This is THE Halloween costume this year. In stores or on websites, disguises from Netflix's box, “Squid Game”, are selling like hot cakes. Masks flocked with a square, rectangle or triangle, red jumpsuits or blue tracksuits, the Parisian fancy dress store “Aux lights de la fête” has struggled to obtain the outfits of the South Korean series and respond to customer demand. " We did not expect that. The series was broadcast not so long ago, and even for the suppliers, it was the rush, notes Antoine, manager of the store. But we managed to get supplies towards the end of October ”. Out of 120 costumes delivered on October 27, there were only three left the next day at noon. “It's madness,” confirms Charlotte, co-manager.
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So to meet the demand, we had to find some tips.
The old red costumes from another successful series, "La Casa de Papel", very similar to the wardens' suits from "Squid Game", are thus reused by the suppliers.
“Everyone only talks about this series, so the costumes inevitably get snapped up, and when you try to order them on the Internet, you don't usually have them for three or four weeks.
So well after Halloween, ”says Carlos, 20, in line to pick up one of the coveted red costumes.
