Spider-Man's out, Batman's back in. Harry Potter characters will be a dime a dozen. Evergreen mainstays such as pirates and witches will still be strong. We checked in with Halloweeners of all ages at Burbank's It's A Wrap!, a used-clothing store specializing in costumes from TV and movies, to ask about the right fright-night attire for this year's festivities.
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Emily Reisig, 12
Student/Chile pepper
Is this your Halloween costume?
I just wanted to try [this] on.
What will you be?
My friends and I are pixies. On [one friend's] block it's a fairy theme.
What does a pixie wear?
It's a blue, evil fairy. Wacky shoes and a dress or a skirt, wings, blue face.
What costume would be the inner you?
A pepper or a banana or mustard. Or just put tons of boas all over me.
If you wore a costume to school every day, what would it be?
Pocahontas.
Coolest costume you've ever seen?
Last year [someone was] Tabasco sauce. And there were people who went as bubble gum. There was this girl who was a tissue box.
What is your favorite treat?
M&M's, Baby Ruths, Reese's and anything dark chocolate.
Give us a Halloween anecdote.
One time I was a mummy and I'm walking, and the bottom unravels. But I'm not wearing a shirt, really.
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J.R. Eppler, 26
Law student/Paratrooper
Is this the costume for you?
Probably not. It's a little warm.
What will you be?
Last year we did Harry Potter. I still have the robe. I may do that, or "The Dukes of Hazzard."
What costume would express the inner you?
Actually, a futuristic military costume.
If you had to wear a costume to law school every day, what would it be?
Maybe a Roman toga.
Your favorite Halloween costume?
In 7th grade I made a Spock costume. It was spot on, the old-fashioned "Star Trek."
Coolest costume you've ever seen?
I knew someone who tried to be the French dictionary. It was dorky.
Give us a Halloween anecdote.
I have a tame life. But when I was an undergrad, one co-op had this party every Halloween. Eventually everyone lost their costume. Basically, it was naked body-paint dancing.
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Lucy Kenworthy, 21
Student/Bride
Are you committing to be a bride?
I was not planning on it in the least.
What will you go as?
A fairy queen on the lines of Titania from "A Midsummer Night's Dream." I'm a Shakespeare nerd.
