What better way to celebrate Halloween than to dress as the country queen, Dolly Parton? Her style is iconic — and that's because of the heart, creativity and the inspiration behind it. She's always said that she modeled her look off a woman from her tiny Tennessee hometown whom she idolized as a child.
"They called her trash, but to me she was absolutely beautiful," Parton said. "She wore colorful patchwork skirts and pretty blouses and showed a little cleavage and had red nails and piled-up blond hair and red lipstick and high heels. She was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen."
"When everybody would say, 'Oh, she's just trash,' I'd say, 'Well, trash is what I'm going to grow up to be,'" she continued. "And I guess my look is glamorous trash!"
Big hair, sequins, fringe and even a little cleavage never hurt anybody. Here are four simple and stylish outfits for a Dolly Parton costume.
The Dolly Parton Wig
A Dolly Parton-inspired wig is a must. She has plenty of fun hairstyles to get inspiration from — but the higher the hair, the better! This wig is great because it's heat-resistant, so if you want to add some more curls or waves to it, you can.
It has adjustable straps so it'll fit just about anyone.
A Microphone
This $8 fake mic is plastic and is made for fun Halloween costumes like this one. It's lightweight and will be the cherry on top of your Dolly Parton costume.
Outfit Option No. 1: Pink Jumpsuit
Dolly Parton is known for wearing lots of sequins, fringe, pink and fabulous jumpsuits. She's worn beautiful jumpsuits for performances, photoshoots and other events throughout her career.
If you really want to "countrify" this jumpsuit, we suggest putting a rhinestone vest over it. Other accessories and apparel to consider are high heels, a microphone, jeweled hair pieces and earrings.
Outfit Option No. 2: "Here You Come Again"-Inspired Shirt
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Keep it simple and cute with a red long-sleeve button-down shirt. Dolly wore something similar for the cover of her album Here You Come Again. You can pair the shirt with your favorite jeans and white heels (or boots).
The album cover gives you ideas for poses when you post your costume on Instagram or TikTok. Take advantage of Dolly Parton song/sound choices when making TikTok and IG reel content!
Outfit Option No. 3: 9 to 5 Premiere Dress
Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton at the premiere of "9 to 5" at the Sutton Theater on Dec. 14, 1980, in New York City. (Photo By Adam Scull/PHOTOlink/MediaPunch/IPX)
Dolly looked absolutely amazing at the 9 to 5 premiere. She walked the red carpet in a pink gown designed by legendary costume designer Ann Roth. You might have noticed Roth in Greta Gerwig's Barbie as the bus stop woman whom Barbie calls beautiful.
Dolly looked like a real-life Barbie doll in her dress. If this film would've been made in the '70s or '80s, Dolly would've been perfect for the lead role!
Outfit Option No. 4: Gold Sequin Dress
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You can't go wrong with a sequin dress. Whether it's gold, pink, silver or white, you've got a classic Dolly Parton look. Her sequin dresses are timeless. Some pieces to consider with this look are a wig, microphone and a guitar or banjo.
