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The Joker is ane of the well-nigh iconic characters of all fourth dimension. Dressing up equally the Joker is a great choice if you're going to a costume party, getting ready for Halloween, or cosplaying for a comic book convention. At that place have been dozens of different versions of the Joker throughout the past fifty years or so, and you have a ton of choices and options as a result. You tin can even mix and lucifer elements from different depictions of the character to create something new and unique!

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    Put on an orangish or green long-sleeved shirt. If you're going for the classic comic book-manner Joker, get a bright orange shirt. If you don't take a bright orange shirt, a nighttime light-green collared shirt will work well, especially if yous're going for the Arthur Scrap look. You can always apply white if you desire a more neutral color to showtime with.[1]

    • If yous're going for the authentic Nighttime Knight look, Heath Ledger actually wears a really unique hexagonal shirt that has a combination of different imperial patterns. You'll need to discover this specific shirt online.[ii]
    • If you're going for the Jared Leto await where he's only wearing the long leather jacket, stick with a white tank top or white T-shirt. He's usually shirtless in the flick, only that may not be the best choice if you're heading out on the town.
    • You tin wear a blackness shirt if yous want to go for a darker, more than formal Joker look.

    Tip: There is no unmarried "standard" Joker outfit, but you can go a green shirt, yellow belong, regal jacket, and purple pants if yous want to but keep things unproblematic.

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    Find a night green, orangish, or turquoise vest to go on over the shirt. If your shirt is orangish, purple or white, become a night green belong, preferably one with lapels. If your shirt is greenish, get an orange vest. The Jack Nicholson Joker wore a turquoise vest, and then get one of these instead if you're going for the look in the original motion-picture show.[three]

    • If you're going for the Joaquin Phoenix wait, you demand a yellow belong.[4]

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    Throw on the iconic purple jacket to pull the outfit together. The jacket is arguably the most important office of the outfit. Become a standard arrange jacket for a basic Joker vibe. For a more accurate await, get a slightly longer jacket with tails in the back. This goes on over the collared shirt and the vest.[five]

    • If you lot're going for the Heath Ledger look, make certain the jacket has an orange lining. His suit jacket is closer to a trench glaze than a regular suit jacket, and so you lot may exist able to get away with a imperial trench coat if you prefer.[6]
    • Jared Leto'south jacket in Suicide Squad is leather and information technology's really long. You lot may need to buy i from a costume store since it'southward not a particularly common piece of clothing.
    • For the Joaquin Phoenix outfit, get a cerise adjust instead.[vii]

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    Cull some blackness, purple, or checkered dress pants. For the classic Joker wait, throw on some purple wearing apparel pants that lucifer the arrange jacket. In a pinch, blackness dress pants will piece of work just fine with basically any outfit. If yous're going for the Jack Nicholson expect specifically, pick upwards some checkered pants that are a combination of turquoise and royal.[viii]

    • If your shirt is white specifically, you may be able to pull off khaki apparel pants.
    • If you're wearing purple pants, get your pants from the aforementioned company that fabricated the jacket. This way the shades of purple will match.
    • The pants must be clothes pants—jeans and sweats won't look quite right. The one exception is the Jared Leto Joker costume if yous're going with the long leather jacket look. You can wearable imperial or black sweatpants with that.

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    Article of clothing some black or brown clothes shoes to go with the suit. You lot have a bit of liberty when it comes to the shoes since they aren't typically an important function of the costume. So long as they're black or brown, it doesn't necessarily thing. Oxfords, bluchers, monks, and loafers will all work. You lot tin can fifty-fifty wear dress boots if you'd like.[9]

    • Jack Nicholson's Joker wore some fancy black and white shoes. You can go this road if you lot prefer.
    • You may be able to pull off some leather boots or sneakers if you're going for the Suicide Team wait.

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    Put on a xanthous, brownish, or green tie to go with the suit. Heath Ledger's character wore a yellow and blackness necktie with a geometric blueprint on information technology. When in doubt, a unproblematic brown or green necktie volition work with basically any version of the outfit. Choose a tie that goes well with the accommodate jacket to keep the outfit cohesive. You can tighten the tie all the way for a more formal wait, or loosen it up a little to go for a more unstable vibe.[10]

    • Jack Nicholson'southward Joker wore an odd turquoise bow. You can replicate this look with a turquoise twilly or a sparse scarf. Don't forget the purple fedora to become with information technology!

