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THE BATTALION
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By Brady Creel
The Battalion
o dress or not to dress — that
is not the question. Rather, one
should ask “how?”
As the witehing hour approaches,
collegiate spooks and specters are
preparing to take to the streets in Ag
gie fashion. But according to local
Halloween retailers and costume
stores, they probably will not be go
ing as ghouls and goblins. Retailers
are saying hippy outfits and pimp-
wear are dominating their sales this
year.
“The '70s theme is going to be
really popular this year," said
Brandy Gallier, assistant manager of
Spencer Gifts. “The pimp is going
to be really popular this year, but we
didn't have it last year.”
Donna Wilems, owner of the Cos
tume Connection in College Station,
said many of her customers are plan
ning on dressing by decade, but the
1970s remains a favorite.
“The '70s have been big since
we’ve been in business,” she said.
Wilems said the store has a vari
ety of “big daddy” costumes for men
and “flapper girl” costumes for
women.
Political figures are also popular
this year.
Adam Arthos, assistant manager
of the Halloween Bootique, said rub
ber masks are generally popular, but
masks of Bush and Gore have been
hot items.
The Halloween Bootique has
masks of multiple celebrities, in
cluding Regis Philben of “Who
Wants to be a Millionaire?”, Mike
Myers — famous as Austin Powers
— and presidents.
Arthos said rubber masks and
wigs allow budget-conscious cos
tume shoppers to create costumes by
wearing clothes they already own
with a mask. Gallier said the “de
ranged doctor" outfit is new and pop
ular this year. Spencer Gifts also sells
an inmate costume, consisting of a
bright orange jumper.
The store employees said their se
lections accommodate college cou
ples looking for matching costumes
for parties, or just random shoppers
looking for the perfect costume.
"The priest and nun costumes are
pretty popular,” Gallier said.
Classical costumes, such as wiz
ards, have taken a new tw'ist this year.
Arthos said the Harry Potter costume
is very popular after the release of the
fourth Potter book this summer.
People are also buying costumes
for events other than Halloween this
season.
“This year, we got a lot of Re
naissance stuff for people going to
the Renaissance Festival, not just for
Halloween," Arthos said.
Wilems said her store differs
from others because she not only
sells to customers, but also rents to
them. To rent a costume, customers
must pay the rental fee and a de
posit. She said, if a customer wants
to buy a costume, it is
sold for the rental fee
plus the deposit. Rentals
cannot be reserved and
selection is based on
what is available on the
day customers need to
rent a costume.
Wilems added that the
rental period averages
between two’ and three
days, but for an addition
al fee, the rental period
can be extended.
Finding a unique cos
tume can be done easily. When shop
ping, one can mix and match differ
ent costume elements to create an en
tirely new character. Wilems said she
cannot order specific items during
the Halloween rush, but her store is
open throughout the year.
“We have a lot of things we can
mix to create a costume,” Wilems
said. "With notice, I can order things
for special requests.”
Employees at all three stores said
they expect to have a good stock of
costumes until Halloween day, but
they advise shopping early to avoid
crowds and limited selection. ;
“On Halloween, just about every
body dresses up,” Wilems said.
Arthos said the Halloween Boo
tique has been open for two months
and will close on Halloween. ;
“During the next couple days, [se
lection] is going to start dwindling-f
all the popular stuff, anyway," Arthos
said.
Gallier said customers have been
calling and asking the store to hold
costumes, but it cannot do so.
“Our costumes are going really
fast," she said, adding that layaway
is available if customers pay the lay
away in full before Halloween.
Masks are an excellent choice for the budget
Halloween party-goer.
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