Too rich

If I hadn't hated the online children's boutique Chasing Fireflies for its unbearably twee name alone, the fact that it is the source of the infamous two-hundred-buck sterling silver bubble wand would certainly have done it. They spell "fairy" as "faerie," too, which, while "correct"  just comes off as unnecessarily fawncy. And anyway, the denizens of the "real" Faerie are not one bit nice, what with all the baby-stealing, mean tricks, and creepy eternal dance parties. You want to stay away from those folks. Call your sparkly-tutu-and-gossamer-wings ensemble a "fairy" costume. 

I will certainly grant that they carry some spectacular Halloween costumes. I'm particularly partial to this Good Queen Bess:

and Marie Antoinette's milkmaid dress is nicely done:

...if a little ill-fated. I wish they'd done Mary Queen of Scots while they were at it, and why not Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, and Lady Jane Gray? They could all go out together, and carry trick-or-treat buckets in the form of their own severed heads. How would that not rule? 

On the boys' side, they make a handsome knight:

And this amusing "monster boy":

Although like most of them he will run you some money, what with the not-included bootcovers ($16.00) and the headpiece ($20.00 ). Alas, the breakaway chain (dunno) is no longer available. Oh well! Guess you'll have to use the non-breakaway kind, and hope nobody reports you to CPS.

As attractive (and expensive) as the costumes are, though, I just cannot warm to Chasing Firelfies. I realize they are aimed at not-my-demographic, and that somebody must really want a sterling silver bubble wand, but I can't help feeling like Chasing Fireflies, if personified, would try to keep the likes of me out of its country club. And you know what they say about any club that won't have you as a member. 

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