RETAIL EXPERTS PREDICT THAT AMERICAN CONSUMERS WILL SPEND ALMOST TWO BILLION DOLLARS ON HALLOWEEN COSTUMES THIS YEAR.
SO HAVE YOU DECIDED WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DRESS UP AS ? YOU STIL HAVE SOME TIME LEFT.. AND IF YOU NEED SOME IDEAS.. NO WORRRIES!
A GARDEN CITY COSTUME SHOP GIVES US A LOOK AT THIS YEARS MOST POPULAR ATTIRE AND THERE ARE A FEW YOU MAY BE SHOCKED TO SEE!
THIS HALLOWEEN PIRATES WON’T ONLY RULE THE SEVEN SEAS, THEY’LL BE KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR. ACME COSTUMES IN GARDEN CITY SAYS THANKS TO JOHNNY DEPP....PIRATES ARE THE MOST POPULAR COSTUME CHOICE FOR BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS THIS HALLOWEEN.
FROM THE TRADITIONAL PIRATE, TO THE SEXIER VERSION.. THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS !
FOR ADULTS, IT’S ALL ABOUT TAKING ON FANTASY ROLES FROM FRENCH MAID TO VAMPIRE.
AND IT MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE.. BUT THIS YEARS MOST FAMOUS INMATE...IS TOPPING THE CHARTS."The jumpsuit with Paris Hilton and the tiara and the orange jumpsuit."
AND WE CANT FORGET THE RECENT QUEEN OF THE TABLOIDS... BRITNEY SPEARS...
OVERALL, CHILDREN’S COSTUMES SHOW A HEAVY INFLUENCE OF MOVIES AND TV, PARTICULARLY DISNEY....AND CHARACHTERS FROM THE 80'S.
"I'm seeing more of a return to old smurf or beetlejuice so it's kind of retro Halloween."
ACCORDING TO YAHOO! SHOPPING, HERE ARE THE TOP 10 LITTLE CHARACTERS LIKELY TO COME TRICK OR TREATING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR:
PIRATE, STAR WARS CHARACTER, HANNAH MONTANA, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CHARACTER AND WIZARD OF OZ.
THE TOP ADULT COSTUME CHOICES ARE PIRATE,SCHOOL GIRL, NURSE, CHEERLEADER AND RENAISSANCE COSTUMES. ACME HAS COSTUMES TO BUY OR RENT AND ALL OF THE MAKINGS IN BETWEEN FROM GLITTER & EYELASHES TO PROTHETIC PIECES.
IF YOU REALLY WANNA GO ALL OUT ...THE SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP CAN BE THE TRICK THAT GIVES YOUR FRIENDS A SCARY TREAT.
"We have artists on staff than can teach you how to do it or you can make and appointment."
FROM SEXY TO SCARY YOU CAN GET ANYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR HALLOWEEN COMPLETE.
"You can pretty much get about anything here except milk and bread."
ACME COSTUMES IS LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY 80 IN GARDEN CITY. THE STORE IS OVER 10 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITH OVER TEN THOUSAND COSTUMES.
SO IF YOU CANT FIND SOMETHING.. THERE .. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YA.
