Written by Eileen Wacker
Trick-or-treating and Halloween weekend parties are almost here. So is the chance for every child (and many adults) to be whoever he/she wants to be for an evening. They may look up to an idol or love to make a political statement in a funny way. Here’s my list of Halloween costumes based in the biggest trends out there:
Trick-or-treating and Halloween weekend parties are almost here. So is the chance for every child (and many adults) to be whoever he/she wants to be for an evening. They may look up to an idol or love to make a political statement in a funny way. Here’s my list of Halloween costumes based in the biggest trends out there:
Donald Trump for
president. Mr. “I want to make America great again”
The comb-over
will rule on Halloween night. Even little kids will want to go out on Halloween
as a billionaire mogul. BuyCostumes.com has great costumes such as a
"Mr. CEO Election Wig." Another: HalloweenCostumes.com has an "Adult Billionaire Wig". Watch for a Hillary
Clinton Vacuform mask too.
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Minions
"Ba-na-na!"
Running around
on Halloween night will be as many minions as they were in the movie. Easy
costumes and fun. And it doesn’t matter if everyone else is wearing the same
costume. An army of minions is perfect. Anticipate Minions in overalls.
Minions in dresses with overalls. Minion goggles, Minion legwarmers and Minion
gloves. Minions.
Inside Out -
Disney
This Disney
movie was one of the most successful movies of
the year. Expect to see
the emotive characters such as sparkling blue Joy, scowling green Disgust, and
boiling red Anger. We're thinking a pinch or two of glitter makeup wouldn't
hurt.
Back to the
Future inspired
Embrace your
inner Marty McFly. He wore light up sneakers, a sure hit with any child. Oct.
21, 2015 is Back to the Future Day, the exact date that Emmett "Doc" Brown
and Marty McFly traveled to in what was then considered "the future."
Kids will also love the hoverboard accessories or a Doc Brown wigs. Other
hot trends are hoverboards and time machine tinkerers.
Jurassic
World(s)
"Jurassic
World" raked it in
at the box office, which pretty much guarantees an entry for Halloween 2015. Little
boys will rush to be a t-rex whether they saw the movie or not. Boys as
dinosaurs is timeless! For older Halloween celebrators, BuyCostumes.com has a
tall, inflatable "Jurassic World" T. rex costume with a fan
inside — the wearer peers out from the dinosaur's neck — while
HalloweenCostumes.com suggests a tribute to the Chris Pratt
"Pratting" who kept his pet raptors from attacking in the movie.
Caitlyn Jenner
... and not Caitlyn Jenner
In recognition
of one of the major moments of the year, some costume sellers, like Spirit
Halloween, have opted to go with the much-talked-about
Caitlyn Jenner look,
modeled after Jenner's bombshell Vanity Fair cover. For our younger trick or
treaters, wearing rainbow colors has been a sign of support modeled after FB
rainbow campaign.
Left Shark
The standout of
the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show was not Katy Perry! It was the dare I say clumsy backup
dancer dressed as a shark. Left Shark has become pulp fiction, a rock star and
one of the year’s best costumes. It is
an easy to wear costume. For little kids, it is conveniently pulled over the
child’s clothes.
Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
Turtle power is
alive and kicking! The cool, shelled heroes were a big deal last year, and
they're still going strong. Spirit Halloween has a whole in-store shrine to all
things turtle power. Whether you're partial to Michelangelo,
Leonardo, Donatello or Raphael, there will be lots of turtles roaming around.
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TV costumes
If you chant
"shame!" loud enough, someone will walk the "penance
walk," and HalloweenCostumes.com is suggesting that it would also
make a good costume for two (one person can be Cersei, and the
other the "shame!" nun.)
Frozen not only
reigned supreme it was the only game in town for many little girls wanting to
be like Ilsa. Another show from the Disney Channel movie is "Descendants," a film starring characters who are the sons or daughters of
classic Disney villains and heroes. Costumes modeled after the Mal
character, who is the daughter of Maleficent, are flying off the shelf.
Star Wars
The debut of
"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" is still all the way in
December, but the force is strong with this one. There's been an explosion of
"Star Wars" attire tagged to the movie, for both adults and children
and Halloween is the perfect excuse to buy it. Adults would love to see their
children donning the Star Wars attire, letting them live the good old days
again.
Superheroes and
villains
Superheroes and
villains remain the go-to category for Halloween, and "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" give us Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow
and more to choose from. There's also Ant-Man, whose suit is his superpower. If
you are super current, the harlequin Batman villain who can be seen in the
upcoming "Suicide Squad" movie could be a sleeper.
Social Media
inspired pairings
If you were on
social media in 2015, there's a good chance you know the next few.
Pizza Rat is a
little rodent (ugh) who was captured on video dragging his slice of pizza
down the subway stairs in New York. In recognition of this true
occurrence, you can get yourself a rat costume and a slice, or convince someone else to be a pizza
slice and making it a pairing.
If you have a
contemporary sense of humor, we might have an idea for you. "Netflix and chill" is more of a
teenage trending costume. The saying has gone viral with a person stating
he/she is just going to watch a movie or TV and proceeding to do something
else with the watching partner. Perfect for a pair - one is Netflix and the
other "chill."
