Themed parties

In was only a few years ago when fancy dress was restricted to children's birthday parties and rowdy hen nights – today people all over the country are discovering the sheer amusement at spending their weekend dressed as a pirate!!

Whether you choose to showcase your weird and wonderful costumes at your local club/pub or in the relative privacy of a house party - fancy dress is a great way to have a brilliantly different night!

Regardless of how much money you have to spend there are loads of options available for the fancy dress connoisseur! Feeling Flush? Why not splash out on ready made costume with all the trimmings? Watching the pennies? Then put on your best Blue Peter hat and get creative at home. Whatever your budget being dressed up has a great effect on people and is bound to result in an amusing night! Remember selecting your fancy dress costumes is just the start as selecting the matching accessories is also important. So what makes a good fancy dress costume party theme..? you will want a theme where the costumes, whether made, bought or hired will be reasonably light comfortable to wear. A few ideas would be; Beach Party, Hawaiian Luau, Roman Toga or Mardi-Gras themed parties depending on the weather. These themes also have the advantage of being able to be created cheaply and this maybe something you would want to take into consideration.

Fancy dress retailers are reporting a huge surge in the Stag and Hen market in the last 2 years and interestingly, the costumes being chosen are moving away from the Stag Antlers and naughty accessories traditionally associated with these markets.

Hen parties are now opting for a more themed 'group' look with costumes such as cowgirls, nurses, fairy-tale inspired characters such as Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy, police officers with fluffy handcuffs, female Batgirl and Robins, Pink Ladies, schoolgirls, bunny girls and 60's hippy-inspired mini-dresses. The choice is overwhelming!

Funky Fancy Dress have the costumes to cater for any party theme your equire. Please look around our 'Fancy Dress Theme' section which is sure to give you some great ideas.