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The best prisoner costume for couples pairs MorphCostumes' Mens Prisoner Costume with the Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume: an orange boiler suit and handcuffs against a six-piece navy uniform with its own hat, belt and prop accessories. They are two separate orders on two different size charts, hers in UK dress sizes, his in chest inches, so measure each of you before either one goes in the basket.
Table of Contents
- The couples classic at a glance
- Step 1: look closer at each piece before you buy
- Step 2: check what's actually in each box
- Step 3: size each of you separately
- Step 4: style them so they read as a pair
- Frequently asked questions
The couples classic at a glance
The cop-and-prisoner pairing is a two-product buy rather than a boxed couples set: £35.99 for her uniform, £25.99 for his boiler suit, each ordered in whatever size that person actually takes. Both sit in our uniform fancy dress range. Come 31 October, our best Halloween costumes guide sets the pairing alongside everything else we're recommending this year, and our best couples Halloween costumes roundup has the alternatives if cop-and-prisoner isn't yours.
The two halves are not searched for equally. On our own site, police costume searches run ahead of prisoner costume searches, and yet it's the prisoner side that ranks better for us. Whichever half brought you here, order them in the same go, so the sizing gets settled in one sitting instead of two.
| Costume | Worn by | Pack contents | Sizes (UK) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume | Her | Shirt, trousers, hat, belt, prop walkie talkie, prop handcuffs | S (UK 8-10) to XXL (UK 24-26) | £35.99 |
| Mens Prisoner Costume | Him | Orange boiler suit with prisoner number print, pair of silver handcuffs | S (34-36in) to XL (46-48in) | £25.99 |
Step 1: look closer at each piece before you buy
Buy the two of these and skip the add-ons. Between them the packs already hold two pairs of handcuffs, a cap, a belt and a prop walkie talkie, so the real decision is what size each of you takes, not what else to order.
1. Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume: the complete look in one box
The Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume is 100% polyester in a navy blue finish, with badge and sergeant-stripe detail, and it's the built-out half of the pairing: a full six-piece set rather than a single garment. Five sizes, S (UK 8-10) through to XXL (UK 24-26). Our own Amazon listing for the same costume sits at 4.2 out of 5 from 196 ratings, and the line that keeps coming up in those reviews is that it looks dearer than it is. The other thing worth taking from that review set: the trousers suit a taller build, so height on its own is no reason to drop a size. £35.99.
2. Mens Prisoner Costume: one piece, no assembly
The Mens Prisoner Costume keeps to one single piece against her five: an orange 100% polyester boiler suit, front zip, printed prisoner number across the chest, with a pair of silver handcuffs included. That contrast is what makes the pair legible from across a room. It's built from our 125GSM+ breathable fabric, the same standard across the range, so it holds up over a full night from the pre-drinks to the taxi home. The size run goes S (34-36in chest) to XL (46-48in), by chest measurement rather than clothing size, so take a tape to him before ordering. £25.99.
Step 2: check what's actually in each box
Two orders, two boxes, and handcuffs twice over. The Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume arrives at £35.99 with the walkie talkie and one pair of prop cuffs on the belt; the Mens Prisoner Costume brings the second pair at £25.99. That leaves a genuinely short shopping list.
- In the pack: hers holds the shirt, trousers, cap, belt, a prop walkie talkie and a pair of prop handcuffs. His holds the boiler suit and its own pair of silver handcuffs. Neither side needs anything sourced separately.
- Add yourself: plain black shoes, both of you. The boots you can see in her product photo are styling, not pack contents, and his ships as the costume only.
- Skip: a separate baton or nightstick. It isn't part of either pack, and it's one more object to hold for a look the cuffs already carry.
Step 3: size each of you separately
Measure each of you against that costume's own chart, not a shared guess. A uniform set and a boiler suit aren't cut to the same logic: hers goes by clothing size (S to XXL, UK 8-10 to 24-26), his by chest measurement in inches (S to XL, 34-36in to 46-48in). Neither reads across to a generic small, medium or large, and a mismatch there is what turns a couples costume into two unrelated outfits stood next to each other.
Two rules cover most builds. Between two sizes on either costume, take the larger one: loose fabric on a uniform shirt or a boiler suit still moves and still photographs, and a seam pulling across the chest does neither. Her trousers are cut for a taller build, so height alone isn't a reason to size down. That's the fit advice, and it's all of it. How we make them is a separate matter: our designs are measured across 30+ points, and we run 500,000+ quality checks a year across the range. None of that picks a size for you. The chart on each product page does, and reading both takes two minutes between you.
Both are 100% polyester, and that settles the aftercare. A cold hand wash and an air dry, never a machine at any temperature, laid flat and out of the sun and off the radiator. That's what keeps the printed badge and the boiler suit's chest lettering from cracking after one wear.
Step 4: style them so they read as a pair
Her look is six pieces, his is one, and that difference shows in photographs: her uniform naturally reads as more built-out, so his side benefits from a little more styling to sit level with it. Props and posture do that job; a third purchase doesn't. Put the walkie talkie in her hand and the cap on straight. Clasp his handcuffs properly rather than letting them dangle, then play the roles instead of standing in them: her marching him in, him caught mid-escape.
The maths is worth doing before you add anything else to the basket. A Finder survey of 2,000 UK adults put average UK Halloween spend at £26 a head in 2025, with Gen Z and Millennial shoppers spending most. The pair here is £61.98, a shade under £31 each, and that already includes every prop either of you needs. The baton is what tips it over.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best cop-and-prisoner couples costume?
The best cop-and-prisoner couples costume pairs our Mens Prisoner Costume, a single orange boiler suit with silver handcuffs, with the Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume, a six-piece navy uniform with its own cap, belt and prop accessories. Both are sized on their own chart, so a build difference between the two of you doesn't mean a mismatch in fit.
Can we buy the cop and prisoner costumes separately?
Yes, each costume is its own product with its own size chart and price, £35.99 for the Womens USA Police Sergeant Costume and £25.99 for the Mens Prisoner Costume, so you can order each in the size that actually fits rather than guessing a matched pair.
Do the cop and prisoner costumes come with handcuffs?
Yes, both packs include a pair of handcuffs: prop ones on her belt alongside a prop walkie talkie, silver ones loose in his pack to wear at the wrists. Neither costume includes a baton or nightstick, so that's an extra you'd source yourself, and the two pairs of cuffs already do that job.
What size should we order if we're different builds?
Measure each of you against that costume's own chart rather than guessing a shared size: her uniform runs S to XXL by UK clothing size, his boiler suit runs S to XL by chest measurement in inches. If either of you sits between two sizes, take the larger one; the extra room disappears in photographs and a chest seam under tension does not.
How do I wash a prisoner or police costume?
A cold hand wash and an air dry, never in a washing machine or a tumble dryer. Leave both costumes lying flat to dry, clear of radiators and out of direct sun, because heat is what damages the printed badge and the chest lettering first. Store the hat, belt, walkie talkie and handcuffs apart from the fabric pieces.
Get the two sizes right and the rest of this one looks after itself: it lands from across a room with neither of you having to explain it. Browse the full uniform fancy dress range for more matched looks. We make your best times better with costumes.
