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Top 10 Hottest Costume Trends for Halloween 2006! 

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Oct. 16, 2006 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With Halloween rapidly approaching, and consumer demand for Halloween costumes, props and accessories forecasted to reach record levels, it's becoming apparent that Halloween 2006 is shaping up to be the year of the pirate, princess and super heroes! From silly to sublime to sexy, more people of all ages will be getting into the Halloween spirit and celebrating in costumes as the year's spookiest holiday approaches, say the folks at Masquerade LLC. 

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According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIG research, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago.

What's driving consumer demand? The big spending increase is largely due to a surge in celebrating and NO Halloween celebration is complete without it's participants bedecked and bedazzled in the latest Halloween costumes.

And what will the "best-dressed" Halloween fanatics be tricking or treating in this year? Consumer polling by the NRF and early sales trends reported by leading Halloween Costume retailers New York Costumes (www.newyorkcostumes.com), one of America's fastest growing online costume retailers, and Halloween Adventure Costume Superstores (www.halloweenadventure.com) indicate the following will be among the Top Halloween Costume Trends for 2006:

TOP10 ADULT MAN COSTUMES:
http://www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html
1. PIRATE COSTUMES
2. SUPERHERO COSTUMES
3. VAMPIRE COSTUMES
4. STARWARS COSTUMES
5. FUNNY COSTUMES
6. HORROR & GOTHIC COSTUMES 
7. MATRIX COSTUMES
8. ELVIS COSTUMES 
9. WIZARD OF OZ COSTUMES
10. PIMP COSTUMES 

TOP10 ADULT WOMANS COSTUMES:
http://www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html
1. PIRATE AND WENCH COSTUMES 
2. WITCHES COSTUMES
3. SUPERHERO COSTUMES 
4. SEXY COSTUMES 
5. NURSE COSTUMES 
6. VAMPIRESS COSTUMES
7. STARWARS COSTUMES 
8. WIZARD OF OZ COSTUMES 
9. DISNEY CHARACTER COSTUMES 
10. FANTASY & FAIRY COSTUMES


TOP10 CHILDREN COSTUMES:
http://www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html
1. PRINCESS & FAIRY COSTUMES
2. WONDERWOMAN CHILD COSTUME
3. SUPERMAN MUSCLECHEST COSTUME
4. GREEN LANTERN COSTUMES 
5. BATMAN COSTUMES
6. HARRY POTTER COSTUMES
7. SPIDERMAN COSTUMES
8. STARWARS COSTUMES
9. SUPERHERO FLASH COSTUMES
10. FUNNY COSTUMES 

Halloween Adventure are New York City and Philadelphia's largest year-round Costume Superstores, and operator of over 125 Seasonal Halloween Costume Super Stores from Coast to Coast. Headquartered in Boothwyn, PA the company operates Year-round stores Located in the East Village, NYC and Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA.

NewYorkCostumes.com is a online retailer of costumes, masks, makeup, accessories and more. Headquartered on Broadway in New York City newyorkcostumes.com ships worldwide and has doubled its online sales of costumes in each of the last 3 years. 

The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. 

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NEWS SOURCE: Masquerade LLC


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Erin Winters, of Masquerade LLC, +1-800-99-JUMPY, erin @ newyorkcostumes.com 

Yan Demko, of Masquerade LLC, +1-800-99-JUMPY, yan@newyorkcostumes.com 



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