Dress (Up) To Impress

Whether you are attending a fancy dress party, looking for something for Halloween, or just having a tea party at home with your little one, dressing up is loads of fun. An increasing number of people are choosing to have fancy-dress parties for occasions other than Halloween; milestone birthdays, wedding anniversaries, hen, and stag parties can all be fancy-dress events.

If you are looking for fancy-dress items for any occasion, it can be a daunting prospect. Many people will become stressed at the thought of what to choose, trying to be sure that it will not be the same as other guests, that it matches with family members, add more stress too. 

If the thought of fancy dress makes your blood run cold, read on below for ideas of how to take the stress out of fancy-dress

Choosing Your Costume

Choosing your costume will be made easier if you decide on the key elements before you begin to shop. First, where you plan to buy your costume will make a difference; you can shop in person or choose to buy online. 

If you shop in person, you will be able to find and try on your outfit immediately instead of waiting for delivery with an online choice. Shopping online means you will need to allow additional time, too, in case of a delivery delay or the item being unsuitable when it arrives.

If you are attending the party as a group or as a family, you may choose to have matching costumes. If this is the case, you will need to ensure that you choose costumes that are suitable to be used for a group costume. You could choose to be a family of ghosts or vampires or choose to do the cast of a movie such as Pirates of the Caribbean and all dress as pirates. 

Accessorize

Accessories will make your fancy-dress costume look much better than it would without them. If you are a vampire, the costume will look so much better with face paint, fangs, and fake blood. If you choose to be a pirate, ensure that you have a hook on your hand and hang Blackbeard’s flag around your neck to get the full effect. 

It could be that you already have makeup or accessories at home that you would like to build an outfit around for your fancy-dress party. If you do have appropriate accessories, you could choose to make an alternative costume rather than buy a full outfit.

If you have leg warmers and bright bracelets at home with a few hair scrunchies, you may choose to wear leggings and a slogan t-shirt to go as someone from the ‘80s. You can buy ‘80s accessory kits online easily and for a reasonable price making this a fun and inexpensive option for fancy-dress. 

Whichever option you choose for your fancy dress costume, it is best to go all-in and make your costume as extravagant as possible. Planning is the most important part of creating a successful costume for either an individual or a group.