Guest Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Totally non-school related but hopefully will get some great ideas from you all! Planning a fancy dress New Years Eve Party and am tryng to think of good themes. Would love it if you could post your favourite party theme based on one you have been to and really enjoyed - hoping to end up with a list that will leave me spoilt for choice! PS (Guests ages will range from 25 to 50ish!!!!) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Long time ago now but 'Out of this World ' was fun, such a wide range of costumes from scanty to bizarre and conservative for those who do not really enjoy this kind of thing... not everyone does, Inge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Gosh, I thought I must have blinked! Not my scene, Im afraid but as someone who would be in the later part of that age range, I just enjoy a chance to dress up a bit in something nice once in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 sorry to be a party pooper but hate fancy dress..good luck anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelle Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 A Robbie Burns night!!! I had an oscars party - gold, black and white theme etc. for the big one. There are some ideas on this site - I have a few more which I will let you have too. http://www.all4parties.co.uk/theme_parties.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 A friend of mine went to an 'initial' party - you chose the initial letter of your first name and dressed up as something starting with that letter - so you could be as whacky or conservative as you liked - from all accounts it was quite entertaining and a good ice breaker too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Bunny Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My friends often do themed parties at New Year. We have done a couple of the murder mystery games - pasta and pistols was an Italian ganster themed one and the other was skiing related. For the millenium, we did a Bond theme (all addicts I'm afraid) This year is yet to be decided, but 'Carry On New Year' has been proposed with lots of options for dressing up - although I am not being bullied into doing any Barbara Windsor outfits!! We did a cowboy and indian themed 30th for me and my best friend earlier this year. which was great fun too... There are some ideas and resources here which I have used in the past - have fun and let us know what you decide to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 sounds good fun Jo....can i come Last fancy dress my friend went to was 'Saints and Sinners' shes a bit of a (you know what) any way! Hope you have a great time anyway, will have to post some pictures Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 (edited) Hi JoB, Many moons ago my friend held a "bad taste party" for her 18th. A whole host of charity shop nasty clothes and really bad wigs. It was a total scream, we still laugh at the photo's now. Have fun whatever you do!!! Edited November 7, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Dress up as something you always wanted to be, e.g. a film star, a ballerina, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreamay Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 they are having a footballers wives fancy dress near us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Hi, Love dressing up myself it means you don't have to worry about fashion. We went to a great Vampire ball on Sat- me in an ebay £9 wedding dress (didn't wear white at my own wedding) and ofcourse some blood. Burlesque is very "in" at the moment and very sexy, Moulin Rouge is great if you have watched the film. But the funniest ever was a moustache party- very simple but quite itchy! Enjoy! Lucyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 what about superheros I love the initial letter idea myhen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 what about superheros I love the initial letter idea myhen... very good and observant too :wacko: Peggy I went to a birthday fancy dress party once as marilyn Munroe, only to find that the birthday girl was dressed in the same outfit. Worse still she changed into jeans and top within half an hour of me arriving. . There wasn't a theme and about a hundred people were there all dressed up, great night just seeing all the different characters from St Trinians to my favourite a couple of mates who dressed up as the 118 telephone advert runners, hilarious. Peggy Now there's an idea, TV advert characters. Now who or what would I be, If I could make the costume I'd be one of those cute flames for the british gas advert. aaah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I went to a rubiks cube party one year, you needed to dress up in each colour of the rubiks cube, if I remember it was one green and one yellow sock, red jeans, white shirt, an orange scarf and a blueb belt all courtesy of the local charity shop, by the end of the evening you had to complete the cube and be in one colour by swapping items of clothing!!! Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 A great list everyone thanks! Getting together with fellow organiser tonight to choose our theme so will keep you posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 My brother and sister in law regularly did initial parties , not your own initial everyone with the same letter ..the last one they had was a 'b' party. Its quite fun trying to work out what people are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 For the millennium we did characters from history (I was Maid Marion..........of course!) but Henry the Eighth was there along with Queen Victoria who was amused At school we often have fancy dress days For world book day I was princess fiona from shrek and for halloween I was a lady vampire ........need to look out the photos my daughter and friends went to the rocky horror show last night some wonderful costumes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Praesus Infelix Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 The best fun I ever had was dressing up as Queen Amidala for my son's Star Wars themed 5th birthday party. He was Luke Skywalker, his sister was Princess Leia (Sadly *not* the gold bikini outfit, couldn't get one to fit a 2 year old) and my husband was Darth Vader. Those of you sad enough to know your star wars trivia will appreciate that! The best fun my husband had was dressing up for a "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" party, which was particularly fun because it was full of guys from work. Apparently, if you have the legs for it, you can get a showgirl outfit from ebay for about £30 and then sell it on for the same price after. The were also lot of outifts recycled from a previous "Dallas" party, held by the wives the previous year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 http://www.joke.co.uk/ http://www.wonderlandparty.co.uk/ http://www.measureformeasure.co.uk/Fancy-Dress-Costumes-3358 some of the sites we use at school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Marion thanks for those links - the MearsureforMeasure site is absoloutely fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Thats where I got my halloween costume............I was the Coffin Vampiress and my daughter who came into help had the teen vamp fairy costume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Just to let you all know what we decided on.... We are having a ROUND THE WORLD party - Guests have to come dressed appropriately and bring buffet food and drinks to represent their country (makes life much easier for us as hosts!!!) Incentive to RSVP quickly to bag the best countries!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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