Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Transmascs

I take Halloween costumes very seriously, always have and always will. Some of my favorite costumes have been planned months in advance while others have been thrown together a day or two beforehand. Things happen! Maybe you were scheduled for a barshift Halloweekend so you didn’t bother putting anything together and at the last minute got off. Or your situationship ended abruptly and now your couple’s costume is useless without your second half. It’s also very possible you simply did not care to consider your costume until the last minute, and that’s okay!

Despite the title of this list, anyone of any gender expression can dress up as these costumes. First and foremost, they’re easy to throw together last minute. So, no, you will not see Danny Phantom on this list, because that requires getting a bodysuit and dying your hair white. Plan earlier next time! Secondly, they’re either timely pop culture references or classic — you won’t really find any niche references here, because those require time and effort that you, my friend, do not have.

Happy Halloween! Drop what you plan to be/ended up being in the comments.

This list was originally published in 2025 but has been updated with 2026 costume options.

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Sinon/Greek Soldier from The Odyssey

Seeing Elliot Page on the big screen for one of the biggest films of 2026 was a huge win for transmascs this year. Also a huge win? Adding another Halloween costume to the list. We have two options: living Sinon and dead Sinon. To dress up as living Sinon, you need something that resembles greek armor (leather, sleeveless) up top, wrist bracers, a brown or black skirt worn over black pants, and boots. You could honestly buy a generic “greek soldier” costume online. If you want to be dead Sinon instead, wear all the same things but cover yourself in mud. This one is a fun excuse to stuff your shoulder pads.

Bonus points: Get a partner or friend to dress up as a Trojan Horse. Kicking myself I didn’t think of this earlier.

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Nathan Fielder in You Can See Everything (or really anything)

Nathan Fielder keeps his look pretty consistent, so this can map directly to You Can See Everything or any of his projects including Nathan For You, The Curse, or The Rehearsal. Truly all you need is a white undershirt with a high neckline, worn under a black or dark blue waffle sweater, blue jeans, and whatever sneakers you want. What will make this specifically Nathan is a set of stereo headphones (must be wired), worn interchangeably over the ears or around your neck. Use a laptop, iPad, or camera as an in-hand prop. Most of the magic here will come from your acting: Lurk around corners, sit in awkward silence, and hold long eye contact.

Bonus points: get a partner or friend to dress up as Elizabeth Holmes. I personally think this is a really fun T4T costume.

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Bryan Hodukavich from Resident Evil (2026)

Austin Abrams rocked the second half of this year with his performances in Resident Evil and Whalefall, two films I’ll boldly say are very transmasc-aligned. Something about sticking to a job at the end of the world and getting stuck in a whale that screams trans guy to me. Abrams’ character in Resident Evil not only makes a super simple and timely last minute costume, but it’s also warm and comfy for those of us who will have a cold Halloween this year. Just grab a grey or neutral color sweater, a yellow and black flannel, grey or dark winter coat, and a blue vest for your top half (optional: yellow knit beanie). Any kind of lighter-color pair of jeans or pants will do with sneakers. For props/accessories, a green lunchbox with a long strap is perfect. Plus, you can keep your drinks in there all night!

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Erling Haaland

This one’s for the sports mascs, or at least those who followed the World Cup this summer. One of the best things to come from the 2026 World Cup is Erling Haaland, both the person and the meme. This big guy may not have won but he provided great entertainment for the internet. Sure, you could dress up like him by getting a Norway kit, but what I think is a bit more fun is his travel fits – matching athletic jacket and pants or shorts, fun headwear (can’t go wrong with a backwards cap or cowboy hat), sunglasses, and carrying at least one ludicrously capacious bag.

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Andy’s Random Boyfriend from The Devil Wears Prada 2

Everyone seemed to be really upset by Patrick Brammall’s casting as Andy’s boyfriend in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and I think it’d be really funny and gender-affirming to dress up as the guy that everyone pointed to and said “This guy?”. It’s an easy one, too: blue two-piece suit, lighter shade blue button up shirt, loafers. This one is best for the older transmascs and guys, but I suppose anyone can rock it!

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Hudson Williams in a robe walking into the Met Gala

What a year for Hudson Williams—lots of fun looks to choose from. Like this one, his pre-Met Gala look, complete with full glam and a white bathrobe. This one’s pretty simple but requires some makeup skills, so hopefully you still have some of those or know someone who does. For this look, he rocks an extreme smokey eye extended almost to his sideburns, mimicking winged eyeliner. One eye uses a red highlight, the other uses a grey/silver. From there, you need some kind of shiny hoop earring and a plain white bathrobe. On your feet, black dress socks and loafers.

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Hudson Williams the morning after the Met Gala

But to me, the most transmasc coded fit is Hudson the morning after the Met Gala, when he sports white silk boxers and a matching cumberbund, white high socks, black loafers, a white button down, black sunglasses, and a backwards Kangol hat. A black suit/tux jacket or blazer is optional.