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    Cover your face in white to build the foundation for the look. Get some water-activated face paints. Open a container of white face paint and spritz the surface with a petty water. And so, dip a cotton ball or cotton pad into the paint. Spread the white paint around your face and reload your cotton ball or pad as needed whenever it dries out. Cover everything under your hairline and to a higher place your jawline.[11]

    • Leave a little fleck of space around your lips. You're going to pigment your lips red, and so there's no need to waste the pigment.
    • Pigment around your eyes one at a fourth dimension; shut your eye and gently dab the paint around the eyelid. You don't need to pigment this expanse if you're going for the Joaquin Phoenix or Heath Ledger look.

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    Add a bright red smile that'due south a footling bigger than your lips. Activate the red paint and grab a fresh cotton ball or cotton wool pad. Dip the ball or pad into the red paint and carefully add the iconic smile. Cover your lips and extend the grin 1–two inches (ii.five–5.1 cm) past the edges of your lips. Curve the line upwardly on each cheek to give yourself the Joker'due south famous grinning.[12]

    • Don't worry about doing this too perfectly. The Joker tends to accept some pretty messy makeup.
    • If y'all're going for the classic comic book look or the Jack Nicholson costume, keep the smile on the thinner side.
    • Y'all tin utilize red lipstick instead of face paint if you adopt. The texture may be a picayune different, simply it should all the same work just fine.

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    Add together black or blue around the eyes depending on the await you're going for. If you're going for the classic Joker await, you don't need to do anything with your optics. For the Heath Ledger look, apply some patchy black paint around your eyes. For the Joaquin Phoenix style, add some blue diamonds over each eye and put a red countenance in a higher place each diamond.[13]

    • Face paint dries pretty speedily. Only wait 30-45 seconds earlier touching your face after you apply the pigment.
    • If you lot are going with the Heath Ledger look, don't give yourself raccoon eyes by calculation a thick, fifty-fifty layer of blackness pigment. It's more of splotchy look with some skin showing through. Just wet a cotton swab and run effectually yous heart a little to mess it up a bit.

    Tip: Mess your makeup upwardly a little with a cotton swab dipped in water if you're going for the Heath Ledger look.[14]

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    Include a cherry nose or confront tattoo if yous're going for a specific Joker look. If you're dressing like Joaquin Phoenix from Joker, paint a red circumvolve on the tip of your nose to give yourself his scarlet nose. If you're dressing similar Jared Leto from Suicide Team, use blackness face paint to depict the "Damaged" tattoo in cursive messages on the forehead. Then add a uppercase letter "J" under your left eye, and a small star in a higher place your correct center.[xv]

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    Purchase a green wig if your hair isn't long plenty to slick back. If you don't have long hair, it's pretty hard to the Joker'south pilus right. Merely purchase a green Joker wig in a color and style that works with your costume. Put the wig on and employ a grip ring or wig clips to go on the wig in place.[16]

    • Your hair doesn't need to exist super long to make the outfit work. So long as yous can slick it back, your pilus is long enough for the costume.
    • If you're debating between a wig and slicking back some medium-length hair, skip the wig. Wigs generally won't expect as good as your natural pilus.

    Tip: You can call your local costume store to encounter if they comport Joker wigs. It'due south a adequately common costume choice, and they may accept a variety of wigs for you to try. It'due south all-time to effort a wig on first to brand certain information technology's comfortable, so buy information technology in a shop if you lot can.

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    Dye your hair dark-green to get that archetype Joker look. Pick up some temporary hair dye to make your hair green. You tin become for a apartment green if you're going for a comic book look, or a kind of dirty yellow-green for a more authentic, gritty style. To make the yellow light-green, mix a xanthous and greenish together earlier applying it, or put some greenish in your pilus before adding the yellowish.[17]

    • Most temporary pilus dyes are sprays. You lot apply these sprays by holding the nozzle half-dozen–10 inches (15–25 cm) from your hair and spraying it. But cover your face while spraying and close your eyes while applying it.
    • Apply liquid dyes with a brush or put a nitrile glove on and apply information technology past hand.
    • Temporary hair dye dries pretty quickly. Withal, it'southward ameliorate to wait xx-xxx minutes earlier touching your hair.

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    Slick your pilus back to match the Joker's hairstyle. Once your hair is dry, spray a little holding spray in your hair. Take hold of a fine-tooth comb and slick your hair back. Tuck it behind your ears for a cleaner expect, or let information technology hang loosely near the front for a more authentic await.[18]

    • Heath Ledger's Joker had some pretty messy hair. You can do this by hand if you're going for that type of look.
    • Don't apply hair gel. The hair gel may change the texture and colour of your dyed hair.

