Hit the 2000s 1 More Time With These Nostalgic Halloween Costume Ideas

The Princess and the Frog is such a sweet Disney movie, and Princess Tiana steals our hearts.

Monica and Quincy’s love story from Love & Basketball is a nostalgic favorite.

Aaliyah was a true testament to the early 2000s, and her look in the “Try Me” music video was one we can’t get over.

Isis is a motivated leader who is determined to beat the Toros in the original Bring It On. Ultimately, she does, coming to a place of mutual respect and admiration with their captain, Torrance.

High School Musical star and East High drama club president Sharpay Evans is always dressed in a flashy getup – it suits her personality!

Whether Pokemon the Movie 2000 introduced you to Pokemon, or another avenue like the trading card game or its Cartoon Network TV show, Pokemon will never go out of style.

The chipper sponge from Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants wore the same outfit every day: a red tie, white collared shirt, brown pants, and a pair of striped knee-high socks.

While any Wes Anderson film makes for great costume inspiration, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Margot Tenenbaum from The Royal Tenenbaums is one of the absolute best.

There might be some jealous burn book entries when your friends see your totally fetch Mean Girls costume!

No matter what phase of Mia’s makeover in The Princess Diaries you decide to replicate, your costume is sure to be a royal hit.

This Disney Channel movie series made every girl want to be “cheetalicious” in the early 2000s.

Before J Lo became the glam goddess she is today, her famous booty was the icon of Juicy sweats.

Hilary Duff’s representation of this wild-haired tween inspired many girls to crimp their locks.

Britney Spears’s most iconic outfits were those worn in her ” . . . Baby One More Time” and “Oops! . . . I Did It Again” videos.

Angelina Jolie used her tough-girl qualities to play a perfect Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.

Disney Channel cartoon The Proud Family featured many fun characters, but protagonist Penny is the most memorable.

Every early 2000s girl wanted to be a chic spy thanks to Totally Spies‘ grown-up take on the Powerpuff Girls.

Long before she married a Nickelback frontman, Avril Lavigne was just an angst-ridden teen from Canada.

After watching Coyote Ugly, many 2000s teens considered bartending as a career.

When she played Judge Trudy on her namesake variety show, Amanda Bynes ended her courtroom cases with dancing lobsters.

It’s the future we can see . . . and we are having visions of many awesome Raven costumes!

The feisty female lead in this cartoon has a very distinctive hairstyle, along with an uncharacteristically cheery outfit.

During their naughty phases, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera turned heads in these iconic outfits.

Though Family Guy is still on the air, Meg was definitely an early 2000s TV staple.

After ’90s power group Destiny’s Child parted ways, Beyoncé began her reign as Queen Bey with “Crazy in Love.”

The “hottest,” sassiest, and most iconic reality TV duo of the new millennium was definitely Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.

Eliza’s role in The Wild Thornberrys may have been talking to animals, but you can start conversations with fellow Halloween partygoers by dressing like her!

You can start the S Club Party by dressing as this British pop group for Halloween!

This goth member of the Teen Titans makes an amazing costume for a spooky holiday.

When people see your envy-inducing costume, they might start calling and beeping you to ask where you found it!

Dexter’s Lab was one of the top cartoons from the early 2000s, so why not build a themed costume in your own laboratory?

This fierce fighter from Kill Bill: Volume 1 steals the show with her impressive weaponry and intimidating demeanor.

With her all-pink ensembles, cute little dog, and spunky personality, Legally Blonde‘s Elle Woods makes the perfect girlie costume inspiration.

Rom-com heroine Andie Anderson from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is most famous for her slinky yellow gown if you want to go for a glamorous Halloween look.