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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...
Harry Potter wins at National Movie Awards
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I scooped a prize last night (May 11th 2011) at the National Movie Awards. The film adaptation of the first part of the final novel won best fantasy at the ceremony, which was held at the O2 Arena in London. The second part, which is out soon, was also named as the must-see movie of the summer, suggesting that the popularity of the franchise is showing no signs of waning. Also... Read more...
Magnetic boy hits headlines in Croatia
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A little boy has hit the headlines in Croatia after his family revealed he is magnetic. Ivan Stoiljkovic, six, is able to stick metallic objects such as spoons and frying pans to his body when he takes off his shirt - and they don't fall off. His relatives reckon they can attach 25kg of objects to the little lad in one go. Not that they have been loading him up like the donkey in Buckaroo, or anything. Furthermore,... Read more...
Daniel Radcliffe: Harry Potter will have an action-packed finale
Read entertainment news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade Fans of Harry Potter may be looking forward to Deathly Hallows: Part 2 even more after Daniel Radcliffe promised that it will be a good send-off for the boy wizard. Speaking to Total Film, the 21-year-old actor said the movie will be full of action, cranking it up a notch from part one of the final film. "We just go headlong into it; it should be very exciting," he commented. Radcliffe added that Harry is really under pressure... Read more...
Lindsay Lohan dresses as a scary vampire
Read celebrity news as you browse for Halloween fancy dress with Escapade Lindsay Lohan seems to have noticed that everything vampire-related is big news at the moment - so she decided to dress as one herself for a new photoshoot. The actress teamed up with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields and Vampire Diaries star Michael Trevino to create the shots, which will form part of a Life Is Not a Fairytale exhibition in Los Angeles. She can be seen looking sultry and brandishing a stake in some of the snaps, while... Read more...
Pics begin to emerge of new Spiderman movie
Read entertainment news as you browse for superhero fancy dress with Escapade Fans are no doubt getting excited about the forthcoming new Spiderman movie after pictures were released from the film set. Rhys Ifans has been spotted wearing a navy mac and a blue mask, presumably to hide his alter ego of The Lizard from onlookers, while Andrew Garfield was also seen dressed in geeky schoolboy attire as a young Peter Parker. Meanwhile, comic book enthusiasts may be pleased to know that Stan Lee - the creator of Spidey -... Read more...
Kourtney Kardashian goes Mexican for 32nd birthday bash
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Kourtney Kardashian has been celebrating her 32nd birthday with a party in Mexico. The reality TV star flew to the resort of Punta Mita with her boyfriend Scott Disick and son Mason, as well as sister Kim, brother Rob and Kim's man Kris Humphries. As part of their six-day getaway, they all enjoyed a traditional fiesta upon arrival and Kourtney was presented with a huge chocolate cake for being the birthday girl. There was also a mariachi band... Read more...
Mr Happy completes gruelling 1,000-mile run
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Spending 71 days on your feet isn't everyone's idea of fun - but covering more than 1,000 miles in a fancy dress costume at the same time would push just about anyone to breaking point. That didn't stop a fundraiser for a children's leukaemia charity completing a gruelling 1,000-mile run dressed as Mr Happy. After beating the concrete for 71 days - covering an average of 22-miles per day - Andy Jackson arrived at Lands End - and... Read more...
Modern-day Batman on lookout for a new Robin
Read lifestyle news as you browse for superhero fancy dress with Escapade A man who sees himself as a modern-day Batman is appealing for help from a would-be Robin after the dampeners were put on his superhero career. John Bray, 91, served in the Long Range Desert Group in World War II after signing up in his native New Zealand and decided to become a member of the local community patrol in his twilight years. He loved cruising the streets of Waipawa with his pal and being the "eyes and... Read more...
Charity climbers scale wrong mountain after getting lost
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A group of men aiming to do the Three Peaks Challenge for charity have been left red-faced after climbing the wrong mountain. Damien Davis, Kevin Giles, Mike Murray, Dave Murray, James Bowyer and brother Carl Wright formed Team Wayne in honour of their pal Wayne Wilson, who died from leukaemia earlier this year. They set off on their hiking trip intending to scale Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and then Snowdon, but they somehow managed to end up on... Read more...
Rachel Weisz to play a wicked witch in new movie?
Read entertainment news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade British actress Rachel Weisz could be set to play a wicked witch in a new movie about Oz before Dorothy got there. Oz: The Great and Powerful is to be directed by Sam Raimi and will already star James Franco and Mila Kunis. A Disney story, it will be released in 2013 and tells the story of tha land of Oz from the point of view of Franco, a snake oil salesmen who is carried in his balloon... Read more...
Star Wars Day trends on Twitter and crashes official website
Read lifestyle news as you browse for Star Wars fancy dress with Escapade Fans of Star Wars took to social networking sites in their thousands yesterday to celebrate what is increasingly being referred to as Star Wars Day (if you're not sure why, it's twisting May the Force Be With You to May the 4th Be With You). Messages based on the sci-fi saga trended on Twitter and the official website was crashed as droves of people checked it for an exciting new announcement. A clock had been counting down... Read more...