Costume Count 2015!
It was a big year for costume counting.Total costumes counted: 1286. That's one of our biggest years ever.
First, a geographical review. Reports came from the following cities:
Kansas City, Missouri
McKinney, Texas
Austin, Texas
Canton, Michigan
Huntsville, Alabama
Baltimore, Maryland
Anchorage, Alaska
Redwood City, California
Marysville, Washington
Bismarck, North Dakota
New York City (Manhattan), New York
Ashburn, Virginia
Columbia, South Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Watertown, Massachusetts
Halifax, Novia Scotia (2)
Castlegear, British Columbia
Hamilton, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Here's every costume that was reported more than 10 times:
Princess 75
Cat 37
Batman 32
Zombie 31
Ninja 30
Vampire 28
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 25
Witch 23
Elsa (Frozen) 21
Capt America 20
Pirate 20
Storm Trooper 19
Clown 15
Darth Vader 15
Spiderman 15
Iron man 13
Minion 13
Football Player 10
Jedi 10
As always, some of the most intriguing reports come from the descriptions that leave some room for the imagination. My favorites this year:
Traffic engineer
Teletubby, Scary
Supercow
Princess with Pony
Ninja mask with camouflage cowboy hat and pants
It is okay to be Muslim in this country
Gladiator fried egg
Draculaura
American Dream
"Gladiator fried egg"? That is the leading edge of costume design, my friends.
All right, here's the full costume data dump. You'll note that I had to make a few judgment calls--for example, should "Zombie Policeman" be under Zombies, or in its own category? I went with separate categories for themed zombies--if I hadn't, zombies would have jumped from 4th to 2nd place.
Thanks to all of you who sent in data. This has been seriously fun over the years.
Costume data dump:
Princess 75
Cat 37
Batman 32
Zombie 31
Ninja 30
No Costume 28
Vampire 28
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 25
Witch 23
Elsa (Frozen) 21
Capt America 20
Pirate 20
Storm Trooper 19
clown 15
Darth Vader 15
Spiderman 15
Iron man 13
Minion 13
Football Player 10
Jedi 10
Fairy 9
NO IDEA 9
Marvel Hero 8
Power ranger 8
Scary clown 8
Scream 8
Thing 1 and Thing 2 8
Baseball Player 7
Cowboy 7
Death 7
Dinosaur 7
Dorothy 7
Ghoul 7
Goth 7
Hunter 7
Knight 7
Mario 7
Minnie Mouse 7
Red Riding Hood 7
Soccer Player 7
Ambiguous older kid 6
Anna (Frozen) 6
Kylo Ren 6
Lazy Teenager 6
Supergirl 6
Zombies 6
Clone trooper 5
Fireman 5
Jason (Friday the 13th) 5
Jr High boys no costume 5
Lady Bug 5
Police 5
Superman 5
Unicorn 5
Wolf 5
Zebra 5
Witches 4
Athlete - Football 4
Bee 4
Boba Fett 4
Butterfly 4
Demon 4
Devil 4
Doll 4
Ella 4
Goalie/Hockey players 4
Joker 4
Mal (Disney Descendants) 4
Mickey Mouse 4
Princess Leia 4
Sith 4
soldier 4
walking dead (4 folks acting 4
Wonder woman 4
"Dragon Power Ranger" 3
Anime Avatars 3
Anna 3
Bear 3
Bums 3
Cleopatra 3
Cow 3
Cow Girl 3
Doctor 3
Dragon 3
Ghost 3
