Prof. Amanda Hallay is a full-time faculty member at LIM College and a former fashion forecaster.
Sales of creepy clown costumes have risen by 300% in the wake of the current craze, and although this is an obvious choice, it’s hardly a responsible one. In a nation gripped in panic over the menacing threat of these so-called “creepy clowns,” why add to the tension by playing into a genuinely frightening phenomenon?
We are sure to see a slew of unflattering Trumps (it’s an easy costume to put together, and all that you need buy is the wig. I doubt many people have similar hair!), and I also predict that grown-ups of both genders might dress as cats, sporting signs that either read “Grab Me” or “Don’t,” depending on the viewpoint.
I also predict that cheap and easy masks of the candidates will be sported to many a Halloween gathering, with the Hillary masks either gorgeous or ghoulish, depending on the political statement being made.
And as Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice was one of the year’s biggest grossing movies, the younger generation will probably side with one of the other. The kids with creative parents possibly doing both, with half their costume Batman and the other half his rival.