--- title: Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017: Beyonce, Kim K description: From Beyoncé and Jay Z as Biggie and Lil' Kim to Kim Kardashian West as Cher, see the best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2017 so far. canonical: https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-30T16:51:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:21.481Z og:title: The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017 og:description: From Beyoncé to Kim Kardashian West og:url: https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte108cc622a49179f/6988e3dacf40a89fbfc4a00d/steph-curry-halloween-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3750 og:image:height: 2109 og:image:alt: Detroit Pistons v Golden State Warriors og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017 twitter:description: From Beyoncé to Kim Kardashian West twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte108cc622a49179f/6988e3dacf40a89fbfc4a00d/steph-curry-halloween-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017 > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 30, 2017 4:51 PM UTC  Stephen Curry arrives before the game against the Detroit Pistons dressed as Jigsaw on October 29, 2017 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland Stephen Curry arrives before the game against the Detroit Pistons dressed as Jigsaw on October 29, 2017 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland Noah Graham—NBAE/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 30, 2017 4:51 PM UTC [Halloween](http://time.com/4971340/what-is-halloween-questions/) is a prime opportunity to escape reality for a night by donning a costume and assuming another identity, [something that’s not lost on even the biggest of celebrities](http://time.com/4986736/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes/). This year, everyone from [power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z](http://time.com/4551543/celebrity-halloween-costumes-photos/) (who turned up as fellow iconic pair Biggie and Lil’ Kim) to Kim Kardashian West (who’s already sported three different costumes ahead of the actual holiday) has gone all-out with their ensembles for Halloween. See the best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2017 so far below. Kim Kardashian West paid homage to some of the music industry’s most iconic ladies with an [Aaliyah look](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/924483701429321733), a Cher costume (complete with Jonathan Cheban as Sonny), and a joint costume with sister Kourtney where the pair dressed as Michael Jackson and Madonna. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/924149703003873281) Supermodel Cindy Crawford and hubby Rande Gerber channeled Studio 54 for their annual Casamigos Halloween party. Demi Lovato embodied Selena Qunitanilla for Halloween much to the delight of their respective fans. Jay Z paid tribute to fellow, late Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G. by recreating his _XXL_ cover. While Beyoncé paid tribute to the OG Queen Bee, Lil’ Kim. Zoe Kravitz and [boyfriend Karl Glusman](http://people.com/tv/zoe-kravitz-karl-glusman-1-year-anniversary-emmy-awards/) brought the heat in _Fight Club_\-themed costumes. Kendrick Lamar’s religious references came to life when he dressed as Jesus Christ for Halloween. Steph Curry just wanted to play a game when he entered Oracle Arena as _Saw_‘s Jigsaw. Russell Simmons paid tribute to hip hop’s Run-D.M.C.’s Rev Run with his sleek Adidas get-up. Adele dressed up as a glamorous court jester for this Halloween. Nas honored the late Richard Pryor with his costume this year. Swizz Beatz dressed up as the beloved Sloth from the _The Goonies_ for Halloween this year. Gwyneth Paltrow took a meta approach to her costume this year, dressing up as the character that she portrayed in the movie _Se7ven_. Low-maintenance, tongue-in-cheek, and clever? Gwynnie makes an Internet win. Joan Smalls and Karlie Kloss made for a sexy cat and mouse duo at a Halloween party. Jessica Alba and bestie Kelly Sawyer were high school heroes with their _Juno-_themed outfits. Kristen Bell was forced to dress as Elsa against her will this Halloween. Jennifer Garner channeled the Internet’s favorite animal this Halloween. Sarah Hyland paid homage to _Stranger Things_‘ Dustin alongside _Bachelor_ franchise favorite Wells Adams’ Eleven. Lauren Conrad made for a very glamorous Cruella De Vil. Bette Midler confirmed her queen status when she arrived to her Hulaween party dressed as Marie Antoinette. Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s Daenerys and Khal Drogo costume nabbed them a “Best Couples Costume” award. LeBron James channeled evil clown Pennywise for this year’s Halloween costume. Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade confirmed that they are, indeed, relationship goals after dressing up as Milli Vanilli. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, along with their kids Gideon and Harper, killed the group costume with their carnival-themed look. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/"},"headline":"The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017","datePublished":"2017-10-30T16:51:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:21.481Z","description":"From Beyoncé to Kim Kardashian West","url":"https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","fashion","halloween"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte108cc622a49179f/6988e3dacf40a89fbfc4a00d/steph-curry-halloween-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte108cc622a49179f/6988e3dacf40a89fbfc4a00d/steph-curry-halloween-costume.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Detroit Pistons v Golden State Warriors","caption":"Detroit Pistons v Golden State Warriors","creditText":"Noah Graham—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/","name":"The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2017"}}]}] ```