Top 10 Halloween costume ideas
Each year, the Home Sewing Association, based in New York, comes out with a Top 10 list of Halloween costume ideas. Leading that list this year is the famous child sorcerer Harry Potter, who debuts on the silver screen in November.
Wizards a la Harry Potter
Witches
Rock stars (Britney or J. Lo)
Professional sports figures
A uniform of your own
Super heroes and action figures
Historical influences (Henry VIII, Cleopatra)
Vampy and Sultry (movie "Moulin Rouge")
Western wear
Animals
Broadway shows
Film characters
Television stars
Exotic and ethnic
Mystical
Wizards and sorcerers
Historical dress
Vintage dress
Classic fairy tale characters
'A little bit of Glam'
"Austin Powers" and mod 60's fashion
"Star Wars" characters
Pokemon
Elizabethan/Renaissance
Tarzan and Jane
Batman and other superheroes
Wrestlers and mythical warriors
Racecar drivers and athletes
Witches, devils, angels and princesses
Animals and insects for toddlers
Mulan
Spice Girls
Zorro
South Park characters
Teletubbies
Cinderella
Beanie Babies
Titanic-era dresses
Toy soldiers / military men
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head
The Home Sewing Association's Web site: www.sewing.org