Our mentioning of Las Vegas yesterday in connection with Elvis leads us to remind you just how versatile a Las Vegas
fancy dress theme can be. On the face of it, the theme might seem to be all about gangsters, gamblers and showgirls. However, as the famous casinos are located within themed ‘resorts’, there is a lot more scope than you might realise: For instance, to save people the bother of having to travel the world, there are microcosmic versions of Paris, New York and Venice on the famous Vegas strip. There are also resorts based on Treasure Island, Circus and, of course, the Wild West (Las Vegas -‘The Meadows’- grew out of a frontier town). Given the number of other specialist hotels (such as the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel which houses many rock & pop artefacts), there are few costumes which cannot be found a place within the theme. Incidentally, an inhabitant of Vegas is known as a Las Vegan (or just Vegan), which is appropriate for a place that can make you feel like you are on a different planet.
A great party theme to have some gambling tables as additional entertainment.
Las Vegas Acts – Costume Ideas…
- Show Girls
- Elvis Presley
- Frank Sinatra
- Dean Martin
- Abbott & Costello
- Bing Crosby
- Chippendales
- Cher
- Celine Dion
- Jersey Boys
- Phantom of The Opera
- Rod Stewart
- Cirque de Soleil
Las Vegas History – Costume Ideas
- Native American Indians
- Wild West Costumes – the original frontier town
- Jedediah Smith – Explorer who ‘found’ the Las Vegas Valley
- American Army base established n the 40′s, use our American GI Costumes
- Gangster costumes – 1947 – 1963 Las Vegas became a hotbed for organised crime
Las Vegas Casinos – use their theme to give you costume inspiration
- The Rio - Brazilian Carnival & Mardi Gras theme
- Excalibur – Medieval banquet served by your own wench. Jousting entertainment
- Marina – features a huge lion enclosure
- Treasure Island – Pirate Theme & Cirque de Soleil
- Luxor – Pyramid shaped casino – Egyptian theme
- New York-New York – Master of Ceremonies is a drag queen, also another home for Cirque de Soleil
- Mandalay Bay – South East Asia theme – Current show is The Lion King, Michael Jackson – The Immortal World tour is a tribute show performed by Cirque de Soleil. It was also host to the Miss Universe contest 2010
- Planet Hollywood – Hollywood theme
- Caesar’s Palace – Roman theme
