13 Ways to Cloak Your True Identity for Halloween

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Masks, Capes, Robes & Hooded Costumes Cover Your Real Identity

One easy way to create a simple, fun and effective Halloween costume is to start with with a mask, a cloak, a cape or a robe to hide your true identity.

Halloween is a time when children and grown-ups alike get to take on a different identity for a a few hours, a night or a day and be a bit mysterious about our true identities.

There are many examples in stories and in movies of characters who are wear a mask or a cape, robe or a hood to cloak their true identity in some way.

Cloaking your identity is perhaps one of the fastest and simplest Halloween costumes.

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Dread Pirate Roberts - A Mask + Sword 

A very simple formula for transforming yourself into the Dread Pirate Roberts from the Princess Bride.
    1. Put on a Face Mask.
    2. Add a Sword, more appropriately a Fencing Foil.
    3. Wear with black street clothes and black boots.
    4. You have become the Dread Pirate Roberts.

Photo Source: The Princess Bride - Dread Pirate Edition, 20th Anniversary Version. Available on Amazon.

Pirate Masks & Fencing Swords (Foils) on Amazon 

Dread Pirate Roberts is a cross between Zorro and the old Errol Flynn Pirate roles.

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Phantom of the Opera - 1/2 Mask + Cape 

A simple formula for transforming yourself into the Phantom of the Opera from the Musical.
    1. Put on Half of a Face Mask.
    2. Add a Cape.
    3. Wear over a suit or street clothes.
    4. You have become the Phantom of the Opera.

Photo Source: Adult Phantom of the Opera Costume. Available on Amazon.

Phantom of the Opera Masks Available on Amazon 

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Phantom of the Opera Capes 

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Original Phantom of the Opera - Mask + Cape 

A simple formula to transform yourself into the Original Phantom of the Opera, Lon Chaney.
    1. Put on a Full Face Mask.
    2. Add a Cape.
    3. Wear over street clothes or a suit.
    4. You have become the Original Phantom of the Opera.

Photo Source: Phantom of the Opera Costume. Available on Amazon.

Phantom of the Opera Masks Available on Amazon 

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Nanny McPhee - Cape + Hat + Cane 

A simple formula to create the mysterious, slightly scary, but still approachable Nanny McPhee.
    1. Take one Fancy Hat (optional)
    2. Add a Cape, pull over your head (if you didn't get the hat)
    3. Add a Walking stick or cane. (You may be able to find one outside)
    4. Put cape over street clothes.
    5. You have become the mysterious Nanny McPhee.

If you really want to look more like Nanny McPhee, add in some warts with face makeup. She was truly hiding behind her cloak and her makeup.

Nanny McPhee Hat Available on Amazon 

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Dark Colored Cloak Available on Amazon 

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Gregorian Monk - Robe and/or Cloak 

There are two simple formulas to for create a Gregorian Monk.

Version One
    1. Take a Monk Robe.
    2. Optional add a Cloak.
    3. Put over street clothes.
    4. You have become a Monk.
This costume has the added benefit of covering figure flaws.

Photo Source: Monk Robe. Available on Amazon.

Version Two
    1. Take a Hooded Cloak.
    2. Put over street clothes.
    3. Pull the hood up over your face.
    3. You have become a Gregorian, Master of Chant.
The hooded cloak option has an added benefit in that you can be either male or female.

Photo Source: Green Hooded Cloak. Pictured Below. Available on Amazon.

Monk Robes Available on Amazon 

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Celtic Druid or Celtic Woman - Hooded Cloak 

Turn yourself into a Celtic Woman or Celtic Druid with a few simple steps.
    1. Take a Hooded Cloak. (Some people have color preferences)
    2. Put the cloak on over street clothes.
    3. Pull the hood up over your face.
    4. You have been transformed into a Celtic Druid or Celtic Woman.
Photo Source: Floor Length Cloak. Available on Amazon.

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Count Dracula, Vampire - Cape + Fake Teeth 

A simple formula for transforming yourself into Count Dracula, the vampire.
    1. Slick back your hair.
    2. Add in some fake vampire teeth.
    3. Add a Cape.
    4. Wear over a suit or street clothes.
    5. You have become Count Dracula.

