15 Ridiculous Celebrity Costumes That Leave Us Speechless In Awe

It seems to be a trend that more and more celebs tend to choose extravagant costumes to show up at events. It is because many want to be on newspaper front pages that probably increase their reputation. For them, grabbing global attention is the top priority.
While some decided to appear to look exactly like their favorite movie and TV characters, others take it to another level when wearing outrageous yet super creative costumes. Take Lady Gaga’s meat dress from the 2010 VMAs for example. Who doesn’t remember that controversial design, complete with meat shows and a meat purse? Or how about Björk’s swan dress from the 2001 Oscars?
We’ve gathered 15 costumes that either leave us in awe or scratch our heads because of their “creativity”. If you're looking for more, check these articles out now: 18 Best celebrity Halloween Costumes and, Iconic Celebrity Halloween Costumes.

#1 Janelle Monáe as Diva Plavalaguna from The Fifth Element

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Monáe shared an Instagram photo in the costume with the caption, “It’s Halloween and I’m in MY E L E M E N T.”

#2 Cardi B as Marge Simpson from The Simpsons

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She even recreated the set of the show’s living room for her photo.

#3 Riverdale actresses Lili Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, and Camila Mendes as the main characters of Hocus Pocus

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The outfits become a trend when "Hocus Pocus 2" was released in September 2022.

#4 Athlete Shaun White and actress Nina Dobrev as Max and Vecna from Stranger Things

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The actress posted the pic with the caption "Stranger things have happened".

#5 Media personality Kim Kardashian as Mystique from X-Men

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She paired up with fellow media personalities Olivia Pierson and Natalie Halcro, who were dressed as Magik and Selene.

#6 Rapper Lizzo as Miss Piggy from The Muppet Show

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Lizzo wrote in her Instagram caption, "A tribute to my forever icon, MISS PIGGY. The epitome of grace, style, confidence, and a warrior for love".

#7 Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee

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The actress shared a picture with her fiancé and captioned it: “But are these even costumes?”

#8 Actor Frankie Jonas and his girlfriend as his older brother, Joe Jonas, and Taylor Swift

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 Taylor Swift appeared in "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience", a live concert film when she was in a relationship with singer Joe Jonas. His younger brother, Frankie, and his girlfriend made a parody of the former couple’s performance.

#9 Model Kendall Jenner as a cucumber

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This costume was born from the moment on the reality show, The Kardashians. In the clip, she doesn't know how to cut cucumbers in an efficient way which later becomes a huge joke.

#10 Media personality Paris Hilton as Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon

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The reason why Paris Hilton dresses up in this outfit is that Sailor Moon is her “childhood icon".

#11 Media personality Eugene Lee Yang as Eddie and Vecna from Stranger Things

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The star said in his Twitter caption, “Why not both?” and dressed up as 2 characters from Stranger Things season 4.

#12 Actress Vanessa Hudges and musician GG Magree as Nina Sayers from Black Swan

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The two decided to dress up as both versions of Nina. Vanessa Hudges is dressed as a white swan, while GG Magree is her alter ego, a black swan.

#13 Media personality Addison Rae as Lady Gaga

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The costume is reminiscent of the outfit from Lady Gaga’s song "Paparazzi". Rae captioned the photo with the lyrics from the song: “I’ll follow you until you love me.”

#14 Model Heidi Klum as a worm

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Klum said that she wanted to “think outside of the box” and that’s how she came up with the idea to be dressed as a rainworm.

#15 Model Leni Klum as Catwoman from Batman Returns

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Heidi Klum’s daughter, Leni, was also present at the party in a costume inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, and she took cute pictures hugging her worm mom.