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Eye candy - Halloween gets hot
Katie Williams
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Weekly Features
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From goblins to ghouls and everything in between, Halloween gets a little bit more exciting when you throw some sex into the mix.
Fascinations Superstore in Boulder sells a variety of "classic" Halloween costumes. Walls and racks are lined with French maid outfits, army uniforms and naughty nurse gear, not to mention pleather gloves and boots that reach mid-thigh. It's enough to make anyone blush.
"We sell a lot of the naughty school girl, pirate and cop costumes. Those are the most popular," said Gabi Bergin, manager of Fascinations in Boulder.
"I'm dressing as a nurse this year -not because I think that I have to be something sexy - I just want to," said Megan Bruce, a senior CU student. "It's the only night of the year you can go out wearing barely anything and no one gives you a dirty look. It's OK and it's exciting."
Fascinations also sells costumes for men, ranging from a body-sized condom to a candy thong. But Bergin said that the majority of men's costumes sold at Fascinations are pimp suits.
"I have a friend going as Lil' Jon. Is that sexy," asked Breanne Height, a student at Metro State College in Denver. "Dressing like Justin Timberlake, that would be a good costume. You know, he's bringing sexy back."
This seemed to be the trend at other costume shops as well. Manda Pendleton, an employee for The Ritz costume shop on Walnut Street, said that the most popular female costumes were French-maid and naughty-nurse outfits.
Sometimes, blockbuster movies with gorgeous actors inspire costuming trends.
"Pirates can be sexy for men or women, and those costumes are very popular this year because of Pirates of the Caribbean," Pendleton said.
Some students have found sexy in the unusual this year.
"I'm going as a sexy trash can. I wanted to mock the idea of dressing scantily-clad and show that anything could be sexy, even trash," said Jillian Williams, a freshman fine arts major.
When you've finally figured out what you're going to (or not going to) wear, it's time to get your "freak on." But freak safely, said Jonna Fleming, the sexual health education coordinator at Wardenburg.
Fascinations Superstore in Boulder sells a variety of "classic" Halloween costumes. Walls and racks are lined with French maid outfits, army uniforms and naughty nurse gear, not to mention pleather gloves and boots that reach mid-thigh. It's enough to make anyone blush.
"We sell a lot of the naughty school girl, pirate and cop costumes. Those are the most popular," said Gabi Bergin, manager of Fascinations in Boulder.
"I'm dressing as a nurse this year -not because I think that I have to be something sexy - I just want to," said Megan Bruce, a senior CU student. "It's the only night of the year you can go out wearing barely anything and no one gives you a dirty look. It's OK and it's exciting."
Fascinations also sells costumes for men, ranging from a body-sized condom to a candy thong. But Bergin said that the majority of men's costumes sold at Fascinations are pimp suits.
"I have a friend going as Lil' Jon. Is that sexy," asked Breanne Height, a student at Metro State College in Denver. "Dressing like Justin Timberlake, that would be a good costume. You know, he's bringing sexy back."
This seemed to be the trend at other costume shops as well. Manda Pendleton, an employee for The Ritz costume shop on Walnut Street, said that the most popular female costumes were French-maid and naughty-nurse outfits.
Sometimes, blockbuster movies with gorgeous actors inspire costuming trends.
"Pirates can be sexy for men or women, and those costumes are very popular this year because of Pirates of the Caribbean," Pendleton said.
Some students have found sexy in the unusual this year.
"I'm going as a sexy trash can. I wanted to mock the idea of dressing scantily-clad and show that anything could be sexy, even trash," said Jillian Williams, a freshman fine arts major.
When you've finally figured out what you're going to (or not going to) wear, it's time to get your "freak on." But freak safely, said Jonna Fleming, the sexual health education coordinator at Wardenburg.
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