The 21st annual Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball returned to the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday night, October 29, with more than 7,000 partygoers from around the world packing the Joint, Muse Hall and Artist Hall spaces for one of the biggest Halloween parties in Las Vegas.
As usual, there was no shortage of creativity in the costume department: This year’s attendees showed a wide range of both revealing and conservative-yet-creative outfits. Here’s a list of some of our Fetish and Fantasy favorites:
Trump With eight days left before the election, Santa Rosa, California, native John Meyerson, 28, went full-on Donald Trump at Saturday’s ball, complete with a suit, tie and the Republican nominee’s “Make America Great Again” hat. “I know Trump’s not doing that well with women voters,” Meyerson said. “But I think even he’d have a chance at Fetish and Fantasy.”
NASA spaceman Audio engineer Peter Johnson wore a NASA-themed spacesuit, complete with a helmet and light-up sunglasses in one of the least revealing, yet still interesting costumes of the night. A six-year Las Vegas resident, Johnson said he wired the glasses himself and was having an “out-of-this world” experience on Saturday.
Little Red Riding Hood Attending her first Fetish and Fantasy Ball, Salt Lake City native Katie—who didn’t want to share her last name—dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.“I’ve never seen anything like this, but I love it,” she said. “It’s a great balance of weird and sexy.”
Superhero One of the few water-only drinkers at the party, Dallas resident Anne Genter dressed as a superhero for her third time attending Fetish and Fantasy. A former 10-year resident of Las Vegas, she said she attended the ball for the first time in the early 2000s, when partygoers wore “not much more than what they were born with. There were very few restrictions, and you saw a little bit of everything,” Genter recalled. “It was really kind of a free-for-all.”
Dodgeball player Jim Haas was one of six “Average Joe’s” dodgeball players partying across the Hard Rock’s three halls. His group from San Diego dressed in custom-made uniforms to replicate Vince Vaughn’s team in the 2004 film DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. Haas called the costume a no-brainer for his group’s trip, adding he was hoping to win $50,000 during his time in Vegas, just like the team did in the movie. “It’s good karma. This team has a history of winning here,” he said.
Pharaohs Egyptian pharaoh-themed couple Ray and Robin attended Fetish and Fantasy Ball for the third time with what they called their most extravagant costumes to date. The pair from Phoenix said while they miss the more relaxed dress code events past, they’ll continue to visit Las Vegas on Halloween. “You can count on a great time here every year, no matter what the circumstances,” Ray said. “And you never get too old for this.”
