothing or new vintage inspired styles.
1920s men’s clothing: Halloween costumes, suits, pants & knickers, shirts, vests, hats, suspenders, neckties and bowties, shoes & accessories.
White Great Gatsby Suit
1920s Bootlegger
Charlie Chaplin Costume
1910-1930s Vintage Golf Costume
Many costume options from ’20s style clothing
Working Class Clothing
1930s Men’s Halloween Costumes
Indiana Jones / Howard Hughes – Adventure seeker Indiana Jones wears tan pants, white bush shirt, leather bomber jacket, and wide brim fedora hat. Add a whip and faux gun accessories.
Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde) / Gangster – Notorious gangster with a gruesome death dressed like most 1930s men. Wide leg pants and padded shoulder sportcoat, classic tie and felt hat.
Silent Film Star – Old Hollywood stars wore tuxedos but favored the white dinner jacket over black pants for the 1930s and 1940s.
Depression Era Farmer – An easy costume using overalls, a work shirt, boots and a flat cap.
Shop 1930s men’s clothing: Halloween costumes, suits and sportcoats, pants, shirts, hats, neckties and shoes.
1930s Indiana Jones Costume
1930s Bonnie & Clyde (Courtesy of A+E Networks)
Depression Era Farmer
1930s Gangster/ Silent Movie Star
1940s Men’s Halloween Costumes
Zoot Suit Rebel – Be outlandish in an over the top Zoot Suit. Learn more and shop here.
Detective – Take your everyday 1940s suit, fedora hat and trench coat and become a 1940s detective solving Halloween crimes.
WW2 Sailor – Re-create the famous end of war Kiss in a blue or white sailor costume
WW2 Uniform- Choose a 1940s WW2 uniform as your Halloween costume to compliment your Pinup partner.
Gangster – A double breasted pinstripe suit, with black fedora hat, and black and white two tone shoes is a menacing ’40s gangster costume.
Big Band musician/singer/swing dancer – Let a classic ’40s vintage style with wide leg pants, bold tie, suspenders and hat create the base for all sorts of ’40s costumes.
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Zoot Suit Fashion
The Al Capone look, as seen on Boardwalk Empire
Sailor and Nurse.
1940s Gangster in a Pinstripe Suit
1940s Big Band Performer
1950s Men’s Halloween Costumes
Hollywood Stars in Smoking Jackets (Dean Martin, Cary Grant, and Fred Astaire) also Hugh Heffner – A silk or velevt smoking jacket and vintage pipe is a simple costume.
Nerd / Scientist – Revenge of the 1950s nerds with horn rim glasses, white shirt, skinny tie, and pocket protector.
Letterman Athlete – Varsity sweaters and jackets are back in fashion and with a chenille letter can become a vintage letterman costume.
Greaser / Rockabilly – Engineer boots, leather jacket, dark denim jeans and a white T -shirt makes a 1950s rebel. Rockabilly it up with a plaid western shirt or loungeshirt.
Elvis – Has many looks. In the photo below he is wearing a plaid sportcoat, two tone sport shirt, black pants and loafers.
Milk Man – All white unform with white pants, a white uniform shirt (with your name), black bow tie and white cap with a vintage bottle of milk is classic!
Bowling Champ – A bowling shirt with a funny team name is all you need for an easy men’s costume.
Mad Men (also 1960s) – A classic 1950s / 1960s style suit with felt hat. Print some vintage ads as your prop.
Tacky Tourist – Hawaiian shirts, a vintage camera, luggage and straw hat make this easy and fun costume.
Shop 1950s mens clothing: Halloween costumes, suits, shirts, jackets, pants / jeans, hats, shoes, and neckties.
Old Hollywood Star-Clark Gable wearing a smoking jacket with pipe
1950s Nerd / Scientist
1950s Letterman (Sweater or Jacket)
Greaser/ Rockabilly
Elvis
Milkman
Bowler
Tacky Tourists- just add a vintage camera and some luggage
Vintage 1950s- Mad Men
1960s Men’s Costumes
James Bond – A skinny suit and tie with faux gun is ready for a James Bond costume.
Teddy Boy – Mix ‘late 50’s and Edwardian clothing by wearing ’60s pants and black shirt with an Edwardian overcoat and creeper shoes.
Beatles – Like James Bond, the Beatles wore very skinny suits and ties with Chelsea boots or loafers.
Beatnik – Black turtleneck shirt or striped shirt, black skinny pants, black beret hat, scarf and Doc Martin shoes make this literary look.
Mod – The ’60s mod style is what is back in fashion today although less colorful. Find crazy plaid pants, matching cheeky shirts and sweaters and pointy toe boots for a very 60’s style.
Shop 1960s style menswear: Halloween Costumes, suits/shirts/pants/sweaters, shoes, hats, and neckties.
James bond- Sean Connery
Teddy Boy
1960s Mod Men
Beatles
Beatnik
What are you wearing for Halloween?
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