At Chicago Costume, owner Mary Hickey Panayotou is making Ruth Bader Ginsburg collars.

The shop is seeing strong interest in Black Panther costumes, a tribute to the actor Chadwick Boseman, who died in August at age 43.

Baby Yoda is hot; and starry-eyed kids are also going for essential worker costumes, particularly firefighters, according to Chicago Costume general manager Courtland Hickey.

Timely Halloween costumes are always in style, but 2020, with its avalanche of news and pop culture, has yielded a particularly striking array of options for DIYers, renters and buyers alike.

Here are the top 10 ways to stand out, pay homage or make a statement:

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Fascination with the swashbuckling big-cat owner Joseph B次元官网网址淛oe ExoticB次元官网网址� Maldonado-Passage continues, with full-fledged costumes available online and plenty of accessories for DIYers, from cowboy hats to sequined shirts and blond mullet wigs. Consider teaming with a family member dressed as a tiger. If you go with Joe ExoticB次元官网网址檚 nemesis, Carole Baskin, youB次元官网网址檒l want a leopard-print shirt, animal-print leggings, flowing blond hair, and a garland of flowers to top your head. Bonus points for a flower-festooned bicycle with a stuffed tiger in the basket.

Baby Yoda

Baby Yoda, from the B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� TV series B次元官网网址淭he Mandalorian,B次元官网网址� is internet royalty by now, and a new installment of the show launches Oct. 30. Costumes abound, including a ridiculously cute crocheted baby option from Amazon and a ready-to-go offering from Chicago Costume.

2020 dumpster fire

This has been a tough year for humans but a good year for memes, including B次元官网网址�2020 Dumpster Fire,B次元官网网址� which lends itself well to DIY efforts. YouB次元官网网址檒l need a cardboard box painted dumpster green, with poster board flames emerging and 2020 written across the front.

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Chadwick BosemanB次元官网网址檚 2018 performance as MarvelB次元官网网址檚 trailblazing Black superhero is on our minds again, due to the beloved actorB次元官网网址檚 untimely death. Interest is strong at Chicago Costume, one of many sources for a complete look. The first major superhero movie starring an African character, B次元官网网址淏lack PantherB次元官网网址� was a critical and commercial success and a cultural milestone.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Supreme Court Justice was already a star, an acronym (RBG) B次元官网网址攁nd a Halloween costume B次元官网网址攂efore her death Sept. 18 refocused attention on her legal accomplishments and her role as a champion of womenB次元官网网址檚 rights. The costume is simple: a black robe, a lacy collar, big dark glasses and hair tied back smoothly in a small, neat ponytail B次元官网网址攕crunchy optional.

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HereB次元官网网址檚 your chance to model some of the most iconic looks of the year B次元官网网址攖he animal print bodysuit, the graphic black and white suit jacket with shoulders a mile wide, the head wraps, mirror glasses, the glitter and the feathers.

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In 2020, Disney brought B次元官网网址淗amiltonB次元官网网址� to the people with a televised edition of the blockbuster play. Now you can bring Hamilton B次元官网网址攐r one of the spirited Schuyler sisters B次元官网网址攖o your Zoom Halloween party.

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With the fight over control of the U.S. Supreme Court reaching a fever pitch, the Handmaid costume is once again timely. Everyone from Etsy to Spirit Halloween to Target is offering an option. Or maybe you still have your costume from last year.

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You could go for your favorite character from the blockbuster video game B次元官网网址淎nimal Crossing,B次元官网网址� which won over quarantine-weary Americans with its sweet domestic pleasures and cooperative candy-colored animals. But Chicago Costume reports thereB次元官网网址檚 a new video game sensation in town. Twenty-somethings are embracing the spacemen murder mystery B次元官网网址淎mong UsB次元官网网址� and looking for ways to make DIY costumes. Basically, youB次元官网网址檒l need monochrome pajamas B次元官网网址攑referably onesies B次元官网网址攁nd lab goggles or a space helmet.

Sourdough starter

A nod to the bread-baking craze of early quarantine, this is one you will probably have to DIY. Starter is pale and bubbly, and often displayed in a glass Mason jar. Think white or cream-colored poster board, and cotton balls or small pale balloons for texture. Add a B次元官网网址淪ourdough StarterB次元官网网址� label, and youB次元官网网址檙e good to go.

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