The Eighties is very much back in vogue these days, mainly due to the popularity of Gene Hunt in Ashes to Ashes, the TV series set in 1983. A clear sign of this interest can be seen in wine bars and clubs opening up across the country which have an eighties theme, with images from the 80’s on the walls and music from the period being played constantly. If you are going to a fancy dress party the chances are that it will have an eighties theme and if this is the case, Fancy Dress Ball will have the perfect 80’s outfits to make you stand out at the party.

The range of 80s costumes available at Fancy Dress Ball really is amazing, so if you like the idea of turning up at the 80’s fancy dress party looking like MC Hammer, you’ll find the right look there, including the infamous Harem Pants sported by the man himself. There are many characters who stand out from this decade, and you’ll find the right 80’s costume which will help you carry off the look. If you want to make a real impression, how about arriving at the party in a Top Gun outfit?

You’ll find one at the Fancy Dress Ball website, and if you make your entrance to the party on your knees you’ll look more like Tom Cruise than the man himself! Whatever kind of eighties fancy dress you are looking for, you’ll find it on the Fancy Dress Ball website, so get looking and get ready to look great in your 80’s fancy dress!

Once you’ve had a look through the fantastic and outrageous eighties fancy dress costumes that Fancy Dress Ball have to offer, the next thing you need to do is perfect the hairstyle, as we all know that the 80s fashion was all about the hair! Whilst many of us may look back on our hair styles from the 80s and cringe with embarrassment, the frizzy, big hair is the perfect way of perfecting your overall 80s fancy dress outfit.

Big Hair – in the eighties it was all about who could achieve the biggest and frizziest of hair dos, so it’s time to ditch the straighteners and bring on the mousse, the back combing and the biggest curls you can achieve for really authentic fancy dress costumes.

Side Pony Tails – if you don’t fancy opting for the big hair, why not slick your hair up into a messy side ponytail – the higher and bigger, the better! You could even crimp your hair to achieve an even more radical effect.

The Mullet – yes gentleman, it’s time to reinvent the mullet. Whilst you may not want to have your hair cut into a mullet (after all it was rare that a man could successfully pull of this style), then opt for a mullet wig. We have many available at Fancy Dress Ball.

The Water Fowl – the little piece of hair that dangles from the back of the neck downwards, a little bit like a rat tail. If included alongside a mullet you really will ooze 80s fancy dress dedication. However, if you don’t want to grow one of these specifically for an eighties fancy dress party, this look is easily achieved with the appropriate hair extensions.

This is a classic look that when done like the photo is always a crowd pleaser.  Also, schoolgirl fancy dress costumes are an easy and low cost option which is important when there is a large group of your friends attending an event together.  Prepare yourself by rumaging round in your wardrobe and picking out that old school tie that you keep for sentimental value and fish out the a little mini skirt while your at it – I’m sure you all have one somewhere for those special occasions! But if you can’t find the basics then have a look at our selection of choices at fancydressball.co.uk where you’ll find something that suits you.

School Girl Fancy Dress

These two naughty looking girls must have done something good because they have earned themselves a lollipop – maybe they are the teachers pets?  One of them has even earned a badge !  What a good girl I bet she gets gold stars on her homework too !

A must to compliment this costume is a pair of knee high socks or some thigh high hold-ups.  It all comes done to how much attention you want to receive.  For maximum affect why not go for some hold-up stockings with some knee high boots, maybe even a pair of frilly panties to peek below your skirt - its all up to your own personal preference.

Well everyone your long overdue an update on our year on year visits to Butlins!  It was clear that to make a big impact with our fancy dress costumes we had to come up with a good fancy dress theme.  Knowing that uniform fancy dress is a popular choice we decided to combine the 70′s Butlins theme with some uniform fancy dress costumes and came up with U.S. Vietnam War Soldiers.  We struggled to get any volunteers to dress up as a Vietnamese soldier but we did try!  After much shopping round the costume was born and as you can see from the picture below we really hit the mark and came up with a really good costume which are now available by contacting us at fancydressball.co.uk

Soldier fancy dress

We felt to ourselves that we had reached a real peak in our fancy dress crusade, but after some thought we knew that we could do better and supply that WoW factor to everyone at the Butlins adult weekend !  Stay tuned in to this Blog to ensure that you see our most recent addition to our fancy dress costume wardrobe.

Seen anything you like the look of ?  Do you want to ensure you bring the WoW factor to your next fancy dress party ?  Contact us or take a look at our website www.fancydressball.co.uk which contains all the latest and greatest costumes.  You can be sure that we are waiting to provide you with an excellent choice of costumes and excellent customer service to ensure you have a great overall fancy dress experience!

Butlins 70's weekender

Fancy dress costumes have been a passion for the whole team here at fancy dress ball for several years now.  The beginning for all this dressing up and having fun was when we all attended our first Butlins Weekender together.  Now many have weekends have passed since then, most of them at Butlins Skegness but also at Butlins Minehead.

