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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man Costumes hit shelves soon!


♫ Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can.
Going places, swinging there. He might even – visit the fair.
He’s Spider-Man, Spider-Man, doing stuff that I spider can. ♫

OK, so you may have noticed – I don’t know the lyrics to the Spider-Man theme song. Well, I’m fairly certain that I got “Spider-Man, Spider-Man” correct. That’s about it though.
Do you know the words? Yeah, that’s what I thought, nobody does.

That’s OK though, because in light of The new Amazing Spider-Man trailer debuting yesterday, we’re pulling back the curtains on our new Amazing Spider-Man costumes too. They’re not available on the site quite yet, but that’s OK, you can peek at them anyways.

Enough with the commentary, lets get to the juicy bits. Check out the trailer…



This ‘re-imagining’ of the Spider-Man series forgoes angsty tap-dancing Tobey Maguire in favor of The Social Network‘s Andrew Garfield in the titular role. Emma Stone (Easy A, Zombieland) as Spidey/Peter Parker’s love interest Gwen Stacy (who was played by Bryce Dallas Howard (Terminator Salvation, 50/50) in Spiderman 3) and Welsh actor Rhys Ifans (The Replacements, The Boat That Rocked) as the Dr. Curt Connors, whose transformation into the Spidey villain The Lizard, will serve as the film’s protagonist.

It’s a different approach to the material than the last three films took, essentially restarting the series. I for one welcome this, as Mr. Maguire and co. were starting to wear thin in their roles (with the notable exception of J. K. Simmon’s portrayal of J. Jonah Jameson – which was SPOT ON)

And now, check out just some of of the Amazing Spider-Man costumes we’ll be offering up in the coming months…





Remember, this is just a taste. The Amazing Spider-Man 3D hits theaters on July 3rd, 2012 and The Amazing Spider-Man costumes hit our digital shelves soon!



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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

The Florida Primary, An Update


1 mask = 1 vote. This poll can be bought! Vote for your favorites by buying one, ten, even 100 masks today!


It’s here. Can you hear it? The sound of tens of thousands of Floridians shuffling on down to their local polling station to cast their vote in the GOP primary. Oh what a marvelous feeling. Oh, what a glorious day.

Who knows, maybe Newt’s direct pandering to the space coast will pay off. While Florida is partial to NASA, we here in Wisconsin love our Green Bay Packers, I think Newt could win the Wisconsin Primary by promising to make all football teams in the NFL lose to the Packers, and make the team the 100% Official Designated Football Team of Earth. That’s a platform I could get behind.



After a roller-coaster of a election year month that saw Michelle Bachmann, Jon Huntsman & Rick Perry pull their figurative hats out of the ring and the ultra-conservative underdog Rick Santorum climb out to a striking victory (albeit by a narrow margin) in Iowa over ‘assumed’ front-runner Mitt Romney. Lest we forget about Republican rebel Newt Gingrich (sporting a name that is not in the least eponymous) sweeping up New Hampshire, and everybody’s favorite ‘so crazy he just might make sense’ curmudgeon (and willfully determined congressional member) Ron Paul holding fairly commendable ground in all of the races.

Just over a month since we launched the 2012 iteration of Americas Favorite Mask Poll, and I can safely tell you that I poll did not successfully predict the Iowa Caucus, the New Hampshire Primary or the South Carolina Primary – but, that was never our claim. We do wholeheartedly expect, The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012, however, to be successful in predicting the future president.

So where does this leave us positioned for the Florida race? For the most up to date numbers, you can cue up our interactive infographic to see where your favorite candidate sits in the digits, including President Barack Obama.

As of this posting, with the incumbent POTUS included, the percentages are listing as follows (for active candidates):


Ron Paul – 25% of Total Sales
Rick Santorum – 18% of Total Sales
Barack Obama – 17% of Total Sales
Newt Gingrich – 14% of Total Sales
Mitt Romney – 13% of Total Sales

Will Ron Paul leap to the forefront of the polls after the Florida numbers begin to roll in this evening? Will Mitt take a back seat to Ron, Newt & Rick? And have his designated chair holder hold him up for a disappointing concession speech? How about Mr. Santorum. Will the former senator from Pittsburgh be awash in celebratory glitter after pulling out yet another surprise victory? I don’t know about you, but I for one would love to see former Speaker Gingrich ride his rocket to the moon and park it there. Maybe, and this is probably the most far-fetched of all of the theories, Governor Perry will toss his figurative hat back into the ring, and then pick it back up and continue on the campaign trail in a cowboy hat. Best yet! – Herman Cain/Stephen Colbert win as a write-in candidate!



Ultimately though, there’s no tale better than that which time will tell. So, please, I implore you, join us in The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012, buy a mask, or two, or thirty-five in support of your favorite candidate(s). Unlike the rest of politics, we’re not afraid to admit that this poll can (and will) be bought!

