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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...
Elephant costumes sell out after being featured in Coldplay video
Coldplay’s recent release Paradise has resulted in the Elephant Mascot Costume featured in the video selling out in record time. After the initial video directed by Hype Williams which featured the gritty story of a young girl leaving prison, stealing a car and heading northbound in her search for paradise was scrapped, Coldplay went on to call on the bands go to director Mat Whitecross. Read more...
Guilty Pleasures Sailors Vs Pirates, Koko Camden London
Escapade has had a long standing partnership with the team at Guilty Pleasures who host some of London’s biggest and best fancy dress parties at their Koko, Camden venue. This months themed party sees sailors take on pirates with a theme that revolves around the deep blue sea. Read more...
Wayne Rooney's son loves Toy Story fancy dress
Read entertainment news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade Coleen Rooney has posted a picture of her one-and-a-half year old son Kai on Twitter in Toy Story fancy dress. The young lad is pictured sporting a Woody costume and the caption posted with the image simply reads: "My little Woody." Kai was dressed as the cartoon character, who was played by Tom Hanks in the hit Hollywood movie, for a christening. He was snapped in a big, brown cowboy hat, the trademark red and yellow checked shirt... Read more...
Glasgow turns into Philadelphia for Brad Pitt's zombie flick
Read lifestyle news as you browse for Halloween fancy dress with Escapade Anyone walking around Glasgow in the coming weeks should not be alarmed if they see American street signs rather than the British ones they are used to. This is because the Scottish city is temporarily being turned into Philadelphia so it can be used as the location for World War Z, the new zombie movie starring Brad Pitt. Stars and stripes flags are being raised above buildings and fake store fronts are being brought in to turn Glasgow... Read more...
Lady Gaga to go all Christmassy with grotto in Barney's
Read celebrity news as you browse for Christmas fancy dress with Escapade Lady Gaga may be inspired to wear Christmas fancy dress in November when she opens up a new grotto-style shop in New York department store Barney's. The pop star will launch Gaga's Grotto in November and is to sell a range of items, including jewellery by designer Nicola Formichetti. There will also be Gaga's Workshop gift items for people to treat their loved ones to while raising money for charity. A whole floor of the legendary store is... Read more...
Kristen Stewart: I love me a vampire
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Kristen Stewart may be tempted to sport vampire fancy dress when the Twilight saga ends, as she has revealed she is a big fan of the supernatural creatures. The actress told Bang Showbiz she first read Stephanie Meyer's novels as a teenager - before being cast as Bella Swann - and really related to the story and its characters. "I f***ing love me a vampire. I was 17 when I read Twilight and at the time it was... Read more...
Bungling thieves leave store empty-handed after TNT gaffe
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A trio of bungling thieves in Zimbabwe ended up leaving a store they had tried to rob empty-handed after making a critical error in their planning. The criminals broke into a service station close to Harare and tied up a shop assistant, according to the Metro. Next, they headed to the safe and set up some explosives around it in order to free the money inside. However, they appear to have been a little over-zealous with the TNT... Read more...
Lionel Messi has tattoo of his mum
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Lionel Messi may be ranked as one of the world's best footballers, but that doesn't mean he has forgotten his roots. The FC Barcelona player has been photographed on holiday by the Metro displaying an unusual tattoo of his mum's face. He is taking a break in Ibiza with girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo and teammate Dani Alves and the body art was clearly visible on his back as he stripped off to frolic on their private yacht. Messi, 24,... Read more...
Happy Birthday, Mr Men!
Read lifestyle news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade They may not look it, but the Mr Men and Little Miss characters have now turned 40. Mr Tickle was the first of the cartoons created by Roger Hargreaves in 1971 in response to a question from his son Adam. As they sat around the breakfast table, the then six-year-old asked his father what a tickle looks like. Suddenly inspired, Roger went off and drew a little orange creature with strangely long arms and wrote a little story... Read more...
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...
Sesame Street to welcome scores of celebs for 42nd season
Read entertainment news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade It has been announced that the 42nd season of Sesame Street is to feature a guest list of celebs that would put a Hollywood awards night to shame. A press release from the producers states that Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Amy Adams, Seth Rogan, Sofia Vergara, Naomi Watts and Mila Kunis are all to go along and take part in sketches with the programme's equally famous characters. There will also be plenty more sports stars and... Read more...