Party Costume Ideas

Costumes aren’t just for Halloween, fancy dress parties are fun all year round. Very often the party will have a theme, but if not you’ll be left a free choice of costume. Here are a few ideas the you can buy or make:

Law and Disorder

Everything from pin striped gangsters through pimps ‘n’ hos to sexy policewomen. Just be careful not to wear your costume in public!

Superheroes and Villains
You could just wear your underwear on the outside or you could buy a professional costume: Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are traditional favourites. And don’t forget the villains such as the Joker

Pirates
A an eyepatch and a bandana might be enough, or you could buy an evil cutthroat pirate costume. The ladies would once have been serving wenches but in these days of equality we also have female pirates.

TV and Movie Characters
Some of these are easy to improvise – Columbo, anyone? Or you can buy costumes covering every genre from Star Trek uniforms to adult Harry Potter robes.

That should be enough to get you started, more party costume ideas later.