Fun & Easy Do-It-Yourself Flapper Costume for Halloween

Tools and materials:

• Black paint
• Gold paint
• Dowel
• White tape
• Feathers
• Hot glue gun
• Sequined fabric
• Faux fur fabric
• Elastic
• Long black dress
• Pearl necklace

1. Make the cigarette holder

The first step on how to make a flapper dress costume is making the key accessory - the cigarette holder! So, grab a dowel and paint ¾ of it in black. 

Now paint the tip gold- this serves as the “mouthpiece.”

On the opposite end, twirl a white piece of tape around the tip to make it look like a cigarette. 

2. Make the headpiece

For the flapper costume headpiece, cut a long piece of some sparkly, sequined fabric. Then, fold the raw edges inward and glue them to secure. 

Fold in and glue the short ends, too. 

Now, measure your head and determine how long your black elastic should be. Then, glue the ends to the short ends of the headpiece. 

Go ahead and add some feathers or sparkly jewels to the side of the flapper costume headpiece. 

To hide the ends of the feathers, cut a small piece of fabric and glue it over, as shown. 

3. Make the shawl

So, to make the shawl for this last-minute flapper costume DIY, simply take some faux fur fabric and cut it to size. Mine was 2½ feet wide and 1½ feet wide. 

Then, pin the two corners together to make the armholes. 

Do it yourself flapper costume tutorial

That’s basically your outfit! It’s so simple yet super sophisticated! Pair your accessories with some loose-fitting pearls, a long black dress, and you’re good to go!

I hope you enjoyed this do-it-yourself flapper costume idea - perfect for when you don’t have too much time on your hands. Enjoy!