Are you planning a fancy dress party or have you been invited to a party and you need a costume? Finding a costume doesn't have to cost the earth or be a chore, it can be easy and affordable if you know how to go about it, so we've got a few tips to share with you.
1. Think of a Theme - a favourite film, fairy tale, period in history or something you like.
2. Make it Comfortable - think of the season, weather, party venue, activities.
3. Make it Affordable - make your own, charity shops, second hand, budget costumes.
4. Make it fun - choose something you like, brainstorm with friends, wear matching costumes.
5. Accessorise - accessories can make a costume easy to create or really make a costume outstanding.
Tip 1: Firstly you have to think of some fancy dress ideas so you need to start by deciding on a theme. If this has been decided for you by the host you then need to narrow that theme down into individual costume ideas. But let's say you need to think of a theme, firstly think about what you like, do you have a favourite film, TV series, cartoon, toy, storybook, fairytale, superhero, real life hero, period on history or country? These are all great places to start and once you think of something you like you can take a character from that genre and breakdown what elements you need to re-create that character with a costume.
Tip 2: It's a really good idea to think about how comfortable you're going to feel dressed up in a fancy dress costume, for example if it's summertime and the weather is hot you don't want to wear a furry bear costume or a mask that will make you sweat. Equally as important, if it's wintertime and you want to wear a skimpy costume think about how warm the venue will be, as you don't want to ruin your outfit with goose bumps. Think about how you are going to travel to the party on your costume, will you feel exposed on public transport or is your journey very long? Then think about whether you'll be eating or drinking and how easy will it be to do this in your costume. If you have mask on will you have to take it off to have a drink? And lastly think about what kind of party it's going to be, will you be dancing? If so you need to wear something with enough movement to be able to strut your stuff comfortably on the dance floor.
Tip 3: Seeing as a fancy dress costume is unlikely to be worn more than once you really don't want to spend lots of money on it so think about how to make it affordable. You can search around online and find some fantastic looking budget costumes if you want to buy a complete costume ready-made. Alternatively you could choose a theme that you can create a costume for using your own clothes with a few chosen accessories. Often if you look through your old clothes that you never got round to throwing out you'll find something that with a little alteration could become the perfect costume. Another great way to create a cheap costume is to scour the charity shops or even look for second hand clothes or used fancy dress costumes on line, such as on eBay.
Tip 4: Make it fun choosing and creating your costume by involving friends, come up with some ideas together and then make your costumes together, even swapping or borrowing clothes. You can even wear matching costumes if you're going with a group of friends or coordinate your costume with your partner. Don't let it be a chore when you have been invited to a fancy dress party and you need to think of an idea. If the theme is based on a film or TV series get the DVD and make an evening out of watching it while getting loads of ideas. Keep it fun by allocating a certain amount of time to getting your costume together and don't worry too much about what other people are going to wear. There's always a chance you'll be the same character as someone else or wearing the same costume but that's part of the fun!
Tip 5: Accessorise, Accessorise! Accessories are the key to fabulous costumes. They are a great way to keep the cost of an outfit down by adding them to a costume created from your own wardrobe or from charity shops, as they will add a very definite character reference. Accessories are also perfect for any bought costume, of any budget large or small, as they will make you feel in character. Accessories make costumes fun and they don't cost very much at all. Accessories can include anything as small as a pair or earrings or some false teeth up to a hat, a wig, a handbag, a gun, a sword, a pair of wings, in fact virtually anything. Accessories really are key to fancy dress ideas. So if you keep these top five tips in mind when thinking of fancy dress ideas you'll come up with some in no time, end up with a fantastic costume and have fun in the mean time putting it together.
If you'd like some more of our fancy dress ideas visit our website fancydresscostume.eu - you'll find ideas for all sorts of themes, from pirates to fairies, films stars to superheroes and lots more in between.
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