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Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Dr. Seuss & The Cat in the Hat – Read Across America

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat - Read Across America

“How did it get so late, so soon…”? It’s that time of year, when children will swoon.

When teachers of laughing, listening and yelling, will stop all their pointing and asking and telling.

And hand out a book, or two or three, and encourage their whos to climb up a tree.

To read about Sneetches, and Sneedles and fish. Or Grinches that steal a town’s Christmas wish.

With red books and blue books and books of all kinds, they will work to excite and expand childrens minds.

All across America, the children will read. Still, with all the Dr.’s help, this is no easy deed.

So the educators come, dressed like Brown bar-ba-loots. Or feline mischief makers, with Things in red suits.

In costume they’ll party, and to Seussville they’ll go, hoping to teach the children some things they don’t know.

Like why a Flustard eats custard or why Geelings love ceilings. Or what a super-zooper-flooper-do does, and what is the feeling?

Whether you read with your eyes closed or while your whoofing along, or listening to bagpipes and singing a Yawn song

Be sure to remember this Day of all Days, with limericks and stories and song time and plays.

Read to your childΒ  be it parable, poem or prose. They might even like it when hanging from their toes!

Foster a love of literacy, for now and all time. Whatever you do, remember – it’s better in rhyme!

Check out our entire selection ofΒ Dr. Seuss Party Supplies and Costumes.

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Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Chop Shop: NeverNude Costume (Arrested Development)

Have you ever watched Arrested Development? It’s a brilliant comedy from the mid-2000′s that was woefully under-appreciated when it aired and was canceled before it’s time. If you haven’t watched it, you should get on that right away. Either way, today in the Chop Shop, I’m taking you down a different path all together. If you know the show, then you know the character of Tobias Funke and his NeverNude affliction. If you don’t, or would prefer a bit of a refresher course, the video below should do just that (please try refreshing the page if it says the video is unavailable).

Basically, a NeverNude is exactly what it sounds like, someone who is compulsively terrified of being completely naked, which means, that even in the buff, Tobias, along with other NeverNudes still rocks a pair of cut-off Daisy Dukes. Just…watch the video, to understand, and check out the steps below it for how to make an awesome NeverNude costume for yourself!



So, basically, depending on how comfortable you are with exposed skin, there are 4 or 5 pieces you need to make your own NeverNude Costume. They are as follows…

- An appropriate Tobias Funke mustache if you’re not awesome enough to have one already.
- Some Spirit Gum to paste on that badass stache.
- Unless you’re willing to shave your head, a bald cap
- (Optional) If you’re a little on the jolly side (like yours truly), a Flesh Skin Suit – trust me, that sounds far more morbid than it actually is.
- Finally, a pair of ugly blue jeans primed to be cut offs. We don’t actually sell blue jeans (for a wealth of reasons, including the fact that they’re not actually a costume), but I’m sure you can find a pair yourself. Or maybe you already have a pair of cut-offs, then you can just use them…wait a minute, why do you already have a pair of those?

After you’ve got your materials, there are just a few quick steps to piece it all together.

- Step 1: Assemble the parts (we already went through this).
- Step 2: Unfold your pants.
- Step 3: Chop off your pants legs, make them as short as can be while still keeping them as shorts.
- Step 4: (optional) If you’re the jolly type, or suffer from a stronger affliction of NeverNudism, this is where you can cut down your Flesh Skin Suit to what you deem as appropriate bodily coverage.
- Step 5: Dutifully remove any other headgear you may have adorned upon yourself and replace it with a fancy-dan bald cap – or, shave your head.
- Step 6: If you haven’t grown it already, break out your Spirit Gum (don’t chew it, it’s not really gum), and use it to apply your mustache to your face.
- Step 7: Channel your inner Tobias Funke (read: be awkward).

Here, I demonstrate in a video (yes, this is me):



Note: We’re always looking for new and creative suggestions for what we can do as a Chop Shop feature. Have a suggestion? Have an idea of how we could walk you through a DIY costume even better than we did? Maybe you’re interested in guest posting a chop-shop of your own? Drop us a line on our Facebook wall or Tweet us @BuyCostumes.

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Real Milwaukee: BuyCostumes.com

We got featured on our local Fox affiliate this morning with a little behind the scenes action at BuyCostumes.com. As part of the “Real Milwaukee” (if you didn’t already know, we’re based out of New Berlin, WI a suburb of Milwaukee) highlights you can hear a little buzz from our head honcho, Dan, and see some of our most popular costumes being modeled. Check it out!



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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Top 10 2011 Costumes

2011 is quickly coming to a close, but fortunately, Halloween has of yet not arrived – which means there’s just over 30 days left to pick your Halloween costume for this year. No easy task, to be sure, but never fear, I’m here to help. What better way to exemplify the year of 2011 than to wear a totally 2011 Halloween costume, and I’ve got 10 awesome ones that are perfect for representing the year after 2010.


