Last updated: May 10, 2026· By Seckin Peker

Costume Guide

Lexi Howard Halloween Costume Guide

Retro Preppy  ·  HBO Euphoria  ·  Maude Apatow

Five pieces: cropped cardigan, plaid mini skirt, light blue bow, gold name necklace, and navy loafers. The quietest costume in any Euphoria group.

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Quick Answer: The Lexi Howard Halloween costume is five pieces.
  • Cropped bolero cardigan in a warm tone (essential)
  • Light blue mermaid bow hair clip (essential)
  • Plaid bodycon mini skirt
  • Gold cursive Lexi name necklace
  • Navy block-heel step loafers

Lexi Howard is Cassie’s younger sister and Rue’s childhood best friend in HBO’s Euphoria, played by Maude Apatow. Her look is the opposite of everyone else on the show: cropped cardigans, plaid skirts, a light blue bow, loafers. The reference lands cleanly with Euphoria fans and reads as vintage-preppy to everyone else, which is not the worst position to be in at a Halloween party.

Items Total5 Pieces
DifficultyVery Easy
VibeRetro Preppy
Cost$40-$85

Lexi Howard Costume Items

Lexi Howard Euphoria Halloween costume guide showing all five pieces: orange cropped bolero cardigan, yellow plaid bodycon mini skirt, light blue mermaid bow hair clip, gold cursive Lexi name necklace, and navy block-heel step loafers

Lexi Howard Costume Items

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Euphoria HBO Retro Preppy 5 Pieces
  • 1 Cropped Bolero CardiganThis is what makes the outfit look like Lexi rather than a random vintage find. It needs to sit cropped at or above the natural waist, warm-toned, and fitted. Orange is the most on-character colour but mustard, rust, or forest green all work. Go too loose and it loses the whole silhouette.
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  • 2 Plaid Bodycon Mini SkirtYellow or mustard plaid, fitted. The colour clash with the cardigan is correct. Don’t second-guess it.
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  • 3 Mermaid Bow Hair ClipLight blue satin, crown or back of the head. This is the one piece that makes the character reference clear to anyone who’s seen the show. Clip placement matters more than you’d think.
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  • 4 “Lexi” Gold Name NecklaceDelicate cursive at collarbone length. Optional if you’re on a budget, but it’s the detail that makes the reference explicit. I’d keep it — it’s cheap and wearable after Halloween.
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  • 5 Navy Block-Heel Step LoafersStructured, modest heel. Navy works here because it doesn’t compete with anything else in the outfit. Any dark structured loafer from your existing wardrobe substitutes fine.
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Lexi Howard Euphoria Halloween costume styling reference showing cropped orange cardigan over yellow plaid mini skirt with light blue bow hair clip, gold name necklace, and navy block-heel loafers

How to Style the Lexi Howard Costume

Put on the plaid skirt first, then layer the cropped cardigan over a fitted top. Both pieces need to be fitted. That’s not a preference, it’s the whole point of the silhouette. Step into the loafers, fasten the name necklace at collarbone length, then clip the bow at the crown or back of your head.

In character, Lexi is the person at the party who’s watching everyone else. She doesn’t talk much and she notices everything. Carry a notebook if you want to commit to it. But honestly the bow does most of the work.

Fit Is the Whole Costume

An orange cardigan and yellow plaid skirt should clash. On Lexi they don’t, because both pieces are fitted and the proportions are right: cropped on top, bodycon on the bottom. Go loose on either one and it stops reading as intentional. Check the cardigan sits at or just above the natural waist. If it’s hitting the hip, it’s too big.

Bow Placement: Crown, Not Side

Where you clip the bow changes what the costume communicates. Crown or back of the head is Lexi. Side clip reads as a different character, maybe a different decade. The blue shade is specific too: not pale sky, not vivid turquoise. The mermaid bow in the shopping list is close enough. Once it’s clipped correctly, you can basically stop thinking about the costume.

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Euphoria Duo

Lexi and Cassie

The visual contrast is the whole concept. Lexi’s quiet retro layers next to Cassie’s pink-and-feminine everything. Two sisters, two completely opposite approaches to getting dressed. Any Euphoria fan places it immediately. And honestly, the contrast makes both costumes more legible, not less.

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Euphoria Core Group

Lexi, Rue and Jules

Three main characters, three looks that share nothing aesthetically, which is exactly what makes this work. Lexi’s retro-preppy, Rue’s hoodie-and-jeans, Jules’s glitter-and-colour. The full spectrum of what the show looks like. This only works if all three people actually commit. One person half-committing and the whole thing just looks like three friends in different outfits.

Lexi Howard Rue Bennett Jules Vaughn
Lexi Howard Euphoria wardrobe reference showing cropped cardigans, plaid skirts, blue hair bow clips, and structured loafers that define her retro-preppy Halloween costume aesthetic

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What You Actually Need to Buy

The bow and the cardigan are the two purchases that matter. Everything else is negotiable. If you already own any plaid skirt and any dark loafer, you’re most of the way there. The name necklace is cheap and wearable outside of Halloween, so I wouldn’t skip it. But if you did, nobody would notice.

  • Cropped cardigan: buy it. This is the costume.
  • Plaid skirt: check what you already own first
  • Blue mermaid bow: essential, no substitute reads the same way
  • Gold name necklace: keep it, it’s under $15
  • Loafers: any dark structured loafer works. Don’t buy new ones just for this.

The Notebook Prop

Lexi is a writer. She spends most of Season 2 working on a school play drawn from her own life. Carrying a small notebook gives you something to do at a party, which matters more than it sounds. Writing things down while people talk to you is both in-character and genuinely useful when you don’t know what to do with your hands. Prop with a social function.

  • Any small notebook. The brand doesn’t matter.
  • Write fake character notes in it if you want to commit
  • Optional but I’d bring it

Lexi Howard Halloween Costume: Frequently Asked Questions

Cropped cardigans in warm tones, plaid mini skirts, a light blue hair bow, delicate gold jewellery, and block-heel loafers. Nothing loud. In a show built around glitter and maximalism, her restraint is what makes the look stand out.

Light blue. A soft, slightly iridescent mermaid blue. Not pale sky, not vivid turquoise. It sits at the crown or back of her hair and shows up consistently across both seasons.

A delicate gold cursive name necklace spelling out Lexi, sitting at collarbone length. Subtle enough to miss if you’re not looking, specific enough to make the reference explicit once you know it’s there.

Yes, but it’s a fan pick rather than a broad one. Euphoria wrapped in 2022 so the reference isn’t as immediate as it was, but the look reads as vintage-preppy even to people who never watched the show. Euphoria fans will place it. Everyone else will just think you dressed well.

Five pieces: cropped bolero cardigan, plaid bodycon mini skirt, light blue mermaid bow hair clip, gold Lexi name necklace, and navy block-heel loafers. The bow and the name necklace are the two details that turn a vintage-preppy outfit into a specific character reference.

Navy block-heel loafers. Structured, modest heel. If navy isn’t available, dark brown or black in the same loafer silhouette works fine. Don’t buy new shoes just for this if you’ve already got something close.