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Justin Bieber from his FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Performance

Woah… shock… Justin Bieber on a list of transmasc costumes? How original! Well, as soon as he stops serving t-boy swag (shout out fellow trans writer James Factora), I’ll stop including him. Plus, this one’s a fun reason to take a pair of scissors to a shirt. Start with a white, shortsleeve collared shirt, dark denim jorts that go below your knees, chunky white socks (scrunched up low on your calf), and white sneakers. Then, grab yourself a forest green oversized tee shirt and cut it up the seams under both arms, all the way from sleeves to waist. If you want to go the extra mile, ask someone to let you borrow their acoustic guitar.

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Bad Bunny from the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

Benito is already on this list from its original publication in 2025 because of how sexy and cool his Puerto Rico residency looks were. But then he earned himself another spot from his Super Bowl Halftime Show fits. You’ll need a white long-sleeve shacket, shirt with a collar and an all-white crewneck with the sleeves cropped right below the elbow and at the waist. On your lower half: white pants (think Dickies) with a twine belt, white socks, and white sneakers. To top it off and really drive it home, grab white gloves and either buy or make yourself an earset microphone. For fun you can carry around a football as a prop.

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Lakeith Stanfield as “Pinky Ring Guy” from I Love Boosters

This was one of my favorite films of the year and is dominated by an incredible female-led cast. However, Lakeith Stanfield manages to leave a lasting impression as “Pinky Ring Guy,” mostly due to the fact he loves eating pussy. The character has a couple different looks throughout the film but two stand out:

Look 1: Mint green two piece suit with a white tee underneath. Accessorize with red, rounded sunglasses, humorously bad fake facial hair, and three yellow gold chains.

Look 2: Teal blue short sleeve, collared button down with orange tapered pants and brown moccasin-style loafers.

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Dylan O’Brien as Bradley in Send Help

Probably the easiest on the list, all this one requires is a white wife pleaser, black or dark slacks, and a wrist watch. What will really drive this costume home is covering yourself, including your clothes, in various imitation human fluids. I’m talking blood, mud, sweat, whatever you can source.

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Literally Any Character From The Goonies

Mikey – gray undershirt, dark blue denim shirt/jacket, same shade denim jeans, sneakers. optional: yellow rain jacket.

Mouth – black graphic/band tee shirt, gray jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers

Data – white button down (you could cheat and use a false collar), gray crew neck/sweater, long gray trench coat (the more patches, the better), blue jeans, and white sneakers.

Chunk – plaid pants, Hawaiian shirt, and sneakers. optional: red rain jacket.

Brandon – gray muscle tee or sleeveless crewneck sweater, gray sweatpants, blue athletic shorts (worn over the sweatpants), sneakers, and a red bandana.

couples/duo: Andy – white skirt, white polo, yellow cardigan, white sneakers

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David Byrne

Simply borrow a cis guy’s gray suit and you’re done. Just kidding… but really. Or grab one at the thrift store and don’t get it tailored.

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David Lynch

This is the first Halloween since Lynch’s passing, and I imagine it may be a popular or at least recognizable costume. It’s also a pretty easy one to accomplish at the last minute. All you need is a white (or really any color) button up shirt, black pants, and a pair of over-the-ear corded headphones.

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Peter McVries from The Long Walk

It was borderline distracting how hot David Jonsson was as Peter “Pete” McVries in Stephen King’s The Long Walk. I’m used to Jonsson in a suit, tie, and glasses in Industry, so seeing him in a wife pleaser with THOSE ARMS?!? unlocked something deeply bisexual within me. I think it’d make for a great Halloween costume and super easy to accomplish last minute. All you need is a gray wife pleaser/tank/muscle tee, light wash blue jeans, a belt, backpack, and black boots/sneakers, and you could totally hand-make a dog tag with “23”. Of course, you should sport a watch or athletic band to keep pace! Optional: overshirt tied around your waist.

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Really any of the guys from The Long Walk

McVries/Jonsson is hardly the only hottie in the movie. Depending on your vibe and who you most closely resemble, you could be any of the main guys. Here’s what you’ll need for them:

Richard Harkness – Jordan Gonzalez plays nerdy Richard Harkness. You’ll need thick black framed eyeglasses, a denim jacket (bonus points  if you rip the sleeves off), a neutral color button down shirt with a tie, dark wash jeans, converse sneakers, backpack and a notebook.

Raymond Garraty – baseball tee, flannel overshirt, gray/dark colored work pants or jeans, bucket hat, brown boots/shoes, and backpack.

Hank Olson – blue/denim baseball cap, horizontal striped tee shirt, cross body bag, brown pants/jeans, converse/white sneakers

Otherwise, pick your boy below!

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Benny from Overcompensating

This was one of my favorite watches last year and conveniently a very easy character to dress up as. It’s just a gray short sleeve tee shirt, light wash blue jeans, and sneakers. If you’re a transmasc who happens to love walking around shirtless, you could literally also just skip the tee shirt and walk around with light wash blue jeans and the ones who know will know.

