Top Ten Adult Halloween Costumes for 2006

Top Ten Halloween Costume Ideas from Factory Card & Party Outlet Help Frighteningly Undecided Adults Decide - What to be This Year

NAPERVILLE, IL (PRWEB) October 13, 2006 -- Choosing a Halloween costume can be a frightfully difficult endeavor, reports Factory Card & Party Outlet, the leading party supplies retailer. To help solve the costume conundrum, Factory Card & Party Outlet provides the following top adult Halloween costumes for men and women for 2006:

Top 2006 Women Halloween Costumes:

• Sexy costumes lead the pack, and the classic Cocktail Hunny Bunny (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=607233&categoryId=24833) is the number one selling women's costume for 2006. French Maid and Handy Candy Nurse are also in the top ranks.

• Character Halloween costumes, including Daphne from Scooby-Doo (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=608769&categoryId=24321), Nun, and Geisha getups are also hot this season - garnering both laughs and style envy.

• Scary costumes for women are still in fashion, with Diabla the Devil (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=611841&categoryId=24833), the Gothic Witch and Vampiress costumes selling quickly in both regular and women's plus sizes.

Top 2006 Halloween Costumes for Men:

• Clowns (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=617729&categoryId=24577) are always funny, and this year they're the hottest costume for men, too. But the Giant Banana (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=621825&categoryId=24577) costume will also get laughs and has quickly risen to become one of the best selling men's costumes for 2006.

• Self-inflating costumes add three-dimensional laughs to a party - featuring the Self Inflate Bull Rider (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=628481&categoryId=24577), Riding Horse and Sumo Wrestler, all top sellers this year.

• Becoming something you're not seems to be a theme - the ER Surgeon (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=618241&categoryId=24577), Priest and Prisoner costumes are in high demand.

• Men will turn heads in a Mac Daddy (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/catalogservlet?img=11&cvid=1002&productId=632577&categoryId=24577) or Ghostbusters costume, especially with just the right swagger.

Factory Card & Party Outlet also features top Halloween costume and accessory ideas for children, couples and family groups. Factory Card & Party Outlet products can be purchased at FactoryCard.com (http://www.factorycard.com/vr4-web-site/index.jsp.vr?img=10&cvid=1002)

About Factory Card & Party Outlet

Factory Card & Party Outlet (NASDAQ:FCPO) based in Naperville, Illinois, is the largest publicly traded retail party chain in the United States. Factory Card & Party Outlet currently operates 192 Company-owned retail stores in 20 states, offering a wide selection of party supplies, greeting cards, giftwrap, balloons, everyday and seasonal merchandise, and other special occasion merchandise at everyday value prices.

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