Royalty Costume Theme

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

Today’s fancy dress theme is Royal. Read on to get some great Royalty costume ideas but firstly,why did we choose this costume theme? Well, in all fairness February 12th is not a great day for British monarchs in history.

On this day in 1554 Lady Jane Grey, who had nominally occupied the throne of England for nine days the previous year, was beheaded. In actual fact she spent her ‘reign’ in the Tower of London when the basis of her claim was disputed. She was put to death thanks to a rebellion in her support by one Sir Thomas Wyatt against Jane’s half-sister Mary, who actually took over the throne. Meanwhile on this day in 1689 Parliament decided that the fact that James II had fled to France constituted an abdication and hence the way was clear for William of Orange and his wife Mary (who were in the London area anyway, touring with about 15,000 soldiers) to take over the throne of England. Nonetheless, we thought Kings and Queens was a good theme for today – never let a few setbacks reign on your parade.

So yes, of course, we stock a wide range of crowns and tiaras and cloaks that would be suitable for this Royal occasion, but let’s think about a wide range of Kings & Queen costumes & accessories that we can offer you…

Queen of Hearts Costumes
The King – Elvis Costumes
Princess of Pop – Kylie Monogue
Prince of Thieves – Robin Hood
The Snow Queen – Chronicles Of Narnia
Edmund, Lucy, Peter & Susan all become Kings & queens in Narnia – wear medieval / Knight costumes.
The Wicked Queen – Snow White
Freddy Mercury – from Queen
Queen of The Nile - Cleopatra Costume
Queen Victoria
Queen Bee
Oberon – King of The Fairies
Queen Elizabeth I & II
Anne Bolelyn – or any of Henry VIII’s wives – wear a Tudor costume
Queen Amidala
Princess Leia
The Frog Prince
King Arthur – Knight’s costume
Macbeth – Medieval Costume
Caesar – Roman costumes

Okay, so that should have given you a bit of costume inspiration, but if you need more, check out our Royalty Costume Ideas section including Kings & queens, Prince & Princesses, the list is endless. Please let us know your costume ideas for this theme, and we will update our list, it really helps everyone else.

Kings & Queens Fancy Dress Theme

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

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Today’s theme is all about Kings & Queens

Here are some of our King & Queen costume ideas:

Kings & Queens Fancy Dress Ideas

Tudor Queen Hire Costume

Kings, & Queens as a fancy dress theme is always popular and works well for your guests whether they want to dress up, or not. For those who are not so keen, they can just purchase one of our fancy dress crowns, or tiaras. A cape will complete the look. But for those of you who really want to ‘push the boat out’ check out our list below, we have given you some great King & Queen costume ideas that we hope will give you some great costume inspiration…

King & Queen – Panto Style
Queen of Hearts, we stock some lovely Queen of Heart costumes
King of Hearts
Dancing Queen – wear an Abba style costume
Queen Amidala
African Tribal King
African Tribal Queen
Monarch Butterfly
Drag Queen
Freddy Mercury – member of Queen
Kings of Leon
Carnival Queen
Lion King characters
King of The Jungle – Lion Costumes
Queen (Gay man)
Queenie – Elizabeth I character from BlackadderKnight costume – King Arthur
King Arthur – wear a Knight costume
Ice Queen
Macbeth
Zeus – King of the Gods – wear a Roman | Greek style warrior costume
Neptune – King of the Sea
Oberon, King of The Fairies
King Rat
King of The Underworld – Satan – an easy costume to put together, just take a look at our Devil accessories
The Wizard King
Aragorn – The Lord Of The Rings
The Burger King – eat a burger wearing a king’s crown
Old King Cole
King Kong
King Smurf – wear a Smurf costume with a crown
Jesus, King Of The Jews
Three Kings of Orient-a
Arwen – The Lord Of the Rings
Titania, Queen Of the Fairies
Edward I – wear a knight costume
Henry VIII
King Of the Road
King Penguin – wear a penguin costumeand a crownRoman Warrior – Use For Zeus
Elvis – King of Rock & Roll
Mary, Queen of Scots
Charles II – Cavalier costume
Charles II – Dog Costume
King cobra – Snake
King Crab
King Prawn
Queen Anne – Georgian
William IV – Regency Darcy costume
Queen Victoria – Victorian costumes
George V – Edwardian style suit
Queen Cleopatra – look at our ladies Egyptian costumes
Pearly King
Pearly Queen
King Pin
Prom Queen
Kingfisher – wear a king costume and a fishing rod
Queen Nefertiti
Tutankhamen
Queen Bee – wear one of our lovely bee costumes

Although it is a good few years since the King passed, many will be commemorating the birthday of Elvis Presley today. Born 1935, Elvis still continues to be fondly remembered by many, and his music and its influence is still strongly felt. Over the years we have seen (and helped create) many aspects on the Elvis theme: Aside from his many ‘looks’ – the rock n roller, the GI, the Vegas Superstar, etc. we also have heard of quirkier variations. Santa’s little Elvises and, on a Lord of the Rings/Middle Earth theme, Elvish Presley – The Return of the King. Still, with the recent Hobbit film fresh in the memory, perhaps there’s potential for a few Elvish impersonators this year.

