How to Make a Homemade Squid Game Costume

The Guardian costume from Squid Game is one of the most recognizable and easy to recreate. It consists of a red suit with a zipper, a black mask with a white geometric figure (circle, triangle or square) and a black belt. You can follow these steps to do it:

Necessary materials

• Red hooded jumpsuit (you can wear a sweatshirt or a hoodie with red pants)
• Black mask (you can make it with a black fabric stocking or buy a pre-made one)
• White paint or white tape to draw the geometric figure on the mask
• Black belt to adjust the suit to the waist
• Black gloves (optional, but gives a more realistic look)

Steps to make the Squid Game Guardian costume

1. Get a red jumpsuit: if you don't have one, you can pair a red sweatshirt with pants of the same color.
2. Make the mask: Use a plain black mask or a cloth stocking. Draw and cut out a white circle, triangle or square from cardboard and glue it to the center of the mask. Alternatively, you can use white tape.
3. Add details: adjust the black belt and, if you wish, wear black gloves to complete the look.

This costume is ideal for groups, as you can coordinate with friends to represent the different ranks within the Squid Game according to the geometric shape on the mask.

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If you prefer to dress up as one of the participants of the deadly games, you will need the classic green tracksuit with white stripes. This tracksuit also has a number on the chest and back for each contestant. This costume is comfortable and perfect if you are looking for something simple, but recognizable.

Necessary materials

• Green tracksuit with white lines (you can buy it or adapt a similar one)
• Stickers or white fabric for the numbers
• Textile paint or black marker to write the number
• White sneakers like Vans or Converse

Steps to make the costume

1. Get a green tracksuit: ideally with white lines on the sides. You can sew white stripes on the sides if your tracksuit doesn't have them or even use white tape in a pinch.
2. Pick a number: you can print or make a white rectangle and paint numbers like 456 (Seong Gi-hun), 067 (Kang Sae-byeok) or 218 (Cho Sang-woo). Then glue or sew it onto the left chest and back.
3. Add accessories: wear white sneakers. If you want to be even more authentic, add a little dirt to your clothes to simulate the wear and tear the characters had in the series.

One of the scariest characters in the series is the huge doll that stars in the game Red Light, Green Light. Her childlike-yet-sinister image makes her an excellent choice for an original costume at Halloween parties.

Necessary materials

• Sleeveless orange dress
• Yellow short-sleeved T-shirt
• White knee-high socks
• Black school style shoes
• Black wig with two pigtails
• Makeup for a more robotic and sinister look

Steps to make the costume

1. Find the right outfit: pair a yellow t-shirt with an orange dress with a flared skirt.
2. Add socks and shoes: opt for white knee-high socks and black school-style shoes.
3. Style the wig: if you don't have dark, straight hair, use a black wig and make two high ponytails.
4. Do the makeup: to give it the final touch, use makeup to make your skin look more artificial. Draw straight, thin eyebrows, to imitate the doll's rigid expression. You can also use dark contact lenses for a more disturbing eye effect.

If you want to make the costume even scarier, you can practice the doll's pose from the series. You can even record her iconic phrase, “red light, green light” on your phone to play back at the party without moving your lips.

If you want to make your Squid Game costume more realistic, here are some tips and tricks to make it better:

• Use appropriate materials: if you want your costume to look as close to the one in the series as possible, opt for quality materials. For the red suit, use a thick jumpsuit instead of a thin sweatshirt. For the green tracksuit, make sure the color is as close to the one in the series as possible.
• Personalize the details: participant numbers and geometric shapes on masks are key to differentiating costumes. Use fabric paint, patches or tape to make sure the details are clearly visible.
• Accessorize: if you're dressing up as a soldier, you can bring a toy gun (always with caution). For the green tracksuit, you can add a dalgona candy token, as can be seen in the test from the series.
• Add makeup effects: if you opt for a Squid Game contestant costume, you can use makeup to simulate scratches, sweat and dirt, giving it a more realistic look. For the doll costume, makeup is essential to achieve a more robotic expression.
• Form a group with friends: Squid Game is a series with multiple iconic characters, so dressing up as a group is a great idea. You can have guardians, participants, the doll and even VIPs to make the costume more authentic.

Now that you know how to make a DIY Squid Game costume, don't miss these guides to making a homemade Beetlejuice costume and an Eleven from Stranger Things costume.

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