Halloween Costumes Indiana Jones

For many kids searching for the perfect Halloween costumes, Indiana Jones is a fun choice.

Consider dressing up as Indiana Jones this Halloween.

While many families head to their local department store or costume shop a few nights before or even the day of Halloween to pick out a costume, others search months in advance to find an outfit that is just right for a fun night. Spooky costumes, silly costumes, and of course character costumes are always popular. But for the adventure seekers searching for the best Halloween costumes, Indiana Jones is an obvious choice.

George Lucas, of Star Wars fame, created the character of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr., also known as Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford made the character famous in a series of films, including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull recently produced in 2008.

Visitors to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland are also enthralled with a reenactment of scenes from the popular movies. Thus, children all over the world are in love with the character and often want to epitomize this fearless adventurer on Halloween night.

While you can always buy or rent a costume, making one is a practical and often affordable option. Indiana Jones outfits are really quite simple to recreate, so you don't have to search the stores far and wide for a costume specifically marketed as Indiana. In fact, you may have many of the accessories and clothing you need right in your own closet. What do you need to recreate this popular figure?

• Fedora:Can you picture "Indie" without his fedora, from which he peers confidently out at his latest challenge or adventure? Neither can we, so when you begin compiling a list of items you'll need to create a costume for yourself or your child, you'll definitely need a hat that is similar to the one Indiana Jones wore. If you have any older gentlemen relatives or friends, you just may find the hat you are searching for, and hopefully it is well worn. If not, there are places where you can order a similiar hat online, like The Fedora Store where you can find a perfect replica or ThinkGeek which offers the officially licensed Indiana Jones fedora.
• Shirt and pants: It's pretty simple to recreate these clothing items. All you really need is a light colored, button up shirt (put a couple of rips in it for more authenticity), some dark pants (even dark khakis will work), and a jacket. Depending upon the movie you are modeling the character after, you can choose a denim or leather jacket.
• Footwear: Choose cowboy or work boots as footwear.
• Accessories: The accessories that you add to your costume are really what create the finishing touches to the ensemble. First, start with a whip. If you don't have one of these, you can find them just about anywhere you can purchase horse supplies. Don't forget the leather satchel. If you don't want to purchase a leather one, vinyl will do. Be sure and scuff it up a bit, adding a few scratches and some dirt as well. Wrap a leather belt around your pants, also. In addition, you can add a play gun, although if the costume is for a child's school costume party, he may not be allowed to wear a fake gun. Don't worry. The costume will look just fine without it.

As you can see, an Indiana Jones costume is a very simple costume to make, and you can adapt it for almost any age, from children to adults.

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