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superhero halloween costumes for adults
superhero halloween costumes for adults
Americans are expected to spend $. Billion on halloween costumes thisyear according to the national retail federation. In a survey of more than , consumers conducted by biginsight, nrf found that over $. Billion will be spent onchildren's costumes, $. Billion on adult costumes, and $ million onpet costumes. Of those buying or making costumes, the average personwill spend $. On costumes this year, up slightly from $. Inlocal and state retailers also report that business is up for this holloween season this year.at spirit halloween in pensacola, manager susan spencer said bestselling adult costumes, meaning or more sold, include superhero characters from such hits as the dark knight rises and the avengers, as well as the foul mouth stuffed bear from ted and katniss everdeen from the hunger games.spencer said the store also was selling a lot of accessories that could be made into costumes of pop culture icons, including reality television sensation alana thompson from the tlc show honey boo boo, pop singer katy perry or nicki minaj, anastasia steele from the best selling novel shades of grey, or characters from adventure time, a cable network cartoon.costume trends varie throughout the region, but there were similarities as well. At spirit halloween in mobile, the bestselling adult costumes was a cougar cat suit and little red riding hood. Sports based and occupational costumes also are selling big, as is anything related to katy perry, nicki minaj or honey boo boo. Pirates are steady sellers at several area retailers.people looking to major events for costume ideas is not restricted to the gulf region. The nrf found that over one million adults and kids will dress as some type of athlete this year in a nod to the london olympics, while over , party goers are expected to wear some type of political costume. Super mario bros. Characters, an action hero or avengers character and star wars characters round out the top spots for pop culture get ups, the nrf said.with nearly one in celebrants taking their costume cues from current events, we'll see plenty of barack obama and mitt romney look alikes out and about for halloween, pam goodfellow, a director at the survey firm biginsight, said in a statement.despite the popularity of pop culture icons, plenty of traditional holiday favorites are also flying off the shelves. The top three adult costumes were a witch, with million people expected to don a black pointed hat; a vampire, with . Million people wearing fangs, and a pirate. With kids, nearly percent will dress as a princess. Percent as batman, and . Percent as spiderman.avengers assemble in infinity .The next day, feb. , booker failed to appea superhero halloween costumes for adults r in court and her bid to seek a protection order against johnson was dismissed.Some guy in a banana outfit let out a jackson esque and jumped into the center of the library floor. Soon, another banana, along with a penguin, a dinosaur and mario the plumber joined the action. They were dancing through the famous zombified choreography of the music video, complete with twitching heads, lurching.