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Halloween and the rise of sexy costumes for women and girls

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Rebecca Hains

For years, families struck a balance between store-bought and homemade Halloween costumes. But these days, DIY Halloween costumes are out; store-bought costumes are an $2.87 billion business. What does this mean for consumers? Well, for one thing, we’re seeing a…

Category: shopping, society Tags: bratz, commercialization, Costume, Finding Nemo, girls, Halloween, Halloween costume, Monster High, sexualization, sexy, Shopping, women

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