America CostumeTheme
American GI Costume
We have plenty of American costume ideas in our costume ideas and themes section, in fact we have so many, we’ve had to split it down into smaller sections to make it easier.
Here are a few of of American costume ideas:
- American Presidents – we stock a large range of famous people masks
- Famous American Actors – Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Kristen Stewart – just think about some of their famous films
- Famous American singers – Elvis, Michael Jackson
- American Cheerleaders
- Hawaiian Grass skirts & Garlands
- American GI Uniforms
- Native Americans
- Cowboy Costumes
After the fun and games of the presidential election a couple of weeks ago, the Americans settle down today to an event almost as big as Christmas in this country – Thanksgiving. This festivity is said to date back to the events of 1621 when the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’, recently arrived and establishing themselves in the New World, brought in their first harvest with the help of the native Massasoit Indians and held a feast to give thanks for divine provenance. (Having said that there is also evidence the first feast was actually held in the summer, but we are not going to quibble). Of course relations between the Settlers and the Natives did not always remain that cordial, but the feast day lives on. Central to the celebrations, as with the Big Day here, is the turkey, and other ‘native’ vegetables such as sweet-potato and yams will also feature, as might delicacies such as pumpkin pie or pecan tart. There are parades, major sporting fixtures and film releases, etc. in fact much the sort of thing we see on our Boxing Day (which the Americans don’t have) over here. You will also note that unlike the moveable feast that is the British Christmas Season, Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday of November. You can find lots of articles about why, if you are that interested, but in the meantime, today is a good excuse to celebrate American culture.
