Maleficent’s black horns, purple cape and red orb staff give this adult costume its defining details. The character is Disney’s powerful dark fairy of the Moors, and this version offers a choice between Full Set With Dress and Cape Set. The difference is straightforward: the former supplies a black dress, while the latter lets you use clothing of your own beneath the cape.
Black Horns, Purple Cape and a Red Orb
The black and purple cape sits at the centre of the costume’s palette, with the staff’s red orb offering another colour to feature in photographs. Treat those elements as separate subjects: a portrait can concentrate on the horned headpiece, while a wider composition can give the cape and staff more room.
Polyester is the listed material. Arm sleeves accompany both options, so include them when laying out the cape, headpiece and staff for a costume photograph. A detail shot of the sleeves offers another subject alongside the larger accessories.
Where the Black Dress Enters the Set
Full Set With Dress brings together the cape, horned headpiece, staff, arm sleeves and long black dress. Cape Set contains the same named accessories without the dress. For Cape Set, a black dress from your own wardrobe is an optional base if you want to retain the palette of the full set photographs. That approach leaves you to choose the garment while keeping the supplied Maleficent accessories together.
Full Set With Dress has size options including XS and 3XL. The costume is listed for adults, and a women’s sizing reference is supplied for the black dress.
A Closer Look at the Maleficent Gallery
The Full Set With Dress photographs offer a front view, an angled view, a photograph featuring the staff and a scene image. Use the front and angled photographs to compare how the black dress, cape and headpiece appear together. The separate Cape Set photograph gives that option its own reference when you are deciding which arrangement to recreate.
For a Maleficent portrait built around the red orb, take inspiration from the staff photograph. For an outfit photograph featuring the supplied dress, use the front image of Full Set With Dress as a starting point for your composition. For a different composition, draw inspiration from the scene image of Full Set With Dress.
Dark Red Lipstick Beneath the Black Horns
Dark red lipstick and cheekbone contour are the suggested makeup additions for this Maleficent costume. The lipstick can echo the red orb, while contour draws attention to her sharp cheekbones. Frame a portrait of your face with enough space above the head to keep the horns in the picture.
Wig and shoes are not supplied. If you add a wig, make your styling choices around the horned headpiece; your footwear can be chosen with either the supplied black dress or your own clothing in mind. These are personal additions to the selected set, while the cape, staff and sleeves are already included.
In a shared Halloween photograph, try holding the staff toward the outside of the group so the red orb has its own space. A wider frame can keep that staff detail and the black horns visible together, with the purple cape also part of the composition.
More Maleficent, Cape and Horned Witch Costumes
Pair this Maleficent costume with another interpretation of the character, an octopus tentacle cape or a horned witch outfit.
- For a second take on the same character, consider Sleeping Beauty Maleficent Dark Witch Halloween Cosplay Costume alongside this version with its purple cape.
- Choose Ursula Cosplay Costume Black And Purple Octopus Tentacle Hooded Cape With Optional Pants for a cape pairing that contrasts octopus tentacles with Maleficent’s black horns.
- Shared horns make Halloween Evil Witch Costume Red Horned Devil Cosplay Costume a natural companion to a Maleficent costume selection.