There are many great Halloween costumes that are perfect for couples. The best way to decide which costumes are best is by first selecting a theme. Just because its Halloween does not mean that you only have to look scary! While scary is a good theme, it is not the only theme.

Looking to the famous for inspiration

A great way to find fantastic Halloween costumes for you and your partner is by looking to Tinsel Town.

You could decide to base your costume on a movie you like. There are many movies from Twilight, Harry Potter, Grease, The  Flinstones, Addams Family, Scooby Doo and Star Wars that you can choose from.

You could also dress up like a famous celebrity couple like Sonny and Cher or Ike and Tina Turner. Just make sure you mimic their personality and persona.

Tickle someone’s funny bone

If you and your partner are quite the jokers and have a great sense of humour, there are many hilarious Halloween costumes available. For instance you and your partner can dress up like salt and pepper shakers or a fork and knife. Eggs and bacon is another funny option. It may be difficult to find these costumes but you will surely make people laugh and stand out.

Other themes for Halloween

Some of the more common Halloween outfits for you and your partner include the infamous angel and devil costumes, Dracula and his victim, and everyday occupations such as doctor and nurse, fireman and women and police man and women. These Haloween outfits can all be bought directly online here at Fancy Dress Ball.

Most people find they have an attraction for a member of the opposite sex who is dressed in uniform.  What better for a fancy dress costume event to pair up with your better half and both go for a similiar theme.  In this case the people pictured below have gone for a military theme.  The three people below were not out in the same group however they were drawn together by mysterious higher forces working on behave of the great fancy dress entity!

The guys are wearing a classic US Navy Sailor - you know girls the one from An Officer and a Gentleman.  The lady is showing herself off in a sexy little army uniform, similiar to the popular Army Cadet costume but adapted to show off her midriff!

Army Navy fancy dress

All costumes lend themselves to being adapted to suit the wearer.  The best way to customise your fancy dress costume is to add accessories.  The bullet belt is popular addition when dressed as a soldier.  So take a look at our choice of costumes and get the basic look and then accessorise!  Hope to see you all marching round your next fancy dress event!

If you are unsure as to what the 70s was all about, it may be hard to find a 70s fancy dress costume to wear to a 70s themed party. Luckily the 70s did leave its mark by producing great movies, musicians, icons and trends. These can be used as aids when selecting the perfect costume.

Movies and music

The first two categories to base your 70s fancy dress costume on are movies and music. Starting with movies, you can dress up like characters from the hit movies Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Star Wars. These costumes can be found at any costume store, including here at Fancy Dress Ball. They are easily recognisable which means that people will know exactly what you are dressed as.

70s music was made famous by groups such as ABBA and Queen and musicians such Elton John and Elvis Presley. You will also find that it is quite easy to find 70s fancy dress costumes for these characters, but the key is to mimic their personalities.

Pimps and Disco

Another two very prominent characteristics of the 70’s was the Disco and the Pimps. Dressing up like a pimp is a great 1970s fancy dress costume idea, but with the costume, you also required to have a certain kind of attitude – you need to talk with slang and walk with a strut.

Disco was all about the funk and the groove. To capture the disco theme try a pair of flared pants and a crazy shirt with some platforms and a fro. There are all sorts of styles and costumes to mimic with 1970s fancy dress, visit our website today to see our catalogue.

Tis is the season to be jolly! Christmas is coming and parties based around the theme of the holidays are already cropping up. Whether it is cocktail parties, dinners for family and friends or crazy fancy dress parties, no one will turn down a good time with the ones they love.

While it is quite easy choosing something to wear for cocktail parties and dinners, it may be difficult to decide what to wear to a fancy dress party. You want to stand out but at the same time look great.

Where to find a great costume for a fancy dress Christmas party

If you do not have the patience or talent to make your own fancy dress costume, then the easiest solution will be to purchase or hire something. However, trying to find an adult fancy dress costume that is original and creative might seem like a mission.

It may not be hard to get an oversized Santa Suit, but for a greater selection and something that fits, visit us here at Fancy Dress Ball. We have a variety of costumes that you can choose from directly online. Whether you want to be an elf, Mrs. Clause, a Christmas fairy or a Christmas tree, we have the right costume for you.

Fancy dress costumes for your private Christmas party

Christmas-themed adult fancy dress costumes are not only for going out, you can buy a sexy Christmas costume for your own little private party. Why not try a naughty Santa or Sexy Mrs. Santa costume for a Christmas your partner will never forget!

The 80′s – a decade of memories.  New wonderful toys like the rubik’s cube and space hoppers!  The decade of memorable music by the likes of Wham! Terence Trent D’Arby and one of my personal favourites The Proclaimers!  I challenge you all not to get up and chant to ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 miles)’

Fashion took a colourful turn during this decade giving us brightly coloured costumes with bright jewellery and not forgetting the legwarmers and other great accessories.  The 80′s allowed people to combine those colours which were previously not even allowed in the same drawer at home.  Take a look at the classic 80′s look shown below.

