We are going to base today’s fancy dress theme on Money, something that we could all do with a bit more of!
So how can we make this into an actual costume theme, well here are a few ideas for you to get your brain cells working…
- Dick Turpin – he robbed people for their money
- Robin Hood – he robbed the rich and gave it to the poor
- Pirates – robbed anyone for money (or it’s equivalent)
- Miss Moneypenny – from James Bond
- Bob – Wear a bob wig
- Grand – dress up for this occasion, look down on everyone else, slang for £1000.00
- Monkey – slang for £500.00
- Pony – slang for £25.00, wear a horse mask
- Score – slang for £20.00 – cover yourself with a musical score
- Squid – slang for a £1.00 – wear a Squid like costume – nothing available to purchase I am afraid, you will need to improvise
- Coppers – wears a police outfit
- Archer – slang for £2000 – wear a Robin Hood outfit
- Aryton Senna – slang for a £10.00 – wear a Racing Driver costume
- Lady Godiva – Slang for a £5.00 – wear a long blonde wig, over a nude suit.
- Banker – wear a suit
- Cent – go as a perfume bottle, again, you will need to work something out yourself as nothing is available to purchase
- Cheque – wear a checked suit
- Buck – wear a cow mask
- Note – cover yourself in musical notes.
- 50 cent – rapper clothing and bling
- Dough – go as a baker making bread
- Bread / dough – go as a loaf of bread, or a miller wearing a crown for Kingsmill
- Wear posh clothes with a line drawn across your lower legs – above the poverty line
- Wear poor clothes with a line drawn across your forehead, below the poverty line
In Sweden on this day in 661 the first European banknotes were introduced, although the concept of having a ‘bank note’ (which is really an elaborate form of IOU) as an alternative to having to carry amounts of heavy coins had existed in a rudimentary form beforehand (the Chinese invented it) . Despite the best efforts of the banks, banknotes are still a vital part of business, the main problem being that some notes, such as fivers, tend to get ‘worn-out’. Some countries have experimented with a plasticised form of note but apparently some types of such note, when put in a microwave (why?) will shrink! Whilst this offers excellent comedy value for some – you offer a large denomination note and the cashier says ‘Do you have anything smaller?’, so you offer a miniaturised version – we can think of better things to do with your time, such as offloading any coins and (normal) notes (or even using a more conventional form of plastic payment) in exchange for items from our extensive range of costumes accessories and party goods.