Kings & Queens Costume Theme

Posted on November 17, 2012 by admin

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Kings & Queens Costume Ideas

Queen of Hearts Costume

We stock a range of Royal Family Masks and have lots of Royalty Costume Ideas for you:

King & Queen – Panto Style
Queen of Hearts, we stock some lovely Queen of Heart costumes
King of Hearts
Queen Amidala
Robin, Prince of Thieves – wear a Robin Hood costume
Drag Queen
Freddy Mercury – member of Queen
Kings of Leon
Lion King characters
King of The Jungle – Lion Costumes
Queen (Gay man)
Queenie – Elizabeth I character from Blackadder
King Arthur
Macbeth
Oberon, King of The Fairies
Rat King
King of The Underworld – Satan – an easy costume to put together, just take a look at our Devil accessories
The Wizard King
Aragorn – The Lord Of The Rings
The Burger King – eat a burger wearing a king’s crown
Old King Cole
King Kong
King Smurf
Jesus, King Of The Jews
The King – Elvis
Three Kings of Orient-a
Arwen – The Lord Of the Rings
Titania, Queen Of the Fairies
Edward I – wear a knight costume
Henry VIII
Mary, Queen of Scots
Charles II – Cavalier costume
Queen Anne – Georgian
William IV – Regency Darcy costume
Queen Victoria – Victorian costumes
George V – Edwardian style suit
Queen Cleopatra – look at our Egyptian costumes
Queen Nefertiti
Tutankhamen

Back in Tudor times in 1558, November 17^th marked the date that 25 year old Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne, to become Queen of England. She reigned until March 24^th 1603 (410 years in 2013) for a total of over 44 years.

Now, those who have been paying attention will realise that the present Queen Elizabeth II has superseded the length of her namesake’s reign by more than 15 years. In fact, aside from Queen Victoria (who reigned for 63 years (20^th June 1837-22^nd January 1901)), she currently holds the record for the second longest British monarch, having beaten King George III’s record last year. So, today we thought it was time to advocate a Kings and Queens party – Make of it what you will.

Royalty Fancy Dress Theme

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin

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Congratulations to HRH Prince William on his 30^th birthday and celebrate with a ‘Royalty Fancy Dress Theme.

We stock a range of Royal Family Masks and have lots of Royalty Costume Ideas for you:

Prince Charming
King & Queen – Panto Style
Queen of Hearts, we stock some lovely Queen of Heart costumes
King of Hearts
Prince Caspian
Queen Amidala
Robin, Prince of Thieves – wear a Robin Hood costume
Princess Leia
Drag Queen
Freddy Mercury – member of Queen
Kings of Leon
Lion King characters
King of The Jungle – Lion Costumes
Disney Princess – Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty – take a look at all of our Disney costumes
Queen (Gay man)
Queenie – Elizabeth I character from Blackadder
King Arthur
Macbeth
Oberon, King of The Fairies
Prince Edmund – Blackadder
Rat King
King of The Underworld – Satan – an easy costume to put together, just take a look at our Devil accessories
The Wizard King
Aragorn – The Lord Of The Rings
The Burger King – eat a burger wearing a king’s crown
Old King Cole
King Kong
The Frog Prince
King Smurf
Jesus, King Of The Jews

Not being privy to his schedule, we don’t know what Princess Catherine (aka Kate) has got planned, but of course she is well connected when it comes preparing a celebration: Her parents have run a successful party goods firm for many years and her sister Pippa is putting together a guide on how to throw celebratory events, such as the odd party (especially if it has a quirky theme). Of course, here at Props & Frocks we have been doing that for a good few years too, offering advice on costuming and themes and supplying the wherewithal to make your party dreams come true.

Kings & Queens Fancy Dress Theme

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

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Our fancy dress theme today is Kings & Queens as today we wish HRH Prince Charles a happy 63^rd birthday as he was born in on November 14^th 1948. As this is also the week that back in 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth was married (November 20^th) to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, so in the royal household there should be double celebrations. We don’t think there will be any fancy dress parties going on (they tend to be left to the younger generations) but you never know. Whatever your take on the Royal family (we know some staunch royalists and also some staunch republicans) there is no doubt that they do get a fantastic amount of publicity. Whether it’s the Queen and Prince Philip’s recent Australian tour or the forthcoming Diamond jubilee in 2012, the cameras and media are likely to be there. On a sombre note, when we were going back through our records, we note that the Annus Horribilis that the Queen spoke of back in 1992, included the fire sweeping through Windsor Castle, on November 20, which would also have been their 45^th wedding anniversary. Let’s hope that 2012, i.e. 20 years later, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee does prove to be a time of celebration and a chance to wear any of the costumes or accessories you decide on for this party theme.

