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5 Sexy Halloween Costumes For Less Than $40 In Detroit

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It is Detroit's rich history of theater, music and entertainment that makes Halloween a huge holiday in the city which plays host to lots of parties. If you want to find a sexy costume that gives you that Hollywood look for a Halloween party and still stay around $40, that's easy to do in the Detroit Metro area.

Not sure about what kind of sexy costume to choose or how to put a great costume together? Here are some suggestions compiled for you at these five Halloween costume stores.


Motorcycle Cop
Screamers Costumes

35431 S. Gratiot Ave.
Clinton Township, MI 48035
(586) 790-5855
www.screamerscostumes.com

With over 40 years of experience, Screamers Costumes will help you select just the right quality costume among its 5,000-square-foot retail store. For $42, Screamers has a motorcycle cop women's costume that includes a hat, choker, leatherette vest, halter top, gloves and shorts. All you have to do is include your favorite boots, a pair of handcuffs or maybe a blonde wig, which Screamers also has in stock. This sexy upholder of the law is a great costume choice for any woman who is hoping to turn a few heads.


Naughty Nurse
Lynch's

939 Howard St.
Dearborn, MI 48124
(313) 565-3425
www.lynchs.com

A theatrical department store, Lynch's has everything imaginable to give you a high-quality Halloween costume. It has hundreds of costumes to choose from and at just $31, you can get a one-piece, short, low-cut sexy nurse outfit that will surely make temperatures rise. The costume comes in all sizes up to extra large and includes a nurse's hat, dress and stethoscope. Add high heels, stockings and a thermometer and you will be the life of the party.

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Rock Star
Showtime Detroit

5708 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 875-9280
www.showtimedetroit.com

This is a great store where you can buy vintage clothes to look like Louis XVI or a cape to look like a bullfighting matador. Showtime has been outfitting Detroit bands and entertainers since 1989, so it can help you look like a sexy rock star, too. Showtime Detroit also has affordable costumes such as a doctor's lab coat for $24 and 60's hippie clothes for around $40. Best of all, this is the kind of store where you can have a whole lot of fun looking around and talking to the owner Dan Tatarian who said he has outfitted some of the biggest names in music.

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Models pose during the Ted Baker 5th Avenue Store Opening on August 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Ted Baker)

French Maid
Ed's Broadway Gift & Costume

2 S. Broadway
Lake Orion, MI 48362
(248) 693-4220
www.edsbroadwaygiftandcostume.com

Also a costume rental store, Ed's Broadway Gift & Costume has a large selection of costumes for as little as $40. Located in Downtown Lake Orion, it's a fun place to shop since it carries pet costumes, gag gifts and lots more. A sexy French maid costume is also in the $40 price range for purchase, and if you visit the website and print out the 15-percent-off coupon, you can save even more money. Also open year round, this store gets a lot of customers from the Detroit Metro area who are looking for theatrical supplies such as professional makeup.


Homerun Hitter
Fantasy Attic Costumes

19 E. Cross St.
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
(734) 482-5409
www.fantasyattic.com

This store has a whole lot of sexy rental costumes and costumes for purchase. One of Fantasy Attic Costumes' more unique options is its "Homerun Hitter" baseball outfit for women that includes a five-piece sexy adult costume with a zipper-front baseball jersey dress, flirty pleaded dropwaist skirt, inflatable baseball bat, baseball cap, socks and gloves for $35. Renting a costume is also easy to do. Fantasy has a 1920's sexy flapper-style dress that features a sequined babydoll bust with long fringe and a matching headpiece. The website is easy to use and will help you decide on just the right costume before going into the store.

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As a news reporter for 25-years and an online writer for various publications, Rebecca Kelley is passionate about being a journalist. She currently resides in Michigan and writes exclusively for online publications. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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