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    Throw a flower in your jacket's lapel for the comic book await. Unless you lot're going for the Jared Leto or Heath Ledger look, the Joker has a pocket-size carnation on his lapel. You can pin a small flower to the lapel of your jacket, or slide a stem into the forepart pocket. Choose a yellowish, imperial, or green blossom that volition dissimilarity nicely with the suit jacket.[xix]

    • If you lot want a fun conversation piece, become i of those gag flowers that squirts water out when you squeeze it. This is a classic Joker bit from the old comics.

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    Put on some white gloves to bring a archetype Joker costume together. The Joker from the comics wears white, material gloves. Pick upward some gloves at your local costume or clothing store if yous're going for this look. They don't need to be super fancy or unique. Basically whatsoever style of gloves will work so long as yous aren't using winter gloves.[xx]

    • If y'all're going all out with the comic book theme, go the fake gun with the "bang" flag that pops out..[21]
    • In that location are a few scenes in Suicide Squad where y'all see Jared Leto wearing fingerless gloves. You can throw these on to add some other detail if yous'd like. There are several scenes where he'southward wearing a unmarried, majestic nitrile glove if you'd similar to get that route.

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    Make your clothes a little dirty for a more accurate vibe. The Joker is a pretty deranged character, and his apparel were rarely spotless in the movies and comics. For a more than realistic look, rub some coffee grounds into your shirt, mark the clothes up gently with temporary fabric dye, and wrinkle them up a footling.[22]

    • Yous don't have to practice this, but your costume will look a little more intimidating and existent if yous exercise this.

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    Catch a cane and wear silver grills to end the Suicide Team expect. The fundamental elements of the Jared Leto expect are the cane and the silver teeth. The cane will be easy enough to detect at a costume store, just they may not have the grills. You lot can purchase these online and boil them in hot water to mold them to fit your teeth if you want to accept the outfit to the next level.[23]

    Tip: This manner of Joker has a ton of tattoos as well. You can create these tattoos past drawing them on with face and body paint, or y'all can buy some temporary tattoos that friction match the ink from the movie and apply them to your skin.

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  • Question

    Since the Joker carries a gun, what can I use for that?

    Community Answer

    Toy guns tin can be purchased in toy stores or joke shops. Merely exist careful when carrying it effectually as some people may mistake it for a real gun. Consider a water pistol or a joke gun that shoots out a flag maxim "bang."

  • Question

    How do I make a Jared Leto Joker costume?

    Community Answer

    Cover your face and body in white pigment, and make some temporary tattoos. Wear black slacks and dress shoes, put on some scarlet lipstick, and spray your pilus green. If you want, purchase a cheap faux cane or walking stick.

  • Question

    What if I can't go a green, purple, or brown costume as shown? Would black and white exist a good alternative?

    Community Answer

    Light-green and purple are THE Joker colors, so you should really try to stick to those. Y'all should be able to find something online, or you could dye some clothes.

  • Question

    How practice I brand a slutty Joker costume?

    Community Answer

    Costume pieces are bachelor at Spirit Halloween. Only pick what you like, and get from there.

  • Question

    How practice I make green hair without dyeing it?

    Community Answer

    Y'all can buy a green wig, or you lot can use temporary dye that y'all can wash out.

  • Question

    Could I make a 1966 Joker costume as well?

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    Community Answer

    Yep. Wear a dark pink arrange, dye your hair lime green, article of clothing a LOT of pinkish-red lipstick, and describe a faint mustache on your upper lip.

  • Question

    How tin can I make a Joaquin Phoenix Joker costume?

    Community Answer

    Pigment your face white, paint a crimson upturned smiling on your confront, make blue slash marks over your eyes, and paint red curves above your eyebrows.

  • Question

    How do I make a 1989 joker costume and make-upward similar Jack Nicholson'south?

    Community Answer

    The all-time way to go is to buy articles of clothing from thrift stores instead of making it from scratch. You could get to Goodwills and find purple jackets/blazers and everything else yous need. For makeup, you could get the impel white makeup for the face up and red paint or lipstick for the mouth. For pilus you could use a wig or colored pilus spray.

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  • For a less traditional Joker outfit, consider picking up a nurse outfit and going for the Joker look from the scene where he blows upwardly the hospital in The Nighttime Knight. This tends to be a fun chat starter and it's a popular choice among cosplayers.[24]

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Things Yous'll Need

  • Suit jacket
  • Collared shirt
  • Vest
  • Dress pants
  • Dress shoes
  • Face paint
  • Cotton fiber brawl or swab
  • Water
  • Hair dye
  • Hair spray
  • Rummage
  • Wig (optional)
  • Blossom (optional)
  • Gloves (optional)
  • Cane (optional)
  • Grills (optional)
  • Trunk paint or temporary tattoos (optional)

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