Costumes
As Halloween and fancy dress parties have become more popular, costume shops have sprouted up all over the city to cater to both children and adults.
Those with clever fingers can head down to Arab Street where you’ll find a street full of French lace, gold lame, feather boas, fake fur, sequins and all the gaudy things you need to make a memorable entrance at the next costume party.
For those in need of instant gratification, costume shops will alter their ready-made costumes to your size, and given enough time, will even make one for you to hire (if you ask they’ll probably sell it to you). Toys R Us (p.383) stocks costumes for children, and the children in us, over Halloween.