Whether you are a fancy dress party veteran, or indeed a novice, one thing is clear: There are so many different fancy dress costumes out there to choose from. Many party organizers settle on a party theme, whether it be ‘Hippy theme’, ‘Greek theme or ‘Cowboy theme, but this raises many questions such as “which theme has plenty of variety?”, “which theme offers lots of cheap options?” or indeed “is this theme so difficult that nobody will bother to turn up?”

Indeed we have seen the market for fancy dress change in recent years with Chinese manufacturers able to supply decent quality costumes at very cheap prices. For example we recently took an inquiry from a customer wanting 15 roman warrior costumes for an event. The costumer had phoned around hire shops who wanted on average around £30 per costume for hire. We were able to offer comparable costumes for £10 less and the customer did not have to worry at all about returning the items. So why hire when you can buy?

You want your fancy dress party to be a roaring success so I have put together a little blog which first of all lists lots of fancy dress theme ideas. Once you see a theme you like the look of simply click on the link to discover information on the variety of costumes you are likely to find within the theme, the sort of prices you are likely to pay and the size range available. We hope you find this resource helpful.

By: John Finch

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When most of the people are asked to come for a fancy dress competition or a so-called party, their first thought will be to find the best fancy dress shop and hire a garment. Well, have you thought of purchasing a garment instead? There are plenty of shops availing fancy dresses for various events. Before you could invest money and get a new garment, take a look at some of the benefits of fancy garment hire.

Benefits of fancy garment hire:

One of the main advantages of fancy garment hire is that you can return the dress once your party is over. However, you need invest money for getting the dress for hire and go back to that shop to return your costume. All these aspects are time consuming and tiresome as well.

Benefits of getting a fancy dress costume:

Instead of getting fancy costumes for hire, it is always useful if you could get a garment completely for your self. This is a single time investment and you will not have the hassle of going back to the shop to return your hired garment. There are plenty of shopping malls availing fancy dresses of different varieties and colors. However, people feel that some of the costumes are very costly that they aren’t able to afford that much money.

Cheap fancy dress costumes:

You may have an assumption that fancy garment hire is quite cheaper that purchasing a costume. Well, this isn’t the case always. There are many shops offering cheap fancy dress of different varieties to cater the needs of people. It is always safe to get cheap fancy costumes rather than hiring one.

By: Janani Jaan

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Fancy dress parties are an ever-popular choice of party and it’s never been easier to track down your perfect costume with various fancy dress shops popping up on the internet for you to choose from. There’s such a wide choice available now at the click of a mouse and if your party has a theme you can simply search for the costumes based on that theme.

For a more general fancy dress party however you may want a little help with ideas for your costume. Once you decide it is easy to find an outfit and any accessories you may need to complete the look such as wigs, shoes, face paints or masks. Costumes are usually grouped according to age and gender so it’s easy to search for women’s fancy dress costumes.

Characters from history make a good choice and there are some wonderful ladies from the past to choose from. If you’ve ever wanted to be Egyptian queen Cleopatra then now is your chance or perhaps you have always fancied yourself as Marie Antoinette complete with huge wig and ornate gown? Maybe Maid Marion is more your style? Or if you don’t want to be a specific character try picking an era, there are lots of 1920′s flapper girl outfits or maybe you’d be better suited to the 1950′s complete with full skirt and bobby sox?

Legends and fairytales are a good starting point to find a suitable fancy dress outfit. There are costumes available for all types of fairy, angel and witch or maybe you would like to be a super-heroine for the night dressed as Catwoman or Wonder Woman? Your favourite fairytale character from childhood might be a good choice and you could fulfill a long held wish to be Cinderella, Tinkerbell or Red Riding Hood – for one night only!

Characters from film, TV and cartoon are another good place to start if you are stuck for ideas for your fancy dress costume. With literally thousands of characters in this genre you should have no trouble deciding on some leading lady you have always admired and finding a costume to suit. Would you like to be the elegant Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Or perhaps you see yourself more as Wilma Flintstone or even Daphne from Scooby Doo?

