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Historical fancy dress worn by Kim Cattrall to go under the hammer
Fans of Kim Cattrall will be able to get their hands on some historical fancy dress worn by the actress if they take part in an auction in Liverpool. The Everyman and Playhouse venue in the city - where she recently appeared in Antony And Cleopatra to critical acclaim - is putting two gowns that formed part of her Cleopatra fancy dress up for sale next week. One is a cream cotton frock with a gold neckline, while the other is black and white with a decorative Read more...
Expert creates Christmas fancy dress 'survival guide'
If you plan on sporting Christmas fancy dress this year, then you had better not do it half-heartedly. Jess Zaino, a lifestyle consultant in New York, told AMNY.com that you shouldn't just drag your old Santa outfit out of the back of the wardrobe still-wrinkled, as it will look like you don't care. Instead, she suggested trying out a new costume this year, such as an elf costume or being a reindeer for the day. "Try your best Bad Santa Read more...
Celebs and royals check out pirate fancy dress at City firm's charity day
A host of celebrities and even part of the Royal family headed out to see the pirate fancy dress on show at a City trading firm's charity day this week. Employees at ICAP worked for free and donned costumes to help raise money for good causes yesterday (December 8th 2010), with Prince Charles and Prince William among those taking part. The heirs to the throne even manned the phones at one stage in order to close a £14 billion deal with a foreign exchange company. Other outfits sported by the... Read more...
Don't forget the joke Christmas fancy dress costume!
Anyone who is going to a Christmas fancy dress party soon might want to get hold of a jokey outfit in order to make the event even more fun. V-Blog.com states that you could opt for a range of traditional costumes for you and your mates, with Santa, Mrs Christmas and elves all obvious choices. However, if might be a laugh to play a few games in order to decide who should have to wear the forfeit outfit. For instance, you could play a quick game of charades one evening... Read more...
Selena Gomez sports children's fancy dress for leaked photoshoot
New pictures have emerged of Selena Gomez wearing what looks like children's fancy dress for a photoshoot. It appears as though the snaps of the Disney favourite have been leaked because it is not yet clear what they are actually promoting, but plenty of people have admired the elaborate costumes and fairytale settings. In one, the Year Without Rain singer is wearing Red Riding Hood fancy dress, while in another she emulates the classic story The Princess Read more...
Gillian McKeith attempts sexy fancy dress after jungle 'horror'
She didn't have a very good time of it in the jungle, but I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here contestant Gillian McKeith has attempted to win back a few fans by wearing sexy fancy dress. The nutritionist has done an interview with Heat magazine in which she spoke of her ordeal and how she didn't know what she was letting herself in for. However, she also - rather bizarrely - sported Baywatch fancy dress in a bid to recreate Pamela Read more...
Christmas fancy dress event brings plenty of revellers to San Francisco
Hundreds of revellers headed to San Francisco over the weekend to take part in an annual Christmas fancy dress event in the Bay area. Father Christmas fancy dress was the order of the day at SantaCon, which sees people don costumes and go out to the city's various bars and eateries to spread merriment. There were also plenty of elves to help the santas go about their business, which no doubt included partaking in plenty of sherry-drinking. A barman at the Read more...
Fun fancy dress the theme for Man City's festive party
It may have been a Christmas party, but the players at Manchester City opted to wear fun fancy dress for their team bash over the weekend. The players turned up on Saturday (December 4th 2010) looking bright and cheerful in polka-dot outfits to go clubbing in Hale, Cheshire. We're not entirely sure what the theme was, but the costumes did look a little bit like clown fancy dress, although the Mirror speculated they could all have been children's TV Read more...
Film fancy dress budget a little stretched for Tron: Legacy?
It may be one of the most eagerly-anticipated movies of the year, but one of the stars of Tron: Legacy has suggested its film fancy dress budget may not have been that high. Olivia Wilde, who is to play Quorra in the sci-fi story, told ContactMusic.com she was forbidden from putting or losing weight after her costume fitting - because she was only getting one. "There was a certain dedication to the suit, a relationship that we had to have with our suits, both good and bad," she commented. Luckily,... Read more...
Protesters sport fun fancy dress to raise awareness of Aids
Fun fancy dress has been helping protesters get a serious message across in New York this week. A gang of people dressed as bagels turned out in Brooklyn to criticise cuts in funding for Aids sufferers in the New York area. Mayor Bloomberg was going to meet city officials to discuss the issue on December 1st - World Aids Day - as part of the annual Bagel Breakfast, but residents said he never meets his promises to deliver help to the 45,000 New Yorkers with the disease. They chanted: "Cream... Read more...
Film fancy dress to go under the hammer in Hollywood
Avid collectors of film fancy dress may want to make their way to Hollywood quickly in order to catch an important auction. According to ContactMusic.com, Johnny Depp's Edward Scissorhands outfit and the Spiderman fancy dress sported by Brandon Routh are among the items to go under the hammer on December 17th and 18th 2010. However, an original poster from The Invisible Man is expected to raise the most cash, with a potential price of $300,000 Read more...
Nursing home resident looks forward to donning Christmas fancy dress again
He may be wheelchair-bound and a little hard of hearing at 78, but that won't stop nursing home resident Sam Hudson from getting out his Christmas fancy dress again this year. The granddad lives at Redcote Residential Home in Lea and wears Santa fancy dress every festive season in order to entertain local children and other residents, the Gainsborough Standard reports. He already has plenty of experience, having played St Nick every year since 1960, even going to Read more...