Halloween: fashionable images and the most interesting celebrations

Halloween or the eve of All Saints Day in America is a holiday no less ambitious and colorful than Christmas. Americans decorate houses ahead of time and arrange carnival parties. Attributes of Halloween are pumpkins, candles and everything that is somehow connected with the other world: skulls, skeletons, zombies, ghosts. It is believed that on this day the souls of the dead return to the earth to collect donations in the form of food, and they should be comfortable among such decorations.

October 31 American children wear scary costumes, and the culmination of the holiday comes - going home and begging for sweets.

Candy can not give any, but only in a wrapper. Children can not be invited to the house. It is better to stock up on sweet, after all, for not meeting the demands of the children "Trick or Treat" ("Hotel or curse") You can get: the door in soot, soap, toothpaste, overturned garbage cans.

The Forum gathered all the information about the celebration and the most fashionable images.

Fashion trends and classics

Costume fashion to the largest American carnival changes constantlyabout: The witch, the catwoman, the black swan, the fireman, Count Dracula are classics, such costumes can be found in every specialty store and at any party in the city.

Of the new 2015 year: costume Sexy Donald Trumpfor $ 70. And also - a suit "What color is this dress?"Referring to the outfit, the color of which was determined by all by internet.

Also in the trend are exotic fantasy costumes made of natural steel and metals.

In the shops of New York, this pleasure is not cheap ($ 100-1500). AT «Gothic Renaissance », Lady Gaga's favorite store, whose costumes and out-of-holiday are striking in their uniqueness, was told to the Forum that this year it’s not even necessary to buy costumes, but accessories. “They are cheap, look spectacular and next year can be combined with other clothes,” explained the seller.

Spiderman decorations ($ 20-30) are suitable for zombie brides, and suspenders with coffins ($ 40) can be worn not only on Halloween. Also useful for other occasions are hand-made leather and feather masks ($ 70-400).

The stylist cult TV series "Sex and the City" Patricia Field in the store the choice is even more exotic. For comparison, the styling and make-up in its three-story cabin will cost $ 70-290, and this is sometimes already half a suit. You can buy neon sleeves for $ 48, an ice cream or sandwich costume, an iPhone costume ($ 112), a camera costume ($ 58).

In the usual accessories store you can buy cute trinkets: bones, candles, edible skulls from $ 1. In Greenwich Village, the ever-popular King Kong costume cost $ 120, the Indian dress Pacakontas $ 80, multi-colored wigs from $ 7, and angel or butterfly wings for $ 6-50.

Online

You can order costumes for every taste and wallet via the Internet.

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A little expensive costumes in This и This the store.

On Amazon.com the most expensive suit costs $ 10 000, but on average, Americans spend about $ 200 on an outfit.

Where and how to celebrate

The biggest celebrations, as usual, will be held in New York and Los Angeles. In these cities they celebrate not only in clubs and at parties, but also hold colorful processions around the city.

New York

This saturday in east village will start dog halloween: Costumes for pets are a separate entertainment on Halloween.

In Central Park will also be celebrated, the first preparations and numerous pumpkins already announce the approaching day.

Well, the main event will begin 31 October: gTake off suits and cameras.

Washington

In washington dc there are special workshopswhere the costume can be made by hand. You can also go there for as little as $ 15. Russian Halloween.

For those who do not like costumes, there is an alternative - free tours of the mysterious corners of the city.

San Francisco

In San Francisco this year they decided to do without large-scale parades, but no one refused to celebrate.

In one of the hotels in the center will host an international Halloween ball. Russian Halloween in the Silicon Valley will also be.

Unusual event scheduled in honor of the deceased pop king Michael Jackson.

Minnesota

In Minnesota, many children's activities: Corn Maze Festival, Halloween for kids, Scream cityThere Journey along the trail of terror and Valley of Fear .

Adults can watch horror or visit Victorian Ghost Reading . Also suitable for the whole family. Pumpkin festival и ice show.

Russian-speaking on the eve of the holiday will scare everyone “Russian” karaoke.

Florida

In the state of eternal sun beach celebrations: in the Russian-speaking area Sunny Ice и in the castle.

Also, a special holiday suits Russian Chamber of Commerce. There will be a party in the city of Aventura,

as well as in railway museum.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles lovers horror stories waiting in theaters, with children at the three beach parties at once (first, second, third), on psychedelic show, and four fashion parties (in west hollywood, at Universal Studios, in north hollywood for Russian speakers).

Full list of events you can find in our calendar events in the relevant city.