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Loose Women sport fun fancy dress for National TV Awards votes
People of a nervous disposition may wish to avoid them, but photographs have been released of the Loose Women in fun fancy dress to drum up votes for the National Television Awards. According to the Mirror, they are up for best topical magazine show and decided to get in costume to generate a little extra publicity. Carol McGiffin wore a Lady Gaga costume similar to the one the pop star wore in her Telephone video, while Coleen Nolan became Vicky Pollard. Meanwhile, Denise Welch did her best to emulate Cheryl... Read more...
Vampire fancy dress keeps on going thanks to True Blood
People on the lookout for a really cool costume soon could think about using Halloween fancy dress for inspiration. It may be a little late for the festival itself (or early, depending on which way you look at it), but Valentina Palladino from Her Campus pointed out that a certain type of spooky outfit is still very much a feature of popular culture right now - the vampire. She pointed out that this is all thanks to True Blood, which started its third series recently and is still as cool... Read more...
Natalie Portman: Film fancy dress helped me feel like Black Swan
Natalie Portman has revealed that the film fancy dress used for her new film Black Swan really helped her to portray her character. The movie star told Cover Media she found the outfits used in the thriller fantastic, because they allowed her to see a different person when she looked in the mirror. She commented: "The costumes were really, really incredible … from the beginning there was this very featherlike suggestion of swanness." Portman plays ballerina Nina Sayers in Black Swan and she won a Best Actress gong for it... Read more...
Sexy fancy dress would be nice for Wild at Heart, actress says
The star of ITV1's Wild at Heart has been bemoaning the fact that sexy fancy dress is not a big part of the show. Dawn Steele appears as vet Alice Collins in the sixth series of the show and she told the Mirror that she gets a bit fed up of always looking mucky. "I never get to dress up. My character is always in boots and khaki trousers and I can never grow my nails," she commented. However, Steele admitted that Alice is something of a tomboy and completely... Read more...
Pictures released of Captain America superhero fancy dress
Fans of films based on comic books may be pleased to know that new pictures have been released of Captain America in his revamped superhero fancy dress. The character is set to return to the silver screen soon and the people behind the movie have let out some stills of Chris Evans in his crime-fighting outfit. One of them seems to show him in a sort of parachuting suit complete with the red and blue logo, while another sees him racing through an industrial-looking set in a more leather-based <a Read more...
Eliza Doolittle: I love fun fancy dress
Pop star Eliza Doolittle has revealed she loves wearing fun fancy dress to have a bit of a laugh. The Skinny Genes singer told the Guardian that she has been a fan of costumes since she was little, when she used to emulate the groups in the charts. "As kids, my friends and I would dress up as the Spice Girls - Posh Spice was my favourite … I enjoy the element of theatre when it comes to fancy dress," she commented. Doolittle added that she likes to keep an... Read more...
First photos released of new Spiderman fancy dress
Comic book fans are sure to be delighted to note that the first photographs of Spiderman's new superhero fancy dress have now been released. Actor Andrew Garfield is to take over from Tobey Maguire as the webslinger in the new movie and the producers have come up with some subtle changes to his costume. Rick Marshall from MTV had a careful look and noticed that Spidey seems to have some new web-shooters on his wrists, as well as longer gloves that have more silver. The symbol on the <a Read more...
Gwen Stefani: I love wearing fun fancy dress
Gwen Stefani has said she loves getting the opportunity to wear fun fancy dress as part of her career. The former No Doubt frontwoman was signed up this week as a new face for L'Oreal Paris, joining the likes of Eva Longoria and Beyonce Knowles to promote the brand's beauty products. She said she can't wait to begin and is especially looking forward to the costumes. "I can't believe I get to be one of the L'Oreal Paris girls. I love playing dress up, on stage or shooting videos, it's... Read more...
Wonder Woman fancy dress 'has to be altered for film and TV'
The superhero fancy dress worn by Wonder Woman would have to be changed from the classic in order to make it work for a film or TV adaptation, it has been claimed. There has been much debate about the crime-fighter's attire lately after her costume was given a complete revamp in the comic book late last year. Die-hard fans complained that the bomber jacket and slim-fitting trousers were too far away from the original bustier and hot pants combo, but Joey Esposito from IGN UK said they are more suitable... Read more...
Sting: Trudie and I love sexy fancy dress
It's the kind of celebrity confession that can probably be filed under 'way too much information', but Sting has revealed he loves his wife Trudie Styler to wear sexy fancy dress. The pair have been married for 18 years and they are already infamous for giving away details about their private lives to the press. Now, however, the pop star has added to this by telling Harper's Bazaar he doesn't like things to be "pedestrian" in the bedroom. "There's a playfulness we have … I like to look good. I... Read more...
Panto's sexy fancy dress 'broke the Geneva Convention'
It has been revealed that a pantomime starring Jim Davidson was forced to change an item of sexy fancy dress after being told it was breaking the Geneva Convention. The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow put on Robin Hood over the festive season, which featured a character in a naughty nurse fancy dress costume. However, it had red crosses on the hat and tunic and a representative from the British Red Cross was soon in touch to say the production was Read more...
90210 star dons outrageous film fancy dress
With her character in 90210 being an heiress, actress Anna-Lynne McCord is better known for perfect designerwear than crazy film fancy dress. However, this changed when she was spotted filming scenes in Los Angeles this week wearing quite an outrageous outfit. In the story, queen bee Naomi meets a guy on the internet, but he turns out to be a little bit geeky. To impress him, she goes to meet him at a convention wearing Avatar fancy dress Read more...