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Bad Bunny at his Puerto Rico Residency

Another Benito with a big year, and it’s only getting bigger. Bad Bunny was a huge pop culture fixture last year between his residency, tour, SNL appearances, and now the Super Bowl Halftime Show. He sported a ton of different looks you could choose from to dress as him for Halloween, but the easiest to accomplish last minute is his Night 1 look from his residency. Complete the look with a white collared long sleeve shirt, white crew neck with the collar, sleeves, and bottom hem trimmed, white pants, a furry earflap hat, sunglasses, and yellow gloves if you can find ‘em.

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Smoke from Sinners

Easily one of the best and most exciting film releases last year, Sinners is ripe for Halloween costumes. Most of them would require some planning and procuring, given the period-specific clothing we likely don’t have laying around, but we can throw together a Smoke costume fairly quickly. You’ll need a ribbed white wife pleaser tucked into brown slacks with a belt, a black leather pouch worn around your neck and a necklace with some kind of silver medallion. Bonus points if you get some fake blood and cover yourself in it!

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Dr. Robby from The Pitt

This one’s topical AND comfortable. The Pitt swept at the Emmys a few weeks ago, and let’s face it — Dr. Robby is a freakin’ heartthrob. Luckily for you, dressing up like him is not just easy but it also guarantees a super comfy Halloween. Grab some scrubs or a deep v-neck black shirt, a white undershirt, and navy blue zip-up hoodie. Make yourself an ID badge and if you can get your hands on a stethoscope, toss that bad boy around your neck. Throw on some cargo pants and you’re the ER’s thirst trap.

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Harry Burns from When Harry Met Sally

A classic for a reason! All through autumn, people of every gender expression accidentally dress like Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, but this Halloween, you can do it on purpose. All you need is a white knit/retro/cable/fisherman crewneck sweater, true blue jeans, and white sneakers. Easy peasy.

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Bruce Springsteen

Ahh, the blueprint. The keeper of t-boy swag. The Boss. Channel your inner New Jersey with a sleeveless denim or flannel shirt of any color/shade and tight —and I mean TIGHT— denim jeans. Any shoe will do, really, but if you have a work boot for pretty boys who don’t actually work blue collar jobs, that’d be perfect. Top it off with a bandana wrapped around your hairline. Alternatively, you can totally do a wife please or a really worn slutty tee shirt.

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Kendrick Lamar from Super Bowl Halftime Show

Kendrick’s halftime performance wasn’t just iconic for the message he was sending to the millions watching or even for calling Drake a pedophile on live television, but also because of the FITTTT. Listen, with how much time you have to put together this costume, you’re not going to land on something as iconic as the exact fit, but you can get pretty close. You’ll need a plain black tee shirt under a big leather jacket, if you can manage blue and black, that’s great. But the most important part is getting Y2K bootcut jeans, which I think you can do. The shoes are less crucial because your bootleg jeans will mostly cover them, but aim for white and black sneakers. Accessorize with black gloves, a black fitted cap worn backwards, and multiple long silver chains.

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Mr. Milchik from Severance (The Music Dance Experience)

Sure, you could be Milchik or any of the other male characters from Severance so long as you have a suit, tie and lanyard. But what’s really fun is dressing up as Milchik specifically from Season 1 Episode 7 where we see him in a muscle-tight white turtleneck, black slacks, and dress shoes. Of course, completed with a blue lanyard.

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Freddie Mercury

Will you be the only Freddie Mercury out and about that night? Likely not, but worse comes to worse, you and the other Freddie Mercury at the party go home together and duet to Bohemian Rhapsody even though it’s not really a duet song. I know you have a white wife pleaser and light wash jeans (so long as they’re tight enough), but the question is, do you have a black studded belt or could you get your hands on one asap? Probably! Lucky for you, Adidas Samba’s have come back in a huge way, so throw those or some other kind of flat sneaker on and you’re good to go.

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Alex Dempsey from Wayward

Mae Martin specifically created this TV show and released it just so transmascs around the world can step out into the world in a gray wife pleaser and call it a costume. Lucky for us, Alex is hardly ever actually in his police uniform, so we can just go ahead and forget that this is technically a cop costume. Instead, focus on the gray wife pleaser, jeans, small/thin chain, and boots. It’s really that easy. Pro tip: Mae Martin contoured their arm muscles for filming, so you absolutely can, too.

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Cyclops from X-Men (James Marsden style)

X-Men is already sooo queer and trans but something about James Marsden’s portrayal of Cyclops is giving transmasc. I think it’s the hair? The floppy brown middle-parted hair? I could be projecting, but still, this is a fairly easy last minute costume to pull off. It’s very likely you already have a leather jacket but I’d be surprised if you had matching leather pants, so you’ll need those. His visor sunglasses are also readily available on numerous online stores, including TikTok Shop.

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