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DRESS YOUR BARBIE LIKE MARIE ANTOINETTE FOR HALLOWEEN

YES, YOUR BARBIE CAN BE MARIE ANTOINETTE....great Halloween gift or decoration ....for any age...for the costume lover.... by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at Hollywood2020.blogs.com....If you can find a Marie Antoinette outfit for your Barbie doll you may be able to save yourself a fortune..this one on Amazon.com is going for $500...talk about collectible..

WHY DON"T THEY SELL THIS KIND OF STUFF AT THE CONCESSION STAND AT MOVIES? I can never figure out why they don't sell Hollywood memorabilia and connected merchandise at the concession stand at movie theatres...enuff already of the candy and popcorn and ice cream goodies-- if you're going to spend $20 at the movies-- at least go home with a kewl souveneir of the movie-- like they do at most Broadway theatres?

WHERE IS THE MARIE ANTOINETTE MERCHANDISE?

Who could resist a Marie Antoinette dress after that movie..And I think most people would love to play dress up and take photos of their daughters (or themselves) in a Marie Antoinette costume-- okay if no costume at least one of those cardboard cut-outs.! MARK CUBAN is always talking about how to merchandise and get people to theatres-- turn them into events...who ever went to a circus and didn't buy some merchandise? Wow, I remember really wanting a chameleon...but I ended up with a clown trick-- one of those wire snakes in a jar kind of thing!!!.....

HALLOWEEN GOES HOLLYWOOD TOP COSTUMES FOR 2005

HOW MANY GHOSTS DID YOU SEE TONIGHT? Halloween has gone Hollywood according to the National Retail Federation reports...the top costumes for 2005 for kids were:

2005 Top Kids' Costumes
		# of Children
Princess	11.8%	3,778,217
Witch	5.2%	1,664,215
Spiderman	4.5%	1,439,321
Monster	4.1%	1,304,385
Darth Vader	3.9%	1,259,406
Superhero	3.9%	1,259,406
Star Wars Character	2.5%	809,618
Batman	2.4%	764,639
Ninja	2.3%	719,660
Clown	2.3%	719,660
Pirate	2.1%	674,682
Angel	2.0%	629,703
Pumpkin	2.0%	629,703
Power Rangers	1.8%	584,724
Cinderella	1.7%	539,745
Vampire	1.5%	494,767
Cheerleader	1.5%	494,767
Cat	1.5%	494,767
Ghost/Ghoul	1.4%	449,788
Soldier/Sailor	1.4%	449,788

LORD OF THE RINGS WITCH MASK-- popular choice for fans of that movie.

Yep it's Dumbledore from HARRY POTTER movies

HALLOWEEN BIG RETAIL HOLIDAY: It is a $3.3 billion a year costume industry. Why so many Princess costumes because you can choose from such versions as Gothic Runway Princess,a Winter Princess and a Butterfly Princess. OOPs that's a Poker Princess for adults only on the left-- from Businessweek.com which shows the top adult costume

HALLOWEEN BIG ONLINE AND OFFLINE: Almost 60 percent of consumers planning to decorate their houses...

Wonder if Arnold decorated the Governor's mansion in California this Halloween???

COSTUMES ARE SEXIER THAN EVER BEFORE ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS AND CAT WOMAN IS VERY POPULAR

eMarketer today released a spooktacular report on Online Tricks and Treats for online retailers that found that not only is Halloween the sixth-largest spending holiday but that the National Retail Federation says that, online and off, consumers plan to spend $3.29 billion this year—up $3.12 billion (5.4%) since 2004.

Al Sharpton mask popular on eBay auctions...

According to the report, big Halloween money makers included Buycostumes.com which raked in revenue of $17.6 million last year and three-year growth of 1,046%. Founder Jalem Getz expects this year to see this year’s revenue to reach $25 to $28 million.

Political costumes are popular this year too-- Arafat Mask is controversial choice

Aside from costume sales the biggest ticket items, according to the NRF, are the decorations—Halloween is the second largest decorating holiday next to Christmas with 59.8% of consumers planning to decorate their homes. for more info go to www.emarketer.com

Hillary Clinton mask comes in various hair styles

Press sources reveal that: About 60 percent of the Halloween costumes marketed by Disguise Inc. in Poway are familiar characters, licensed through companies such as Marvel, Disney and Nickelodeon.

Darth Vader was the most expensive costume we saw online again at Businessweek.com -- @ $799.00 right the zeros belong there...and it is from www.buycostumes.com that reports to emarketer.com (see above) that their gross is up 1000 percent -- no wonder at $800 a costume....hmmm what a biz that is..

Costume for your iPod ??

WITCH COSTUME IS FOR YOU?

Howard Stern mask....perfect for those Gentlemen club parties after work

The National Retail Federation listed its top Halloween costumes for adults as witches (3.9 million) vampires 1.45 million and celebrities, 794,625. And these apparently don't count those home-made costumes that we all love to design and create.

M&M masks...branded entertainment-- rather eat them than wear them...or maybe Rambo is more your style..

THE DONALD DOESN"T EVEN HAVE TO DRESS UP TO BE IN STYLE....

1/3 of all adults and 1/2 of young adults 18-24 planned to dress up this Halloween season.

Austin Powers-- costumes come in a variety of styles and eras for Austin powers fans YAAAA BABY....

Religious themes never go out of style..at least in West Hollywood's Halloween parade.

West Hollywood -- where designer costumes are couture designs...from Ch 2 TV Los Angeles screengrab

2005 Top Adults' Costumes
			# of Adults
1	Witch	16.4%	3,923,124
2	Vampire	6.0%	1,448,538
3	Actor/Famous Person	3.3%	784,625
4	Monster	3.0%	724,269
5	Pirate	2.4%	573,380
6	Angel	2.3%	543,202
7	Clown	2.3%	543,202
8	Ghost/Ghoul	2.1%	513,024
9	Zombie	2.1%	513,024
10	Renaissance Costume	2.0%	482,846
11	Princess	1.9%	452,668
12	Devil	1.8%	422,490
13	Grim Reaper	1.5%	362,135
14	Soldier/Sailor	1.4%	331,957
15	Superhero	1.4%	331,957
16	Nurse	1.4%	331,957
17	Gypsy	1.4%	331,957
18	Pumpkin	1.3%	301,779
19	Pimp	1.1%	271,601
20	Wizard	1.0%	241,423
Source: National Retail Federation
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