A costume is the general term to describe garments used for dress, a costume is often of a distinctive style, often a period or class of people. Costumes have many uses and are most commonly associated with Theatre or Plays. Theatre productions will use many types of Weird Costumes, they are often very elaborate and vibrant. The weird costumes used in plays can range from juts alterations of normal costumes to really weird costumes (for example: creatures, animals, monsters).

Weird costumes are not just used for theatre productions, they may also be found in films and once a year people from all over the world will dress in Weird Costumes to mark Halloween. The Weird Costumes are almost always accompanied by a weird mask. The mask is used to hide the persons identity.

Weird Costumes come in all sizes and designs, from small children to adults. You can even purchase weird costumes that replicate characters form Movies, Comics and Theatre Characters. Fancy dress is becoming very popular in the modern era and so more and more weird costume designs can be found every day.