Halloween Costume Idea for Couples- Ugly Betty and Henry

Ugly Betty and her office crush Henry make the perfect Halloween couples costume. Betty Suarez is just an ordinary girl from Queens, but she has become a memorable figure to her co-workers at Mode and the audience that tunes in to watch her every week. Betty's office crush Henry, is constantly at Betty's side making the perfect sidekick.

What makes Ugly Betty so memorable is her lack of fashion sense that shines through in her wardrobe selections. Betty doesn't dress in anything lavish or outrageous, just very well chosen items that clash perfectly. So, putting together an Ugly Betty costume should be relatively easy, or cost that much even if you have to go out to buy a complete outfit.

Henry's costume is even easier than Betty's, because Henry has a signature out fit that varies slightly from episode to episode. Standing alone the costume might be indistinguishable, or mistaken for the common nerd, but standing next to Betty Suarez leaves no doubt as to the character you are.

Here are a few tips and ideas to help you create your very own Ugly Betty and Henry costumes.

Ugly Betty

As I said earlier, Betty is such a memorable character because of her perfectly clashing outfits. Not everything Betty wears is hideous, on there own several of the pieces would probably be snatched up by fashionistas everywhere. In fact, unless you have an entire wardrobe in black there might be a few items in your closet that costume designer, Eduardo Castro would use.

To create your own Ugly Betty costume there are a few signature Betty pieces that you will need to make your outfit believable. Additional costume selections for Betty might be harder to find, but with a well put together Betty outfit you can do without.

Here's what to look for:

- Colorful sweater vests
Don't jump on the first sweater vest you find. Colorful is good, but the color choice is important. Betty's sweater vests are never in any season's popular colors, instead she leans more towards rusty orange, school uniform maroon, dull greens and lack luster periwinkle blue. If you can find vests with large buttons or a belt, even better.