Fancy DressTwo words that fill me with dread. Fancy Dress. Some people really get off on this - last party I went to that involved dressing up, one bloke came in a sort of fetish-nazi outfit, all tight black pvc, whips and jackboots.* Which would have been OK but it was a Eurovision party, and he'd come as Austria.
What's the worst costume you've encountered? Or worn? Or been made to wear...
*and no, it wasn't one of them royals
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chthonic, Thu 12 Jan 2006, 20:15)
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Not really anecdotes, more a listI don't really have much in the way of embarassing stories, but i do love my fancy dress parties and will force them on other people whenever I can.
In recent years I've done:
Cartoon Characters- I went as He-Man complete with a furry cushion cover as my "trunks" and chest plate made out of mousemats I stole from work. A couple of friends turned up as Daphne and Velma from Scooby-Doo, only for someone else to turn up in a full Scooby outfit.
Winners & Losers- Went as Hulk hogan. Actually grew the moustache for it and got a t-shirt printed up
Sit-Com characters- blacked up and thanks to a visit to TK maxx sportswear dept made a rather convincing Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The hair was made out of card covered in felt. One girl turned up as the tortoise from the opening credits of One Foot in the Grave- priceless.
And for various Hallowe'ens, I've been Ash (Evil Dead- complete with cardboard chainsaw and all-too accurate scars), Snake Plisken, and most recently a Ghostbuster. This particular one cost me over £70 to make, including the photo-accurate proton pack which was complete with various lights and sounds. Trouble was, I had to dislocate me shoulder just to put the gun into its holster. It was worth it.
Apologies for length, first time, boringness
(, Wed 18 Jan 2006, 15:30, Reply)
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