Have you been invited to a fancy dress party and you need a costume? Maybe you want to organise a fancy dress party so you need to come up with a good theme. Some of the easiest and best themes and costumes are based on cartoons, storybooks and movies.
Some of the most popular themes are movies and cartoons, especially Disney, as there are so many to choose between. Because of this there are lots of Disney costumes for both adults and children.
Some popular Disney examples include Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan, Shrek, Robin Hood, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wizard of Oz, and many more. There are really too many to mention, spanning over decades.
Due to the success of the three Pirates of the Caribbean movies pirate costumes are a common choice. They are an easy costume to create and there are lots of different ones available for boys and girls. You can also make them yourself and a few accessories like an eye patch and a sword.
Another good movie theme is the Moulin Rouge, like the movie starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. There are lots of fabulous Moulin Rouge costumes available and you can add fishnets and lacy underwear for a racy, risque costume.
Other movie themes include the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. This has loads of famous characters and therefore lots of costumes available for it. You can get lots of different Dorothy costumes, as well as all the other main characters - the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good Witch.
Another really popular theme based on a series of movies is Star Wars. There are many different Star Wars costumes available to buy, including Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Jedi knights and Princess Leia which will make for a fun and varied theme party.
Some other excellent fancy dress ideas include super heroes, from comic books or movies. This is a popular theme with both kids and adults, as everyone has their own favourite super hero. Just think of yours and you can probably get a costume for it.
There are hundreds of fancy dress ideas based on movie themes so perhaps the best way to think of one is to think of your favourite. It could be a movie, a cartoon or a story book but if it is a story you like you’ll enjoy wearing the costume.
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