Halloween is time for making choices. One is where to celebrate and another one is what to wear.
Even if you don’t plan any trick-or-treating on the holiday night, costumes still matter. With the history of celebration Halloween in Ukraine as short as it is, the costume business is not really an industry yet. Shops propose a limited number of outfits, typically offering a choice between witch and vampire. But still, there is some choice.
One of most popular places to buy or rent a costume is Party Shop, available online and at 8 Lvivska Square.
The Halloween section here is bigger than in most stores, including costumes of black and white angels (Hr 598-650), a devil (Hr 594), a zombie (Hr 686), a prisoner (Hr 294), witches (Hr 346-625) and even a stormtrooper from the Star Wars franchise (Hr 1920). Costumes of pirates, knights and princesses can be found in other, non-Halloween sections, and will also do for the holiday night.
The rental section is much broader. Here one can find costumes of Greek gods, barbarians, Indians and various historic and fictional figures. Batman, Darth Vader and Cleopatra are all available for rent, with prices for the night starting from Hr 150 and going up to Hr 320, depending on how complicated and accurate the costume is.
To complete the Halloween look, one can buy some additional accessories, like wigs, false beards and masks. Prices start at Hr 38 for gangster mustaches and go up to Hr 215 for tremendous viking beards. Elfin ears, goblin noses and vampire make-up kits are also available.
Online shopping options are rather broad. Beware many online shops in Kyiv offer something they call “Halloween costumes” but that can also be found in sex shops. However, if your plan for Halloween was to be a nurse in an extremely short uniform or a Red Riding Hood straight from a pedophile’s dream, you’ll have no problem finding that.
However, there are some nice online places to shop for costumes, too. One of them, www.trickortreat.kiev.ua offers themed costumes, including gypsy princess (Hr 409), Lady Gaga (Hr 369), a broad choice of Eastern harem-style costumes (Hr 379-429) and some fancy pirate costumes for couples (Hr 609-685 for the pair). All costumes are only available to purchase.
Party Shop. 8 Lvivska Ploshcha (Lvivska Square), second floor. www.partyshop.com.ua 451-7725.
Trick or Treat. www.trickortreat.kiev.ua 063-741-4710
Search for costumes also at:
www.holliday.kiev.ua
www.balagan.com.ua (Kharkiv shop, delivers to Kyiv)
