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Historical fancy dress causes row at primary school
Primary school pupils in Perth, Australia have unwittingly found themselves at the centre of a scandal after one of their classmates chose a somewhat inappropriate historical fancy dress costume for a recent event. The nine and ten-year-olds had been asked to dress up as a well-known figure, but one decided upon Adolf Hitler. To add insult to injury, the teachers decided his was the best costume and awarded him a prize! After parents complained, they were forced to backtrack and apologise, but the head said he still Read more...
Movie-based costumes could provide perfect Halloween fancy dress
Anyone on the lookout for Halloween fancy dress costumes could consider getting inspiration from the movies. Sam Qam from MovieMatics said there are lots of ideas available from the silver screen, as you don't have to go for something super-scary if you don't want to. He recommended Freddy Krueger as being an especially good character to copy when it comes to horror films. "Get yourself a red and black striped t-shirt and a hat and you can become the root of many people of a certain age's Read more...
Wear Halloween fancy dress and head to Kent this October
People who like wearing Halloween fancy dress and indulging in a night of fright each October 31st may want to head to Tunbridge Wells this year. Groombridge Place is hosting a special event between October 23rd and 31st 2010 that will delight kids and adults alike, Only Kent reports. Pirate fancy dress will be one of the star attractions, as the infamous smuggler Dr Syn and his evil companion Megilante will hide in the Read more...
Witch fancy dress could fit in at Discworld Convention
Should you be in the Birmingham area with nothing to do this weekend, you could don a witch fancy dress costume and head along to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. That's because the venue is playing host to the Discworld Convention, which this year has the theme 'The Thing and the Whole of the Thing'. This only happens every two years and is a celebration of Terry Pratchett's popular series of books, some of which have also been made into television programmes. Not only will there be Read more...
Sexy fancy dress can't save Miss USA from elimination
She may have worn a sexy fancy dress costume for her appearance in the Miss Universe contest this week, but that didn't stop Miss USA from being eliminated before the finals. Rima Fakih - who would have been the first Muslim to win had she progressed to the end - was voted out in favour of Miss Jamaica, Miss France, Miss Ukraine and Miss Philippines. Speaking before the competition, Miss USA said her outfit was inspired by president Barack Obama. "The amazing costume I will wear during the Miss Universe... Read more...
Footie fan to dress up in blond wig (under much duress)
If you ask your mates to choose a fun fancy dress outfit and you're a man, you can probably expect that a blond wig will feature in there somewhere. Which is exactly what happened to Max Newton, a Nottingham Forest fan who wanted a costume for the Great North Run, the Nottingham Post reports. He asked for suggestions and before long, mischievous friends had begun forwarding requests for him to dress up in a Derby County strip, which then turned into people asking him to dress up as Robbie Savage,... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress - time to roll out the Saw costumes again
The Saw franchise has become something of a failsafe for Halloween fancy dress - there's just so many of those films! This year is no different, thanks to the forthcoming arrival of Saw 3D (aka Saw VII) in cinemas, as well as the computer game based on the blood-and-guts flicks, which will hit stores in time for October 31st. Producers of the movie have revealed a poster as part of the publicity, which features a black heart with fists coming out of it, as well as a more disturbing one... Read more...
Teacher wears historical fancy dress to bring art to life
A teacher has revealed how he brings the history of art to life - by wearing historical fancy dress. Neil McGregor, who works for Doncaster Council's museums service, told the South Yorkshire Star he often dresses up as the artists featured within his lessons, as it helps the pupils to remember things. "In the past I've dressed up as Van Gogh, Monet and Turner," he commented. This summer's theme is the impressionist Edgar Degas, which requires a Mr Benn-style bowler hat and suit as well as a beard. However, Mr Read more...
Here's a great idea for superhero fancy dress with a twist!
It's always hard to come up with new ideas for costume parties, so how about a new take on superhero fancy dress? According to Liz Tracy's blog for the Miami New Times, there is to be a big pub crawl on South Beach in Florida this weekend with a Superheroes vs Supervillains theme. "A thirsty crew of avengers and protectors of the people will make their way through South Beach seeking libations," she commented. This sounds like a great idea to steal, er, sorry - emulate, if you want to... Read more...
Pirates of the Caribbean fancy dress makes for an interesting wedding
A bride and groom created a wedding to remember recently, when they tied the knot in Pirates of the Caribbean fancy dress and a French revolution costume. Elliot 'Elmo' McDonough and his new wife Angela are moving to Saudi Arabia, but realised it would make life difficult if they were cohabiting due to local laws, the Liverpool Echo reports. So, they decided to get married in a secret ceremony in costume, attended by the likes of Popeye, SpongeBob SquarePants and best man Vicky Pollard. However, the most impressive Read more...
Dracula fancy dress more popular than Twilight this Halloween?
It sounds unlikely, but Dracula fancy dress may prove to be more popular than Twilight costumes this October 31st. A new poll carried out by sci-fi magazine SFX has seen the Transylvanian count voted as the top screen vampire of all-time, beating all the young bloodsuckers we are seeing on our screens at present. Second place went to Spike from Buffy the Vampire slayer, while Angel from the same programme managed third position. Eric Northman from True Blood made an appearance in sixth place, but Edward Cullen from Read more...
Company in trouble after putting monkey in superhero fancy dress
A US car company was forced to do a U-turn in its advertising campaign after getting in trouble over a monkey in Evil Knievel fancy dress. Dodge had created a commercial for its Tent Event sale in which an announcer could be heard commenting that the circus-style set for the campaign "could not be more amazing". A chimp then walked on dressed as the daredevil and pressed a lever causing confetti to fly into the air, prompting the voiceover artist to say: "I stand corrected." However, People for the Ethical Read more...