Photo Source: Count Dracula Costume. Available on Amazon.

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Vampire Teeth on Amazon 

With the increasing popularity of vampires from the True Blood series to the success of Twilight, regular vampires are now also in vogue.

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Batman - Mask + Costume + Cape 

Transform yourself into Batman, the Caped Crusader, the secret identity of Bruce Wayne.
    1. Put on a Face Mask.
    2. Add the Costume.
    3. Add a Cape.
    4. You have become Batman, or the Dark Knight.
This one requires a bit more for the costume.

Photo Source: Batman Costume. Available on Amazon.

Batman Masks 

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Batman Vinyl Mask

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Commemorative Batman Mask

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A little more complex way to hide your identity.

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Zorro - Mask + Hat + Cape 

Transform yourself into the Zorro, the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega.
    1. Put on a Face Mask.
    2. Add a Hat.
    3. Add a Cape.
    4. Sword and Whip optional.
    5. Wear over dark street clothes.
    6. You have become El Zorro.
This one requires a bit more for the costume.
Photo Source: Zorro Costume. Available on Amazon.

Zorro Mask and Hat Available on Amazon 

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Deluxe Adult Zorro Hat - Adult Std.

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Adult Eva Zorro Hat - Adult Std.

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Spanish Hero Hat Adult

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Zorro Cape and Costume Available on Amazon 

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Adult Zorro Gauntlet Gloves - Adult Std.

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El Zorro and Antonio Banderas Lenses 

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Harry Potter - Robe + Glasses + Wand + Scarf 

A simple formula for turning your child into a Hogworts' finest, Harry Potter or one of his pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
    1. Take a pair of glasses.
    2. Put on a cloak or robe over regular street clothes.
    3. Add a scarf.
    4. Grab a wand.
    5. You have been transformed into Harry Potter.
If you want to be Hermione or Ron then omit the glasses.

Photo Source: Harry Potter or Hermione Granger Robe. Available on Amazon.

Harry Potter Glasses, Wand & Scarf on Amazon 

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Rubies Costume Harry Potter Quidditch Accessory Kit

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Harry Potter & Friends Robes Available on Amazon 

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Harry Potter Adult Robe

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Harry Potter Foes (Death Eaters) - Mask + Cape 

To transform yourself into one of the Death Eaters, Harry Potter's foe it is pretty easy.

    1. Start with a long cape.
    2. Add a Death Eater Mask.
You can pick from one of the lesser Death Eaters Lucius Malfoy or Bellatrix or the main death eater himself, Lord Voldemort.

Photo Source: Death Eater Costume. Available on Amazon.

Death Eater Masks on Amazon 

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Harry Potter Female Bellatrix in the Amazon Spotlight 

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Death Eater Robes and Costumes on Amazon 

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Red Riding Hood - Hood + Basket 

A simple formula for turning your child into Little Red Riding Hood or yourself into little bigger Red Riding Hood.
    1. Put on a Red cloak.
    2. Wear over a nice dress or regular clothes.
    3. Grab a basket.
    4. Fill with goodies for Grandma.
    5. Pull the hood up over your head.
    6. You have become Red Riding Hood.
Photo Source: Red Velvet Cloak. Available on Amazon.

Red Riding Hood Cloaks Available on Amazon 

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Princess - Cloak + Princess Hair 

Take a cloak and a fancy hair-do and turn yourself (or a child) into any of several Princesses--Belle, Snow White or Cinderella.

The key to this simple costume is that the Princesses are out at night, or walking in the winter woods (so the cloak becomes the costume).
    1. Put on a cloak over a nice dress.
    2. Fix Princess Hair.
    3. You have become Belle, Snow White, Cinderella.
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Princess Cloaks Available on Amazon 

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Susan or Lucy Pevensie - Cloak, Cape 

Another simple formula for turning yourself turn yourself (or a child) into Susan or Lucy Pevensie, sisters from the Chronicles of Narnia.
    1. Put on a cloak.
    2. Wear over street clothes.
    3. Pull hood over your heard.
    4. You have become Susan or Lucy Pevensie.
Photo Source: Boutique Hooded Cape. Available on Amazon.

Chronicles of Narnia Cloaks Available on Amazon 

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