Fancy Dress Ideas

So you’ve just been invited to a fancy dress party and are in need of some fancy dress costume ideas? Well no need to worryas  help is at hand.  At fancy dress ball we’re full of great ideas to ensure you have an awesome fancy dress party! Well the first thing to decide upon is the number in your group or party as this may influence your choice of fancy dress theme.

Great fancy dress outfits for smaller groups (5 ish) – Scooby Doo fancy dress costumes are always a popular choice. The Flintstones, Wizard of Oz costumes, Ghosbusters or even Looney Tunes. New for 2009 is the latest Star Trek fancy dress costumes, become Mr. Spock or Captain Kirk. All of these fancy dress ideas are great for smaller groups as it creates an identity and we guarantee you will stand out from the crowd.

Fancy Dress ideas for larger groups (6 and above) – How about the Harlem Globetrotters? even purchase a basket ball to have a great time. Army Fancy Dress is great  choice or any uniform for that matter. How about Sailors, Pilots or even Spacemen fancy dress. Uniform costumes are especially poular for stag and hen parties. Nurse costumes are great for Ladies but even the men love to dress up in sexy nurses fancy dress, oooooh Matron!

Costume ideas for couples – How about becoming the caped crusading Batman & Robin, Popeye and Olive Oyle or one of our favourite fancy dress couple ideas; Mr & Mrs Shrek.

Ideas for single fancy dress party goer’s – Well the worlds your oyster! Pirate fancy dress is a sure bet, become Jack Sparrow or a Swashbuckler wench. Super hero fancy dress is probably the most popluar costume, Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman, Spideman or how about Buzz Lightyear?

If you’re struggling for ideas then please check out our new website Fancy Dress Ball. Our new fantastic online shop opens in June 2009, we guarantee you won’t be dissapointed, offering thousands of fancy dress and costumes accessories. If you just cannot wait until then please feel free to drop us an email at info@fancydressball.co.uk and we’ll offer you some of our very best fancy dress ideas. 

Fancy Dress Ball – The UK’s online fancy dress shop.

70's fancy dress

70′s fancy dress, groovy baby! Probably the best loved music decade of all time and is a popular fancy dress costume. Whether it be flower power costumes to flares, you have a massive choice of fancy dress costumes to choose from. Check out this group of playa’s in psychedelic pimp costumes with mother of all afro wigs. Throw on some fancy dress bling and your ready to groove the night away. Oh and not to forget the leopard skin platform shoes!

Fancy dress parties are great fun and as you can see this group of groovers are having an amazing time at the 70′s weekender fancy dress party at Butlins.

If you’re looking for some great 70′s fancy dress costumes then check out our new website Fancy Dress Ball in May 2009 when the online store opens to the public. Bringing you the latest 70′s fancy dress costumes and other great ideas for your next costume party.

army fancy dress

Army Fancy Dress is great fun! Become a soldier and go AWOL for the evening with these amazing army fancy dress costumes. Military costumes will have all the girls running after you, after all who can resist a man in uniform?

Army fancy dress is great for large groups and ideal for stag and hen parties.  Go for the full-on camouflage and add accessories such as a bullet belt and dog tags for that authentic army uniform look.

At Fancy Dress Ball, we have a great range army fancy dress costumes for all budgets from instant army soldier kits though to authentic army fancy dress shown in the above photo. Those guys are dressed as US marines and I’m sure you will agree are some of the most authentic fancy dress available. We don’t just sell fancy dress, we live it! If you’re looking for great fancy dress ideas, our new online store will be open in May 2009, offerring some of the very best army fancy dress costumes for men, ladies and children.

So stand to attention, chest out and eyes forward private! Army fancy dress is the ultimate party outfit, we’ll make a soldier of you yet.

See you very soon, The Fancy Dress Ball Team.

police fancy dress costumes

Police fancy dress costumes are a sure winner when it comes to costume parties. There are many police costumes to choose from either the traditional UK Police Bobby (evening all), sexy police costumes to the US swat teams.

Take a look at these two guys wearing amazing police fancy dress costumes. Could you spot the difference from that of a real police uniform? The photo was taken at Butlins Skegness at the 70′s weekender in March 2009. Without doubt the most authentic police costumes at the party. The Police Fancy Dress costumes consist of a black tactical military shirt, police assault vest, handcuffs, black combat trousers, police badges and swat cap, gun holster, side arm and boots. Add a fancy dress plastic truncheon and you’re ready to party!

Dressing up in police fancy dress is great fun and you will attract alot of attention, but watch out as you don’t want to end up in hand cuffs!

At Fancy Dress Ball we simply live for great new costume ideas. Our new website will be live at the end of April 2009 with some of the best fancy dress costumes available in the UK. We provide great ideas and advice also as we want you to have the very best fancy dress party!

So go on, dress up as a copper and walk the beat with fancy dress costumes from Fancy Dress Ball