Woman Discovers a 1986 Costume Book, And It Has Some of The Weirdest DIY Costumes Ever

Twitter user Alina Pleskova found a book all alone, abandoned, and lonely on the curb and decided to rescue it, bringing it back home with her. She couldn’t help but share the photos, that has dozens of brilliant, wild, and hilariously bizarre costumes for kids and adults alike. Scroll down to see the funniest examples from Asher Jane’s “Fancy Dress” book!

Vintage costume book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

DIY costume from 1986 book.

25 thoughts on “Woman Discovers a 1986 Costume Book, And It Has Some of The Weirdest DIY Costumes Ever”

  1. I don’t think these are that bad. A little dated some of them, but back then there weren’t all the Halloween shops and amazon. Some of them are quite good.

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  2. This is great but then when i scroll all the way to the bottom there are these dumb ads like “do this if you have toenail fungus” or “this error in the bible has angered democrats”

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  3. This article had an unhealthy obsession with pantyhose. Never seen so many men outside a drag bar wearing hosier!

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  4. Rodney Bewes and Alan Price also in there. It’s basically famous people having a laugh.

  5. I have this book- I love the costumes- it is great for ideas and it is fun to see all the celebrities having fun.

  6. I have had this book for years. We had many costume parties and used some of the ideas. I tried to make the pants and suit jacket but the instructions were too vague and I didn’t manage it. Such a great book, though. I am still inspired by it!

  7. I made the sandwich man ! My mum wanted a costume she could take of easily and this was like a tabard. She went to the party as SWell Bread Woman 😂😂😂

  8. My mum had this book – I had the sandwich costume as a 3 year old for a fancy dress parade at school!

  9. Holy s–t! My English parents (I’m American) had this book! I spent HOURS poring over the pages in my youth, so crazy to come across this article pinned on Pinterest!

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