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Dodgeball competition to take place in sexy fancy dress
Fans of the Ben Stiller film Dodgeball may wish to don their best sexy fancy dress and head down to London's Docklands area this weekend. Jeremy Cheung, founder of the National Dodgeball Association, is hosting a dodgeball competition at the Play on Sports Centre in the Isle of Dogs on Saturday (August 7th 2010). There are currently 18 teams registered and they are all required to wear costumes in order to make the event really lively and raise plenty of cash for the Red Cross. Mr Cheung told Docklands 24... Read more...
Pirates of the Caribbean fancy dress forms part of Leeds Museum display
Pirates of the Caribbean fancy dress is among the costumes forming part of a new display at Leeds City Museum. The Heroes and Heroines exhibition showcases some of the most memorable costumes ever to grace film and television, including the swashbuckling outfit worn by Orlando Bloom. Colin Firth's gentlemanly rigout from Pride and Prejudice may bring back memories for some of his fans, while Renee Zellwegger's 1920s flapper fancy Read more...
Minehead looks forward to fun fancy dress event
People in Minehead are looking forward to a fun fancy dress event that is set to take place next month in order to raise money for charity. According to the Somerset County Gazette, more than 30 teams have already registered for the annual raft race that is to be staged by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute on September 4th 2010. Organiser Derek Williams said he is hoping the event will break last year's record of 65 teams competing in the race from the Blue Anchor pub to Minehead. "The first... Read more...
Bride and groom opt for superhero fancy dress at eccentric wedding
Most women would go for a classic gown on their wedding day rather than superhero fancy dress, it's probably safe to say. However, this was not the case for 40-year-old Sharon Vaughan recently, who dressed up as Wonder Woman to marry sweetheart Neil. The groom was not exactly traditionally-attired either, since he headed to the altar wearing a Batman fancy dress costume, the Daily Mail reports. Meanwhile, all Read more...
Friends in Michael Jackson fancy dress told to Beat It
When Gail Costello from Scarborough had a birthday recently, she decided to don Michael Jackson fancy dress from his Motown days to pay tribute to the late star. However, as she and a group of friends embarked upon a pub crawl around the town, they were asked to leave by the manager of the local Wetherspoons, the Daily Star reports. The birthday girl and her pals were told to Beat It because they had 'blacked up' for the costumes and pub bosses feared it would upset fellow drinkers. "I'm a... Read more...
Star Wars fancy dress stunt is internet sensation
A Star Wars fancy dress stunt carried out in New York's subway earlier this month has become an internet sensation.Guerilla theatre group Improv Everywhere dressed up in Star Wars costumes to reenact the scene from the first film of the original trilogy in which Princess Leia meets Darth Vader onboard the Death Star.New actors joined the subway train at various stations to help recreate the action, with bewildered members of the public encouraged to participate too.According to the Telegraph, the YouTube video created of the 'mission' Read more...
Alice Cooper Visits Escapade
Looks like Schools out for summer! Our shop on Camden High Street was buzzing more than usual as Alice Cooper stopped by to pay us a visit today. The American rock legend was on his way to Sonisphere Festival where he will be headlining the Saturn Stage tonight. He picked up a few Clown Masks for his performance this evening. So those of you lucky enough to attend should expect a wild show this evening. Read more...
Celebrate The Karate Kid with children's fancy dress
With The Karate Kid having hit cinemas last night (July 28th2010), fans may wish to stock up on children's fancy dress based on the film.Starring Jaden Smith, the 2010 version is a sort-of remake ofthe 1980s original. This time, it follows Dre Parker, who isgetting bullied at his new school and starts getting martial artstuition from Mr Han (Jackie Chan).After checking it out in cinemas, mums and dads could get holdof <a Read more...
Woman hopes to host children's fancy dress event for charity
A big-hearted nanny has revealed she hopes to host a children's fancy dress event with a Disney theme in order toraise money for disadvantaged kids.Samantha Newman from East London has applied to the Dreams forDinner fundraising campaign, which sees hosts hold fancy dressparties for a small fee, the Dispatch Online reports.Adults can take their children along to have a little fun andenjoy spending the afternoon dressed as their favourite cartooncharacters."I want a child to smile, even if it is Read more...
Angelina Jolie in sexy fancy dress gave Maddox a fright
When Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children came to visit heron the set of new film Salt, they were flummoxed by her sexy fancydress.So much so that Maddox, eight, had to be informed that theperson in a male naval officer fancy dress costume standing in front of him wasin fact his normally glamorous mother.He reluctantly shook hands with her, but was relieved whenAngelina took off her hat, false nose and fake ears to Read more...
Fun fancy dress events 'are just sheer good fun'
Fun fancy dress events have been recommended by one news provider as a great way of allowing people to relax and make friends. Mark Tronson, writing for Christian Today, said dressing up takes people back to their childhood and lets them forget the stresses of their working life. He recommended choosing a theme such as movie characters, vegetables and Back to the Future - particularly popular at the moment, apparently - to generate a talking point and create even more fun at gatherings. "Fancy dress functions, Read more...
Bank robbery in children's fancy dress fails miserably
A man who tried to rob a bank in America wearing children's fancy dress failed this week after being caught by booby-trapped money. Dennis Hawkins, 48, sported a clown costume, a blonde wig and - rather bizarrely - fake breasts to attempt the heist in Pennsylvania on Saturday (July 24th 2010). However, after holding up cashiers with a toy gun and making off with a bag of cash, Hawkins' master plan began to fail. He attempted to steal a car but its owner jumped out with the keys, while the... Read more...