Some of our King & Queen Costume Ideas include:

Prince Charming
King & Queen – Panto Style
Queen of Hearts, we stock some lovely Queen of Heart costumes
King of Hearts
Prince Caspian
Queen Amidala
Robin, Prince of Thieves – wear a Robin Hood costume
Princess Leia
Drag Queen
Freddy Mercury – member of Queen
Kings of Leon
The Lion King character
King of The Jungle – Lion Costumes
Disney Princess – Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty – take a look at all of our Disney costumes

For a more in depth look at a Kings & Queens costume theme take a look at the link, you will not believe how many outfit ideas we have come up with!

Kings & Queens Fancy Dress Theme

Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin

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Kings & Queens is today’s fancy dress suggestion. Below, we have given you some great King & Queen costume ideas that we hope will give you some great costume inspiration…

Prince Charming
King & Queen – Panto Style
Queen of Hearts, we stock some lovely Queen of Heart costumes
King of Hearts
Prince Caspian
Queen Amidala
Robin, Prince of Thieves – wear a Robin Hood costume
Princess Leia
Drag Queen
Freddy Mercury – member of Queen
Kings of Leon
The Lion King character
King of The Jungle – Lion Costumes
Disney Princess – Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty – take a look at all of our Disney costumes
Queen (Gay man)
Queenie – Elizabeth I character from Blackadder
King Arthur
Macbeth
Oberon, King of The Fairies
Prince Edmund – Blackadder
Rat King
King of The Underworld – Satan – an easy costume to put together, just take a look at our Devil accessories
The Wizard King
Aragorn – The Lord Of The Rings
The Burger King – eat a burger wearing a king’s crown
Old King Cole
King Kong
The Frog Prince
King Smurf
Jesus, King Of The Jews
Three Kings of Orient-a
Arwen – The Lord Of the Rings
Titania, Queen Of the Fairies
Edward I – wear a knight costume
Henry VIII
Mary, Queen of Scots
Charles II – Cavalier costume
Queen Anne – Georgian
William IV – Regency Darcy costume
Queen Victoria – Victorian costumes
George V – Edwardian style suit
Queen Cleopatra
Queen Nefertiti
Tutankhamen

For those of you who do not really want to dress up, why not just wear one of our fancy dress crowns & tiaras with a cloak to get a great simple outfit

Today, September 22^nd is all about longevity.

On this date in 1869, Richard Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold’ premiered, in Munich, being the first of his ‘Ring Cycle’ operas, based on the legends of Germanic folklore. These operas (there are four of them), if performed ‘end-to end’ would last for around 15 hours and so, quite reasonably, if they are performed ‘together’ it is usually over a series of consecutive days or evenings. Even then, their performance is a major undertaking. Wagner even had a special opera house built, solely for the performance of these and his others works.

Closer to home, and talking in years rather than mere hours, it was upon this date in 1896 that Queen Victoria equalled her father George III as the longest reigning monarch. As she went on to live until January 1901, her total reign was of 63 years and 7 months: Victoria came to the throne at 18 but our current queen Elizabeth, who has also passed George III’s total, has another four years to go before she is contending the top spot! In the meanwhile, she (and many others) are working on celebrations for her jubilee next year, even though there are a few other sporting events and centenaries also occurring.

Kings & Queens Fancy Dress

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

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Kings & Queens is today’s fancy dress theme even though for some people, the coming week will be all about tennis, as Wimbledon starts today, but aside from the royalty of the tennis racquet, coronations feature heavily in June. Although Elizabeth II became Queen of the United Kingdom, upon the death of her father King George VI on February 6^th 1952, she was not officially crowned until June 2^nd 1953. Likewise Queen Victoria became Queen on the death of William IV on 20 June 1837, but her actual coronation was not until the following year, June 28^th 1838. So why are we mentioning these now?

Well, next year sees the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and you know how we love a party here at Props n Frocks. With the possibility of year-long celebrations, plus the Spring bank holiday being moved to June 4^th to make June 5^th the official Diamond Jubilee, we are starting to get prepared now. After all, it’s not every day you have events where the whole country can celebrate. Queen Victoria herself was the longest reigning British monarch, having done so for 64 years, from age 18 until her death on January 22^nd 1901, age 81. Although Elizabeth II was 25 when she became queen, it is generally accepted that people are living longer and although she is currently 85 (four years older than Victoria, when she died) there is a relatively strong possibility of her surpassing Victoria’s record. But as we all know anything can happen in a short period of time.

Costume ideas for a Kings & Queens Theme? well, you can stick to the standard monarchs from around the world, or look a bit outside the box to the King of Rock n Roll (Elvis) or various Disney Prince & Princesses. Rather than repeat ourselves again, we have loads of Kings & Queen costume ideas on these 3 blogs – each one gives some variations on costume ideas that you may not have thought about.