Bad Hatter Costume, Scary halloween fancy dress costume includes purple jacket,green trousers, green, black and red hat with attached green hair,white blood stained shirt with green and black checkered dickie bow and matching green and black checkered shoe covers and gloves. A black and white mask finishes of this gruesome Bad Hatter fancy dress costume.
Did you know that fancy dress parties in the UK can be traced back as far as masked balls of the 18th century period,although Fancy Dress parties of the modern kind are a largely Victorian conception expanded upon by the Edwardians.One of earliest events in the 20th century was the Chelsea Arts ball,these events were often elaborate affairs and for the most part confined to those with considerable means.
From the late 1940’s onward fancy dress parties became more popular,these fancy dress costumes were a simple affair until around the mid 1970’s,before the arrival of the cheap costume imports from the Far East,most fancy dress costumes were either hired or home made.From the 1990’s retailer’s started to stock fancy dress costumes, costumes then became a largely modern phenomenon although fancy dress costume accessories had been available for some time.
Coupled with the modern trend in fancy dress parties,popular parodied costumes are Audrey Hepburn,Holly Golightly,Madonna in her classic stage outfits and more recently Lady Gaga is now popular.
Fancy dress costume parties are popular all year round in the UK,The hit film Bridget Jones featured the popular and classic theme “Vicars and Tarts”.
Fancy dress parties are also a hot favorite of the British Royal Family.Prince William celebrated his 21st birthday with an “Out of Africa” costume theme party,their is also a Prince William Mask and Kate Middelton Mask. Princess Beatrice chose an 1888 themed party for her 18th birthday and Freddie and Gabriella Windsor celebrated a joint birthday party with a pre-french revolution courtly theme.
Prince Harry infamously wore an Afrika Corps uniform with a Nazi armband to a “Colonials and Natives” themed party in January 2005.There was a large international outcry after the Sunday tabloid News of the World published a photo of him in the costume.See Prince Harry Mask,
Fancy dress costumes have come along way from the 1940’s,In today’s world costumes are from all walks of life,you can get all your popular cartoon characters right down to your favourite movie stars.
One thing the 1940’s costumes and today’s costumes have in common,they all were designed to add fun and laughter to our lives,funny costumes also entered the market place,when times are tough and you want a small break,what better way than to dress up forget your worries and have a bit of fun.
For you to do this we have a huge array of fancy dress costumes for you to choose from!
Halloween is the most popular time for fancy dress costumes,view over 16,500 Halloween costumes are Halloween Costume Ideas.
This years hen weekend ran from June 16th – 19th.The four day event was run in association with the Cavan International Hen Weekend.
Cavan Town played host to hen parties from all over the country,one very lucky bride would win an amazing €20,000 in cash to spend on her wedding.
This years lucky hen was Louise Looney,Louise who lives in harmony heights and works locally in JP’s bar in Cavan Town, Louise is due to marry local man Sean Maloney in 2012.
Louise Looney fought off stiff competition to claim the big prize,Over a dozen hen parties took part in this years event,they arrived dressed in all their hen night accessories, The hens took part in different events in Cavan town over the weekend,finally on Sunday evening all parties congregated in the Market Square in Cavan town,a short list of candidates for the top prize was named.
These candidates were invited to take part in one more (very easy!) challenge,the winner of that challenge was deemed the top prize winner of an unbelievable €20,000 in cash!
We would like to wish Louise,Sean and Aimee the best of luck for the future.
Big Bird is a protagonist of the children’s television show Sesame Street.The funny character Big Bird like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as “Bird” by his friends.See Big Bird Costume
It was officially performed by Caroll Spinney since 1969, big bird is an eight-foot two-inch tall bright yellow bird.
He can roller skate, ice skate, dance, sing, write poetry, draw and even ride a unicycle.But despite this wide array of talents, he is prone to frequent misunderstandings, on one occasion even singing the alphabet as one big long word (ABC-DEF-GHI), pondering what it could ever mean. He lives in a large nest behind the 123 Sesame Street brownstone which had to be completely rebuilt during Season 32 after it was destroyed by a hurricane,he has a teddy bear named Radar, after Walter “Radar” O’Reilly of M*A*S*H, who had a teddy bear and was also lovably naive and innocent. Radar was given to Big Bird by Gary Burghoff when he guest starred on the show.Later on however, it was said that Big Bird got the bear as a gift from Mr. Hooper. What is big bird??
In an episode of Sesame Street Big Bird was asked if he was related to the cassowary, he replied, “I’m more of a condor.” On a 1976 episode of Hollywood Squares, he said he was a lark.In the film, Don’t Eat the Pictures, Osiris calls Big Bird an ibis. Zoologist Mike Dickison hypothesizes that Big Bird, or Grandicrocavis viasesamensis, is a type of flightless crane.Judge for yourself!