80's fancy dress

There is no doubt about it, getting dressed up in fancy dress costumes really gives a party a joyful atmosphere. With everyone laughing and enjoying themselves, it is the perfect way to turn a birthday or Christmas party into something to remember.

Fancy dress parties also open up the doors for conversation. It gives strangers attending the party something to talk about and all the fancy dress costumes allows for a more relaxed atmosphere.

A fancy dress party is great for all occasions, and a hen party is no exception. A hen party is usually characterised by craziness, and wild, fun and fancy dress costumes are a great way to create all this madness. It is the last night of a woman’s freedom and it should be celebrated in a fun way.

Fancy dress hen party themes

If you are planning on having a fancy dress hen’s party for a friend or relative it may be a good idea to set a theme. Your theme could be something sexy like naughty or nice, angels and devils, playboy bunny theme or a fantasy theme. These themes are not very difficult and don’t require much work. There are ladies fancy dress outfits available for all sorts of occassions.

Encourage your guests to come as sexy as they want – after all, it is a hen’s party! If they cannot find suitable ladies fancy dress outfits, suggest that they shop online here at Fancy Dress Ball. Besides fancy dress costumes, we also stock great accessories such as dare cards, bunny ears, blow-up dolls, hand cuffs and bride-to-be sashes to add some more fun.

When it comes to putting together a Halloween party, you need to do it right. If not, you may end up with a room full of people and nothing interesting to have you guests talking about. Remember that a Halloween party always needs to have that scary factor, without that, your party just becomes and ordinary bash.

Your Halloween party checklist

The first thing that you want to do when planning your Halloween party is to send out your invites in advance. Remember trying to book the 31st October can be difficult as there are many clubs and venues that host Halloween parties. Someone you know could also be planning a party on this day so you want to get word out of your party as soon as possible.

Remember to indicate to your guests in your invites that they should dress up in Halloween costumes. Although dressing up in Halloween costumes might seem obvious, you want to make sure that they know the party is fancy dress. If you have a theme for your Halloween party, make sure that you mention this in order for your guests to know what type of Halloween fancy dress costumes to get.

Just before the party try and buy as many props and accessories as possible. To make your venue really scary and to emphasise the Halloween theme add some fake spider webs to the walls, place witches brooms, a witches cauldron, devil tridents, pumpkin props all around and have plastic spiders hang from the ceiling. Most importantly of all, have fun in your Halloween fancy dress costumes!

Christmas is a time of fun and joy, and who enjoys Christmas more than your children? Fun is emphasised even more by dressing your children up in Christmas themed fancy dress costumes.

There are many reasons to buy your kids Christmas fancy dress costumes. Besides the fact that it brings out their cuteness factor, they might be invited to a fancy dress costume party or they may be in their school nativity play.

You may also just feel that instead of a formal outfit for Christmas day, your kids will add to the holiday fun by dressing up in Christmas fancy dress costumes for Christmas lunch, church or opening presents.

What Christmas costumes are available for children?

There are a number of adult fancy dress costume stores that sell great Christmas inspired fancy dress costumes. Here at Fancy Dress Ball, we make it even easier. We have a wonderful selection of Christmas-themed costumes for children of all ages and sizes which can be bought directly online.

While the little angel and Santa suit seem to be the most popular range, there are a number of other creative costumes available. You can dress your child up as a Toy Soldier or a Snowman. Reindeer and donkey costumes are not only fun and cute, because they are fuzzy; they keep your tiny tot warm and cosy. Elves and fairies are also great costume ideas.

If your child needs a costume for a nativity play, you will find a range of King’s, Sheppard’s Mary and Wise men costumes so that your kid can shine on his big night. We also have a range of adult fancy dress costumes for you to choose from.

Little children look cute in anything that they wear but there is something about dressing them up in fancy dress costumes that make them look even more adorable. Many parents are very unsure as to what fancy dress costumes they should buy for their tiny tots and which outfits are appropriate for their age groups.

While there is no right or wrong answer, this is something that parents should allow their children to decide with a little supervision. Children have their own fantasies of who they would like to be and by forcing them to wear something or be a character that they don’t particularly like will only make them miserable at the party.

Remember, children play dress up all the time but when they get the opportunity to dress up outside their homes, it is very exciting for them. They therefore should be able to be the character that they want. It is the parent’s job to find the correct fancy dress costumes and ensure that it fits properly.

Fancy dress costume ideas

If your child does not know who they want to be, here are some ideas that you can introduce to kid. Let your child pick out a toy that they enjoy playing with. If it’s a soldier, your little one can dress up like a soldier at war. If your little girl likes dolls, she could dress up like a rag doll. All these fancy dress costumes can be bought here at Fancy Dress Ball. If that does not work then have a look at our fancy dress costumes catalogue for creative ideas.