With Adult Egyptian costumes you get to choose how much or how little you want to dress up. Just a costume and jewelry will tell who you are, or you can fix your hair and makeup and carry a prop to complete the look. Also, it's a fun chance to show a little skin if you like, with the sheer fabrics and bare midriffs for girls and the short skirt and naked arms for guys.

Is it going to be cold, or you're not interested in showing your stuff? Floor length elegant dresses and draping robes provide an equally authentic ancient Egyptian look. Whatever style you choose, there is something to suit everyone's needs and wishes.

Do something original this year. Take people back in time to the scorching desert heat and the magical, mystical times of the Ancient Egyptians. These type of costumes are fantastic for adults and are darling on children, too. Plus they can be used for plays or dress up on other occasions!

As it appears on the likes of the ancients, the Egyptian costume is elaborate, flashy, unique, and seemingly difficult to make.  But take it from one who is, well, talented, but easily overwhelmed by complexities: the Egyptian costume can be done in very little time, using very little money and supplies, and with a facility you will be proud of when you are done.

One Halloween when my boyfriend and I were at a loss for the costumes that would be the hit of the party (as all his friends tried to outdo each other every year), I suggested we go with a classic that would have materials that were creative and unusual instead.  That is, the Egyptian costume has been done.  But has it been done with edible supplies and cloth other than gold lame?

So I got to work first on the cowl necklace:  I used Trident gum, laying it out first on newspaper and spray painting it the colors of the Egyptian costume and jewels of yore—such as brick red, some gold, others sea and sky blues.  I then glued the gum in rows to a medium-weight paper, bending it to fit the semi-circle shape it would need to lay flat and around the neck.