The actor Richard Mansfield appears as jekyll and hyde in this 1895 double exposure photo.
A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde costume could take several forms. A party-goer or trick-or-treater could choose to dress as either Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde or both at the same time.
Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a respectable Victorian gentleman. Therefore, a Dr. Jekyll costume could consist of a formal suit with a top hat. Optional additions to the costume could include spectacles or a monocle and a cape (similar to one often worn with a vampire costume). Dr. Jekyll is described in the novella as carrying a thick, heavy walking stick (which Mr. Hyde uses to murder someone). However, a more recognisable doctor costume would probably consist of a white coat, perhaps with a stethoscope and a pocket full of tongue supressors.
Mr. Hyde is described in the novella as being short and extremely ugly. You can let your imagination go and make your Mr. Hyde costume as monstruous as you like.
If you choose to dress as either Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jekyll you will need to carry a prop that represents the formula that transforms the doctor into the monster. Otherwise, people will not know who you are supposed to be.
A more attractive and effective costume would represent Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the same time. A simple way to do this could be to dress as one character and attach a doll dressed as the other character to your body. A more complex version of the costume could be, for example, Jekyll on the left and Hyde on the right or Jekyll from the front and Hyde from the back.
See also
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde costume (the female version).