NiekaStyle: Halloween dress-up fun for all

Halloween is about two weeks away and if you're amongst the many who appreciate dressing up for the festivities, you may already have your costume picked out. But there are still some of us folks who will be scrambling at the last minute to find something if we don't forget all together.

The majority of us can agree that, aside from handing out sweet treats or indulging in them, dressing up is the most important and most exciting part of Halloween for all ages. It’s so great because each year there are so many clever costumes that are inspired by popular culture.

2016 has a number of characters that have earned their spot on your list and we just can’t wait to see them. Whether I'll dress up this year or not is still to be determined. However, it’s good to know that it’s still cool to dress up at every age and the costumes never get boring no matter where you poll.

D'Nieka Hartsfield

NiekaStyle

Here are 2016’s most popular Halloween costumes based on a National Retail Federation survey, conducted among 6,700 consumers from Sept. 6-13 nationwide:

Children (under 18):

1. Action/superhero

2. Princess

3. Animal

4. Batman character

5. "Star Wars" character

6. TIE: witch and DC superhero (excluding Batman)

7. "Frozen" character (Anna, Elsa, Olaf)

8. Marvel superhero (excluding Superman)

9. Zombie

10. Spiderman

Adults (18-34):

1. Batman character (Batman, Harley Quinn, the Joker)

2. Witch

3. Animal

4. TIE: Marvel superhero (Deadpool, Spiderman) and DC superhero (Wonder Woman, Superman)

5. Vampire

6. Video game character

7. Slasher movie villain (Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers)

8. Pirate

9. "Star Wars" character

10. Zombie

Adults (35+):

1. Witch

2. Pirate

3. Political (Trump, Clinton)

4. Vampire

5. Batman character (Batman, Cat woman)

6. Animal

7. TIE: DC superhero (Superman, Wonder Woman, excluding Batman) and "Star Wars" character

8. TIE: ghost and zombie

9. Scary costume

10. Marvel superhero (Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman)

D’Nieka Hartsfield writes for the Clovis News Journal and the Clovis News Journal. Contact her at [email protected]; find her on Facebook or on Instagram @niekastyle.