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Kim Kardashian Went as North West. North Went as Someone Else.

Kim Kardashian spent Tuesday dressed as her 13 year old daughter. On Wednesday, North posted a costume of her own. Here is what happened.

Credit HOLA! USA (Kim), HOLA! USA (North), USA Today, Reality Tea, Khaleej Times, E! Online, Dazed (interview), Dazed (EP review), Nylon, Hypebae, ET (2023), ET (2019), Hello (2016)

Two side-by-side frames, Kim Kardashian's Halloween costume as her daughter North West on the left and North West's own look on the right, both with long blue wigs and a hand across the mouth, October 2026

Kim Kardashian posted her Halloween costume on Instagram on Tuesday, 20 October. She had gone as her 13-year-old daughter, North West.

The next day, North posted a Halloween costume of her own on TikTok. She had gone as Natalie Nunn, from the reality series Baddies.

HOLA! USA described the two costumes, a day apart, as "two very different but equally memorable Halloween moments." Here is how they line up.

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Kim Kardashian's Halloween post on her official Instagram account, October 2026.

Tuesday: the mother

The post went up on 20 October with a short caption: "Halloween 2026," followed by a zombie emoji.

Kim dressed as N0rth4evr, the name North uses for her music. The outlets that covered the post agree on most of the look:

  • The hair: a long blue wig, which outlets described as blue, aquamarine or teal.
  • The face: silver studs, according to USA Today and Reality Tea, and black grills, according to HOLA! USA and Khaleej Times.
  • The shirt: a black T-shirt with the cover art of North's N0rth4evr EP, USA Today reported, over black and white striped sleeves.
  • The jewelry: a chunky chain with a jeweled skull and crossbones, and a spiked cuff, Reality Tea reported.
  • The nails: long and pointed.

In the opening photo, Kim covers her mouth with one hand, Reality Tea reported. E! Online called the pose North's "signature pose."

The image at the top of this page is a side-by-side comparison of two frames, one showing Kim's costume and one showing North's own look. It is not a single photograph.

What her family said

Khloe Kardashian commented: "Twins!!!!!!" HOLA! USA and USA Today reported it.

The model Winnie Harlow wrote: "I thought it was Northie for a split second," and added "Twins," HOLA! USA reported.

Halle Bailey also said they looked like twins, Reality Tea reported. Kris Jenner commented: "This is so fun!", Khaleej Times reported.

Wednesday: the daughter

On Wednesday, 21 October, North shared several TikTok videos of her own Halloween look, HOLA! USA reported. She went as Natalie Nunn, who appears in the Zeus Network reality series Baddies.

So across two days, one family posted two costumes. The mother went as her daughter. The daughter went as a reality television personality.

Kim also shared a TikTok video of her costume on 20 October, E! Online reported.

The part that explains the costume

Kim's costume draws on what North has been doing in music this year.

North released an EP called N0rth4evr on 1 May 2026, Nylon reported. It has six tracks, according to Hypebae. Dazed reported that she signed to the label gamma. in late 2025 and released her first solo single, "Piercing On My Hand," in February.

In a Dazed interview published on 7 September, she described the look she wanted: "All I want is blue hair and piercings."

Six weeks later, her mother wore a blue wig and face studs for Halloween.

Not the first time

The two of them have matched in costume before. In 2016, Kim wore her old Princess Jasmine costume to match North's, Hello reported on 15 November 2016. In 2019, Kim and her children went as characters from The Flintstones, with North as Wilma, ET reported on 1 November 2019. In 2023, Kim went as Cher and North as Dionne from Clueless, ET reported on 31 October 2023.

The difference this year is that only one of them was in costume as the other.

The quick answers

  • What did Kim Kardashian dress as for Halloween 2026? Her 13-year-old daughter, North West, in a look built around the name N0rth4evr.
  • When did she post it? On Instagram on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, with the caption "Halloween 2026."
  • What did North wear? She went as Natalie Nunn from the reality series Baddies, in TikTok videos on Wednesday, 21 October.
  • How did the family react? Khloe Kardashian commented "Twins!!!!!!" and Kris Jenner commented "This is so fun!"