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 nine to ten feet tall when inflated. One of the largest designers and manufacturers of inflatable costumes in the world is Signs & Shapes International, Inc., located in Omaha, Nebraska.
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.