Guy Fawkes 3
Harry Potter Cast 3
Hot Dog 3
Hulk 3
Internet fairies 3
Luigi 3
Monster 3
Morph 3
new Star Wars (troopers) 3
Ninja warriors 3 3
Penguin 3
Pretty Pony 3
Prisoner 3
Scarecrow 3
Skunk 3
Star trek 3
Superhero 3
Tiger 3
Transformer 3
Turtle 3
unknown 3
Yoda 3
"Orange Jumpsuit Space Uniform" 2
50s Housewife 2
American Indian 2
Ariel 2
Banana 2
Belle (from beauty and the beast) 2
Burglar/Robber 2
businessman 2
Buzz Light Year 2
Cardboard box robot 2
Care Bear 2
cheerleader 2
Cheshire Cat 2
Chucky 2
Cinderella 2
Construction Worker 2
Crayola 2
Day of the Dead 2
Dracula 2
Dragonball Z 2
Geek 2
Grandma Wolf 2
Granny 2
Grim Reaper 2
Gypsy 2
Hermione Granger 2
Indiana Jones 2
Jester 2
Leopard 2
Little Bo Peep 2
Little Bo Peep's Sheep 2
Lobster 2
Luigi 2
Mad Hatter!! 2
Mad Scientist 2
Magician 2
Masquerade 2
Mickey Mouse 2
Mouse 2
Mummy 2
Olaf 2
Owl 2
Pumpkin 2
Pyro 2
Rainbow Brite 2
Reaper 2
Robin Hood 2
Robot 2
Satan 2
SHIELD Agent 2
Sith 2 2
Slasher 2
Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe) 2
Snow White 2
Soccer Hooligans 2
Spider girl 2
Un-costumed kid 2
Unknown 2
werewolf 2
Wolverine 2
Workmen 2 2
"Anime Scifi Naval" 1
"I don't know" 1
"Quarter" Back: she had a large photograph of a quarter taped to her back 1
`Kitty Cheshire` 1
101 Dalmatian 1
1930s Prisoner 1
5 Nights at Freddy's 1
50's Girl 1
80's Girl (Early Madonna) 1
Half Pepsi and Coke can 1
Subway car 1
Hippie 1
Air force pilot 1
Alice in Wonderland 1
American Dream 1
Anakin Skywalker 1
Angel 1
Annoying un-costumed teen 1
Army man 1
Athlete 1
Audrey Hepburn 1
Baby 1
Baby Darth Vader 1
Baby Monster 1
Baltimore Raven 1
Basketball Player 1
Bat 1
Bat Girl 1
Batwoman 1
Beermaid 1
Beetlejuice 1
Ben Kenobi 1
Big Bird 1
Black bow tie and a pink shirt 1
Blob 1
Bloody skull mask 1
Bowser 1
Boxer 1
Bunch of balloons 1
Bunny 1
Business Man, Scary 1
Candy Corn 1
Caveman 1
Chicago Bulls player 1
Christmas Elf 1
Clown, Scary 1
Convict 1
Creeper 1
Creepy evil skull mask guy? 1
Curious George (with father as Man in the Yellow Hat) 1
Cute little boy 1
Cute little lion 1
dalmatian 1
Dancer 1
Dark Princess 1
Demon Pumpkin 1
Doc McStuffins 1
Dog (giant) 1
Dr. Who (not sure which one) 1
Draculaura 1
Eagle 1
Egyptian princess 1
Einstein 1
Elephant 1
Elevator 1
Elf from Hobbit 1
Elmo 1
emoji smiley 1
Emporer 1
Evie 1
Evie (Disney Descendants) 1
Evil clown 1
Evil queen 1
Ewok 1
Executioner 1
Fairy Godmother 1
Farmer 1
Female joker 1
Fighter pilot 1
Flamenco Dancer 1
Fluffy Monster 1
Football coach 1
Freddy Krueger 1
Generic super hero? 1
GI Joe 1
Gillie suit 1
Ginger fox 1
Girl 1
Gladiator 1
gladiator fried egg 1
'good' witch 1
Gorilla 1
grandpa from the Munsters 1
Green cape man 1
Green dinosaur from Barney 1
Green Lantern 1
Hard rocker 1
Harlequin (Male) 1
Harry Potter 1
Headless Horseman 1
Hell boy 1
Hiker wearing all University of Washingon clothes 1
Hippie 1
Hockey Dude, Scary 1
Hockey Goalie 1
