Changing trends in fancy dress

Fancy dress costumes

Mr bens fancy dress is now over 12 years old. In that time has seen many changes in the

fancy dresscostume trend.speaking to Fiona Francis the owner and director of the company , it appears that costume fancy dressis nothing but a dieing trade , but a booming industry, that is constantly bringing new innovation and style to parties all over the country , and the world.Back in 1997 when Fiona first set up Mr Bens . Fancy dress was difficult to get hold of. She remembers taking trips to chesterfield market to get her fabric, and copying patterns vintage garments.there was a huge out cry for 1970’s fancy dress back in the first few years. However to get hold of flares, and jump suitsdid mean making them yourself. Our  70’s elvis was a giant hit. and we followed this upby creating glam rock jumps suits in stretch purple paisley and other ghastly designs. big zips up front from crotch to chest bone. And to top them off they all had matching baker boy hats.These fancy dress costumes where unique and got hired out time and time again.Over the years the availability to purchase hire quality costumes has improved. But all the better for the customer, we can sell them to you now at very affordable prices.so no need to hire any more when you can buy your costume from us and get to keep it.We remember having to make a john travolta white suit because so many requests had beenmade for them . and in order to get it right we payed a fortune for a pattern from a pattern makers specialising in fancy dress for the trade. five years later smiffys began to produce a white john travolta fancy dress costume that is affordable for one nights wear and to dispose of it if you wish.We cant believe how many new exciting costumes   for fancy dress there are now for you the customer to chose from.We pride our selves in listening to our customers and getting the latest fancy dress ideas on our site before the rest.keep a head of the game with mr bens fancy dress.and if you can come up with any ideas we have missed, or would like us to get hold of for you.email us with your ideas

We love to look our best every day of the year – with the exception of Halloween!  For October 31st we buy outrageous fancy dress costumes and wear extravagant wigs and masks.  For one night only we make ourselves look as gruesome as we can!  Halloween fancy dress is gory and dramatic but there are oodles of Halloween fancy dress costumes that are gorgeous to wear and sexy too. 

So if you don’t want to go gruesome this year, check out the sexy witch costumes or blazing hot red devil outfits.  Great quantities of Halloween fancy dress means huge varieties of witchy costumes for us to choose from.  It’s the Halloween equivalent of the little black dress! And we all have at least one of those in our wardrobe!

Short witch dressesWitches’ fancy dress costumes are amazingly sexy and fabulous to wear. Bring some drama to the party by wearing a short witchy costume. You’ll find glitz and glamour in black shiny or floaty materials.  Lace and corsets go exceptionally well with all ladies Halloween fancy dress and look especially good with short witches’ costumes.  Add volume and a little buzz to your dress by wearing a petticoat, it really adds the finishing touches to an otherwise flat skirt. Add a long pointed witch’s hat and carry a broomstick.  With all the fancy dress costumes and accessories available to us we can be as sassy or as demure as we want to be.  But if you’ve got it flaunt it!

Long witch dressesIf you’re in the mood for a long and sexy Halloween costume check out the full length witches’ dresses. Black and gold or black and silver long dresses are perfect for any Halloween fancy dress.  Throw in long handkerchief sleeves with shimmering thread and pointed hems and you’ve got a bold exciting costume.  Jewelled chokers and lace petticoats complete the fancy dress and splash out on  a gorgeous full wig and make up to accentuate your eyes.

A good quality witch costume is a great investment.  Buy a fancy dress outfit that suits you and you’ll love to wear more than once. It saves time and money in the long run and you’ll be wearing it to more than one party.  You can never have enough fabulous witchy Halloween costumes.  So don’t be skinflint, splash out on the goods and you’ll not regret it on the day.

It doesn’t matter our age we women just love an excuse to dress up and with the festive season so close we don’t need any other reason to don our favourite christmas fancy dress costume.Girls, get ready to jingle Santa’s bells, rein in the reindeer and make Christmas a real cracker as we take a look at some stunning super sexy or just traditional festive fancy dress costumes around this year.

LADIES’ SEXY MINI SANTA DRESS: Too sexy for words if you have the figure to wear these little stunners. Whether you choose your little number with sleeves, straps or basque style, all of them are white fur-trimmed. If you’re feeling glitzy, you can even get them in sparkly or sequinned material, just look around. A hat or red glittery hair band would look great depending on your age, but a great finisher would be some long, red, sexy gloves edged with the white fur if you’re an adult with a sleeveless dress. Just don’t stand too close to any mistletoe while wearing this outfit!!!If you really want to stand out and shine, you may wish to consider a ladies’ light-up Santa costume. These outfits have minute lights sewn into the skirt part of the dress. It’s up to you when you decide to switch them on, but there’s one thing for sure – they‘re not to be worn if you want to avoid anyone. A great fun outfit.

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CAROLLER: For those ladies that want to dress up but cover up a bit more, this beautiful traditional costume will take you back to the old-style Dickensian Christmas card and films. The costume is traditionally calf or ankle length and green is the most popular colour. A hooded cape edged in some kind of red plaid would set off the era of the costume and a large white fur muff is a perfect finisher. This would be a great outfit to keep you nice and warm if you go carolling on a cold night while looking truly authentic..

SEXY ELF: You can be one of Santa’s little helpers in this festive frock, but I would suggest not wearing this if you still have all the presents to put out around the tree. The elf costume edges are usually shaped into points around the skirt bottom and sleeves. You must wear the hat if you want to be traditional. TIP: If it’s cold where you live, then get some long-legged, striped elf stockings; they look terrific and funky, honest, and don’t forget the elf slippers if you’re looking to do the whole theme.

ADULT FAIRY: If you’re into ultra-feminine, then this costume would be a perfect choice. It tends to come in various lengths along with halo and wings. Hints of pale pinks and blues are often found in the material with some touches of glitter and sequins sewn on, making this a stunning and quite beautiful costume to wear. Just be careful you don’t snag your wings while partying!!

With Christmas fancy dress costumes, it’s all about sparkle and spangles so add some facial glitter high on the cheekbones and get some fabulous red lipstick and a good quality lip gloss as you don’t want it running. Red, silver, gold, glittery or sequinned bows, earrings, hair bands all help to set the festive scene; oh, and girls, don’t forget to carry a sprig of mistletoe when partying.