Costumes in Australia

If you are looking for a great 70s costume to wear to a 70s party, it is essential to know what people used to wear in the 70s. Fortunately, you have a variety of clothing items to choose from.

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Fancy dress costumes are great and choosing a 50s costume and having a 50s decade party is really fun. The 50s are a bit of an unknown decade, unlike the sixties and seventies that were known for their hippie clothing and big hair, and the eighties and nineties that were about mini skirts and high heels.

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It feels like Halloween costumes were just being advertised all over the place, but actually that was months and months ago. Yes, it is almost Halloween again and we know that you and your children are getting excited for the annual and fabulous event.

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If you want an excuse for fancy dress in Melbourne then remember, you do not need an excuse for fancy dress in your city. You (adult or child or teen) can dress up any time you want. Of course it is wonderful throwing a dress up party and having a theme, but and maybe this goes more for a child or young person, dressing up never needs an excuse. We think every family should have a dress up corner at their homes, in the playroom or in the bedroom, with dress up clothes, hats and sunglasses and similar accessories, that the kids can access any time. And of course if there is a dress up party, then it is fun to think about and plan the dress up costume creatively.

Planning a fancy dress costume

It is always helpful if there is a dress up theme and costumes in stores (online or offline) always have themed sections, including superheroes, cartoon costumes, costumes from the different decades, career costumes, fairy or princess or prince costumes, Halloween dress up costumes and accessories, Christmas dress up costumes and so on. The accessories are as important as the costume so have a look at these at the store. The prices are good and it is well worth ordering a few wands, wigs, sunglasses, hats, scarves and similar, for the dress up corner at home. Dressing up encourages creativity and it is a great way to keep kids busy and entertained for a long time.

There are some families or people who like to make their own dress up costumes and we would always encourage this. Involve your kids in the process if you are going this route. And involve the kids always, even if you are buying costumes online. Let kids make their own choices. Spend time thinking about the theme and fancy dress Melbourne and put your heart into the dress up fun!

Do you wish you’d been a hippy? The 70s outfits were the best fashion, so cool and groovy, and anyone who knows about that decade knows about the fashion and the style.

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Didn’t you love the 1920s flapper costumes and the beautiful style and image of the women, and men, from the 1920s. We know we often wish that 1920s fashion would come back into vogue.

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If your child is going through a dress up phase with his Spider man suit, you will know that they do not want to take it off for a single minute. The same applies to any superhero suits.

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So what are the best costume ideas for kids? Well, it all depends on your child, the age of your child, and what their interests are. Some kids love to dress up as superheroes and others love to dress up as big cuddly bears or huge scary dinosaurs.

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A fantastic dress up idea for kids or adults are wild west costumes. Dressing up as a wild west character is pretty easy. For a boy or a man, a pair of denim jeans, possibly with a flare, and a pair of chaps to go over them. A long sleeved shirt with a waistcoat, preferably with tassels, and of course a cowboy hat. A lasso is a fabulous accessory too. And if you don't have these things because let’s face it, not everyone has a pair of chaps in their wardrobe, then you can buy part of or the entire wild west costume online as well as offline. For a woman, the costume is similar. A pair of flared jeans, a nice collared shirt, a waistcoat, a cowgirl hat and a lasso. And for both, and how could we forget this, a fabulous pair of cowboy boots is essential. Most people have some of these items in their cupboard and the other things can be bought online. Don’t forget to wear a bandana around your neck.

Wild West party themes

A wild west party is a great idea. You can find costumes online and you can also buy all the decor for the party online. Decor for a wild west party could be loads of fake cactus, horses and hills. You can buy paper plates and cups with pictures of desert and wild west themes on them, and you can really go all out. A wild west costume or wild west party is a wonderful idea for kids and for adults, and will always be a  success. There will be loads of ‘eeeaaahs’ and whooping and pretending to do wild west stuff.

You can get loads of ideas for dress up parties from the internet, and you can buy wild west costumes from online costume shops that will always be put to good use.

