We expect a lot from our celebrities, and if they can’t always be role models or advocates for causes, at least they can come up with good Halloween costumes. The celeb Halloween Instagram parade is like a twisted underside to Fashion Week, where stars show off their creativity and give us a peek inside their own fantasies. Or at least you’d expect them to be able to spend their money on something slightly better than store-bought costumes. Here are the celebs who won Halloween — and those who suffered trick-or-defeat:
WINS
Neil Patrick Harris and family: ‘Star Wars’
The first family of cute always kills it with their group costumes; this year’s are no exceptions, with added touches like getting the kids to hold the appropriate badass faces for the photo.
Heidi Klum: Jessica Rabbit
It appears we’ve settled the question of whether it’s OK to be sexually attracted to a cartoon.
LeBron James: Prince
The only way this costume would be better is if he were holding pancakes.
Kevin Hart: Martin Lawrence
This costume isn’t much more than a jacket — but with the cross-generation connection between the two comedians, maybe Hart just borrowed the original.
Katy Perry: Mike drop
A literal mike drop on all other costumes, Katy Perry also gets props for not having any shark-related costumes anywhere near her.
Beyoncé, Jay Z and Blue Ivy: ‘Coming to America’
I mean, c’mon.
The cast of ‘Toned Up’: The cast of ‘Saved by the Bell’
The outfits are pitch-perfect, right down to the acid-wash jeans. Hide your caffeine pills!
FAILS
Nicki Minaj: Fairy
The costume is OK enough, but Minaj is getting flack for possibly trying to use her fairy powers to make a person in a wheelchair “walk.”
Miley Cyrus: Cindersmelly
We get it: You want to scuff up your former squeaky-clean Disney Channel image, Miley.
Channing Tatum: Cat in the Hat
Out-of-a-bag costume alert! Superstar Channing Tatum looks like he grabbed the last thing on the shelf at Target Friday night.
John Stamos: Devil
Is that makeup? Or did you run your face under a bath of poison ivy?
Tyra Banks: Richard Branson
Points for the unusual costume choice and above-and-beyond effort here — but oh man, is this terrifying.
Taylor Swift: Olaf
After Channing Tatum took the last thing on the shelf at Target on Friday, Taylor Swift must have resorted to beating up a tiny “Frozen” fan at the store and stealing their costume.
Hugh Jackman: ‘Super Mario’
Happy Halloween! pic.twitter.com/7o5xKbFcgQ
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) October 31, 2015
You’re literally Wolverine — and you decide to go with a Mario costume made out of a HOODIE? C’mon, bub — at least raid Marvel’s costume closet for something better.
