If you’re a guy, you may or may not fancy wearing a wig in order to achieve your fancy dress look. So here are some great blonde characters that you can play in fancy dress costumes, with or without the wig.

Julius Caesar: The beauty of pulling characters from far back in history is that, often, we do not know what colour hair they actually had. Or, if we do know, it is of little matter when it comes to recognising the figure for fancy dress. Julius Caesar was a Roman general and a statesman. He can be played in Roman military garb or in Roman statesman robes with headpiece (see Caesar Costume (FC)).

Charles Lindbergh: A famous aviator amongst other things, the Biggles Aviator Pilot Flying Jacket Costume provides a good start to creating a fancy dress Lindbergh look.

Barney Rubble Costume: There will be no worries if you go wigless with this character; the iconic coat collar and big feet are a sure give away. Alternatively, go as a grown up Bam Bam or borrow from Fred’s wardrobe with his costume minus the black hair. Check out our Flintstone Costumes

Johnny Bravo: To achieve Johnny’s look, you will need the black t-shirt, jeans and the exaggerated pompadour hair. The Bail Enforcer Wig provides the pompadour; all it needs is a bit of a trim and shape for the full effect.

Dog the Bounty Hunter: If you aren’t keen on trimming the wig for Johnny, consider going as one of America’s most famous (or infamous) bounty hunters. Attitude not included.

For a couple’s sexy fancy dress event, there are so many different ideas when it comes to complementary costumes. Depending on the general theme of the party, ideas range from cute and quirky, to downright silly, to glamorous or historical. But for general sexy fancy dress, here are a few ideas:

• For a circus theme, consider him as the ringmaster and her as the wildcat daring to be tamed. The Satin Bow corset for her also looks great as a circus performer’s outfit. We can see her on the high wire now.

• For a 1980s theme or general film theme, nothing is sexier than Top Gun. Just don’t forget the aviator shades.

• For a military theme, he can go as the military man while she goes up as his pin up girl. Alternatively, both can go in army costumes.

• Who doesn’t love a fireman? As a couple’s idea, he can go as the fire officer while she goes as a red-hot firefighter or backdraft babe.

• Consider matching his and her SWAT Commander costumes. Hers features a sexy three piece black costume with a zipper front garter dress, belt and hat. His is a four piece costume which includes a utility vest, shirt, kneepads and fingerless gloves.

• For a fantasy theme, we love the Evil Mad Hatter coupled with the Transylvania Temptress.  As an alternative, we also love the dazzling dark queen or one of the evil Alices.

• Gladiators are always sexy, so why not go as two sexy Spartans or as Hercules and Zena, Warrior Princess?

Christmas just isn’t complete without the traditional Christmas pudding. In addition to serving it up on a platter on Christmas Day, why not consider going as your favourite seasonal pudding to your upcoming Christmas fancy dress event to celebrate with family and friends?

Christmas pudding, also known as plum pudding or plum duff, originated during the medieval times in England. A boiled pudding that included dried fruit, the dish became popular because it was made with traditionally expensive and often difficult-to-get ingredients such as sweet spices, citrus fruits, and brandy.

Plum pudding dessert was such an important part to the holiday that the Roman Catholic Church handed down a decree, which stated that plum pudding should be made on the 25th Sunday after Trinity. The pudding should be prepared with 13 ingredients and that every family member must stir it in turn from east to west. People these days don’t take Christmas pudding quite as seriously, but it is still plays a key role in the English Christmas Day traditions.

To celebrate the English tradition of Christmas pudding through fancy dress, a person can go in the Christmas pudding costume, a one size for all costume that comes with a cheeky hat. Consider adding a pair of Cartoon Hand Gloves and applying some dark brown face and body paint for an extra effect. As a couple’s costume, add the lady in the Saucy Pud costume. The Christmas pudding costume for little girls is absolutely perfect for the complete family affair.

The original story that sparked the now-famous ballet entitled “The Nutcracker” was written by ETA Hoffman and was first performed in 1892. However, because the original tale was considered too morbid for children, Alexander Dumas Pere re-wrote it, adding joyfulness and fantasy and wonder.

