Fancy dress is a great way to liven up a fun occasion – perhaps a birthday or anniversary party, staff leaving do or graduation party. Recent years have even seen fancy dress weddings! The great thing is that the variety of fancy dress costumes is now so wide that you really are limited only by your imagination.
One really fun thing to do is to have a theme party, which can also be helpful in that it gives people an idea of what they’re looking for in their outfit. Movie nights, such as James Bond or the currently massively popular Suicide Squad are great for getting people’s imaginations to run wild, and you can also have great fun creating movie themed food and drinks to add to the atmosphere. If film isn’t your thing though, there are still plenty of options – book characters such as Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter or Where’s Wally are all just as much fun for adults as they are children.
Of course, plenty of people prefer free reign if they’re getting to dress up, and as the options are endless you could end up with Jack Sparrow mingling with Teen Wolf over the buffet, or Captain America slow dancing with Frozen’s Elsa (now that’s a weird pairing).
If you are planning on having a fancy dress party, make sure that you give people plenty of notice so that they are able to plan and order their fancy dress costume – particularly if you’re planning it for one of the busier times of year such as Halloween. It’s also really handy to have a small supply of masks, capes and hats for the inevitable guest that doesn’t quite get the memo about costumes and turns up without one – it’s a great way to stop them feeling left out and help them get into the party spirit.
