16 niche Halloween costume ideas for the chronically online

“Oh me? I’m uplifting Tinashe.”

October 22, 2026
16 niche Halloween costume ideas for the chronically online IG: @grimes; Kim Petras; TikTok: @iriptheslit; TikTok: @televangellist

If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’ve been clicking through Instagram stories asking for friends to participate in a group “sexy Cheshire cat” cosplay, or, you’ve been browsing Halloween stores looking for something other than another rubber presidential face or bleeding Scream mask.

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At The FADER, we feel you — so we’re here to help! Instead of conforming to the masses, bamboozle everyone around you with an ambiguous pop culture reference that you’ll probably only understand if you are chronically online, or chronically outside with the music scenesters. The best part is you probably have everything you need already at home.

Grimes at Singers

What you'll need:
Long platinum-blonde wig (unbraided)
Headphones
Singers merch

Kim Petras’s Detour

What you'll need:
Long blonde wig
Navy blue two-piece
White boots
“Detour” sign (if you can acquire one legally)

Björk at her Solar Eclipse Rave

What you'll need:
A bunch of white balloons
White body suit, tights, and shoes
A genuine sense of childlike wonder and whimsy

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Kelly Clarkson and “Molly” the Bird

What you'll need:
Grey baseball cap
Blue backpack
Toy bird (Optional: Molly, the bird, herself if you can afford the $15 million price tag)

underscores in a U-Haul

What you'll need:
Headphone hair wig
DJ decks
U-Haul (not optional)

Umru

What you'll need:
Headlamp
Baseball cap
Glasses

Rosalía in Euphoria

What you'll need:
Neck brace
Rhinestones
Long pink acrylics
Lingerie

Kelela with the Ring Pop

What you'll need:
Ring Pop, specifically in the blue raspberry flavor
Blonde bob
Friends to talk you up

Drake and Pinkchyu

What you'll need:
One guy dressed normal
One girl dressed goth

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Tinashe Upliftings
Bad Bunny with back-up dancers at the Super Bowl

What you'll need:
One friend in a white jersey with the number “64” and a headset mic
Two friends in white tube tops with green mini skirts

Sister album cover girl

What you'll need:
Pink wig tied in two pigtails
“S” symbol drawn in red pen on your back
String bikini top

“2hollis” falling at In-N-Out

What you'll need:
Long blonde wig
The skinniest jeans you own
Your In-N-out Order… on the ground

Kuru and ali rq

What you'll need:
One friend with a pink wig
One friend with a blue wig

Selena Gomez and that blanket
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What you'll need:
Ornate updo
Mini dress
Vita Coco bottle

16 niche Halloween costume ideas for the chronically online