Across the nation Smurfs have been seen in large groups, are they friend or
foe? No one quite knows. Our representatives are keeping us up to date of where there are Smurf gatherings.
If you get taken over by the Smurf land virus you will get a need to dress up, we stock a great Blue Gnome fancy dress outfit that you could improvise to become a Smurf Costume and we also stock blue bodypaint!
Let us know if Smurfs start meeting in your local area – we must be vigilant…
Star Wars Costume battle – In a place far far away (well actually the Supreme Court London) an epic battle is
reaching its climax. Prop maker Andrew Ainsworth, who created the original Star Wars Stormtrooper outfits from concept drawings, is fighting for his right to continue selling replicas of these iconic costumes. Opposing him is Head of the Star Wars galaxy, George Lucas, who contends that Ainsworth does not have the copyright on the outfits.
Lucas’ initial court case (2004) was successful but since then the decision has been appealed and reversed and now the matter has gone to the highest court in the UK. Although there are several aspects to this case, one of the key points is whether the costumes serve a ‘utilitarian purpose’ and are non-copyrightable props or whether they are works of art and therefore covered by the copyright laws. Given that Ainsworth’s trooper helmets have sold for £60,000 at auction and his replica outfits can cost up to £1500, we are not exactly talking cheap and cheerful here, but much hangs on the decision and the costuming universe waits with bated breath.
You will be pleased to know that our Star Wars outfits will not cost you the earth.
Fancy dress weddings are really popular, and a great way to get 2 sides of a family to mix and have a real 
laugh. What better way than to start married life?
Zoe Ball, dressed as a mermaid and her husband Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook), dressed in a penguin costume recently attended Fatboy’s sister’s wedding, held at The Sea Life Centre in Brighton.
The couples’ 2 children also joined in with the water theme with Woody dressed as a frog and his baby sister, Nelly as a shark.
The Bride and groom tied the know dressed as a crab and a prawn.
I bet the pictures are fantastic!
Did you see the two researchers dressed up in Panda costumes, so a baby panda bear, in their care does
not get used to being handled by humans?
Just goes to show that even though we wear fancy dress for a laugh, it does has some serious uses as well.
So just in case you may look after a panda cub one day, you will definitely, Props n Frocks stock a great Panda mask
We also stock a large range of all animal overhead masks.
Props n Frocks supplies costumes to many television programmes, and today is no exception. If you were
watch ITV’s ‘This Morning’ programme at 11.30 am you would have seen one of our Pantomime Cow costumes.
It started off looking very promising, ‘Demon Daisy’ as she was called was the 4/1 favourite & backed by Sean Ryder – couldn’t loose! However, after getting stuck on a plant pot and then losing the backend, poor ol’ Daisy actually limped in last!
Oh well, win some, loose some, it’s the taking part that matters! Never mind, we have plenty of other costumes making appearances on television shows, we’ll keep you informed.
Batman, AKA Neil Vaughn and Wonder Woman, also known as Sharon, got married yesterday in Paignton, Devon. Surrounded by family and friends, all in superhero costumes too, the couple tied the knot in full costume. The couple, who admit to not being particularly traditional, said that they just wanted to have a fun day with their family and friends.
A picture of the wedding appears on page 19 of The Sun newspaper today and shows that everyone really got into the spirit of things with guests dressed in a whole range of outfits including Captain America, Supergirl, The Incredibles and even the Incredible Hulk costumes.
Props n Frocks wishes the happy couple loads of luck in the future.
Props n Frocks supplies yet another television series with fancy dress accessories. This time it’s Emma Bunton’s new show on Five ‘ Don’t Stop Believing’.
The Daledivas, from Cromford, Derbyshire were on last night’s show and wore silver sequinned gloves supplied by Props n Frocks.
The silver sequined gloves are normally associated with Michael Jackson, but they looked fantastic on last night’s show.
Good luck to the Daledivas from Props n Frocks