It’s no secret that as creatives, we have a leg up on the Halloween costume game. We’re not afraid (get it?) to think outside of the box, use what we have and dream up crazy costumes. If you weren’t inspired last year with our Top 12 Ad-inspired Costumes, check out our team’s Halloween costumes from years past—and prepare to be amazed.
Becka
![becka1](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/becka1-e1414595357601.jpeg)
Our leader went as a more dignified Pam Anderson, with her husband, Kenny, as a killer Kid Rock.
Fred
![Fred (left) gender-bending his way to the top of the record charts as Josie (of the Pussycats).](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred1-e1414696564730.jpg)
Fred (left) gender-bending his way to the top of the record charts as Josie (of the Pussycats).
Melissa
![Melissa as Captain Longfoot Leonard and her lovely daughter, Jaiden, as Finn the Human from Adventure Time. Their costumes were completely created from clothes and crafts found around the house!](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Melissa2-e1414595464668.jpg)
Melissa as Captain Longfoot Leonard and her lovely daughter, Jaiden, as Finn the Human from Adventure Time. Their costumes were completely created from clothes and crafts found around the house!
Chuck
![Chuck and his wife, Jess, as Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Chuck-Halloween-2014b-e1414598793133.jpg)
Chuck and his wife, Jess, as Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons.
![Close-up shot of the homemade costumes.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Chuck-Halloween-2014a-e1414598779937.jpg)
Close-up shot of the homemade costumes.
Rachel
![Obsessed with Halloween, Rachel decided to pick four costumes: Mother Bear from Indiana University's famed Mother Bear's Pizza, the Black Swan, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Princess Zelda and a begrudging Link.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Rachel2-e1414595858859.jpg)
Obsessed with Halloween, Rachel decided to submit four costumes: Mother Bear from Indiana University’s famed Mother Bear’s Pizza, the Black Swan, Belle from Beauty & the Beast, and Princess Zelda with a begrudging Link.
Nina
![Nina (left) as a seriously intimidating jailbird.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Nina21-e1414596091895.jpg)
Nina (left) as a seriously intimidating jailbird.
![Nina (left) as a less-intimidating Belle.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Nina4-e1414596189677.jpg)
Nina (left) as a less-intimidating Belle.
Jordan
![Jordan (right) as a bride princess...or the other way around?](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Jordan1.jpg)
Jordan (right) as a bride princess…or the other way around?
Todd
![Baby Todd as Spot the Dog.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Todd_Spot_The_Dog.jpg)
Baby Todd as Spot the Dog. (!!!)
![As he got older, Todd shifted his focus from being a puppy to being a founding father—Thomas Jefferson to be exact.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/Todd_Thomas_Jefferson-e1414598742634.jpg)
As he got older, Todd shifted his focus from being a puppy to being a founding father—Thomas Jefferson to be exact.
Paul
![Paul couldn't locate a picture of his E.T. costume from a few years ago, but he assures us it looked something like this.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/ETcostume-e1414599483539.jpg)
Paul couldn’t locate a picture of his E.T. costume from a few years ago, but he assured us it looked something like this.
Sukhi
![This is what happens when you die ... of cuteness.](https://www.batesmeron.com/wp-content/uploads/sukhi-e1414600149551.jpeg)
This is what happens when you die … of cuteness.