Mexican Costume

When thinking about dressing in a Mexican costume there is so much variety to choose from. Mexico has such a diverse culture from its clothing, music, art and cuisine to its great festivals. Below you will find a selection of some amazing costumes ranging from flamenco costumes, bandits, food inspired costumes and costumes for the Day of the Dead Festival.

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Miss Flamenco Dancer Adult Costume

There is a long and rich tradition of dance in Mexico, not only from the indigenous groups such as the Aztecs and Mayans, but also dances brought by the Spanish. The most famous dance in Mexico is the Mexican Hat Dance, performed either by a couple or a dance and then there is, of course, Flamenco.

This is a one-piece flamenco costume which features a black velvety dress with satin red ruffled skirt and sleeves. The skirt and sleeves have black staccato dots. You can dance the night away in this lovely Mexican outfit.

Adult Taco Costume

Mexico is known for its flavorsome and colorful cuisine, none more so than tacos. Tacos are wheat tortillas folded or rolled around a filling such as beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese and eaten using the hands. If you love Mexican food and especially taco, then this costume is a food lover’s paradise! This fun Mexican fancy dress costume includes a taco tunic with all the trimming. Add a pair of pants, a shirt and of course, a sombrero to look totally delicious.

Mexican Serape Adult Costume

Entertain all your amigos in this Mexican serape costume. Similar to a poncho, this long blanket-like shawl is brightly colored and fringed at the ends. A serape is mainly worn by Mexican men are some are made with matching hoods to cover the head. They tend to vary in length but normally from front and back reach knee height. This Serape costume also comes with a sombrero straw hat.

South of the Border Adult Costume

This extremely colorful Mexican Halloween costume with its multi-colored headpiece, pink belt and match dress goes very well with the previous outfit as great costumes for a couple. Vivid and strong colors are part of the Mexican culture and women’s clothes are often beautifully embroidered. Traditional female folk dancers would wear blouses with puffed sleeves and skirts with many tiers.

Bandita Adult Costume

If you want to get wild at Halloween then this Bandita costume is ideal. It includes a low-cut cropped felt top, a low rise skirt trimmed with floral ribbon and finished with fringe, a neck bandana, southwest style scarf, antiqued belt and gun holster that comes with two shot glasses. Add a sombrero to finish off this smokin’ look.

Day Of The Dead Bride Adult Costume

You can celebrate El Dia de los Muertos, The Day of the Dead, holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in North America. Occurring just after Halloween it is a time to honor the dead using sugar skulls, marigolds as well as the favorite foods of the departed. Also associated with the Day of the Dead is the Catrina figure, an image of a costumed female with a skeleton face. This Day of the Dead Bride costume is a perfect symbol of this celebration with its screen-printed character veil, a full-length gown featuring skeleton screen-print on the arms and bodice, folk art motif on the bust and lovely lace details on the neckline, wrists, shoulders and on the tulip skirt overlay. Also included is a choker with attached bow tie.

Music is an important part of Mexican culture. One of the best types of music is Mariachi. Mariachi is a typical musical ensemble that integration of stringed instruments such as a vihuela, guitar, violins, a harp and sometimes a flute and trumpets. More modern mariachi singers have included accordions, organs, keyboard and harmonica. If you love mariachi, a great movie to watch is El Mariachi, a 1992 action movie that tells the story of an out of work musician who travels through Mexico dreaming of becoming a Mariachi like his father and grandfather before him. El Mariachi was written and directed by Robert Rodriquez who followed up this movie with Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). These three movies have become known as the Mariachi Trilogy.

If you love Mexican music and cuisine, dressing in a Mexican costume is ideal for Halloween and other dress up events.

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