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Kate Moss dons historical fancy dress for Vogue photoshoot
Read celebrity news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Kate Moss has been pictured wearing historical fancy dress for her latest Vogue photoshoot. The model is posing for the cover of the US version of the magazine wearing a billowing purple frock reminiscent of a medieval princess. In the editorial, she discusses her love for all things romantic and even her liking of the fashions in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. She also revealed that the inspiration behind her own bridal outfit - designed for her by... Read more...
Producers of Downton Abbey make sure new series is realistic
Read entertainment news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade The people behind hit period drama Downton Abbey have been working hard to ensure the new series is as realistic as possible. Autumn's eight episodes are set during the First World War and the Daily Mail reports that injured soldiers from modern conflicts have been used as extras to show the "harsh reality" of the devastating conflict. Simon Weston, the serviceman who was badly burnt during the Falklands conflict in 1982, was recruited as an advisor to ensure Read more...
Meryl Streep's a dead ringer for Baroness Thatcher
Read entertainment news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Meryl Streep had plenty of practice playing a woman who didn't stand any messing in The Devil Wears Prada, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that she did the same with flair as Margaret Thatcher in new film Iron Lady. However, what is quite remarkable is the fact that the Hollywood A-lister has become a dead ringer for the first female prime minister, even down to the way she sounds. A trailer has now been released... Read more...
The Queen voted Britain's most influential golden oldie
Read lifestyle news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade If you want to feel all-powerful in your fancy dress this summer, you'd better get ready to go out looking like the Queen. That's because she has been voted top in a list of Britain's most influential and best-loved senior citizens. The Women's Royal Voluntary Society (WRVS) organised a poll throughout the UK to commemorate the baby boomers of 1945 turning 66 and asked people to name OAPs who they think have really made a difference in various Read more...
Teenager creates Dad's Army set in garden sheds
Read lifestyle news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade An enterprising teenager from Norfolk has managed to recreate the set of hit TV show Dad's Army in his garden shed. Darren Stride, 19, first began work on his Bygones Museum at his home near Great Yarmouth four years ago, making use of a range of wartime accessories such as medals, gas masks and a Dad's Army costume to transform the humble space into a shrine to the comedy after being forced to move his collection from Read more...
Christie Brinkley to razzle dazzle in Chicago
Read entertainment news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Former supermodel Christie Brinkley is set to razzle dazzle audiences in the West End version of Chicago. The 57-year-old, who inspired her then-husband Billy Joel to write the song Uptown Girl back in 1983, will head to the Cambridge Theatre for a four-week stint starting on July 11th 2011. She will appear alongside Jonathan Wilkes as sleazy lawyer Billy Flynn and Amra-Faye Wright as fellow murderess Velma Kelly. Brinkley is no stranger to the musical, as she has Read more...
Lady Gaga goes Flamenco for French TV performance
Read music news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Lady Gaga channelled a distinctly Spanish flavour for a recent performance on French television, part of the publicity surrounding her arrival at the Cannes Film Festival. The 25-year-old sported a black, gold and red outfit on Le Grand Journal, complete with a cape that was attached to her hair and arms for maximum swishiness. She also wore a platinum blonde wig with a black fringe that was a little reminiscent of Cruella de Vil as she sang hits... Read more...
Britain still approves of the monarchy, research finds
Read celebrity news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Plenty of people will be settling down to watch Prince William marry Kate Middleton this Friday (April 29th 2011), if one study is anything to go by. According to a Guardian/ICM poll, 67 per cent of Brits still think the monarch is relevant to life in the country today, while 75 per cent think the royal wedding will cheer people up. Some 47 per cent revealed they will be watching our future king say his 'I dos' -... Read more...
Chance to pee on Hitler proves attraction for German museum
Read lifestyle news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Visitors to a museum in Germany have the chance to urinate on Hitler, something which is apparently proving to be a big attraction. Michael Berger, 69, has opened the museum in Wiesbaden to showcase all things toilet-related. He has antique loo seats, toilet roll holders shaped to look like paint rollers and even decorative cleaning brushes for people who want to admire some more exciting than their own at home. However, a stand-out favourite is a urinal designed... Read more...
Brits get confused over fictional historical figures
Read lifestyle news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade A survey has revealed a degree of confusion among Brits when it comes to who is real and who isn't from history. The poll, carried out by Ask Jeeves, found that a fifth of people in the UK think Blackadder, Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes are all real people, despite the former coming from a series that spans several hundred years in history. A hapless 18 per cent also reported that they thought there really was a Captain... Read more...
Russell Brand: I'll dress up as Queen to gatecrash wedding!
Read celebrity news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Like us, Russell Brand was one of the disappointed many who didn't receive an invitation to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next month. However, he has joked that he might gatecrash anyway and has come up with a novel way of doing so, Access Hollywood reports. The comedian said he could dress as the Queen and be so convincing that he will even be able to get close up to the happy couple. "Then I'll... Read more...
Camp Bestival's fun fancy dress theme revealed
Bestival enthusiasts are likely to be getting their medieval fun fancy dress outfits together after it was revealed that this is the theme for this year's Bestival gig. Residents in Dorset could find themselves surrounded by a whole host of kings and queens on the last weekend of July this year, as music fans pull on their best costumes to watch the likes of Eliza Doolittle, Katy B and House of Pain perform live on stage. It will be a challenge for attendees to keep their Maid Marion and Knight... Read more...