Everybody loves a fancy dress party, but with so many costumes now available, guests can have difficulty deciding what to wear. Giving a fancy dress party a theme can be a great way to help guests choose a costume. There are thousands of themes to choose from and these themes can be broken down into yet more themes. For example, if you love science fiction you could choose the broad theme of “space” or break it down further to a “Star Wars” fancy dress party.

Planning
Study the guest list. What kind of age group are they? A party of pensioners may not really want to dress up as Transformers or Ninja Turtles, so make sure that the theme of the party allows for a wide range of costume styles to choose from. Comfort is also an important factor as the outfit will have to be worn all night. Guests who are encouraged to dress up as pantomime horses or Chinese dragons may soon feel the novelty wear off.

Decoration
A great way to encourage a fancy dress party theme is to decorate the room. It doesn’t have to be anything too elaborate, just a few nice touches in keeping with the theme of the party. Again, if your fancy dress party theme is “Star Wars”, a few cardboard cut outs of storm troopers dotted around the room will help immeasurably. If you have a large room or are hiring a venue and money is no problem, then you could even hire a party company to decorate the room for you.

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