Inflatable costume
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An inflatable costume or air-inflated costume is a costume
that is inflated
around the wearer by means of a battery-powered blower that sucks air into the costume. These costumes usually stand 9-10 feet tall when inflated.
Inflatable costumes are typically used by mascots and started appearing in the 1990s. One of the first inflatable mascots was Lil' Red
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Most NBA
teams own an inflatable costume.
In the UK inflatable costumes are becoming more popular, and many people are wearing them for fun at parties etc. These are smaller versions of the costumes worn by mascots in the US. They are used by stepping into the costume, turning on the small electric fan and then pulling a drawstring
at the neck, and the costumes quickly inflate.
Popular costumes include the inflatable sumo wrestler, ballerina and cowboy.
Funny Inflatable Costumes have grown in popularity over the last few years as many more styles have been created.
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Costume
The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances...
that is inflated
Inflatable
An inflatable is an object that can be inflated with a gas, usually with air, but hydrogen, helium and nitrogen are also used. One of several advantages of an inflatable is that it can be stored in a small space when not inflated, since inflatables depend on the presence of a gas to maintain their...
around the wearer by means of a battery-powered blower that sucks air into the costume. These costumes usually stand 9-10 feet tall when inflated.
Inflatable costumes are typically used by mascots and started appearing in the 1990s. One of the first inflatable mascots was Lil' Red
Lil' Red
Lil' Red is one of two mascots at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's athletics teams. Lil' Red is the newest mascot, having been created for the 1993 season after a state wide contest run for that purpose. Associate athletic director Dr. Barbara Hibner was the driving force in the creation of...
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Most NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
teams own an inflatable costume.
In the UK inflatable costumes are becoming more popular, and many people are wearing them for fun at parties etc. These are smaller versions of the costumes worn by mascots in the US. They are used by stepping into the costume, turning on the small electric fan and then pulling a drawstring
Drawstring
A drawstring is a string, cord, or rope used to "draw" or tie closed an opening in fabric or other material...
at the neck, and the costumes quickly inflate.
Popular costumes include the inflatable sumo wrestler, ballerina and cowboy.
Funny Inflatable Costumes have grown in popularity over the last few years as many more styles have been created.
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