Dr. Gregory House Halloween Costume Ideas

Need a clever Halloween-themed costume, "stat"? Don't dial 9-1-1 just yet. Here's a better idea. The doctor is in. Why not garb yourself as the acerbic, dysfunctional and brilliant television doctor, Gregory House? Played by Hugh Laurie, the diabolically deliberate and dynamic Dr. House is the ultimate diagnoser of unknown diseases and ailments. From polio to parasites, House pinpoints the problem for every patient, every episode. Laurie has won Golden Globe (2006 and 2007) and Screen Actors Guild (2007) awards for playing the perennially cantankerous House, director of diagnostics at New Jersey's fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital. Assemble your own Dr. House Halloween-themed costume for trick-or treating, Halloween parties, masquerade events or other Halloween happenings. It's simple. No surgical incisions or sutures (sewing) are needed.

Creating a Dr. House Dr. House Halloween-Themed Costume

Dressing up as Dr. Gregory House is simple. Because he is quite tall and thin, the ideal Dr. House-dressed trick-or-treater will be built similarly.

On the Fox television series, House usually wears straight-leg blue jeans, a basic blazer (corduroy, tweed or wool), an iconoclastic or attitude tee-shirt. Although House may add a partially buttoned tailored shirt to his look, he never tucks it in (even with a blazer).

House also wears extremely clean white running shoes. (House has been seen in Asics Nimbus, Nike Trainers, Nike Shox and other high-end athletic shoes.)
A Dr. House Halloween-themed costume would mimic this look as closely as possible.

A satirical tee-shirt, such as House might wear, can actually be created from computer downloads, using iron-on transfer paper in an ink-jet printer.

A baseball cap (but not for the New York Yankees, of course) adds to the characterization of the Dr. House Halloween-themed costume. An alternative is a tweedy newsboy cap, which House frequently dons for outdoor scenes.

A Second Option for the Dr. House Halloween-Themed Costume