The story centres on a little girl named Clara who receives a magical nutcracker shaped as a wooden soldier as a Christmas present. She loved the Nutcracker so much that she kept it by her side, even as she slept. One night, the evil Mouse King came to kidnap Clara; he wanted her for himself you see and hoped to take her away to his kingdom. But his plans were thwarted when the Nutcracker comes to life and protects Clara.

At this point in the ballet, there is much flight of fancy as Clara and the Nutcracker enter into a land of fantasy and dreams. Clara visits a land of dolls and meets the Snow Queen and her snowflakes. Clara also visits a land of candy where the Sugar Plum Fairy and beautiful flowers dance for her.

Come Christmas morning, Clara wakes up to find it has all be a dream… or has it?
As Christmas fancy dress inspiration, the Golden Heart Angel costume can be made to suit the Snow Queen perfectly. A five piece costume that includes a dress of white and gold with corset and sleeves, leaving off the halo and wings and adding white stockings and silver glitter and a silver wig work beautifully.

Christmas is a great time for fancy dress; as a woman, what better iconic Christmas figure to dress as than Mrs Claus? How does Mrs Claus fit into the Christmas holiday?
The Santa Claus figure comes from the North American Christmas tradition. In other places, he is known by other names, such as St. Nicholas or Father Christmas. While good old St. Nick was not fortunate enough to have a wife, Santa Claus and even Sinterklaas has a spouse.

The idea of Mrs Claus is first mentioned in an 1849 short story by James Rees entitled, A Christmas Legend. In the story, a family takes in two weary travellers, an old man and woman carrying bundles on their backs, on Christmas Eve. The next morning, the family awakes to find presents everywhere, courtesy of their two guests. In this story, the couple do not turn out to be old Santa Claus and his wife but the family’s long lost eldest daughter and her husband in disguise. While in this story, Mrs Claus does not make an appearance, she does become an idea for the first time in literary history, leading to future mentions and appearances in Christmas tales of print and film.

When it comes to Christmas fancy dress options, Mrs Claus certainly inspires many ladies Christmas costumes. She can be traditional, as with the Santa Long Skirt costume or as a sexy Miss Santa, as in the Fever Naughty Santa costume. She can even been glamorous, as with the Pin Up Miss Santa costume.

Christmas is a great time for fancy dress; as a woman, what better iconic Christmas figure to dress as than Mrs Claus? How does Mrs Claus fit into the Christmas holiday?
The Santa Claus figure comes from the North American Christmas tradition. In other places, he is known by other names, such as St. Nicholas or Father Christmas. While good old St. Nick was not fortunate enough to have a wife, Santa Claus and even Sinterklaas has a spouse.

The idea of Mrs Claus is first mentioned in an 1849 short story by James Rees entitled, A Christmas Legend. In the story, a family takes in two weary travellers, an old man and woman carrying bundles on their backs, on Christmas Eve. The next morning, the family awakes to find presents everywhere, courtesy of their two guests. In this story, the couple do not turn out to be old Santa Claus and his wife but the family’s long lost eldest daughter and her husband in disguise. While in this story, Mrs Claus does not make an appearance, she does become an idea for the first time in literary history, leading to future mentions and appearances in Christmas tales of print and film.

When it comes to Christmas fancy dress options, Mrs Claus certainly inspires many ladies Christmas costumes. She can be traditional, as with the Santa Long Skirt costume or as a sexy Miss Santa, as in the Fever Naughty Santa costume. She can even been glamorous, as with the Pin Up Miss Santa costume.

For those who celebrate, the days leading up to Christmas are time to put up the Christmas tree. But where did the tradition of the Christmas tree come from? Well, depending upon who you ask, the modern day Christmas tree comes from several sources:

Historical documents trace the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree as far back as the 15th century, where, in Livonia (now known as Estonia and Latvia), the Brotherhood of Blackheads put up a decorated evergreen tree in celebration of the holidays. According to these documents, people danced and sang around the tree and then ‘set it aflame’.

