Great Halloween Costume Ideas

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It will be impossible for me to give you a complete breakdown of costumes that are available for ladies in the halloween theme, as the list is endless. This article is written to give you an idea as to what is available and, the questions you should ask yourself before choosing a costume to wear. It is important that you feel comfortable in your choosen costume or you will not enjoy your function.

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• What is your figure like?

  Now you must be honest with yourself. You want to enjoy your party yes? Not worrying about whether your belly is showing. There are plenty of costumes that can look sexy without showing your flesh. Look for a costume that is maybe a little A-line or has rouching down the front. A cape will also make you feel more confident. If you've got great legs, then show them off in a shorter type of costume. If you haven't, then stick to a longer skirt. If you have large bust, double check you will be able to wear your bra without ruining the look. If you have large arms, choose a costume that has some type of sleeve, even if it is a bit of chiffon, it will be enough to take the eye away from your arms.

• How Many People Will You Know At Your Party?I have found that when my customers are going to a party where they do not know many people they will always dress more conservatively. Maybe it is because they want to create the 'right' impression, I am not sure.

• What is the Party For?

  What you would wear to a hen party would probably be more risqué than what you would wear to your husband's boss annual do.

• How Much Effort Do You Want To Have To Make?

  I do accept that some people just do not like dressing up. If this applies to you, choose a costume that does not require extreme make up or a wig. I often recommend a nun costume. A nun, I hear you say 'At Halloween?' Well at Halloween, Evil is in the air and any religious outfit will help to ward of evil spirits. The great thing about a nun costume is that you don't even have to do your hair! On the flip side, Halloween allows all you girls who just need an excuse to slap on the makeup and wear a wig to be as vampy as they want.

During the last couple of years the choice of packaged costumes available for men has exploded. Not so long ago, men only really had the choice as going to a halloween costume party as Dracula, a Wizard, a Devil or a Grim Reaper. But this is the case no longer, thank goodness!

So, what are your choices?

Your firstly need to decide if you are keen on dressing up. If you are not, I would suggest a simple wizard. If that it still too much, why not just wear dark clothing and add a black hooded cloak?

Creating a basic Halloween costume is so easy for all you people who just do not 'do' the costume thing!

Just wear standard clothing and mark your neck with 2 red marks, so that they look like bite marks. Wear some vampire teeth to walk in with. You can always remove these once you have walked in and given a fangy smile!

For those of you that are more adventurous, the new range of Zombie costumes (see image right) are just brilliant. Jack Sparrow is a hit all year round, but due to the skeleton element,it is a costume you can easily get away with for Halloween. Our Grave Groom costume is also very popular at Halloween, and has a great second use as Baron Samedi (from James' Bond film 'Live & Let Die').

Don't write off the old faithful costumes such as Dracula, they can be put together quite easily wearing your own clothing and just 1 or 2 accessories, it is a costume that you can do as little or as much as you want to with.

With the popularity of The Twilight Saga, Vampires and Werewolves are THE costumes of the moment, so look out for plenty of various costumes as we approach Halloween.

You may also want to check out eBay to find yourself a costume...