Top Group Costume Ideas of 2011

Get into the ghoulish groove of group costumes! Whether you want to dress up with your best friends, family or co-workers, choose coordinated theme costumes like zombies, pirates, superheroes or teen monsters. guaranteed to make your group stand out.

Arrive en masse dressed as famous figures from ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Women can really get into character with period hairstyles, jewelry and eye makeup while men can add swords and sandals to their costumes to feel like a true emperor or even a deity commanding other mortals.

Have a Monster High pep rally with Halloween costumes that will have you looking like Frankie Stein, Draculaura and the rest of the fashion-forward monsterettes. With characters to fit any personality, your gaggle of tween girls can descend upon Halloween parties looking every bit like your favorite characters from the show.

Vampires are so last season! Step up your Halloween scream by going as a gang of zombies. The walking dead create a super-scary scene when you use makeup to paint pale faces, dark eyes and bloody mouths. Frightening!

Throw back to the good ol' days! Have your group pair off and pick costumes from a favorite era like the '20s, '60s, '70s or '80s – then layer on the accessories to create your own signature look, whether you're a Hippie Dude or Boogie Babe. Make sure at least two people dress as a certain era so no one looks out of place!

You always have a purrr-fect time when you get your favorite ladies together – so why not group up as your favorite animals for Halloween? Dressed in sexy costumes like a red hot fox, big bad wolf and a girly skunk, your group of powder puffs is sure to have a wolf-of-a-time.

It's the pirates life for me! Team up for an office party by dressing as a band of pirates and their sea-faring friends – this popular theme has lots of choices for men and women. Men can be swashbuckling pirates like Captain Jack Sparrow and women can dress as sexy buccaneers such as Angelina or mesmerizing mermaids.

Little girls dream of storybook fairy tales that are told to them – but who's to say that grown-up girls can't enjoy these stories just as much? Pick out your favorite tale like Alice in Wonderland and get your girlfriends to join in dressing up as The Queen, Mad Hatter or a not-so-sweet Alice.

Even little boys will love using their imaginations and dressing up with friends. Let him pick out his favorite superhero costume from choices like Captain America, Batman, Spider-Man and Optimus Prime to wear with friends. Now let the action-packed fun begin!

What kid wouldn't want to step into their favorite show or video game and be one of their imaginary friends? They can dress just like a Mario Brother or one of the cool kids from Yo Gabba Gabba with these whimsical costumes.

Heads will turn when you and your flutter of fantasy butterflies land at a Halloween party decked out in pretty wings, masks and frilly skirts. Create your own special look by mixing and matching wings, tutus, hair accessories and masks.