Friday 24 October 2008

Fancy Dress Outfit Ideas For Men, Women and Children

Fancy dress outfits come in all manners of shapes, sizes, themes and colours. This article distinguishes between the main categories of outfit and helps you decide which fancy dress costume to choose when buying or hiring.

First off, the outfits can be categorised into three distinct groups, as follows:

  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Children's

Fancy dress accessories are also worthy of a mention as - although not technically outfits - they can be used to create them.

For Men

If you are a man looking for a fancy dress outfit, there are many options to choose from. Popular fancy dress outfits, as with children, are superheroes such as Batman, Superman, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk.

These costumes often come complete without the need to augment them with additional accessories, although you might want to take a jacket to your party also - most of these costumes are likely to have no pockets!

Depending on the theme of the fancy dress party you are attending, you will want to wear a fancy dress outfit to match. Below is a list of some suggestions for different fancy dress costumes for a variety of party themes:

Halloween Outfit Suggestions:

  • Edward Scissorhands
  • The Predator
  • Zombie
  • Freddie Krueger / Jason Voorhees

Simple Outfit Suggestions:

  • Hawaiian Costume
  • Teacher
  • Doctor
  • Monk

Fairytale & Film Outfit Suggestions:

  • Knight
  • Leprechaun
  • Robin Hood
  • Pirate (Captain Jack Sparrow perhaps?)

Most of the outfits listed above can be bought online or in-stores for less than £30, and would be available for hire for much less.

For Women

Women have perhaps the largest range of fancy dress outfits to choose between, ranging from witches to nuns and little miss riding hood to sexy nurses!

All good fancy dress shops will stock a wide selection of women's fancy dress outfits both for hire and for sale. So you best decide whether or not your costume is a one time only venture or if it's simply too fun not to wear again and again.

Women's fancy dress outfits - similarly to children's costumes - have a lot of optional accessories and 'extras' which may be well worth considering to make sure your costume is as complete as it can be. There's nothing worse than putting on a fancy dress outfit only to find it looks nothing like the picture - make sure you know what bits are included and which are not when choosing your costume!

Listed below are a few fancy dress outfit ideas for women to help get you started:

Superheroine Outfit Suggestions:

  • Wonder Woman
  • Cat Woman
  • Bat Girl
  • Elektra

60's, 70's And 80's Outfit Suggestions:

  • Swinging 60's Dress
  • 70's Disco Lady
  • 70's Hippy
  • 80's Big Hair

Sexy Outfit Suggestions:

  • Sexy School Girl
  • Sexy Nurse
  • Sexy Cowgirl
  • Sexy Bunny Lady

You can expect to find women's fancy dress outfits for a similar price to men's, but with all the additional accessories available you could easily spend a lot more!

For Children

Children often have fancy dress birthday parties and so it's likely that if you are a parent you will be faced with a decision over which costume to get. Depending on the theme of the party, there is generally a wide range of fancy dress outfits available for children. Children's costumes are also subject to a wider range of sizes; covering ages roughly 3-12.

Many fancy dress outfits for children can be created using a little ingenuity and a lot of face paint - which can be a lot more fun than simply buying a costume.

A selection of fancy dress outfits ideas for children is shown below:

Fairytale Outfit Suggestions:

  • Fairytale Princess
  • Robin Hood
  • Leprechaun
  • Cinderella

Common Outfit Suggestions:

  • Clown
  • Ghost
  • Pirate
  • Cowboy

As mentioned above, whichever fancy dress outfit you decide to buy or hire please be sure to check the contents in case the costume is little more than a t-shirt with optional 'extras'.

Visit Party Boutique for a huge range of fancy dress outfits for men, women and children. Our mens and womens fancy dress costumes are available in many different themes at highly competitive prices.

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