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Ever since the revival of the Great Gatsby movie in 2013 starring Leonardo di Caprio as the dashing Jay Gatsby, the romantic ideas from 1920s gangster culture have been popular with wedding planners.

Firstly, 1920s costumes are interesting from a historical position because the flapper dress became fashionable because of the freedom it gave to women. The 1920s marked the end of the 'Great War' and the Spanish Flu Pandemic, both killed so many young men in particular.

A Great Gatsby dress up event is the perfect way to celebrate an important milestone or achievement. Having such an event is easy because so many people love this art-deco era and enjoy the opportunity to put on their 'glad rags'.

We know that 1920s costume parties or dress-ups are always popular. Whether it is for a milestone birthday or anniversary, Halloween, or school reunion, the 1920s is a glamourous and fun-filled time and it has such sophisticated outfits to choose from.

Cheerleader costumes are more common in recent years at cosplay events. As cosplay conventions rely heavily on pop culture references there have always been some cheerleaders depicted.

Sailor Moon Costumes for Australian women and girls are very easy to get, but beware that you choose a reputable supplier. She is the most popular of the characters from the 1990's anime TV series of the same name.

Dressing up as Aladdin or Jasmine is a popular choice for adults and kids because this fairy tale is many hundreds of years old, of Middle Eastern origin.

Teletubbies costumes are not just for pre-school kids and do you want to know why? These gorgeous babbling round creatures take us back to our childhoods.

Oktoberfest Costumes for kids are not very common because usually, Oktoberfest is a beer festival which you can imagine is more associated with adult parties.

Oktoberfest costumes for men and women have German names because the festival celebrates a German (or more precisely a Bavarian) tradition. As its name suggests, it is celebrated around October, from the last week of September to the first week of October.