New York, New York - October 10, 2006 - With Halloween rapidly approaching, and consumer demand for Halloween Costumes, Props and Accessories forecasted to reach record levels, it's becoming apparent that Halloween 2006 is shaping up to be the year of the Super Heros!

From silly to sublime to sexy, more people of all ages will be getting into the Halloween spirit and celebrating in costumes as the year's spookiest holiday approaches. According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIG research, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago.

What's driving consumer demand? The big spending increase is largely due to a surge in celebrating. and NO Halloween celebration is complete without it's participants bedecked and bedazzled in the latest Halloween costumes.

And what will the "best-dressed" Halloween fanatics be tricking or treating in this year? Consumer polling by the NRF and early sales trends reported by leading Halloween Costume retailers www.newyorkcostumes.com , one of America's fastest growing online costume retailers, and Halloween Adventure Costume Superstores indicate the following will be among the Top Halloween Costume Trends for 2006:

TOP10 ADULT MAN COSTUMES	TOP10 ADULT WOMANS COSTUMES	TOP10 CHILDREN COSTUMES
1. PIRATE COSTUMES	1. PIRATE AND WENCH COSTUMES	1. PRINCESS & FAIRY COSTUMES
2. SUPERHERO COSTUMES	2. WITCHES COSTUMES	2. WONDERWOMAN CHILD COSTUME
3. VAMPIRE COSTUMES	3. SUPERHERO COSTUMES	3. SUPERMAN MUSCLECHEST COSTUME
4. STARWARS COSTUMES	4. SEXY COSTUMES	4. GREEN LANTERN COSTUMES
5. FUNNY COSTUMES	5. NURSE COSTUMES	5. BATMAN COSTUMES
6. HORROR & GOTHIC COSTUMES	6. VAMPIRESS COSTUMES	6. HARRY POTTER COSTUMES
7. MATRIX COSTUMES	7. STARWARS COSTUMES	7. SPIDERMAN COSTUMES
8. ELVIS COSTUMES	8. WIZARD OF OZ COSTUMES	8. STARWARS COSTUMES
9. WIZARD OF OZ COSTUMES	9. DISNEY CHARACTER COSTUMES	9. SUPERHERO FLASH COSTUMES
10. PIMP COSTUMES	10. FANTASY & FAIRY COSTUMES	10. FUNNY COSTUMES

Halloween Adventure are New York City and Philadelphia's largest year-round Costume Superstores, and operator of over 125 Seasonal Halloween Costume Super Stores from Coast to Coast. Headquartered in Boothwyn, PA the company operates Year-round stores Located in the East Village, NYC and Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA. www.halloweenadventure.com

NewYorkCostumes.com is a online retailer of costumes, masks, makeup, accessories and more. Headquartered on Broadway in New York City newyorkcostumes.com ships worldwide and has doubled it's online sales of costumes in each of the last 3 years. www.newyorkcostumes.com

The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services.

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PRESS CONTACT:
ERIN WINTERS erin@newyorkcostumes.com
YAN DEMKO yan@newyorkcostumes.com

Halloween Adventure
www.newyorkcostumes.com
104 4 th Avenue
NY, NY 10003
1-800-99-JUMPY

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