Fancy dress outfits come in all manners of shapes, sizes, themes and colours. This article distinguishes between the main categories of outfit and helps you decide which fancy dress costume to choose when buying or hiring.
First off, the outfits can be categorised into three distinct groups, as follows:
Men's
Women's
Children's
Fancy dress accessories are also worthy of a mention as - although not technically outfits - they can be used to create them.
For Men
If you are a man looking for a fancy-dress outfit, there are many options to choose from. Popular fancy dress outfits, as with children, are superheroes such as Batman, Superman, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk.
These costumes often come complete without the need to augment them with additional accessories, although you might want to take a jacket to your party also - most of these costumes are likely to have no pockets!
Depending on the theme of the fancy dress party you are attending, you will want to wear a fancy dress outfit to match. Below is a list of some suggestions for different fancy-dress costumes for a variety of party themes:
Halloween Outfit Suggestions:
Edward Scissorhands
The Predator
Zombie
Freddie Krueger / Jason Voorhees
Simple Outfit Suggestions:
Hawaiian Costume
Teacher
Doctor
Monk
Fairytale & Film Outfit Suggestions:
Knight
Leprechaun
Robin Hood
Pirate (Captain Jack Sparrow perhaps?)
Most of the outfits listed above can be bought online or in-stores for less than £30, and would be available for hire for much less.
For Women
Women have perhaps the largest range of fancy-dress outfits to choose between, ranging from witches to nuns and little miss riding hood to sexy nurses!
All good fancy dress shops will stock a wide selection of women's fancy dress outfits both for hire and for sale. So you best decide whether or not your costume is a one time only venture or if it's simply too fun not to wear again and again.
Women's fancy-dress outfits - similarly to children's costumes - have a lot of optional accessories and 'extras' which may be well worth considering to make sure your costume is as complete as it can be. There's nothing worse than putting on a fancy dress outfit only to find it looks nothing like the picture - make sure you know what bits are included and which are not when choosing your costume!
Listed below are a few costumeideas for women to help get you started:
Superheroine Outfit Suggestions:
Wonder Woman
Cat Woman
Bat Girl
Elektra
60's, 70's And 80's Outfit Suggestions:
Swinging 60's Dress
70's Disco Lady
70's Hippy
80's Big Hair
Sexy Outfit Suggestions:
Sexy School Girl
Sexy Nurse
Sexy Cowgirl
Sexy Bunny Lady
You can expect to find women's outfits for a similar price to men's, but with all the additional accessories available you could easily spend a lot more!
For Children
Children often have fancy dress birthday parties and so it's likely that if you are a parent you will be faced with a decision over which costume to get. Depending on the theme of the party, there is generally a wide range of fancy dress outfits available for children. Children's costumes are also subject to a wider range of sizes; covering ages roughly 3-12.
Many fancy dress outfits for children can be created using a little ingenuity and a lot of face paint - which can be a lot more fun than simply buying a costume.
A selection of children's costume ideas are shown below:
Fairytale Outfit Suggestions:
Fairytale Princess
Robin Hood
Leprechaun
Cinderella
Common Outfit Suggestions:
Clown
Ghost
Pirate
Cowboy
As mentioned above, whichever fancy-dress outfit you decide to buy or hire please be sure to check the contents in case the costume is little more than a t-shirt with optional 'extras'.
Visit Party Boutique for a huge range of outfits for men, women and children. Our mens fancy dress and womens fancy dress costumes are available in many different themes at highly competitive prices.
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Wednesday 27 January 2010
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