Hannah Montana and Master Chief Most Popular Costume Searches
Hannah Montana WigWe reported earlier about a study that found that the most popular costume choices this year include pirates, princesses and superheros. A study by Hitwise has found that the most searched for costume this year is a Hannah Montana Costume. Pictured on the right is the Hannah Montana costume from Shindigz. Master Chief, Wonder Woman and pirates are also topping web searches. Master Chief is the lead character in the popular Halo 3 video game. Here is a list of the most popular costume searches according to Hitwise.
1. hannah montana costume
2. master chief costume
3. pirate costume
4. wonder woman costume
5. little red riding hood costume
6. hannah montana halloween costume
7. tinkerbell costume
8. pippi longstocking costume
9. flapper costume
10. raggedy ann costume
Transforrmers MaskIt wans’t a top search according to Hitwise but a post on Yahoo Buzz says that Transformer costumes are another theme for 2007. Pictured on the right is a Transformers mask available here on BuyCostumes.com. Hitwise also found that people are searching for ideas using the keyword “homemade.” Yahoo Buzz has a list of more search phrases that fit the do-it-yourself costume theme. Hitwise says people are also looking for sexy and funny costumes.
The websites receiving the most traffic from the term “hannah montana costume” were Costumzee.com, PriceGrabber.com, Celebrate Express, Target.com and Shopzilla. Other popular costume searches included Halo 3’s Master Chief, pirates, Wonder Woman, Little Red Riding Hood, and Tinkerbell. The top descriptive search terms used for Halloween costumes include perennial favorites such as sexy, funny, homemade and cool. Also among the popular descriptive searches were “cheap halloween costume ideas” which increased 305 percent and the term “adult halloween costume” which increased 336 percent versus last year.
Hitwise also reported which online Halloween retail outlets have been receiving the most traffic. BuyCostumes.com, Halloween Express and Spirt Halloween topped the list.
1. BuyCostumes.com
2. Halloween Express
3. Spirit Halloween
4. Costume Super Center
5. AnniesCostumes.com
6. Costume Hub
7. Costume Craze
8. Zoogster Costumes
9. Halloweenmart.com
10. anytimecostumes.com
You can more last-minute Halloween shopping resources here.
