Mexican Day of the Dead sugar skull costume ideas

This is actually a very easy costume to make. It's open-ended enough that you can create any character that is to your liking. A couple might choose modified bride and groom wedding outfits as their costumes. For a woman, a flamenco dancer works very well. Both men and women (and children too) might try a variant on the simple peasant outfit. Death comes to all, after all, so there are no limits on your design if you make your own Day of the Dead costume.

If you can't sew, of course, you are limited by commercial costumes, or perhaps a visit to the thrift store might be in order.

Once you have a basic sugar skull costume assembled, it's time to choose just the right accessories to complete the look! Gentleman Death would need a top hat and cane, while his lady might look best in a feathered hat and veil and carry a fan. Peasant costumes might need a straw hat and farm props. Skeleton hand gloves and shoes will enhance these costumes.

The makeup for a sugar skull costume is more than the standard skeleton head with blacked-out eyes and nose. There are certain markings that are always included: the cobweb on the forehead, hearts and flowers, sometimes jewels. There is of course room for individual variation to match your particular costume style.