10 times Asian stars won Halloween with iconic costumes, from Blackpink’s Lisa as the Squid Game doll and Sonam Kapoor as Wednesday Addams, to Olivia Rodrigo’s Scarface tribute
Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram is always a good place to start, as the American model – who hails from Thai, German and Norwegian descent – has always managed to serve incredible fancy dress outfits in time for October.
From channelling her inner beauty pageant darling to dressing up as Queen Elizabeth, Teigen’s bold approach to Halloween could even be considered almost as daring as Heidi Klum.
Earlier this month, the mum-of-four and her husband John Legend shared a snippet into their celebrations by posting photos and videos of the Halloween decor set-up at their house.
So which other Asian celebs have rocked the best Halloween looks over the years?
1. Blackpink’s Lisa as the Squid Game doll
Remember that Halloween when nearly everyone dressed as the red guards, in jumpsuits and masks, as seen in Netflix’s hit Korean TV show Squid Game?
2. Gemma Chan as Pulp Fiction’s Mia Wallace
Gemma Chan looked to the iconic character of Mia Wallace (played by Uma Thurman) in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction film for her 2019 Halloween costume. She sported Wallace’s signature bob and unbuttoned white shirt as she posed with her Eternals co-star Richard Madden at Angelina Jolie’s Halloween bash that year, as per Variety.
3. Zhang Ziyi in some funky make-up
A few years ago, Chinese actress and model Zhang Ziyi celebrated the spooky season with this, erm, mop-like wig and some fun make-up to match. We love it even though we aren’t quite sure what she was supposed to be.
4. Elly Lam as Alice in Wonderland
5. Olivia Munn as Ali Wong
The X-Men: Apocalypse actress wore one of comedian Ali Wong’s signature stand-up outfits from her Netflix special Hard Knock Wife for Halloween.
6. Olivia Rodrigo as Elvira Hancock from Scarface
7. Shay Mitchell as a corpse bride
Pretty Little Liars’ Shay Mitchell, who also has Filipino roots, went scary for Halloween back in 2017, going for a head-to-toe zombie bride costume.
8. Ken Jeong as Shaggy from Scooby Doo
Ken Jeong had an adorable moment with his pup in 2021, when they dressed up as Shaggy and Scooby from Scooby Doo. Jeong starred in the film Scoob! the year before.
9. Henry Golding as Top Gun’s Maverick
10. Sonam Kapoor as Wednesday Addams
- Halloween is coming which means spooky costumes are back – if you’re still searching for inspo, then look to Gemma Chan who dressed as Pulp Fiction’s Mia Wallace, or Zhang Ziyi’s funky make-up
- Hong Kong’s Elly Lam showed off her version of Alice in Wonderland, while Olivia Munn dressed as comedian Ali Wong and Pretty Little Liars’ Shay Mitchell was a corpse bride