If you really want to try on someone else’s uniform then a fancy dress party is the perfect opportunity for you to have someone else’s job for the night. It’s easy to pick up a policewoman’s outfit or even a nun’s habit online, not to mention school, army and flight attendants uniforms.

As it’s all about being someone different for a night you could choose to be your favorite rock or pop star. Get yourself a blonde wig and be rock ***** Blondie or maybe you could try on Amy Winehouse’s famous beehive. And if you want to be the Queen of Pop it’s easy to come by Madonna’s iconic conical bra as the basis for your costume. Have fun!

By: Mark Thomas Walters

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Fancy dress parties are always a big hit, often providing many laughs and photos from the party that will remind everyone of how great it was. It is one of the most popular types of birthday party or even a night out on the town, wearing something funny or outright impressive can make the party memorable especially when reviewing the photos from the party.

The idea for wearing costumes used to be children’s party ideas but these days a lot of people will have fancy dress parties no matter what age they are. In fact there are plenty of parties where both adults and children can be present. If you have your whole family going then there are plenty of great ideas available to get everyone involved and to really impress other guests as your whole family turn up in coordinated outfits.

Cartoon Families
Some families may say that they are more like cartoon families that they’ve seen on the TV or in movies, there are some TV families like the Simpsons, Family Guy as well as older cartoon family favourites such as The Flintstones which are great family costume ideas. Another Cartoon family that there are adults as well as children’s versions of is the Parr family, AKA The Incredibles from the popular Disney Pixar movie. Each member of the family has a character whether it is Dash, Elastigirl or Mr Incredible himself!

The 70s Family
This costume choice can confuse as well as entertain guests, if your whole family are all wearing clothes from a particular time period such as the 1970s or any other period then passersby as well as other party guests may think they’ve stepped back in time as you, your partner and children all turn up to the party in 70s, 80s or even 1880′s!

A team of superheroes
There are plenty of superhero costumes to choose from so whether you all go as a family of spider-men and women or each member of the family has a particular superhero for themselves. When you walk into the party then it will look like a meeting of the Justice League or X-Men. A lot of popular adult fancy dress costumes can come in children’s or even toddler’s sizes so you don’t have to worry about someone being left out.

So there are plenty of costumes available to choose from, especially ones that the whole family can wear. So if you’ve been invited to a fancy dress costume party then perhaps you may want to coordinate your efforts to really impress.

By: Kevin Longworth

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With all the Christmas parties coming up you have a great opportunity to create an entrance and dress your **** best.

There are fantastic ladies Xmas costumes that range from cute and flirty to super ****. Some of the most popular are the ladies Santa outfit in red with white fur trim or elf costumes in green but there are also snowflake or snowman outfits in white, angel costumes in white or silver and a great Christmas present dress in various colours. Who says Santa has to be in red anyway, try the hot pink version!

Maybe for your work Christmas party you won’t want to do the full dress up but you can still add a touch of Christmas with over the knee red and white stripy stockings and a white tinsel wig or a cute Christmas hat with white pom pom.

There is a huge variety of Miss Santa outfits available, many of which are extremely short! You can wear these with ribbed white wool tights for a bit more cover or else choose a longer skirt length – there are some around if you look hard enough. Again, team these with striped red-and-white over the knee stockings for a fun touch, or for a sexier look wear them with white hold up stockings or add a frilly garter.

The Christmas elf costume is really cute with green and white striped stockings, a white fur trimmed green outfit and a green and white elf hat. Warning, this is a very short dress! I dare any men to wear the Christmas elf fancy dress costume which comes in XX large and *** large. If you do please send me a photo!

Another idea for **** fancy dress at Christmas is to dress as a snowflake or an angel. The typical angel fancy dress costume is white but there is a beautiful silver angels’ costume available that is both fun and stylish and really has that wow factor.

But of course, not all Xmas costumes are destined for your Christmas party. How about some fun at home! I’m sure your husband or partner would love a visit from Mrs Santa Claus dressed in one of these costumes! Or why not dress yourself up as a Christmas present for your loved one? There are some great outfits in red, green, pink and blue with white fur trim… Tie a ribbon around your waist and see what reaction you get!

By: Kay Bornham

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