Dress Up Like Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas

If you are looking for a good Jack Skellington costume for Halloween or a big cosplay event, here’s the winning formula for creating the most exciting outfit of the party! Let’s see how to dress up as Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas Costume Guide

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What’s this? What’s this? You want to be Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas? This costume guide will help you transform into the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town for costume parties or cosplay events you’re attending. 

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Sally and Jack Skellington Costume Inspo Jack Skellington does attempt to cause frights in The Nightmare Before Christmas but he doesn’t come across as being all that spooky at all.

Who is Jack Skellington?

Jack Skellington is the main character of the 1993 family animation film by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jack is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, a fantasy town based around the holiday of Halloween. Jack was created to look like a slim, graceful, skeletal zombie who is very well dressed

Disney has extensively marketed the film and its characters across many forms of media and memorabilia, including action figures, books, games, art crafts, and fashion products. Jack Skellington, Sally, Pajama Jack, and the Mayor have been made into bendable figures, while Jack and Sally even appear in fine art. Sally has been made into an action figure and a Halloween costume

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How to create the Jack Skellington costume

If you’re wanting to be a crowd-pleaser at your next cosplay event or costume party then Jack Skellington is your man. To create a great costume in his likeness you’ll need :

  • A slim-fit black and a white pinstripe suit, white dress shirt, and black or black and white oxford shoes.
  • Next, you’ll want to get a pair of costume gloves made to look like skeleton hands and a bowtie that resembles a large winged bat.
  • Top it off with a store-bought Jack mask or use black and white stage makeup to create the look yourself. Below is an excellent tutorial on how to do that:
Jack Skellington – The Nightmare Before Christmas – Makeup Tutorial!

What’s This?  An awesome DIY Jack Skellington costume from The Nightmare Before Christmas 

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