8 Christmas Costumes With a White Dress
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White is the color of snow, angels and every winter fairy tale, so a white dress is one of the easiest Christmas costumes you can start with.
All eight of these keep the dress clean, so it’s still good for New Year’s Eve.
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1. Christmas Angel
The classic tree-topper look. A white dress is already most of an angel.
How to do it: Add feathered wings, a gold tinsel halo, gold jewelry and a little gold shimmer on the cheekbones. Carry a small candle or a star.
Worth buying: angel wings and a halo.
2. Snow Queen
Icy and elegant. A long white dress is a perfect Snow Queen.
How to do it: Add a sheer cape, a white faux fur stole, a silver snowflake crown and icy blue eyeshadow.
Worth buying: a silver snowflake crown.
3. Snowflake
Simple, pretty and great for groups. Every snowflake is different, so let everyone design their own.
How to do it: Pin paper or felt snowflakes across the dress, add a snowflake headband, silver glitter on the cheeks and white tights.
Worth buying: a snowflake headband.
4. Snowman
Cute and a little funny. A white dress plus buttons and a scarf is a snowman.
How to do it: Three black felt buttons down the front, a bright knit scarf, a mini top hat on a headband and an orange carrot nose drawn on.
Worth buying: a mini top hat headband.
5. Ice Skater
A short white dress with a flared skirt is a figure skating dress. The ice skater is a sparkly winter favorite.
How to do it: Skin-tone tights, white boots, fuzzy earmuffs, white mittens and a pair of skates over your shoulder.
Worth buying: fluffy white earmuffs.
6. Candy Cane
Red stripes on white. It’s a peppermint in about ten minutes.
How to do it: Wrap red ribbon or red fabric tape around the dress in diagonal stripes. Red-and-white striped tights and a candy cane to carry.
Worth buying: red and white striped tights.
7. Ghost of Christmas Past
For a Dickens fan. The first ghost who visits Scrooge glows in white.
How to do it: A long white dress, a sprig of holly in the hair, a small lantern or candle, and pale shimmering makeup. Great paired with someone dressed as Scrooge.
Worth buying: a holly hair clip.
8. Polar Bear
Cozy and adorable, especially for a winter party.
How to do it: Add a white faux fur shrug or cardigan, a headband with round white ears, a black nose dot and white fluffy boots.
Worth buying: a polar bear ear headband.
White Dress Christmas Costume Tips
Add texture. Faux fur, glitter and sheer layers make white look wintry instead of bridal.
Use silver or gold, not both. Silver reads icy (snow queen, snowflake), gold reads heavenly (angel).
Pin, don’t glue, so the dress survives the party.
Want more holiday looks? See the full Christmas costumes section, or browse the costume encyclopedia from A to Z.
White Dress Christmas Costume FAQ
What Christmas costume can I make with a white dress?
An angel, Snow Queen, snowflake, snowman, ice skater, candy cane, Ghost of Christmas Past or polar bear.
What’s the easiest white dress Christmas costume?
An angel. Add wings and a halo.
What’s a good white dress costume for a Christmas party?
The Snow Queen. It’s elegant and still clearly a costume.
What couples costume goes with a white dress at Christmas?
An angel with a devil, the Ghost of Christmas Past with Scrooge, or a snowflake with a snowman.
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