The beginning of the new year marks the revealing of costumes for the coming year. Retailers travel around the country to different trade shows to find out the latest and greatest costumes, accessories, and props to stock up on. They attend seminars to learn how to better their business. They are able to touch and feel samples of the new costumes before they order.
Although this post is a few months late, here are some of the things our company saw at the Vegas and Houston trade shows in Januray that we are especially excited about! This post will focus on the 2010 costumes that are based on movies that are out or coming out this year.
Avatar, December 18, 2009
Avatar costumes include Jake Sully and Neytiri jumpsuits. There will also be wigs and makeup available, as well as weapons and masks. The Neytiri costume is very sexy, without reveailing any skin. Jake Sully and Neytiri would make an excellent couples costume for the fit couple!
Alice in Wonderland, March 5th
In the Alice in Wonderland line, there will be a
Deluxe and a
Prestige version of the Mad Hatter. There will also be officially licensed
Alice and the
Red Queen Costumes. There will also be non-movie version costumes and
Sexy Alice,
Sexy Mad Hatter, Teen Cheshire Cat, and other related costumes, as well as wigs, makeup kits, etc.
Clash of the Titans, April 2nd
A Nightmare on Elm Street, April 30th
Every time a new classic horror film comes out, there is some slight change in the mask or costume to distinguish it from the other masks. While the masks are great for collectors, you can save some money by buying an older style mask. There are plenty out there!
Iron Man 2, May 7th
Do you want to be
Iron Man or War Machine? This year there will be costumes, tattoo face masks, and accessories for both characters!
Shrek Forever After, May 21
There are many options for Shrek costumes, and this year added to the line is a Sexy Princess Fiona Warrior Costume! Not quite sure how that works...but it should be fun nonetheless!
Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time, May 28th
I was told at the trade show, this might be the sleeper movie of the year that becomes a cult classic and surprises retailers at Halloween. This adventure movie, based on the popular video game series, features Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar. We will have Prince Dastan and Tamina Costumes. Check our website out later this year, they will be up as soon as we get them, if not sooner!
Jonah Hex, June 18th
A movie based on the DC Comic horribly scarred Western antihero. Josh Brolin plays Jonah in the upcoming movie, Megan Fox plays Leila, and John Malkovich plays Quentin Turnbull. There will be standard and deluxe versions of the Jonah Costume, and sexy versions of Leila with different options for color.
Toy Story 3, June 18th
The classic characters-
Woody,
Jessie, and
Buzz Lightyear- will make a comeback as the new Toy Story movie comes out. There is a great new costume coming out this year, the green army man, along with a REALLY nice Bo Peep. Coming soon!
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, June 30th
Be on the lookout...vampire costumes are expected to be HUGE this year. There are even some Edward style wigs out there!
Friday the 13th Part 2 in 3d, August 13th
Remake of the classic horror movie. Many options depending how much you want to spend.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, November 19th
As the Harry Potter movies have been coming out for years now, the costumes are not as popular. We think people may really get into the last 2 movies and want to dress up for release parties or maybe even dress up to go to the new Harry Potter theme park at Disney! There are many great characters to choose from,
Harry himself, Voldemort, a
Death Eater, Hermoine, etc. Do you want to be good or do you want to be bad?
