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ELLE’s report on celebrity Halloween costumes in 2026 includes Paris Hilton recreating Britney Spears’s 2001 MTV VMAs look and Cyndi Lauper dressing as Ursula at New York’s Hulaween Gala. The listed costumes and events date from October 13 to October 23; the roundup is a snapshot, not a complete account of the season.
ELLE’s 2026 celebrity Halloween costume roundup highlights Paris Hilton as Britney Spears, Cyndi Lauper as Ursula and several other looks shared or worn between October 13 and October 23. The report brings together social-media posts and event appearances, including costumes at New York’s Hulaween Gala and a Los Angeles party hosted by Victoria Justice.
Hilton posted her tribute to Spears’s performance of “I’m a Slave 4 U” at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards on Instagram on October 23, according to ELLE. At the 2026 Hulaween Gala in New York City that day, Lauper appeared as Ursula from The Little Mermaid. The report also describes Lauper in a separate masquerade-inspired look and Bette Midler in a gold, shell-decorated gown with a red crab fascinator and gloves at the gala.
The roundup also follows a costume exchange involving North West and Natalie Nunn. ELLE says North appeared as Nunn in an Instagram Story posted October 22, while Nunn appeared as North in an Instagram post the same day. Kim Kardashian had posted her own portrayal of North West on October 20.
Earlier entries include Victoria Justice and Lilly Singh dressed as zombies at Justice’s Love Zombie: The Resurrection party at Say Yes in Los Angeles on October 13. ELLE identifies Justice as the host and says both attended in zombie costumes. The report’s dates and descriptions provide a record of selected looks, rather than a ranking with a stated scoring method.
A Snapshot of Halloween’s Celebrity Looks
Celebrity costumes generate attention across social media, entertainment coverage and event culture, and the roundup offers readers a quick record of the looks circulating in the weeks before Halloween. The Spears recreation also connects a current seasonal post to a widely recognizable performance from 2001, while the North West–Nunn exchange turns a costume into a playful celebrity impersonation between public figures.
The list is useful as a dated roundup, but it should not be read as an official measure of the season’s “best” costumes. The source provides examples and descriptions, not criteria for judging creativity or a complete tally of celebrity appearances.
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Posts and Parties Before Halloween
The entries cover activity from October 13 through October 23, 2026, spanning a Los Angeles costume party, social posts and the Hulaween Gala in New York. The mix shows how Halloween looks can reach audiences through both in-person events and images or stories posted online.
ELLE’s headline calls the collection the “best” celebrity costumes, but the supplied report excerpts identify particular people, dates and outfits without setting out a ranking system. The descriptions in this article therefore attribute costume details to the report and do not treat its selection as exhaustive.
The Roundup’s Limits and Open Questions
The material provided does not establish whether the roundup will be updated with costumes worn later in October or on Halloween itself. It also does not explain how ELLE selected the featured looks, whether the entries are ranked, or whether additional costumes were omitted.
Costume descriptions and post dates are attributed to ELLE’s report; the supplied material does not include direct statements from the celebrities about their choices. The article therefore cannot establish their reasons or intentions beyond the reported character and reference for each look.
More Looks May Follow Halloween
Further celebrity costumes could be posted or documented as Halloween approaches, but the source material does not announce a publication schedule or confirm that ELLE will add entries. Readers can look to later social-media posts and event coverage for developments beyond the October 13–23 appearances included here.
Until then, this roundup stands as a dated selection of reported looks—not a final season-wide list. Any later update would need to distinguish new posts and appearances from the costumes already described.
Key Questions
Which costume did Paris Hilton wear?
According to ELLE, Hilton dressed as Britney Spears during her 2001 “I’m a Slave 4 U” MTV VMAs performance. Hilton posted the look on Instagram on October 23, 2026.
What did Cyndi Lauper wear to the Hulaween Gala?
ELLE describes Lauper as appearing in a masquerade-inspired look and as Ursula from The Little Mermaid at the New York City gala on October 23.
What was the North West and Natalie Nunn costume exchange?
ELLE reports that North appeared as Natalie Nunn in an Instagram Story on October 22, while Nunn appeared as North in an Instagram post that day. Kim Kardashian had also posted a costume portraying North on October 20.
Is this a complete list of 2026 celebrity Halloween costumes?
No. The source is a selection of looks documented from October 13–23. It does not say that the roundup is exhaustive or that it includes appearances from Halloween itself.
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