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Halloween fancy dress ‘is great to take part in together’
Halloween fancy dress can be something for the whole family to look forward to as the cold nights draw in, one expert has said. Camilla Chafer, acting editor of TheSchoolRun.com, said it’s good to have something to look forward to with your kids during the often dreary autumn term, especially when it’s too soon to think about Christmas. “Halloween can be tremendously fun and it certainly doesn't have to be macabre. It's a great time for children to go wild with dressing up as their favourite characters or themes,” she Read more...
27 days until Halloween fancy dress - Time to choose your outfits
With only 27 days to go until we're all donning our Halloween fancy dress and going about our spooky business, it's time to choose your outfit and get it ordered in time for the festivities. Halloween-Online.com points out that getting hold of your costume in plenty of time is a really good idea, as it will ensure you beat the mad rush when everyone tries to order something at the last minute. Not only this, but planning ahead will allow you to overcome any minor mishaps such as the fancy... Read more...
Comedy Legend Pops Into Escapade
The Escapade shop was buzzing with excitement as a British comic iconic browsed their aisles in the Camden Superstore. Read more...
30 days until Halloween fancy dress - How to teach your tots it's fun!
When you're all caught up in the excitement of getting your Halloween fancy dress ready, it can be easy to forget that the event may be a little bit strange for tots. After all, you spend the rest of the year trying to convince them the bogeyman isn't real, only for a whole host of them to start walking around the neighbourhood once October 31st rolls around! Vicki Panaccione from the Better Parenting Institute said you can help your youngster to realise that it's all just a bit of fun... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress more interesting to consumers than Valentine's Day
People are more interested in sporting Halloween fancy dress come October 31st than they are in getting all soppy when Valentine's Day rolls around. This is the discovery of retailers this year, who have noted a massive boom in sales of spooky products such as pumpkins, sweets and goody bags. Tesco said it expects to sell £55 million in Halloween goods, with toffee apples predicted to be particularly popular. With sales having almost trebled since 2005, Tesco's Carolyn Bradley said Halloween is now one of the year's most important Read more...
Breakfast at Tiffany's costume 'is the best ever movie fancy dress'
The Holly Golightly costume sported by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's has been deemed to be the best ever movie fancy dress by one film buff. Kieran Murphy of the University Observer said the little black dress designed by Givenchy defined the actress's style for the rest of her career and deserves its place in his ultimate chart. "This will remain one of the most potent fashion moments in movie history," he commented. Meanwhile, the <a Read more...
Jaime Winstone: I am massively into fun fancy dress
Hot on the heels of revealing she has a fun fancy dress room at home, Jaime Winstone has now admitted to being a little bit obsessed with it at parties. Earlier this month, the actress told the Daily Star she and housemate Daisy Lowe have a special dressing-up space in their house ready for whenever they want to have a party. Now, she has said in an interview with the Herald Scotland that she loves taking her costumes outside of the home they share too. "I have always been massively... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress results in unsuccessful robbery
Wearing Halloween fancy dress may have sounded like a good idea for a man who tried to rob a restaurant in the US this week - after all, it should have scared everyone enough to result in plenty of money being handed over. However, this is not what happened to the bungling burglar, according to the Colorado Daily. Although he got all dressed up in a black cape, Halloween mask, gloves and a scary wig, a quick-thinking young cashier refused to be cowed and quickly pressed the panic button behind... Read more...
Superhero fancy dress? It's got to be Batman this Halloween
If you've got your heart set on superhero fancy dress this Halloween, then you may want to choose a Batman costume. Aaron Martin from Official Wire tipped the Caped Crusader as being bang on-trend this October 31st, with no sign of interest abating since the release of the Dark Knight. "The Batman phenomenon has captured the interest of people all over the globe," he commented. The costumes expert added that anyone dressed as Batman is sure to have a night to remember if they go to a party, as it... Read more...
Rachel Bilson plans Miss Piggy fancy dress for Halloween
Actress Rachel Bilson is used to looking her best for her glamorous film and TV roles, but it seems she's planning to sport a rather different look with her Halloween fancy dress this year. The star of The OC and Jumper recently told InStyle magazine that this October 31st she will be dressing as her "ultimate hero", the porcine Muppet diva Miss Piggy. Bilson, who was recently glimpsed looking highly fashionable at Roberto Cavalli's spring fashion show in Milan, said she is already gathering elements for what she hopes will... Read more...
Tyneside man plans hair-raising fun fancy dress event for charity
A man from Tyneside is inviting locals to a fun fancy dress event this week as a part of a hair-raising stunt to generate money for charity. South Shields resident Dave Hall has organised a fundraising event to kick off a campaign which will see him generate £5,000 for Metro Radio and Magic 1152's Cash for Kids appeal and Myeloma UK, reports the Shields Gazette. However, there's a catch, as Mr Hall is to swear off shaving or cutting his hair until the total is reached - and he has... Read more...
Animal fancy dress turned a few heads in London this weekend
People in the centre of London may have been forgiven for thinking they had gone bananas and were seeing things over the weekend - but it was just animal fancy dress. Around 700 people took part in a sponsored run for the Great Gorilla Organisation and every single one sported gorilla fancy dress to raise awareness for the good cause. Conservationist Bill Oddie fired the starting pistol for the 4.3-mile race, which saw participants run from Minster Court to the City, Tower Read more...