#10

Deluxe Barack Obama Mask
Because really, what better way to exemplify the political turmoil than to don the face of our commander in chief. Regardless of your political affiliation, the possibilities here are endless. Pair it with a dapper suit, a chicken costume, or something woefully more offensive.


#9

Captain America Movie: Captain America Prestigue Adult Costume
Captain America: The First Avenger hit theaters a few months back to widespread acclaim. As a lead-up Marvel’s ensemble Avengers film due out next year, Cap worked marvelously (haha, pun) well – and our prestige edition costumes are no exception. Take the geek out of geeky by looking plain old badass in this costume. Sure, that just leaves you with “y” as in, “Y R y0U W4i7in’ 70 8UY 7hiz k057uME?” (THATS L33t!)


#8

Jersey Shore Snooki Pink Black Leopard Print Adult Costume
Ah, the Jersey Shore. Thousands upon thousands of years from now, when mankind has ultimately fallen, be at the will of tyrannical war, global crisis, or more likely, just time – a distant, and intelligent civilization will stumble across our tiny rock in this solar system. Upon closer, forensic examination, they will learn of our “historical documents” that span the length of several years in the early 21st century chronicling the trials and tribulations that individuals like Snooki encounter involving something only deemed as “The Situation.” YOU TOO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THAT LEGACY with this awesome Snooki costume!


#7

Glee Sue Track Suit Red Adult Costume
I’m going to be honest here, I don’t know much about Glee. BUT, what I do know is that Jane Lynch, who places Sue Sylvester is an absolute comedic genius, so I can see the appeal in watching a show with someone as funny as her on it. I also know that the show is insanely popular, and that it involves singing – lots, and lots of singing.


#6

The Walking Dead Rick Grimes Teen Costume
Oh man, The Walking Dead comes back to television network AMC on Sunday, October 16th – and it’s probably one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the fall – with good reason. Did you know that’s its based on a comic book series? If you’re enjoying the show, you might enjoy the comics and you should probably check them out. We’ve got three versions of this awesome Rick Grimes costume depending on what size you are. You can find the others (along with some official Walking Dead zombie costumes) here. On top of that, on our Facebook page, we’re doing a Walking Dead Sweepstakes.


#5

Monster High Frankie Stein Child Costume
Monsters go to high school now? Monster High is hot this year, and you can snag an awesome official Monster High costume for your kids right here at BuyCostumes.com.


#4

Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon Movie: Bumblebee 3D Theatrical w/Vacuform Adult Costume
Transformers 3 was a big deal. Both in terms of size, and cost. Think $250,000,000. That’s a pretty decent chunk of change – but I guess that’s to be expected, since transforming robots don’t come cheap these days (when did they ever, really?). While this costume is a little on the expensive side, it’s worth every single penny. Vacuform, bro. It forms, vacuum-ly to your body. And thus-ly, it is awesome.


#3

Harry Potter Gryffindor Robe Child Costume
Y’er a wizard, ‘arry! It was truly the end of an era this year, as the Harry Potter film series saw it’s seventh and final installment. But, not unsurprisingly, the legend will live on for years to come. As what child, or adult really doesn’t secretly want to dress up in a wizarding robe and wizard around, all day, every day, every where?


#2

Lady Gaga Tuxedo Adult Costume
Ra ra, oh, ah, ah. Ting, tang, walla walla, bing, bang. Oh e, oh, e ah… I digress. Lady, or Ms. Gaga, if you insist, has bee a literal and, mostly figurative rocket on the popularity charts over the past five years, and as near as I can tell (though I profess to be no pop culture expert) she’s nowhere near plateauing anytime soon. You can mimic the sophisticated, fancy-dan style that Gaga displayed in her perennially popular “Born This Way” music video.


#1

Rehab Zombie Accessory Kit Adult
I’ll let this one speak for itself.

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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Halloween Costume Highlight – Voltron: Defender of the Universe

From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron’s legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Planet Earth, a Galaxy Alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the Solar System, they maintained peace throughout the universe until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. This is the story of the superforce of space explorers. Specially trained and sent by the alliance to bring back, Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

Defend the Universe this Halloween all by yourself, with our Voltron Adult Costume. Don’t ask me how that works, but you’re pulling in the power of Commander Keith, Lance, Pidge, Sven and Hunk and running Voltron all by yourself. It might get a little lonely, but you’ll be rocking the best costume at the party (and likely the most heavily 80s).

If you want to dive into it even more, get the Voltron 2 Piece Mask and you’ll seriously be mistaken for the metal behemoth.

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Thursday, September 1st, 2011

The New and Improved(?) Superman Costume

In 2013, schedule for release is The Man of Steel a new theatrical film featuring one of America’s most iconic superheros. In fact, I’d venture a guess that he’s one of the most iconic superheros in the world.

