Gorillaz – Fancy Dress
April 232011
A skit or bitez by the virtual band, Gorillaz, starring 2-D, Russel, Noodle, and Murdoc. (All copyrights belong to the owners Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn)
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Fancy Dress
April 132011
The Drowsy Chaperone
“Fancy Dress” *THIS ISSTRICTLY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY/NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT INTENDED* Licensed to Razor & Tie The Drowsy Chaperone (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Music: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book: Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Fancy dress is never out of fashion
March 242011
Arsenal football stars Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin and Bacary Sagna hit the headlines recently when they swapped their football kit for furry animal suits to raise money for a red carpet charity event.
The fancy dress stunt in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital demonstrates that fancy dress is as popular as ever, whether it’s to raise funds for a worthy cause, to turn heads at a party or on a special night out.
What’s unusual about this story is that it features celebrities putting on fancy dress costumes, usually they are the inspiration for fancy dress outfits.
Dressing up as a favourite actor, singer, sports star or even cartoon character has long been a popular choice for people attending a fancy dress party.
More recently this trend has taken something of a morbid twist, with recently departed celebrities becoming a common sight at fancy dress parties, or costume parties as they are known in the United States.
Michael Jackson costumes have increased in popularity since the singers death, while Freddie Mercury outfits, Elvis costumes and Marilyn Monroe dresses have been around for many years.
In recent years a number of other trends have emerged, with different fancy dress costume choices being made by different age groups.
Men aged under 25 have tend to opt for the comedy or horror look. One costume that falls firmly in both camps is Borat’s infamous mankini costume!
Ladies under 25 have a tendency to go for a costume that makes them look their best, and sexy secretary outfits and naughty maid costumes are best sellers for many fancy dress shops.
Meanwhile, historical costumes are more popular with slightly older women, as are character from fantasy literature, such as the Queen of Hearts and Maid Marion.
Older men though seem to be a little more conservative in their tastes while outfits such as cowboy costumes, naughty vicarsand kings and Queens remain popular across the board.
For both men and women of a certain age, characters from movies such as Star Warsand Lord of the Rings are always in fashion and its rare to attend a fancy dress party without seeing a Jedi Knight or a Forest Faerie fancy dress costume.
Although fancy dress parties may seem like a modern phenomenon, they actually have a long and rich history. There may be now much more choice when it comes to choosing a fancy dress costume but the idea of dressing up or disguising oneself as somebody else dates back many centuries.
The first properly documented fancy dress parties as we would recognise them date back to the 18th Century period, when Masquerade was at its peak.
Masquerade parties and masquerade balls of the time often featured famous characters from English history whilst throughout the nineteenth century fancy dress balls became increasingly popular, with costumes often based on characters from novels.
Fancy dress then spread into European middle-class society and while the well off could afford fancy dress costumes made by exclusive dressmakers, may people fashioned their fantasy costumes at home using left over clothing material.
The more familiar fancy dress parties, however, were initiated by the Victorians and developed further in Edwardian times. Following the Second World War, they became increasingly popular, although costumes tended to be fairly simple until the mid 1970’s.
This was also the decade that saw the importation of an American tradition to British shores – Halloween.
Although October 31 has been recognised as an important religious date for centuries, it is only the past three decades or so that it has become the most popular day of the year for fancy dress, with both adults and children dressing up as ghost, ghouls and vampires.
Whatever the occasion, fancy dress offers us all the opportunity to engage our alter-ego, to show off our inner self by hiding behind a costume – perhaps that’s why it has remained so popular.
Adding to their popularity is the easy availability of quality fancy dress costumes at affordable prices thanks to the growth of specialist fancy dress shops, both online and on the high street.
What is certain is that fancy dress parties – whether they have a theme such as Vicars and Tarts, 70s or 80s fashions or Roman togas – look set to remain a popular way of celebrated a special occasion because they are simply great fun!