The Scots Man Costume is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic (and more specifically Gaelic) heritage even more broadly. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
This Scotsman Costume Is Perfect When You Are On The Hunt For Nessie In The Scottish Highlands!
The Scotsman Costume Includes A Tartan Kilt With Attached Sporran, Tartan Hat With Attached Ginger Hair!
Shrek, a green ogre that has always enjoyed living in peaceful solitude in his swamp, finds his life disrupted when numerous fairytale beings, including Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and Donkey. Shrek and Donkey arrive at Farquaad’s palace in Duloc, where they find themselves in the midst of a tournament. The winner will have the “privilege” of attempting to rescue Fiona from a castle surrounded by lava and protected by a fire-breathing dragon so that Farquaad may marry her. Shrek (with some help from Donkey) easily beats the other knights in a fashion that resembles a wrestling match and Farquaad agrees to remove the fairytale creatures from the swamp if Shrek rescues Fiona.
This Shrek costume comes complete with swamp shirt with attached vest, pants, waist sash and signature Shrek mask.
Novelty Inflatable Wife Is A Perfect Accessory For Your Stag Night! Blow Up Your Novelty Inflatable Wife And Bring Her Along On Your Last Night Of Freedom!
Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton’s destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity.
This Superman Costume Consists Of Muscle Chest jumpsuit with attached boot tops, cape and belt.
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Some believe this extension to be incorrect, but its usage is now entirely commonplace. Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world.
This Is The Perfect Costume To Ring In The New Year. The Big Ben Costume Consists Of A One-piece Over The Head Head To Clock Tower Pattern.
Clone troopers were an army of identical, genetically-modified clones, created to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic during the conflict that came to be known as the Clone Wars. Clone Troopers and raised in the cities of Kamino, the clone troopers trained and drilled since birth, and came to be regarded as one of the most efficient military forces ever to have existed in galactic history. This was not only due to their training, but also to their unwavering loyalty to the Galactic Republic and its leader, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.
The Clone Trooper costume includes printed black,white and blue jumpsuit with PVC mask.
Banana Man is a British comic book fictional character. He has the power of 20 men (20 big men) and is able to beat the Green Lantern in a straight fight. If Banana Man needs extra power, bananas can be eaten for strength boosts, provided by his faithful pet crow; if he does not have enough strength to shatter an ice block, for example, after eating another banana, he will have enough. If Banana Man eats lots of bananas in one sitting, he quickly becomes obese in his transformation; if he eats bananas that are not full, he transforms with extra weight in the lower part of his body. There have also been comics where he has eaten a variant on normal bananas, and transforms differently, reflecting the difference in that banana. The effects of eating the bananas are not consistent from story to story.
This Bananaman Costume Includes blue padded top and trousers, yellow cape with attached hood and blue face mask, yellow belt, gloves and boot covers.
A Trolley Dolly Is The Slang Name For What We Know Air Stewardesses As Or More Recently Flight Attendants. A Trolley Dolly First Of All Give You The Safety Instructions And Then Serve Your Meals And Beverages. Trolley Dollys Are Commonly Seen With Pilots Boarding And Unboarding Planes.
This high flying sexy Trolley Dolly air hostess fancy dress costume includes red jacket with gold button detail and stripes on the sleeves, a matching red skirt with slit on one side and a matching hat with a gold airplane badge. The costume is finished with a white scarf with red airplane illustrations.
Ladies Love Pilots! They Wear Their Pilot Outfit With Pride Because Of The Respect They Get! Remember Leonardo Di Caprio As A Pan Am Pilot In Catch Me If You Can! The Ladies Swooned Over The Pilot As He Walked Through The Terminal.
As A Pilot You Are Taking The Like Of 100’s Of Passengers In Your Hands Each Time You Fly!
Costume Includes Pilots Hat, Black Jacket And Black Trousers!
Indiana Jones Is A Fictional US Adventurer And The Central Protagonist Of The Indiana Jones Adventures. The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, to be followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles from 1992 to 1996, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008.
Dress As Your Famous Adventurer In This Costume Including a chestnut brown distressed jacket, trousers, brown hat and real leather whip.
Mr. Potato Head First Appeared in The 1950’s In New York. Mr Potato Head Started As Face Parts That Were Stuck Into Real Potatoes Until The US Government Stood In And The Inventer Had to Develop A Plastic Potato, Giving Us The Mr. Potato Head We Know Today.
Mr. Potato Head Is Probably Best Known These Days For His Part In Toy Story Playing Himself.
