How to Make a Cher Clueless Halloween Costume You Can Wear All Year

Tools and materials:

• Tweed blazer
• Scissors
• 4-inch wide elastic
• Ribbing
• Pins
• Sewing machine

1. Cut the blazer in half

Determine where the middle of the blazer is and cut it in half. The best part about using a plaid or a tweed is that there are straight lines you can follow, and you don’t need to measure or pin anything. Just follow one of the lines, and you’ll have a perfect cut.

2. Add the ribbing

Now you will have your skirt and your top. Obviously, on their own, the proportions are way too small and aren’t going to work. That is where the 4-inch (10cm) wide elastic comes in.

You’re going to sew the elastic to the top of the skirt, which will not only give it a clean finish but also give you four more inches!

Same idea for the blazer; you’re going to add some wide ribbing. The elastic will go on the skirt, and the ribbing will be folded in half and go on the blazer. These additions will give you proportions that will make the finished product feel right. 

When you look at the ribbing, you’re going to see a little bit of a clean finish edge that looks a little better on one side than the other. Make sure that that is your front and pin it on the very bottom of your jacket.

Pin the ribbing all along the bottom of the jacket. Do it across the front first, picking one line on your tweed to line it up so that it’s going straight all the way around the back.

Then, you’re going to fold the other side over, fold it right in half and pin it so that it’s like sandwiching the bottom of the jacket. It almost acts as a bias tape.

For the ends, take the end and fold it all the way over on the top and bottom. When you do the sandwich effect and fold it in half, it will be clean-finished everywhere.

To sew, leave a very small seam allowance, maybe ⅛ inch right along the edge of the black ribbing, and sew it into place.

3. Add the elastic

For the elastic, start by measuring how much you need for your waist and sew it together. Place it on top of the skirt with the right sides touching, so you’re looking at the wrong side of the elastic. You’re going to sew it and flip it.

Pin the elastic to the skirt, start with the center front, center back, right side, left side, and then evenly distribute any excess throughout the skirt. Pin it all the way around, and then put it on to see if you’re actually able to get the skirt on without needing to add in a zipper.

When happy with the measurements, sew the elastic with a simple straight stitch, stretching your elastic a little bit as you go with a ¼-inch seam allowance. Sew it all the way around and then just fold up the waistband.

4. Topstitch the skirt

I wanted to sew down the open part at the front of the skirt, but I decided to topstitch everything as a design detail. I topstitched the seam where the elastic was on the top, and then I just followed it and hemmed the entire piece with this little detail.

Here we have our DIY Cher Clueless Halloween costume! It can be worn together in a sassy little way,

However, why limit this two-piece set to a Halloween outing? This jacket could be wearable all year round. Here, I'm styling it with a white t-shirt and jeans.

Or you could wear the skirt with a simple t-shirt and ankle boots. 

Cher Clueless Halloween costume tutorial

Who wore it better: Harry Styles, Cher from Clueless, or me? I hope you like this easy DIY Clueless Halloween costume. You could use this outfit as a Clueless costume, a Harry Styles costume, or just as a stylish addition to your closet.

Happy Halloween!