Are you getting dressed up for Halloween this year?
I haven’t worn a costume for Halloween in 20+ YEARS. We haven’t had the need to. We haven’t been invited to any costume parties (I would love to go to one). I have worn Halloween shirts and put on face make up (scars, stitches, spiders, blood…), but that is the extent of it.
Being a stay at home/work from home mom I never had to think about getting dressed up for work. Last year I was employed some place that didn’t allow for something like that (we were not allowed to celebrate holidays). I have a new job this year and I am very tempted to get dressed up in some kind of a costume. I work with kids and I know they will be wearing costumes, so why not join in on the fun? After all, why should the kids have all the fun.
According to online retailer zulily, sales data shows purchases for adult costumes have increased 41% from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, nearly one-third of adults aged 25-34 said they plan to dress up for Halloween this year, according to a recent survey**. That’s more than their 18-24 year old counterparts, in which only one in four said they were dressing up this year.
If you are not familiar with zulily, it is an online retailer focused on serving up fresh, unexpected items at the best prices. Customers have something new to discover each and every morning, so be sure to check back on zulily.com to shop unique items for the whole family.
I subscribe to zulily so that I never miss out on great discoveries. My favorite things to purchase there are plus size clothing, holiday/seasonal decor and things for around our home.
If I were to dress up I’d probably go for a zombie or classic witch. Although a Disney princess sounds like fun too. I’ve always wanted to be a pretty princess.
Based on zulily sales data and a recent survey, here are some of the top adult costumes for 2015:
- Movie/TV characters: It’s no surprise Princess Leia and Minions were the top picks, both franchises have new installments coming out this year.
- Superheroes: Girl power reigns supreme with WonderWoman and CatWoman as the top picks.
- Disney Characters: Both the classic Snow White and Frozen’s Anna and Elsa were at the top of the list.
- Prince William and Kate were ranked the top choice for costume inspiration for couple’s this year.
- Star Wars was cited as the top overall movie choice for costume inspiration this year
- The Walking Dead was the top TV show choice for costume inspiration. Season 6 premieres October 11th.
None of these surprise me. These characters are very popular these days, especially Star Wars characters. Everyone is super excited about the new film coming out this December.
Check out some of the fun adult costumes you can find on zulily.
I don’t think I could pull off most of these costumes (I’m not sexy enough) but the Minion one is adorable. That one is more “me.”
Zulily has costumes for men too, as well as for teens and children.
I’m hoping that we can get dressed up at work this year. I think it would be fun and I know whatever costume I choose I’ll go all out with make up and accessories too.
Are you getting dressed up for Halloween this year? If so, what are you going as?
To check out these and other costumes on zulily please visit zulily.com. You can also connect with zulily on social media. All of their links are found on the bottom of their website. You should also check out the free zulily app, found in the app store.
On a side note, zulily has a lot of awesome Star Wars and Peanuts clothing, toys and decor. You should check them out.
Kimberly
*I received a gift card in exchange for my participation. Although compensated the opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
* *The study was conducted online using the GfK “Knowledge Panel,” an online probability-based panel designed to be representative of the US general population, not just the online population. The study consisted of 1,000 interviews conducted between September 18th and September 25th among adults aged 18+. The margin of error is +/-3 percentage points.