Halloween Frankenstein Costumes for Adults

Neither Boris Karloff nor Elsa Lanchester were ever as model bright pretty as this pair in the roles.  At least not in their make up!

But we're supposed to be looking at the Frankenstein costumes, not the people wearing them; and these are top of the range to start us off.  In Character's fancy dress outfits are always quality.

It's difficult here to see the detail on the Bride of Frankenstein costume.  The bodice part is swathed in lace and organza, while the choker has bolts attached.  They are made from vinyl and probably shouldn't be plugged into the mains.

Included in this outfit is the distinctive wig, which is really what elevates this from being a fancy dress to noticeably aping Elsa Lanchester's classic role.

The Bride's long, fish-tail wedding dress is 100% polyester.  Her monstrous groom's outfit is also mostly polyester, with cotton thrown into the mix too.  Both costumes are machine washable.

Frankenstein's creature costume comes in four parts.  The tattered pants/trousers; the jacket with a scar design shirt attached; vinyl shoe covers; and the vinyl headpiece. 

Personally I would add a little make-up to create a ghastly pallor worthy of Boris or Elsa.  That doesn't come with these costumes.

Of course, the classic 1930s movies don't have exclusivity, when it comes to (in)famous composite couplings.

In the 1960s, television gave us The Munsters and turned the whole tragic Gothic horror into comedy instead.  I caught them on the re-runs in the 1980s.  I recall lots of happy Saturday mornings laughing at the creepy hilarity of Lily and Herman Munster and family (though admittedly the details do merge into The Addams Family too. They were on at the same time for me.)

These officially licensed Munsters costumes have been created by Rubie's Costume Company.

Lily's pink dress feels like velvet, but it's actually polyester with jagged tulle sleeves and black ribbon trimmings.  The black wig, with those distinctive white streaks, does come as part of the Lily Munster outfit.

Herman's costume includes the ill-fitting brown suit, with the shirt attached, and the mask modeled on Fred Gwynne's comedy portrayal of the monster.  It says that it's a complete outfit, so I am assuming that the shoe covers come too. There's no word on those though.