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25th October 2023
10:53am BST
Fiona Frawley
The Barbie craze continues, with Barbie and Ken costumes representing the most-sought after among customers. Halloween HQ has a variety of officially-licensed Barbie costumes, but there's individual pink accessories and blonde wigs on the go too for those looking to piece something together themselves. Some couples may opt for a meme-worthy Barbenheimer duo, combining blazers and porkpies with Barbie elements.
Or Infected, if you're a The Last Of Us fan. You can turn any outfit into a zombie cozzie if you put your mind to it, and besides the always popular zombie cheerleader costumes, Halloween HQ is also neatly stocked with zombie doctors, nurses, brides, convicts, priests, and nuns to name a few.
Veils, crowns, skeleton body suits, and festive sets are always a big seller, with many opting for Dia de los Muertos couples or family costumes.
Year on year, pigtails and baseball bats are favoured by DC fans and those outside the comic universe, with many donning colourful attire and weapons to complete their villainous couple's costume. Given the popularity of this aesthetic, there's no shortage of replica mallets, machetes, and pistols modelled after the weapons in the comics and on the big screen.
A classic costume genre, clown looks are versatile and customisable - you can make them as playful or traumatising as you like. Opt for a generic circus clown or get specific and recreate Pennywise's terrifying visage, with plenty of fuzzy wigs and makeup kits on the go to complete the look.
“At Halloween HQ, we work year-round with our suppliers to develop and import the latest trends and 2023 is shaping up to be game-changing year for us,” says Vincent Lynch, Director of Halloween HQ. “We have doubled the in-store product assortment versus prior years, offering the largest selection of home décor, costumes, and accessories that has ever been available in Ireland. With thousands of new items, we have everything to customize the perfect spooky effect.
We tentatively await the inundation of "Hi Barbie!" social media captions as the 31st draws closer.
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