5 Great Halloween Costumes for Mustached Men

Mustaches are fabulously (insert adjective here). They’re a fashion statement, a face warmer, a personality characteristic, a conversation starter. They’re also excellent focal pieces for Halloween costumes. As the year flies by and All Hallow’s Eve draws inexorably closer, mustached men of all shapes and sizes are cultivating their facial masterpieces for their spectacular debut. If costume inspiration fails to strike like lightning, or if last minute is your style, fear not. Below are five ways to make that mustache shine during the Halloween festivities.

Famous People

Mustaches and eccentricity tend to go quite well together. If sprouting a bushy, slightly wild ‘stache of the crazed variety is within the realm of possibility, go for notable and easily recognizable fan favorites such as Albert Einstein. Or wrestle those lip locks into the beloved shapes gracing Hulk Hogan, Groucho Marx, and Salvador Dalí.

TV and Movie Characters

Mustaches and short shorts tend to go even better together, for whatever reason. Dig out a Hawaiian t-shirt and a pair of hotpants to command the room as Magnum P.I. or change to a tank and channel Freddie Mercury. Want to cover up a bit more? Throw on a snappy suit from the 70’s to swagger around as Ron Burgundy.

Easy Classics

Some classic Halloween costume ideas lend themselves perfectly to a well-formed mustache. Instead of going for a famous face, put on a parrot, some stripes, torn clothing, and other sea criminal attire to turn that mustache into a fierce pirate accessory. Or dust off those chaps and cowboy hat to be the party’s Western hero.

Commercial products

To step outside the character gimmick, try constructing a milk carton box out of some cardboard and paint and go as a life-size Got Milk? Mustache. Or step back into it by donning a flannel shirt and some suspenders as the Brawny paper towel guy. An added bonus: being a paper towel roll will always come in handy at a party.

Resident Tough Guy

Can’t go wrong pairing an epic mustache with an even more epic leather jacket, bandana, and growling Harley Davidson. Even if the Harley proves a bit difficult to come by, the set of handlebars on your face will be sure to impress.

Mustaches are incredibly versatile centerpieces and pretty reliably make for Halloween costume awesomeness. The real work is in growing and grooming that baby but once that’s done – an endless world of possibilities awaits the brave mustache adventurer.

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