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Goblins, ghosts, zombies, witches, princesses and superheroes! Sweet or sour, aged 6 or 60, it is difficult to deny the fun of a Halloween costume. Halloween’s oldest and most amusing tradition only gets better with time. We reached out to Party City’s vice president of marketing, Bill Furtkevic, to figure out what 2019 has in store for our Halloween fiends. Furtkevic provided us with current costume trends for adults and children, how to put together these outfits and what to keep an eye out for!

Accessorizing for fall is often neglected in the desert, especially when “winter” seems to last a mere month. There is always that awkward period of time, around late September to mid-November, when Arizonians can dress for summer heat waves one day, and for a full-blown winter monsoon the next. Shopping becomes a drag as you constantly ask yourself, “Is it still too early to buy this winter coat?” or “Will this scarf remain stylish when temperatures eventually decide to drop?” I have picked up many style skills while growing up in Arizona and dressing for its confusing weather patterns. Luckily, us desert dwellers can still...

I love October. It’s my favorite month. Everyone is over the summer heat, and the warmth of fall fills store shelves. I like orange. And gold. And anything that has to do with pumpkins. And I like that it’s the start of- to me- the best time of the year: the season of gratitude.

Doing the whole pumpkin patch thing with my boys is always a big deal. Like most families, I tend to make an event out of it, and strive for those perfect insta-pics with cliché captions such as: my little pumpkins. It’s...