At the Chicago Mascot Company on Montrose Ave ... “He’d know the size of a shirt for some kid 15 rows away and he could reach in the bag and have it ready in case I asked for it,” he ...

I build costumes on a mannequin because I want to see if they're going to work at actual size. Like ... You have to be sure your mascot can see down to a kid's level. Hugging is a big thing ...

Ever wonder what it would be like to work inside one of those mascot costumes at a big theme park ... but could make the kid yelp and run away. Two teenage boys kept running up and smacking ...

But David Raymond, a former professional mascot who now designs costumes, said he doesn't know of schools with multiple versions of the same mascot. And Raymond wouldn't recommend it. "I don't ...

The category, which has since been changed to the more politically correct “plus size,” featured costumes of vampires, chambermaids, witches and more in larger sizes. As to the label “fat ...

Getting into the mascot business is different for everybody ... Of all the conversations we had with the men and women behind the costumes, one of the things that most stood out was by far ...

For more than three decades, Janick has been creating foam plastic costumes of sports ... dad who their favorite kid is,” he said. He said he was proudest of a car mascot he created several ...

Mascots unmasked: Theme park workers reveal what life is really like inside cartoon costumes. Courtesy of Mickey_Liaw/Flickr Ever wonder what it would be like to work inside one of those mascot ...