Disney's Elsa and Ebola hazmat suits are favorites with Halloween shoppers this year. Full Story: Look around a costume shop in Manhattan and one trend becomes clear: adults are dressing up for Halloween. In fact, an estimated 75 million grown-ups will join children on October 31 -- many dressed to the nines in elaborate outfits. Kody Hadrick of Halloween specialty store Abracadabra NYC. [Kody Hadrick, Manager of Abracadabra NYC]: "I've heard in the industry a lot of Mom and Pop shops are actually getting rid of their children's departments because they can't get the profit margin up. So they've really just kind of thrown that to the pop up shops so they can customize and specialize in adult costume making instead." Their customized look this year, Disney's evil queen Maleficent, which rents for a hefty $450 US dollars. A more modest Elsa costume from "Frozen", reportedly the most popular this year, is slightly less expensive. Another favorite is a bit more controversial. [... ( More) | 
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