Hannah Montana Costume Ideas

Since 2006, the Hannah Montana craze has captivated the hearts of kids, teens and tweens all over America. The Disney Channel TV show features Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart, an average teenage girl who leads a secret life as the pop star Hannah Montana. Miley wears normal clothes, but her alter ego has a distinctive, flashier style. As the "Hannah Montana style" has become popular on its own, inspiring websites and Hannah Montana clothing lines, recreating the style for a costume should be both easy and inexpensive.

Hair

When Miley turns into Hannah Montana, she wears a distinctive long, straight blond wig with thick bangs. This is perhaps the most recognizable part of the Hannah Montana look, and the only part that is difficult to create at home. However, Hannah Montana wigs are common at costume stores, and are nearly always under $20.

Signature Style

The Hannah Montana look has a few signature elements that can likely be found in your own or your child's closet. Hannah always wears sparkles and sequins somewhere on her clothes, whether on her jacket, belt, or her star necklace. She also wears layers. For example, she'll often wear a denim jacket over a tank top or a skirt over tights and boots. Her clothes are fitted but not immodest, and she often wears the color red.

Examples

On the cover of the Hannah Montana movie DVD as well as on a popular poster, Hannah Montana wears a red textured jacket, a white graphic top with a red belt layered on top, and dark jeans. On the Hannah Montana 2 DVD cover, she wears a white tank top with a black sequined vest, a pink jacket, white pants and lots of chunky jewelry.

Adding Accessories

Adding bracelets, rings and necklaces is a key part of creating the Hannah Montana look. In addition, the singer often carries a hand-held microphone and this cheap accessory that could mark any cute outfit as distinctively "Hannah Montana." If you can't find a mic at home, a computer headset could double as a handless microphone. A guitar, or a less-breakable Guitar Hero console guitar, could also be a perfect addition to a Hannah Montana costume.

Twists

For a comic twist on the Hannah Montana costume, you could create a half-Miley, half-Hannah Montana costume by wearing half a blond wig, half a sparkly jacket, one cowboy boot and one sneaker, and so on. Even everyday clothes could become a Hannah Montana costume, as the young costume-wearer could simply claim that she was dressed as pre-transformation Hannah Montana.

References

• Hannah Style
• Hannah Montana Costumes