Purim, the happiest holiday, will take place this year against the backdrop of the Iron Swords War.
This holiday is also influenced by the period the country is going through, and this can also be seen in the costumes that star at the top of the sales - soldiers from all the IDF forces, and of course - also the costume of Daniel Hagari, the spokesman for the IDF.
"Just as in Corona the costumes that starred were of doctors, so this year the hits that stand out are costumes of soldiers with all the possible berets," explains Noa Ben-Avo, CEO of the Idan 2000 and Kfar HaShe'oe' toy chains. "Sushi Zohar has a Daniel Hagari costume, which is in demand In particular, and likewise, demand is also expected for costumes of policemen, police officers, police officers, police officers.
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Demand for the Kushmaro costume, photo: Max Stock, courtesy of Broria, Shushi Zohar Studio
"Of course, there is also a demand for normal costumes, such as superheroes who star every year, princesses, butterflies, unicorns, characters from the Harry Potter movies and more, but this year there is no new Disney or Marvel movie that has a high demand for its characters' costumes."
And what about prices?
Ben-Abo: "For four years, there was a trend of falling prices. We have costumes for NIS 30, 40, and 50, and costumes for up to NIS 100. We no longer see costumes for NIS 300 and 400, and there is no price increase either. Compared to last year."
Moran Eroni, VP of Marketing at Max Stock, also talks about the soaring demand for soldiers' and policemen's costumes: "We see that this year there is a demand for the costumes of the security forces in the first place - soldiers, pilots, commando fighters, policemen, and of course the IDF spokesman. There is We have three models of pilots and four models of policemen, and a costume of an MGB fighter, an IMM, a patrol, a Golani fighter and an IDF spokesman.
We also have a costume of a female soldier with a skirt, due to a demand from the religious audience.
The firefighters are also heroes.
Although they are not fighting in Gaza, their costumes are in high demand - we have seven types of firefighter costumes, from firefighter smocks to full-dress firefighters.
The paramedics also received a platform following the war."
Eroni adds that there were customers who sent her messages and asked her to save soldiers' costumes for them, due to the high demand.
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Even Ben Gvir became a costume, photo: Max Stock, courtesy of Broria, Shushi Zohar Studio
There is no price increase at Max Stock either, according to Eroni: "We have 247 models this year, 90% of which are sold for NIS 50 and 10% for NIS 79-99. These are costumes with many elements and intended mainly for adults. On top of that, for women We offer costumes up to size XXL, which is good news."
The demand for Kushmaro
Shirley Farr-Ygerman, CEO of Toys R Us, tells about the demand also for the news broadcasters and reporters, who star in this war. There is no built-in Kushmaro costume.
This is reflected in wigs, clothes, signage and other accessories."
According to Rami Fatimer, the manager of the costume shop, which is located in Dizengoff Center and also sells costumes on its website, besides the requested costumes of soldiers, this year the demand for Itamar Ben Gabir's costume increased: "It is easy to prepare, and includes glasses, a wig, professional face paint, a suit and a belly pillow. There were children who came already this week and put together his costume themselves."
Fatimer adds to the story about the growing political trend in costumes: "There are many children who dress up as members of the Knesset, mainly as spoken characters, chiefly Tali Gottlieb and Shakma Bresler, Bibi and Ben Gabir, Smotrich, and more. They usually come with a list of accessories prepared from home, and really want to get into character. There are also many who come in a group and dress up together as characters from the Knesset."
The Shushi Zohar company notes that it has made adjustments due to the situation and the high demand for security and defense force costumes, and has created a new collection intended for children, youth and adults and includes Golani fighters, paratroopers, a patrol of the Israel Defense Forces, the Rescue Union and more, as well as an "Aam Yisrael Chai" costume for girls, Identification with the feminine power.
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