Superman.

Well now some new photos have come out from the set, and well. They look weird. Supes is without his famous tighty reddies, and it doesn’t really look natural anymore. The “underwear over your outerwear” look is classic Clark Kent nostalgia, and without it, I’m not sure what to think of it.

Image courtesy of SuperHeroHype

Why? I don’t fully understand this. The film is directed by Zach Snyder who is, while not a masterful writer, a wonderful director and cinematographer (see Dawn of the Dead(2004), 300 & Watchmen). And I’ve quite honestly been a fan of his for years – since his first foray into the big screen with Dawn of the Dead. But this could be a sign of the end. Then again, maybe it’ll all be fine – and the movie will be fantastic. It won’t be tough to be less boring than the last Superman film, Superman Returns.

Still, I want my classic Superman. I don’t care how old school it is, it just feels, and looks “right.” Even Supergirl has a red skirt!

What do you think, if you go as Superman for Halloween this year, next or the one after – are you feeling inclined to go sans the red briefs?

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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Top 10 Totally Time-Warp Costumes

It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right, and then, we’ll do the time warp, and take a gander at some of these great timely timeless classic costumes if you’re not a huge fan of the 2010′s. 1920′s, 1950′s, 1960′s, 1860′s, whatever the decade, BuyCostumes.com has got it. Don’t sweat it, don’t worry. We’ve got. We’re like the Montgomery Flea Market, but instead of livingrooms, bedrooms, dinettes, we’ve got costumes.


#10

Egyptian: Cleopatra Elite Collection Adult Costume

#9

Cowboy: Western Gunslinger Adult Costume

#8

Flapper: 20′s Pink Flapper Adult Costume

#7

British Pop Star: British Explosion Red Adult Costume

#6

Abe Lincoln: Abe Lincoln Adult Costume

#5

Hippie: Hippie Love Child Adult Costume

#4

80s Rapper: Old School Rapper Adult Costume

#3

Poodle Skirt: Complete Poodle Skirt Outfit Plus Pink White Adult Costume

#2

Pinup Girl: Pinup Girl Adult Costume

#1

80s Rock God: Rock God 80s Adult Costume

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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Top 10 Pets and People Costume Combos

Do you have a pet? Do you love your pet? Do you love your pet enough to buy them a Halloween costume? Do you enjoy pets (specifically dogs, though a lot of these costumes would work with very, very cooperative cats)? Do you enjoy seeing pets dressed up in harmless, amusing, adorable costumes? Do you breathe air? Do you think that people who dress in the same theme as their pets are odd, weird or awesome?

Good news friends! If you answered a resounding YES to any or all of those questions, you didn’t answer at all, or you answered a disparaging no – then THIS is the BuyCostumes blog post for you!

In keeping with this week’s pet theme on our Facebook Page we’re taking a look at the Top 10 costumes that people can wear with their pets!

Lets begin…

#10

Sexy Marilyn Adult Costume + Elvis Dog Costume
You and your hound dog can get that classic vibe going now, ya’hear?

#9

Queen Bumble Bee Adult Costume + Bloomin’ Snout Pet Costume
A bee and a flower, how cute?

#8

Mexican Poncho Adult Costume + Taco Pet Food Dog Costume
Seriously, if you have a Pug, it’s imperative you buy this Taco Costume. Talk about adorable, it doesn’t get much more adorable than this!

#7

Robin Adult Costume + Batman Brave & Bold Batman Dog Costume
(Batman theme song plays – now you’re singing it in your head, nice job!)

#6

The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow Adult Costume + The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Dog Costume
So wait a minute, if this dog is Dorothy, then who’s Toto?

#5

Star Wars Deluxe Luke Skywalker Adult Costume + Star Wars Yoda Dog Costume
Bark, or bark not, there is no growl?

#4

Cave Stud Adult Costume + Stegosaurus Pet Costume
Seriously, that’s a Corgi in that Stegosaurus costume. Corgis are adorable – but even if you have a more adorable dog (which yours certainly is), they’ll still look adorable in that costume! Seriously! They will!

#3

Shrek Princess Fiona Deluxe Adult Costume + Shrek Dog Costume
That’s an ogre that doesn’t look like an ogre – that’s an ogre that looks like a dog!

#2

Parrot Deluxe Adult Costume + Zelda Wisdom Pirate Dog Costume
Yargh Matey! You might think that if you and your pooch were going as a pirate and a parrot, that you’d be the pirate and they’d be your feathered friend. Ah! But think again my friends – this will surely turn them on their heads!

#1

Heinz Classic Ketchup Bottle + Hot Dog Pet Food Dog Costume + Heinz Classic Mustard Bottle
And finally, for those couples out there that love their dog so much they want to have a theme between the three of them!

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