Fancy Dress Party - Fancy Dress Ideas

Going to a Fancy Dress Party or even organizing your own?

People of every age & gender enjoy attending a fancy dress party, it provides entertainment, fun and laughter – but also gives us an opportunity to role-play as our favourite character or as a theme of the event. Fancy dress costumes have become very popular for many party occasions ranging from Halloween, Birthdays, Christmas and New Year’s, to theme based parties ...

A fancy dress party makes the event more lively and enjoyable. The main focus of costume parties lies on the costumes that allow people to role-play a favorite character or theme. It’s a great way for you to explore your inner child; interesting fancy dress ideas are required to make them more entertaining. Some parties are organized around a particular theme & participants have many online stores available to them.

However - choosing the right fancy dress costume can be a daunting and time consuming task, especially when there are so many outfits to choose from. You should consider choosing something that complements the party’s theme and yet makes you stand out from the rest of the guests.

Fancy dress costume ideas:

If you, like many others are stuck for ideas on which type of fancy dress costume to choose, then the few tips below should help you choose a perfect fancy dress costume, that’s right for your party.

Choose your fancy dress costume according to the theme:

If you are hosting or attending a fancy dress costume party, then you will need to consider the theme first. Often the themes of the event can give you some fantastic costume ideas. Themes like, film or TV can be any recent blockbuster movie, popular TV series, fairytale, or superhero to name a few. Maybe it’s a period of history; there are several themes which can be set, this all depends on the host of the party.

Ensuring the fancy dress party costume is suitable:

When choosing fancy dress costumes, it’s very important to check the comfort level. The seasoned condition of the year (i.e. summer, spring, winter and autumn) and the amount of time the costume needs to be worn for, these are two main considering factors that need to be considered. For instance, you wouldn’t really want to wear a furry fancy dress costume during the hot summer days! Not to mention a skimpy hot fancy costume during the freezing winter days!

Most popular disco party fancy dress costumes: (Please note they are in no particular order)

• Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Carribean Film



• Beetlejuice - Beetlejuice 1988 Film



• Where's Wally? - Where's Wally TV show



• Superman / Supergirl - Superman / Supergirl Film



• Smurf - The Smurfs, Film and TV
• T Bird or Pink Lady - Grease Film
• Madhatter - Alice In Wonderland Film
• Oompa Loompa - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Film
• Tina Turner - 80s Pop Idol
• Michael Jackson - Thriller - King of Pop

The Top-10 most popular Fancy Dress Themes: (Please note they are in no particular order)

Have you been invited to a fancy dress costume party or perhaps you’d like to host a fancy dress party and need to think of a theme. If you are looking for further theme ideas, why not check out our complete list of seasonal themes, or our adult party themes (most also acceptable for children's themes).

• Disney Theme - Cinderalla, Beauty & The Beast, Snow White, Dorothy, Scarecrow etc.
• Heaven and Hell Theme - Devils and Angels etc.
• Tarts and Vicars / Clergy Theme - From sexy nuns, Friar Tuck, priests or Mother Superiors etc.
• Pirate Theme - Captain Hook, Captain Jack Sparrow etc.
• Superheroeos Theme - Superman, Supergirl, Spiderman, Batman, Catwoman etc.
• Grease Theme - T Bird and Pink Lady
• 70s and 80s Theme - Bold colours, Lycra leggings and white suits are fun to wear and you can top it off with a long hippy style wig and platform shoes. Think Austin Powers as an example.

  View further advice on 70s and 80s disco clothes, and also why not check out the most requested 70s Music, and the most requested 80s Disco Hits.

• Halloween Theme - Ghosts, horror characters and devils. Plenty of fake blood, white, black and red face paint is also needed.
• Star Wars Theme - Many outfits to fit this theme for both adults and children.
• TV and Film - Lots of choices available for this theme, perfect if you're looking for many variations.

Do you have a great fancy dress story to share?

Do you have a great story about a fancy dress party you have been to, or organised? We would love to hear it!

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