During the middle ages in Germany, evergreen trees were featured during Christmas in churches and homes. Then called ‘Paradise’ trees, these trees symbolised the Tree of Knowledge from which Mary plucked the fruit. The trees were hung with apples and wafers which were later replaced with biscuits and candles. Often, next to the tree sat the
Christmas pyramid, which was adorned with decorations, evergreen boughs, candles and a star. Over time, the decoration of the Paradise tree and Christmas pyramid were merged, making way for the modern Christmas tree.

Finally, the tradition of decorating a tree during this season has its roots in paganism. Since the time before Christianity, pagans have celebrated Yule, a winter religious festival held during the latter parts of December and early January. Modern customs like carol singing, lighting the yule log, and decorating an evergreen tree all stem from Yuletide.

As a fancy dress theme, Christmas tree costumes are available in men’s, women’s and children’s styles.

Frosty the Snowman is a character who was originally introduced to us in music sung by US Western film star and singer Gene Autry in the 1950s as a follow-up to the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. From there, Frosty was brought to life in book and then on film. There was an animated short film in 1954 and in 2004 there was an animated feature-length film “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman” featuring the voice talents of Burt Reynolds and Bill Fagerbakke.

The story of Frosty is simple, yet magical. He begins as a regular snowman but, when someone finds an old top hat and puts it on his head, he comes to life.

Snowmen are a fascinating and wonderful part of the winter season and, in many cultures, hold strong ties to Christmas. People blessed with snow create their own snowmen in their front gardens. However, lack of snow does not mean lack of snowmen. Lots of people have snowman features and ornamentation as part of their Christmas décor.

As a tribute to Frosty and Christmas snow people everywhere, the Snowman Costume is based on Frosty with a festive scarf, carrot nose, three ‘coal’ buttons, and that all-important top hat. For a sexy female twist to the fairy tale, the Sexy Snowman costume includes a snowman-inspired outfit with red and black scarf and miniature top hat.

Because Frosty is so closely related to Rudolph, the two figures go perfectly together, as they do with other Christmas icons as a fancy dress theme for a family or group of friends.

There are lots of stories associated with Christmas time; one is the legend of the two angels.

Once upon a time, there were two angels who were friends. Both could sing beautifully and were known for their duets, in which they played on silver trumpets and sang about the glories of God. Because of their talent, they were often given key roles in Heaven’s angel orchestra.
One day, the orchestra leader announced some exciting news: God was sending his son down to Earth to live amongst the people. In celebration, there was to be a musical jubilee; all angels who could sing and play well were asked to participate.

But this wasn’t just any jubilee you see; because God loves his people, this jubilee was to be held for the shepherds of the field. One angel friend was concerned that the shepherds might be afraid, but the other said that they could replace the fear with joy when the time came.
According to this legend, on the night that the Christ child was born, the angels appeared in the night sky. One played a few notes upon his silver trumpet and the shepherds looked up and were shocked and afraid. As the other angel joined in and the two angels played and sang, the shepherds lost their fear and were soon filled with wonder and amazement. The angels then gave their tidings; on this night a child is born. Then the air filled with angels who sang “glory to God, good will to men”.

In celebration of Christmas, what better fancy dress than that of an angel?

When it comes to fancy dress inspiration, we find music videos to be a great source. For 1980s fancy dress, this time we are turning to Band Aid from 1984.

Band Aid was formed by Bod Geldof and Midge Ure, who brought together popular British and Irish singers and musicians to help raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Released at Christmas, the song was so popular that it became that year’s Christmas number one single.

The name ‘Band Aid’ is a double entendre: 1) It was a play on words, making a pun out of the popular American brand of plaster known as Band Aid.  (Americans also use the term ‘band aid’ generically to mean plaster, just as we use hoover to mean vacuum.) 2) It was a play on words, in reference to a band that was formed to provide aid. Put the meanings together and the result is a band that is hoping to provide aid, much like a plaster (or band aid) does for a wound.

Watching the original video, we are inspired by several looks. Hairstyles for one; many of the male artists wear the classic 80s style of longer in back, shorter on top and sides. Also many of the artists wear jackets with small lapels and big shoulder pads; another look quite popular in the 1980s.

The ladies favour messy, curly hairstyles, often with headbands with bows. They also show a great affection for big shoulder pads. Another popular look for the ladies is oversized jumpers and sweatshirts.