Hot Pepper 1
Hunter of Souls 1
Huntsman from Snow White 1
It is okay to be Muslim in this country 1
Jabberwoky 1
Jailbird 1
Japanese Style ghost 1
Jawa 1
Jem 1
Jessie (Toy Story) 1
Junie B Jones 1
Justin Beiber 1
Karate Champ 1
Killer clown 1
Killer from Scream 1
Killer Red Tomato 1
King 1
Kung Fu (Raiden-esque) 1
Kung fu master 1
Lifesavers 1
Link (from Zelda) 1
Lion 1
Little lamb 1
Little Mermaid 1
Little Red Riding Hood 1
Lone Ranger 1
Luke Skywalker 1
Lumberjack 1
Malificent 1
Mara Jade (Star Wars) 1
Marionette 1
Masa Hai? 1
Maskless wolf (i.e. a boy in a plaid shirt) 1
Masquerade ball girl 1
Master Chief 1
Medusa 1
Mermaid 1
Mickey Mouse 1
Mickey/Minnie Mouse 1
Mike (Monsters Inc) 1
Miles from Tomorrowland 1
Military 1
Milk Carton 1
Minecraft 1
Mobster 1
Mulan 1
Murder victim 1
murderer 1
NASA Astronaut 1
Nascar Driver 1
Nemo 1
Nerd 1
Ninja mask with camouflage cowboy hat and pants 1
ninja slayer 1
Nun 1
Nurse 1
Old Man 1
Optimus Prime 1
Panda 1
Peach 1
Phantom 1
Pig 1
Piglet 1
Pikachu 1
Pink (as in the color) 1
Pink Lady (Grease), 1
Pink Ranger 1
Pink Stormtrooper 1
Pippi Longstockings 1
Planet 1
Plants Vs. Zombies Pea Shooter 1
Poodle Skirt girl 1
Princess with Pony 1
Pro Wrestler 1
Pumpkin queen 1
Purple mask guy 1
Rabbit 1
Rainbow 1
Red devil 1
Red Transformer 1
Reindeer 1
Robber 1
Rock and Roll Zombie 1
Rocker 1
Rocket ship 1
Roman Goddess 1
Rosie the Riveter 1
Sadness 1
Sailor 1
Satele Shan (Star Wars) 1
Scary man 1
Scooby Doo 1
Scorpion 1
Serial killer/Horror costume/who knows 1
Shark 1
Shepherd 1
Sherlock 1
Shrek 1
silver death 1
Skeleton 1
Skeleton Nurse 1
Skeleton Pirate 1
Skeleton Prom Queen 1
Skeleton Warrior 1
Snake 1
Snow queen (Not Elsa!) 1
Softball Player 1
Solar System 1
Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey 1
Space Ranger 1
Spaceman 1
Spider 1
Spider Fair Princess 1
Spiderwoman 1
Spooky Spirit 1
Staypuf marshmallow man 1
Steam Robot 1
Sub Zero 1
Sully (Monsters Inc) 1
Sully from Monsters Inc 1
supercow 1
Superhero/villain with all black suit of muscles 1
Swamp Thing 1
Swat 1
Tavern Wench 1
Teacher 1
Teen cat 1
Teletubby, Scary 1
The Grinch 1
The Purge 1
The Scavenger 1
The Scream 1
Tie Die Hippie girl 1
Tiger Rainbow Girl Princess 1
Tigger 1
Tin Man 1
Tom Brady 1
Tonto 1
Tony Romo 1
Toothless (from How To Train Your Dragon) 1
Taffic cone 1
Train Engineer 1
Tuxedo 1
Twister 1
Two-Face 1
Ultron 1
Undead Berzerker Horse? 1
Valley Girl 1
Vampire (without the teeth because they hurt) 1
Villain 1
Voodoo Doll 1
Waldo 1
Wario 1
Wednesday Addams 1
Wee Willy Winky 1
Where's Waldo 1
Wicked Witch from Oz 1
Winnie the Pooh 1
Winter soldier 1
Wizard 1
Woodstock 1
Woody from Toy Story 1
Wrestler 1
Zeus 1
Zombie Bride 1
zombie football player 1
Zombie hotdog 1
zombie hunter 1
Zombie Hunter 1
Zombie Pittsburgh Penguin 1
zombie soldier 1
Zombie surgeon 1
Zombie Vampire 1
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