From publicity stunts to Heidi Klum’s infamous peculiar costumes, here are the best 2023 Halloween costumes from celebrities. Starting with a costume that sparked controversy all around, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly dressed as characters from Quentin Tarantino’s iconic film Kill Bill. The reasoning behind the controversy lies not in the characters themselves, but in the costume as a whole. There is an ongoing strike (SAG-AFTRA), organized by actors protesting the entertainment industry as a whole. The union is protesting wages actors are receiving as ‘unfair’ and ‘unequal’, in comparison to the labor they commit to their careers. As part of the contract, the union prohibits members from dressing up as studio-trademarked characters, to not promote and increase sales of products. Yet, Fox posted a photo on social media of the costumes and tagged SAG-AFTRA in the caption. As a result of taunting the protest, she is currently receiving backlash from many different actors, companies, as well as the union.
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Although this could be considered a publicity stunt for attention, there are still many light-hearted and non-controversial costumes calling attention. One of the most popular costumes this year amongst celebrities pays tribute to someone popular recently. Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, and Kelly Sawyer Patricof all dressed as icon Britney Spears in her different eras this Halloween. The relevance of this costume lies in not only her singing career but possibly her new memoir “The Woman In Me” which was released on October 24th. This memoir has boosted the icon’s existing high status, through sales of costumes.
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Then the queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum, and her husband Tom Kaulitz turn heads once again with her most iconic Halloween parties. This year Heidi took her concept of an elaborate costume to the next level, with a costume involving 10 people. Klum dressed as the head of a peacock, but painted a picture using 10 others to create an illusion of feathers. Not only was the costume itself complex, but the process as well. This extravagant costume was pulled off with the company of Cirque du Soleil, which is a Canadian entertainment company Klum has worked with previously. Heidi Klum hired ten entertainers and acrobats to join the ensemble for her excellent costume. The costumes for all the acrobats were made by Klum’s team, but also by the celebrity herself.
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The bottom of Heidi’s feet are painted the same color as the person holding Klum, but then fading into an ombre shade of green. The television host managed to pull off a gorgeous large peacock costume, and her husband as the peacock’s egg. 2023’s batch of costumes this year was full of throwbacks, homage, and tribute to society’s finest. Therefore this year’s costumes definitely represented current situations and left big shoes to fill for next year.
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