The Sexy French Maid Costume refers to a strongly modified style of servant’s dress that evolved from typical maids’ black and white afternoon uniforms of the nineteenth century and their later use by stereotypical characters in risqué burlesque dramas as Sexy French Maid Costumes of the bedroom farce variety. The designs of the Sexy French Maid Dress can range widely from a conservative look to very revealing.
This Sexy French Maid Costume includes hem finished sexy black dress with rear zip, black sequin design plus pink and white lace trim, puffy netted shoulders with bows and attached vinyl look apron with lace trim. The garment features a leotard bottom and boasts a large pink burnished bow on the back. The skirt recedes at the rear of the dress revealing your bum in a really sexy way!!
The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid 19th century in Sicily. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct. Each group, known as a “family”, “clan”, or “cosca”, claims sovereignty over a territory in which it Fat Cats operate its rackets – usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (borgata) of a larger city. Their primary activity is protection racketeering, but they are also involved in drug trafficking, loan sharking, and liquor and cigarette smuggling.
This Fat Cat Costume Is The Pefect Way To Transform Into One Of The Fat Cats In The Mob! The Fat Cat Costume includes a hooped black and white pin striped jumpsuit to create the fat look, a white gangster style hat with a black band and a white tie.
Bugs Bunny is an American fictional character who starred in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films. His Nemesis Is Elmer Fudd, who is always trying to capture the wascally wabbit! Bugs Bunny is famous all over the the world, Bugs has a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame and Bugs Bunny has also appeared on US postage stamps in 1997.
Bugs Bunny’s most famous catchphrase is “What’s Up Doc?”
Choose from our huge range of looney tunes costumes
This fluffy Velour one-piece zipper back Bugs Bunny outfit is soft and thick, with grey fur, white belly, hands and feet. The attached Bugs Bunny head has long rabbit ears, buck teeth, whiskers and big eyes.
Goldilocks Is The Story Of A Young Girl Who Happens To Stumble Across The The House Of The 3 Bears. While There Goldilocks Helps Herself To The Bears Porridge, Chairs And Beds. All Hell Breaks Loose When The Bears Return To Find What Goldilocks Has Been Up To!
You Too Can Be Naughty With This Sexy Goldilocks Costume Which Consists Of A Short Yellow Check Dress And Headband.
Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character appearing in the Toy Story franchise. He is a space ranger and is one of the main protagonists of the films. He has also appeared in the movie Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and the television series spin-off Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, as well as the two film sequels. His often repeated catchphrase is “To infinity … and beyond!” Tim Allen voiced the character in the Toy Story film trilogy and the TV movie, while Patrick Warburton provided his voice for the TV series, and Pat Fraley voiced Buzz Lightyear for the video games and the attractions in Disney Parks.
From the film Toystory you will feel the ultimate superhero in this deluxe disney Buzz Light Year fancydress costume includes white padded 2pcs suit, detachable purple rocket wings, white gloves and purple headpiece
Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the British comic The Dandy. He first appeared in its first issue, dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world’s strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. Even his beard is so tough he has to shave with a blowtorch. Desperate Dan’s favourite food is cow pie – a type of enormous meat pie with the horns sticking out!
Initially Dan was a desperado on the wrong side of the law, hence the name Desperate Dan. Later on, however, he switched sides and become a friendlier character, helping the underdog.
The Desperate Dan outfit includes a long-sleeved red shirt with button detailing and a foam belly for padding. Also included is a contrasting sky blue bandana, an attached black waistcoat and a cowboy hat.
The comic book character is completed by a pair of brown boot covers and a realistic Desperate Dan mask, complete with stubble and moustache.
Long John Silver is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Silver is also known by the nicknames “Barbecue” and the “Sea-Cook”. He is considered to be a true example of a stereotypical pirate.
In Treasure Island, Long John Silver is a pirate who was quartermaster under the notorious Captain Flint. Long John Silver had a pet parrot called Captain Flint, often seen sitting on his shoulder where she would nibble on seeds.
Long John Silver costume includes blue trousers, white top, brown belt and hat and two orange scarves!
Gorillas are the largest of the primates. They are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous. They inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, between 95 and 99% depending on what is counted, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two monkey species.
This Gorilla Costume Comes Complete With Black Suit, Rubber Chest And Headpiece.
Popeye the Sailor is a fictional hero notable for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous television shows.Popeye is a middle-aged sailor with a unique way of speaking, disproportionately muscular forearms with two anchor tattoos, thinning hair, and an ever-present corncob pipe, which he toots like a steamship’s whistle at times. His Nemesis Is Brutus And The Love Of His Live Is Olive Oyl! Every Week He Would Have To Defeat Brutus Using His Can Of Spinish Which Gave Him Super Human Strength!
