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DIY Poodle Skirt

Made Everyday has all the details you need to create an adorable poodle skirt. Her step-by-step video makes assembly a breeze. Pair it with semi-homemade saddle shoes to complete the look.

Get the tutorial at Made Everyday.

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DIY Baby Elvis

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Pink Ladies Group Costume

Traveling back in time's a whole lot more fun when you do it together. With a few pink jackets and your coolest black outfits underneath, you'll be on your way to "Pink Lady" status before you know it.

Get the tutorial at Camille Styles.

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50s Black Pompadour Wig

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50s Black Pompadour Wig

You can't dress as Elvis without his signature hair style. Most aren't lucky enough to come by a head of hair that suave naturally, so this wig is your best bet. 

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Frenchy Costume

Calling all beauty school dropouts with a penchant for the color pink! We're pretty sure we just found your dream costume...

Get the tutorial at Brit + Co.

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Fuzzy Dice Costume

Did you know that fuzzy dice originated all the way back in the '50s? Here's a fun costume idea that's a little less expected than your typical poodle skirt ensemble.

Get the tutorial at Aww Sam.

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Bad Sandy and Good Sandy

No, you don't have to have a split personality to rock this hilarious costume—you just need a friend! The only hard part will be deciding who's who.

Get the tutorial at Brit + Co.

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Rizzo From Grease Costume

Move aside, Sandy! Grease may be the name of the game when it comes to '50s costume ideas, but that doesn't mean you have to play it safe. This Rizzo outfit—inspired by that very movie—takes the cake.

Get the tutorial at Theme Me.

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Lucille Ball Costume

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Lucille Ball Costume

Don't have time to DIY? Buy this cute costume inspired by I Love Lucy.

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'50s Pet Costume Idea

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'50s Pet Costume Idea

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Men's Mr. '50s Costume

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Men's Mr. '50s Costume

Your dude will look dapper in this 1950s-style suit.

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Prince Charming from Cinderella

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'50s Pinup Hairstyle for Halloween

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'50s Couples Costume Idea

Two iconic figures of the '50s—the housewife and the milkman—come together in this cheeky couple's costume idea.

Get the tutorial at Real Housemoms.

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'50s Car Hop Costume

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'50s Car Hop Costume

The '50s were the days of diners with milkshakes, cheeseburgers, and jukeboxes—and classic car hop uniforms!

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Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash Couple's Costume

Though Johnny and June wouldn’t tie the knot till 1968, they each were making music in the '50s, which is also the decade in which they met.

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I Love Lucy Halloween Costumes

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Marilyn Monroe ’50s Costume

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'50s Grease Group Costume

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Breakfast at Tiffany's Costume

Audrey Hepburn may not have iconized the character until 1961, but Holly Golightly was introduced in 1958, through Truman Capote’s book.

Get the tutorial at Smarties.

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Taysha Murtaugh was the Lifestyle Editor at CountryLiving.com.

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