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Burns Night 2019
Forget Dry January, at Escapade, we are always on a lookout for a party and what better way to cure the January blues than celebrate Burns Night! The annual Scottish extravaganza falls on the 25th Jan and calls for an excuse to dress up, drink whisky and eat Haggis, all in honor and celebration of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns of course. Read on for our top places to celebrate this year. Read more...
Grab your Lederhosen, Let's Celebrate Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair), which takes place annually in Munich running from mid to late September until the first week of October.  The original event was held in 1810, however, over the years it has gradually turned into a world worldwide phenomenon celebrating Bavarian Culture and beer of course. This means lots of fancy dress fun so read on for some fun costume suggestions. Read more...
Freshers' Week- 15 Affordable Fancy Dress Ideas Under £15
Freshers’ Week is around the corner, and although it’s universally called Freshers’ Week, it’s more like 2 weeks of non-stop partying, meeting new people and dressing up! That’s right Freshers’ week is known for themed parties and fancy dress clubbing. We know it’s like to be a student and living on a shoestring budget ain't always easy, so we have decided to put together some great fancy dress buys for under £15.  No matter what the theme we have something for you so there’s absolutely no excuse why you shouldn’t... Read more...
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend-Top Ways to Party!
The Easter Bank Holiday weekend is just around the corner which not only means lots and lots of chocolate and Easter egg hunts but also means a four-day extravaganza of non-stop partying and what better way to celebrate than to dress up. Whether you’re in the mood to dance to your favourite 80's tunes or try something a bit different, the Bank Holiday weekend has a variety of fun events to get you excited and we have a variety of fabulous costumes to go with them. Read more...
Top 5 ways to celebrate St Patrick's Day 2018 in London
The time of year is approaching again for yet another excuse to dress up and party. St Patrick ’s Day falls on the 17th March and to celebrate there will be plenty of lively Irish themed events all over London in honour of Ireland’s patron saint. So let’s go greener than ever and embrace four-leaf clovers whilst drinking all the Guinness we possibly can. Here are our top 5 ways to celebrate in London this year! Read more...
Top 3 Fancy Dress Ideas For New Year's Eve
Top 3 Fancy Dress Ideas For New Year's Eve What better way to usher in 2018 than with a crazy themed, fun filled fancy dress party. Here at Escapade we love any excuse for one and we want to make sure that you make the entrance of the evening in a fabulous costume. To make things easy for you, we have compiled a list of some of the most popular New Year’s Eve fancy dress party themes this year with some spectacular ideas on what to wear. Read more...
St. Patrick's Day!
Thinking about dressing up this St. Patrick's day? We have compiled our favourite St. Patrick's day fancy dress costumes, alongside some random St. Paddy's day facts! Read more...
Deadpool Goes To The Movies!
If you didn't know, Marvel’s Deadpool is going to be released in cinemas across the UK on the February 10th. If you’re planning on dressing up at the premiere or a Deadpool superfan, make sure you stand out from the crowd! We have come up with a series of different Deadpool costumes, that will definitely get you noticed! Read more...
Top Five Fancy Dress & Themed New Years Eve Parties
Guest bloggers Design My Night recommend some great New Years Eve party ideas Read more...
'Mental Patient' Asda & Tesco fancy dress outrage
Following explosive online commentary, Escapade provide their angle on why they're still stocking the 'Psycho Ward' costume that has recently been removed by supermarket giants Asda & Tesco. Read more...
Original Willy Wonka Costume For Sale
Historical movie memorabilia including the original Willy Wonka costume worn by Gene Wilder in the 1971 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be going up for auction this coming July. While a plethora of items from the iconic 1971 film are set to fall under the gavel the undisputed showpiece of the auction is Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka signature costume. The outfit consists of a purple velvet frock coat, camelhair and wool slacks, violet lame vest and a satin bow tie. The outfit which rightfully deserves it place on... Read more...
Find XFM's Spanish Matador & Win Tickets to Teenage Cancer Trust
Escapade has teamed up with the Breakfast show on 104.9 XFM hosted by comedic mastermind Danny Wallace as they hunt the streets of London on a Where’s Wally inspired mission to find Fernando. Fernando (pictured) has donned our finest Spanish Matador costume and has hidden in plain sight in iconic locations across London. Read more...