Whether for carnival or simply for a theme party, the theme “Alice in Wonderland” is perfect for making creative costumes yourself. The popular book and the many film adaptations offer a variety of interesting characters to recreate. That's why we've put together lots of great ideas for an Alice in Wonderland costume for adults and children that you can use as inspiration for your next costume party.
How can you put together your own carnival costume as Alice in Wonderland?
The Disney films have long been considered a classic source of inspiration when it comes to carnival costumes. Alice in Wonderland is an atypical story with many interesting and strange characters living in a fictional world. It is precisely the differences between the characters that make them so interesting and popular with children and adults worldwide. The main character, Alice, is a girl with blonde hair, which offers a good idea for carnival costumes for women or girls.
Features of clothing
In the animated film, Alice wears a light blue dress with a white apron, white tights and black shoes. She has a black hairband with a bow in her blonde hair as jewelry. If you would like to make the dress for the Alice in Wonderland costume yourself, you can either sew it or simply spice up a suitable dress from your wardrobe.
Combine outfit with make-up
As a complement to the Alice costume, you can also wear appropriate make-up. First, start with a little pink for the cheeks and a darker shade of pink for the lips. Then make up your eyes with soft blue eye shadow, apply a little mascara and you're done.
Funny costume for children
With a funny element, every carnival costume becomes even more interesting and eye-catching. For example, you can make the White Rabbit's house out of cardboard to complement the Alice in Wonderland costume and thus recreate the grown Alice.
Couple costumes for siblings
There are many characters in Lewis Carroll's story that can be recreated together for creative group costumes. For siblings you can dress up with this one of the white rabbit,the Cheshire Cator the Mad Hatter.
Dress up as the White Rabbit from “Alice in Wonderland”
The White Rabbit from the story is a cute idea for the Alice in Wonderland themed costume. You can choose between the look from the animated film and this from the film. A dark blue blazer with a red bow tie or a red vest with a dark bow tie - the choice is yours.
The white rabbit costume for carnival is suitable for babies or children as well as adults. For men, the costume consists of a white shirt, trousers and a blazer. Women, on the other hand, can replace the pants and shirt with a dress and tights.
However, if you don't have suitable clothes in the required colors, then you can also use colors and clothes of your choice. In this case, you should find or make suitable accessories with which you can be recognized as the chosen character.
The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is always in a hurry and therefore carries a large pocket watch. The clock and the rabbit ears are the most important elements of the white rabbit costume. Below you will find two instructions on how you can easily make these yourself.
DIY bunny ears for your outfit
To make the ears you will need a headband and some white pipe cleaners. First, take two pipe cleaners and make an “X” at the tip of them. Then twist together until you get a “V” shape. Now wrap the ends well around the headband to secure it. Then fold another pipe cleaner in half and attach it between the large ear. Repeat for the other ear and the simple bunny ears are finished.
Make a pocket watch
In addition to the rabbit ears, this Alice in Wonderland costume also needs the pocket watch. You can make a simple clock from a round piece of foam, gold paper, a clock face print template and gold gift ribbon.
Hatter's carnival costume
One of the most popular ideas for men is the Mad Hatter. In the Disney animated film, the Hatter has white hair and wears a green top hat that says “10/6”. In the Tim Burton film, on the other hand, the hatter, who is played by Johnny Depp, looks a little more eccentric and this look is therefore preferred for the costume for carnival.
To make the hatter's outfit yourself, you need a lot of creativity and many different items of clothing. The most important features are the top hat, the jacket with lace on the sleeve hems and the colorful bow tie.
Women can also dress up as the Hatter for Carnival or another occasion. When it comes to clothing, you can also improvise and use clothes from your own closet. Get the Mad Hatter look with an orange wig, a DIY bullet belt with spools of thread, and a top hat.
Another important part of the hatter played by Johnny Depp is the make-up. With the right colors for the face, the hatter outfit is complete. For this you need white foundation, eyeshadow in blue, red and pink, as well as pink lipstick and blush.
How to Make Up the Mad Hatter – Instructions
To make up the Mad Hatter's face, you should first base the entire face white and finish it with powder. Then apply white eyeliner to the waterline of the eyes. Next, apply blue eyeshadow to the left eyelid and purple eyeshadow to the right eyelid. Apply a little red under the eyes and on the cheeks and paint the lips with pink lipstick. Finally, you can either paint your eyebrows orange or add red hair.
Queen of Hearts outfit for carnival
The second outfit that is exclusively suitable for women isthe queen of hearts. It comes in many different variations and you can be creative when making your own covering. An important part is the right make-up.
Makeup instructions
Here you will find detailed instructions for thisQueen of Hearts makeup. Depending on your makeup experience, you may find these instructions very easy or a little challenging, but with a little practice you will definitely be able to do it. However, if you can't do the make-up yourself, ask a friend for help.
Queen of Hearts make-up inspired by the film
In the Tim Burton film for Alice in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts has a strict look, for which you need specific make-up. The Red Queen's face is again primed white, the eyelids are completely painted with blue up to the eyebrows and the mouth is painted like a heart. The Red Queen has a small birthmark on her left cheek.
Make your own Queen of Hearts costume
There are numerous options for the Queen of Hearts' Alice in Wonderland outfit. The colors that are important are red and black. A great DIY idea would be a collar made of cards, which you can make yourself using playing cards and a stapler.
Heart-shaped motifs and elements play an important role in the Queen of Hearts costume. If you sew the costume yourself, then you can consider a few felt hearts for the dress or skirt. You can also spice up the accessories with the theme, for example with playing cards.
And what is a queen without her king? The Queen and the King of Hearts present a wonderful idea for partner costumes for children or adults. Clothes in red, scepters with hearts and handmade crowns are all you need.
Simple costume inspired by the book - the card soldiers
If you don't have time for long preparations for carnival or a theme party, you can make a quick card soldier costume yourself. To do this you need a white T-shirt that you can decorate with adhesive foil as a playing card.
Popular costume idea for young and old
Although Alice in Wonderland is a children's book, adults also like to dress up as the book's most popular characters. With clothes in matching colors and appropriate accessories, you can also save a lot of money on purchased costumes and still look great at the costume party.
Put together a Cheshire Cat costume
Another popular character from history is the Cheshire Cat. She is characterized by her large smiling mouth and two-tone coat. The Alice in WonderlandCheshire Cat costumetherefore requires good make-up or at least a mask.
The Cheshire Cat is a popular idea for children. To make the costume yourself, you can use a purple blouse and decorate it with artificial fur in a bright pink tone with stripes. The tail and ears can also be made from the same material.
The most important characteristic of the Cheshire Cat is the smile. If you want to make the Alice in Wonderland costume without make-up, you can make the grin yourself. First cut out the template from cardboard and paper, then draw the teeth with a black pen and attach them to a wooden stick.
Partner costumes from Alice in Wonderland: Twins
A great idea for partner costumes from Alice in Wonderland are the twins Diedeldei and Diedeldum. The costume is perfect for siblings or brothers and is suitable for both girls and boys.
To perfectly imitate Diedeldei and Diedeldum's costumes, you will need yellow T-shirts with a white collar and a blue bow, red pants and red caps. Decorate the caps with a yellow flag and the twins' Alice in Wonderland costume is ready.