Fancy dress parties are fun for adults. Women love to wear maids outfits, hippie outfits, Great Gatsby outfits, nurse outfits, superhero outfits and also punk rock outfits. If an invite is for ‘fancy dress’ in general, then a woman can choose who she wants to be. If she feels like wearing something sexy, tight and sensual, meaning she gets to unleash her ‘wild side’ just for a night, she has the freedom to do it. She might want to dress up as a burlesque dancer or even a stripper! Of course she could opt for a policewoman too. Dressing up is imaginative, it is fun and it is creative. And there are plenty of online ideas for adult dress up parties, so use the internet to help you find dress up ideas.

Making adult dress up costumes

You might have a few things you can throw together but costumes online actually make it so easy for people to find and buy costumes, and to get them delivered. The beauty about buying a dress up costume off the internet is the range is huge and varied, the ideas are fun and fabulous, the prices are really good, and the online costume stores deliver quickly. Some of the dress up costumes come with accessories, whereas others sell the accessories separately. And sometimes you only need the dress up accessories, depending on the costume you have chosen. Perhaps you already have a nurse outfit in your closet, or a sexy maid’s outfit. Or perhaps your sister is a policewoman and you can borrow her uniform. Everybody loves a woman in a uniform.

If you are throwing a dress up party, or if you are invited to one, put thought into your dress up costume and really go the whole hog. And if you want to wear maid outfits, just do it.

Halloween comes and goes but kids Halloween costumes stay with us forever. Children love dressing up and Halloween is a big deal in every child’s life, no matter where they love. While Halloween started in the USA and was primarily an American celebration, it is now just as widely celebrated in Australia. There are always fabulous Halloween functions, events and parties and dressing up for Halloween, for both kids and adults, is a fun and fabulous and serious thing. Everyone, and that includes the moms and dads, puts great thought into their costumes. And when Halloween is over, the dress up costumes are carefully packed away, until they can be used again. And there is always an excuse to wear them again.

Choosing a Halloween theme

With Halloween due in 3 months, lets prepare for it. It is the evening before All Saints Day, known as Hallows Day. Costumes online are bought weeks or months in advance, with kids getting ready and planning their Halloween parties. It’s all about getting loads of sweets and treats, for sure, but it is also about having a party and playing games, many of which are focused on quite spooky or scary stuff, age appropriate of course. It is thought that on Hallows Eve, ghouls and witches came out to play. And so many kids like to dress up as a ghoul, a witch, a zombie or a ghost. Monsters are pretty popular too. The accessories for Halloween like, buckets to collect sweets and treats, wands or swords or capes or veils, can all be bought online as well, and are always going to be useful too, for dress up games throughout the year.

You can buy fancy dress costumes online and although we admire parents or kids who make their own costumes, online costume shops are easy and cheap. There is a fantastic range of kids Halloween costumes and it is never too early to order.

Do your children want to dress up in pirate costumes? Of course they do. All children love to dress up as pirates, or fantasy characters, be it boys or girls. Dressing up as a pirate is a part of growing up. Kids love pirate stories, they love Captain Hook stories and they love to pretend they are walking the plank. They love to shout out ‘Ahoy’ there and brandish swords. They like to wear eye patches and bandanas around their heads, or necks, and they love to play pretend games. It’s quite easy to make a pirate costume and it is also easy to buy a pirate costume online.

Dress up accessories

Almost everyone has dress up accessories at home but costume stores online also keep dress up accessories. If you have a few coloured bandanas at home, a couple of coloured wigs, a few pairs of sunglasses, a cape or two, perhaps a sword although some parents are opposed to them and an eye patch are always good ideas. Throw in a crown or two, accessories, different hats, and you can quickly make up any fancy dress costume you please. Remember, kids have vivid imaginations and don't need much to get dressed up as a fantasy character at all. They can be a pirate on Monday, a Prince on Tuesday, a Superhero on Wednesday, a clown on Thursday and a fairy on Friday. They only need a few items of fun clothing and a good sense of play and adventure.

Encourage your children to dress up. Help them to make costumes and to come up with fancy dress costume ideas. Think of book characters, cartoon characters and movie characters. Remember, if you cannot make the costume, you can easily buy the fancy dress costume online. Pirate costumes are always a huge hit and are not tricky to make or expensive to buy.