As I’m sure you are all aware each Butlins adult weekend has a theme – including 60′s, 70′s, 80′s and disco inferno to name a few.  Our first weekend together was a 70′s weekend in 2006.  Our fancy dress costumes came from a mixture of previously owned items and some items bought prior to the event.  I think we even topped up our costumes with some items from Skegness town centre!  Butlins also sell some good top up items like wigs, shades and other accessories for those last minute additions.  We quickly noticed the look of fun and enjoyment on other peoples faces as we pranced around the big tent with our Mother-of-all-afro wigs on and our brightly coloured pimp outfits.  Look at the picture – I am the one with the genuine moustache by the way – very proud of that tash I am!

Feeling a genuine part of someone elses fun and enjoyment is a feeling that you don’t come across very often.  After that night we new what we had to do – keep coming to Butlins, keep enjoying ourselves and keep sharing the fun with everyone!  The fancydressball.co.uk team had given themselves a challenge - can we look better at the next event!  Stay tuned in to this Blog for our progress.

Ladies 60's Fancy Dress

The line between 60′s fancy dress and 70′s fancy dress is quite blurred as the flower power and hippie era did cross both decades.  But wether your going to a 60′s fancy dress or 70′s fancy dress event you’ll be sure to find yourself a costume solution at fancydressball.co.uk This theme really allows you to go for a complete head to toe look with every item of your costume having multiple options making your choice of costume combination unique amongst your fellow party goers.  It’s almost a certainty that you will be able to add to your costumes with items from your own wardrobe, but if you don’t tell anyone then I won’t!

Knee high boots are a minimum with people often opting for the sexier thigh high boot option.  Moving on you’ve got to get yourself some good hosiery  or brightly coloured socks - remember during these two decades no two colours clash and anything goes.  A flowery or brightly coloured dress holds the look together.  Hair bands are a common addition and I think rose tinted shades are a must.  Have a look at the rest of our great accessories and see what else you would like to add to your costume.

So come along to fancydressball.co.uk and find all that you need to make a successful costume.  Remember to take some photographs of your costumes and send them back to show us how much of a good time you all had and we’ll share them with the rest of the world!

Pink Panther fancy dress

A staggering elevan movies have been made including the release in 1963 of the first movie The Pink Panther.  It was the success of the movie series which spawned the animated series with this much loved and huggable character you can see in this photo.

This is a great fancy dress costume which requires very liitle preparation and is really simple to wear.  The whole outfit is a simple one piece jump suit – a bit like dressing up when you were a child!  Then simply pull up the elasticated hood and hey presto – your in character fancy dress!

This cuddly panther, in the picture above, has chosen to add to the costume with some clever face make-up and some wonderful eye lash extensions.  These costume accessories and others are all available from fancydressball.co.uk 

Other cartoon fancy dress costumes like Bugs Bunny, Taz, Tweety and Slyvestar are also available.  So if you and a few friends are off to an event why not have yourself a cartoon theme to your costumes – whatever you choose let fancydressball.co.uk help you have a ball and a night to remember!

So you have an invite to a fancy dress event and the big question now is – what do I wear?  With such a selection available you may find it difficult to decide so we here at fancydressball.co.uk are bringing you some real life examples and some fancy dress ideas from events which we have attended so that we may help you choose your fancy dress costumes.  Everyone at the party will want to be remembered so be sure to select a fancy dress costume that will make you stand out and be centre of attention - make everyone want to have their photo taken with you!

fancy dress ideas - army fancy dress

A real attention grabber is the army fancy dress costume seen in picture above.  You can really up the impact of your fancy dress when you and your friends share the theme.  Or maybe both you and your partner may want to dress in the same theme.  Check out the sexy army fancy dress look that these two below have achieved.

fancy dress ideas - army fancy dress

The ladies army fancy dress costume can be found at fancydressball.co.uk The gents fancy dress costume is one of our custom builds and will soon have its own section on our website.  In the meantime if you have any enquiries then contact us at fancydressball.co.uk and we give you more details on these costumes.

Ghostbusters fancy dress

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson played the original ghost busting pack.  Why not team up with three of your friends and recreate some scenes using movie fancy dress costumes.  Recruit a sexy vixen type woman and recreate the demi-god possessed character played by Sigourney Weaver (possessed by Zuul) – a move which is sure to attract attention at any party.  However you may struggle trying to get a giant marshmallow man costume but best of luck.

Ghostbusters costume

Choosing these costumes is a great idea when you and your friends want to have a themed fancy dress party.  Theme such as Halloween, Superheros, Eighties – amongst many others – can all be catered for at fancydressball.co.uk  When released this movie got itself into the top ten highest grossing movies (of all time) and ultimately became one of the most successful movies released during the eighties.  Make sure you go down in history and put yourself high in the top ten by showing people how good you look dressed up in Ghostbusters costumes.  Why not send us some of your photographs and we will show the rest of the world how you look!  Other fantastic movie costumes can also be found at fancydressball.co.uk - hope to see your photo’s soon!