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Halloween 2009: The Top Costumes

The Best-Selling Halloween Costumes of 2009

The Best-Selling Halloween Costumes of 2009

Halloween is fast-approaching, and there are only two things scarier than the costumes themselves: having the same costume as someone else, or, conversely, being totally not trendy. The National Retail Federation — a retail trade association — is generally acknowledged as the authority on the year's best-selling costumes, but what about the homemade costumes? Based on a variety of sources, we've researched the costumes you're most likely to see on Halloween. Plan accordingly!

In this photo: Theo West

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Nov 07, 2008