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  • 26 days until Halloween fancy dress – Time to send out your invites!

    Now you’ve sorted out your Halloween fancy dress costumes and they should be winging their way to you, now’s the perfect time to turn your attention towards party invites.

    If you want your bash to go down with a bang (or a ghostly howl), then you’ve got to let people know that you’re having one, as well as where and what time.

    Although you can buy standard invitations, it could be great fun to make your own, as you can coordinate them with yours and your children’s costumes – for example, put fangs and blood on them if

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  • Halloween fancy dress a must-do across the pond

    The US has always been big on embracing Halloween fancy dress, but us Brits may wish to get in the party spirit and join in with them this year.

    According to a new poll by the National Retail Federation (NRF), four out of ten adults plan to dress up on October 31st this year, the most in the survey's history.

    Meanwhile, 64 per cent will mark the festivities somehow, even if it's just handing out treats to little ghouls who knock on the door.

    Those aged 18 to 24 were found to be most likely to embrace the Halloween spirit, with 55.4 per cent

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  • Stock up on Halloween fancy dress based on pop culture

    If you're tired on dressing up as a witch with a bin-liner cape every October 31st, then you should look to popular culture for inspiration for your Halloween fancy dress this year.

    The US is big on celebrations for this festival and trends are already emerging for 2010, fancy dress expert Melissa Sprich told SpecialEvents.com.

    She said - perhaps as expected - there is still lots of Twilight and other vampire fancy dress around, as well as plenty of retro costumes harking back to the '60s.

    Meanwhile, the '80s are also making a comeback for

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