"The "president's wig" is sold out," says Marion Wendt, sales manager at the Cologne branch of Deiters, a German costume chain. It's also sold out in many of the chain's other shops nationwide, while Maskworld in Berlin is more than pleased at how the "typical Trump hairdo" is selling like hotcakes this time of year.

No matter how unpopular US President Donald Trump may be, his look is coveted for Carnival this year. Dressing up as Trump is a relatively affordable affair, too: suit, wig, long red tie and lots of orange face make-up.

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Shops selling Carnival costumes and apparel have all reported heightened interest in Trump-style wigs, while shops that don't carry that particular versiontell Carnival-crazy shoppers to go for the "Heino" wig instead, referring to a popular German bard with a similarly peculiar hairstyle.

Trump floats

Trump is also sure to be lampooned on the large floats that cruise down the streets in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz on Rose Monday. In 2016, a float touting the then presidential candidate as a naked bottom with ears and, of course, hair was a big hit in the parade in Düsseldorf.

Last year's none-too flattering float in Düsseldorf

On November 11, 2016, the actual start of the current Carnival season in the Rhineland area, that city dressed up its popular fictional Carnival character, the "Hoppeditz," as Trump. With or without the presidential hairstyle, it should be noted that the "Hoppeditz" is always burned and his ashes laid to