Abfab Fancy Dress
Fancy dress is so much fun! The British have really got onto the fancy dress bandwagon in the past decade for three reasons.
The British love fancy dress because …
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- Theme parties - we love our party nights, don’t we? From footie nights to Halloween cocktails, from Christmas extravaganzas to hen night happenings, we adore dressing up and having a good time. Now that fancy dress is so cheap, there’s always an excuse to set a theme night and have a good laugh.
- Baby costumes - aaaah! Who hasn’t seen those super-cute baby photos of toddler fancy dress costumes; little kiddies in pumpkin outfits, or fast asleep in fluffy bunny costumes? Facebook pages are full of them and Tumblr loves kids in costumes. They’re just adorable! The rise in children’s fancy dress isn’t just down to photo opportunities for dressed up kids, it’s also events like World Book Day, where children get to dress up as their favourite fictional character.
- Patriotism - since the London Olympics we, as a nation, been very happy to get our Union Jack on! We’ve found a massive increase in the number of patriotic costumes we sell these days … the red, white and blue have become some of our top sellers and we can barely stay on top of our Union Jack bowler hat requests.
So let’s get started! AbFab.co.uk has everything you need for the finest fancy dress party in the world, and every couple of weeks we share our cosplay and fancy dress tips, tricks and ideas with you on our blog, so that you can enjoy fancy dress fun from around the world.
Looking your best in fancy dress
- Hosting a fancy dress party or invited to a costume event?
- Need to find the right costume for a hen night or dressing up for a stag do?
- Maybe your child needs a fancy dress costume for a school project?
Don’t worry, we’ve got it covered. With categories from toddler fancy dress to ladies plus size fancy dress, we know we’ll have what you need. Our extensive selection of men’s fancy dress costumes will ensure that even the most difficult-to-please chap will find something that suits him, whilst we have everything to suit the ladies, from superheroes to super-cute, from sexy to girly and from classic to frankly unusual fancy dress. From A (for animal costume) to Z (for Zoot Suit’s Deluxe Costumes) we promise we’ve got it covered.
So begin by considering the event. Make sure you’re going to be able to walk in your costume if necessary or have somewhere to store your phone and cash if you’ll be taking a taxi. Check whether you need face paint or a wig to complete your look, our accessory section may have just what you need. And give yourself a dress rehearsal - a couple of days before the event, try on your fancy dress and take some selfies so you can see how you look and work out some great moves to really impress your audience.
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