Couples can sometimes find it hard to get good Halloween costumes – but now that is a thing of the past when you step back in time and go for Bonnie and Clyde costumes. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the ultimate in style, danger and romantic glamour in the 30’s and when you take a look at these Halloween costumes you can see why. Women dressing as Bonnie have several options – the pant suit or the skirt and jacket, all teamed with her trademark beret. Men dressing as Clyde should favor a pinstriped suit, wingtip shoes and a fedora hat. These costumes are sexy and great fun to wear and they are perfect for anyone of any size.

For a sexy Halloween Bonnie look why not go for a fitted pinstriped jacket and tight skirt to imitate the bank robbing girl everyone wanted to look like. With a mixture of sex appeal and danger, the Bonnie outfit it is bound to be one of your favorite costume ideas. Go heavy with the makeup and make the eyes dark and the lips bright for the most effect. Bonnie was the ultimate woman of the 20’s and she worked the look with ease, and so can you with the right costume and make up combinations.

Men wearing the long jacket in pinstripe will have the Clyde look down to a tee. To really get the gangster look the jacket needs to have sharp lines and be doubled breasted to go along with the fashion of the day. Add a freshly pressed button down shirt underneath for the maximum in gangster chic and you will see why Bonnie was so attracted to this seriously sexy gangster look. Add to this a fedora hat at a sultry angle and a toy gun or two and you Halloween costumes will look perfect.

The gangster’s moll was probably one of the most deadly characters of the 20’s and Bonnie was this all over. With more than just a hint of danger Bonnie dressed to impress even when they were on a heist, so it’s no wonder that so many people used to mistake her for a film star. Get the look yourself by picking the gangsters moll costume which is a little shorter and more daring than some of the other suits, this Halloween costume is ideal if you want to create a sexy and sultry impression this Halloween.

Any couple who want to recreate the looks of Bonnie and Clyde for the Halloween costume ideas will have no difficulty in finding the right costumes. They come in many different styles and suit all sizes, and adding an accessory or two can really bring a costume together, so try experimenting and see what you can come up with. So for all you couples out there who want to have some Halloween costume ideas that are fun, sexy and with more than a hint of danger go for Bonnie and Clyde costumes for Halloween party fun!

The duo of Bonnie and Clyde are without a doubt two of the most well-known criminals in American history. Their crimes were committed between 1931- 1935 and they have been responsible for around 12 bank robberies, 13 murders and untold number of hold-ups.

Background of Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie was born Bonnie Elizabeth Parker on 1^st October 1910 to a family in Rowena, Texas. Bonnie suffered upset at four years old when her father passed away, this led to the family moving to Dallas to a life of extreme poverty. Against all odds Bonnie excelled in school and was both charming and attractive young girl. She married a man called Roy Thornton in 1926 when she was only 15, however the marriage did not last and they separated permanently in 1929. The divorce was never sought. In 1930, whilst a friend’s house, she first set eyes on the man who would be her partner in crime -Clyde Barrow.

Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born on 24 March 1909 in Ellis County, Texas. He was born into a very poor family and he was a child number 5 out of 7. He had already ventured into crime after being arrested for car theft in 1926. By the time he met Bonnie in 1930 he had been responsible for a large number of robberies in and around the Dallas area.

After first meeting Bonnie Clyde was arrested for one of his offences and sent to prison. By this time Bonnie was deeply in love with Clyde and she conspired with him to smuggle a gun into the prison so that Clyde could escape. This was successful however Clyde went on to commit more crimes and was returned to prison shortly after.

Clyde was released from prison in February of 1932, but rather than go straight he seemed to be even more determined to live a life of crime. The one vital difference now however was that Bonnie was his partner in crime. The first crime they committed together – the theft of a car led to Bonnie being captured and going to jail before being released in June of 1932.

After Bonnie’s release from prison she and Clyde got together a gang of petty criminals and called themselves the Barrow Gang. This gang consisted of Buck Barrow – who was Clyde’s brother, Blanche the wife of Buck, Henry Methvin and W.D. Jones. Together this gang terrorised the South Western and South Central States of America indulging in robberies, murders, shootouts and kidnappings.

One of the strange quirks of Bonnie and Clyde was to kidnap robbery victims and to take them to a destination which was miles away from where they lived. Once there Bonnie and Clyde would often give the victim a sum of money in order for them to get home. It was this kind of strange act that made Bonnie and Clyde into the cult figures that they became around the time. Many people identified with Bonnie and Clyde as they put the blame of the depression on the government.

In 1933 the gang encountered a police raid in Platte City, this death of Buck Barrow and the wounding of his wife Blanche. By 1934 Henry Methvin and several other convict criminals were in prison and Clyde managed to break them out of jail, much to the embarrassment of the Department of Corrections. During this jailbreak however one of the prison officers was killed and this led to Bonnie and Clyde costumes becoming two of the most wanted people in America. A full-scale search was embarked upon in order to find and detain the two daring bank robbers who left a trail of devastation and death in their way.

After months of searching for the duo they were finally ambushed in Texas by a posse consisting of Texan and Louisiana policeman. Some say that after killing two police patrolmen in Texas on 1 April 1934 and killing again in Oklahoma five days later the pair began to believe that they were untouchable. They had managed to evade the law for so long that they assumed that they would be able to continue their crime spree for as long as they wanted to. However this was not to be and it was only a matter of time before Bonnie and Clyde felt the full force of the American police departments.

This happened on 23rd May 1934 when their car was spotted on a back road situated in Louisiana. A shootout ensued with both Bonnie and Clyde and the lawmen firing endless shots of each other. Many people were injured during the shootout but Bonnie and Clyde were both fatally shot and died at the scene. At the time of their deaths Bonnie Parker was 24 years old and Clyde Barrow was 25 years old.

After their deaths Bonnie and Clyde became highly romanticised figures and their criminal activities were seen as the actions of two people who were in love and wanted to escape the American depression. Since the deaths of Bonnie and Clyde there has been films, songs, stories and more creative about the pair. Some people see them as a couple of social misfits with no boundaries and no idea about what is right and what is wrong. Others see Bonnie and Clyde as a romantic couple who loved each other and felt that it was them against the world. Whatever your feelings on Bonnie and Clyde one thing is for sure, this couple will continue to be a major part of American history for many more years to come. Bonnie & Clyde costumes