Halloween Costume Guide
The Kid LAROI writes emotional, melodic rap songs and has spent the last few years racking up chart records most artists twice his age haven’t touched. The bleached, messy curls are the one thing that makes this costume specifically him instead of “guy in streetwear,” so get the hair close and the rest can be casual pieces you might already own. He’s mentored by the late Juice WRLD, scored a Justin Bieber collaboration that spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and picked up a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist off it (Wikipedia). Whether that translates to instant recognition at your party depends entirely on how much your guest list listens to current pop-rap radio.
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The wig is the first thing people clock, and if it’s styled too neat or too dark it stops reading as him and starts reading as a generic streetwear guy with a bad haircut. Keep it messy, not combed. The beige fleece jacket needs to hang open and slightly loose. Zip it up and tuck the shirt in and the whole outfit slides toward “off-duty office worker” instead of the skate-adjacent look he actually wears. Get those two pieces right and the jeans and sneakers barely need thought.
He named himself after the Kamilaroi people, an Indigenous Australian nation on his mother’s side, a detail he’s carried through his entire career instead of treating it as a footnote. It’s a small thing that says more about him than most of his red carpet fits do.
Curly wigs flatten fast in humid weather
A synthetic curly wig loses its shape quickly outdoors or in a crowded, warm room. If your event runs long, bring a small comb and finger-fluff the curls partway through the night rather than letting them go flat.
Beige-on-beige photographs oddly in flash
Matching the jacket and sneakers too closely in tone can wash out under harsh flash photography, making the outfit look like one flat block of color instead of layered pieces. A slightly darker sneaker than jacket keeps the layers visible in photos.
Couple Idea
Might work, but this pairing leans on both artists being current pop names rather than any specific on-record connection between them, so it reads as “two musicians” more than a defined duo. Fine for a casual couple’s costume, less convincing if you want people to immediately name the pairing.
Duo Idea
Excellent duo, and the one pairing on this list with a specific, chart-topping reason behind it. Their collaboration spent multiple weeks at number one, so anyone who follows pop radio will place this instantly. Bieber’s more polished styling against LAROI’s skater look gives the pair visual contrast too.
Group Idea: The Kid LAROI Collaborators
Strong group if everyone in it actually knows the source material, since three of the four collaborators have no dedicated look here and will need to be built from reference photos rather than a guide. The connection is real and specific, but this works best for a crowd already into this exact corner of hip-hop and pop-rap.
Group Idea: Gen Z Music Stars
Might work, but the concept is really “current pop stars” rather than anything the artists have in common beyond generation, and Rihanna in particular has a much longer, distinct career than the “Gen Z” label suggests. It reads fine as a loose theme group, just don’t expect anyone to clock a deeper connection.
Most of this costume already lives in a normal wardrobe. The wig is the only piece worth buying specifically for this.
He’s known for melodic, emotionally direct rap songs and a laid-back skater energy offstage, which is an easy thing to lean into without overdoing it.
The blonde curly wig and beige fleece jacket carry the look. Layer the white t-shirt underneath, add stretch jeans, and finish with beige sneakers. Get the hair right and the rest of the outfit can be pulled from a normal closet.
It depends heavily on your crowd’s age and music taste. He’s had massive commercial hits and a long run of chart presence, but he doesn’t have a single visual signature the way a cartoon character does, so recognition comes from the hair and the vibe, not an iconic prop. At a party full of Gen Z guests this lands fast. At a mixed-age party, be ready to explain who you are.
His most well known lines are song lyrics, and we don’t reproduce lyrics here. Instead, here’s a fact worth knowing: he named himself after the Kamilaroi people, an Indigenous Australian nation connected to his mother’s side of the family.
The Kid LAROI is an Australian rapper and singer born Charlton Howard, who rose to prominence after being mentored by Juice WRLD in 2019. He later scored a global hit with Justin Bieber on “STAY,” which spent multiple weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist (Wikipedia).
Bleached or ash-blonde curly hair paired with relaxed skate and streetwear pieces: oversized layers, baggy denim, and casual sneakers. On red carpets he swaps into high-fashion versions of the same silhouette, but the daily look is much more low-key than his stage presence suggests.
No. A wig does the job without any commitment to your own hair, and it’s honestly the easier option since his curl pattern and length take real upkeep to maintain.
A silver chain and a beanie push the look closer to his red carpet styling, though neither is required for the base outfit to read. Skip them if you’d rather keep things simple.
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