Ann Baxter started as a fashion designer, but 15 years ago moved to designing Fancy Dress Costumes to the industry.
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Fancy Dress Dog Costume Ideas
February 212011
http://fancydressdog.com Costume Ideas for dogs get great ideas and outfits for all breeds in small, medium and large sizes, cheap sale items available
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The People’s Court- “Ruining a Fancy Dress” Part 1 [Dopey dry cleaner destroys dress!]
February 182011
ThePeopleCourthttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/thepeoplecourtEntertainmentthe, people, peoples, person, persons, court, room, courtroom, judge, law, lawyer, plaintiff, defendant, litigants, ruin, ruining, ruined, fancy, dress, skirt, clothes, dry-clean, drycleaner, dry, clean, cleaner, laundry, leather, stream, pressed, damage, business, overlay, receipt, cotton, customer, heat, company, hot, garment, liability, articles, money, monies, dollarsThe People’s Court- “Ruining a Fancy Dress” Part 1 [Dopey dry cleaner destroys dress!]
Duration : 0:8:40
Him & Her – S01E03 (The Fancy Dress Party) Part 1
February 152011
Part 2; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8GDVAN8vuc
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Steve and Becky try to get out of attending a fancy-dress party that Paul is throwing to celebrate his son Luke leaving hospital.
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Him & Her is a British sitcom that first aired on BBC Three in the autumn of 2010. It stars Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani as Steve and Becky, a young couple deeply in love, often in bed and rarely in employment.
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Duration : 0:7:5
Cinderella Fancy Dress Ideas
February 122011
http://cinderellafancydress.com Discover the many kinds of Cinderella fancydress costumes available online and where you can find your Cinderella dress
Duration : 0:0:47
Drowsy Chaperone, Fancy Dress – Cast A
February 92011
The Drowsy Chaperone opening on Wednesday December 15, 2010 at Berkeley Street Theatre, Downstairs. Drowsy is a Toronto-born hilariously funny Tony Award winning Musical! What more could you want?
About the Show: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is the tale of a modern day musical theatre maven, known simply as “Man in Chair.” To chase his blues away he plays his favourite LP- the 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. From the crackle of his phonograph, the musical magically bursts to life on-stage telling the tale of the pampered Broadway starlet who wants to give up showbiz to get hitched, and her producer’s attempt to sabotage her impending marriage. Hilarious antics ensue with her chaperone, the debonair groom, the dizzy chorus girl, the Latin lover and a pair of gangsters masquerading as pastry chefs. Man in Chair’s love of The Drowsy Chaperone communicates to anyone who has ever been transported to the theatre.
About the Company: Based in Toronto, CATS MAINSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY is an acting company dedicated to teaching and developing a passion for theatre at a professional level. It provides talented young people with the opportunity to study and perform under the guidance of Gina Anki, CEO & Artistic Director, and a multitude of professional musicians, choreographers and actors. Past productions include West Side Story, Grease, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Les Misérables, School Edition, and Fame. CATS MAINSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY is a not for profit organization and a registered charity.
About the Director: This production is directed and choreographed by Peter Buzny, a graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, and recipient of their Triple Threat Award. Peter was the featured Ballroom Dancer/Dance Captain in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage (Mirvish), and was an assistant choreographer for the premier season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. He has danced the Polka with Hilary Clinton, the Foxtrot with Helen Mirren (The Queen), and boogied with Chaka Khan.
To buy your tickets:
bx.canadianstage.com
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DPS Bokaro Fancy Dress (Junior) 2008 Lisa
February 62011
Lisa Gupta performing as a Rajasthani Kalbelia Dancer in Fancy Dress Competition held at Bokaro Steel City
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Benidorm fancy dress street party part 1 November 2010
January 232011
Smiling Brits and astonished Spanish at the Benidorm British fancy dress street party in November 2010, centred around the bars in the new town.
Lot’s of fun and the Spanish cops keep a pretty low profile.
Duration : 0:2:17