Are you hosting a fancy dress party? Maybe you are dressing up for a charity event. Why not contact us for a discount code that you can give out to your guests, or other participants.
With money tight for allof us, every little saving adds up, and it may encourage more people to dress up for your event.
Discount codes can be set up to use on our online store, or we can arrange for you to collect from the fancy dress shop) some discount cards that you can send out with your party invitations.
We can even arrange a discount for your school for all your school dressing up days. Either drop us a line via email, or call us on 01245 327156
We always have some great special offers on costumes and fancy dress accessories so it may be worth taking a look through out sale costumes – some are more than 50% off (while stocks last!)
Of course later this week, on the 17th, it’s St Patrick’s Day, with the possibility of an outbreak of leprechaun costumes as part of the festivities but today our thoughts are turning to ‘little people’ of a different sort: ‘Mirror, Mirror’, a new take on the Snow White story is released today. You may have seen the pre-publicity or, following our earlier mentions, looked up some of the trailers online and we think of the two new Snow White films, this will be the one with the best family appeal. There are some great costumes too, although some, notably the gowns worn by the Wicked Queen (Julia Roberts), are a little over the top.
A rather different Snow White story, darker, but actually more true to the original Grimm Brothers tale, will be along in June, and then, of course, at the end of the year, we have ‘The Hobbit’, the prequel to ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Quite a few famous ‘celebs’ including Billy Connolly are getting involved in this, which just goes to show that Tolkien can be Hobbit-forming!
This week is normally quiet in the fancy dress trade,with most people partied out over the festive period and for many people, this is the first full week back at work, school or nursery, after the Christmas and New Year break. Here at Props & Frocks January tends to be the month where we take a breather after the mad New Year rush and catch up with all the washing, ironing and repairs on our hire stock. It is also the time of year we look at our stock and start to assess the slow and fast movers in terms of our costumes whether they are for hire and sale. This means we have some special offers on throughout January, so if you are heading for a party this month, check out some of the fancy dress bargains we have online, or if you are in the Battlesbridge area of Essex, why not pay us a visit?
Come on down, dress up with THE fancy dress experts and join in the fun….
Feeling as if you overindulged a bit yesterday? Well, not to worry, up and down the land there are all sorts of entertainments and activities going on today – so why not get out and enjoy them? Whether it’s a drink in the village pub, being entertained by Morris dancers, joining in with the village games, pram races, walks – the list is endless. Given there were no games yesterday, you may even find a local football match to watch. Naturally, if the weather is not up too much you might decide to visit the January sales. Alternatively, you may choose to stay at home and spend some time planning your costume for New Year. That is, assuming you have actually decided what you are doing for New Year’s Eve 2011. This year in particular we have had several occasions when people have left things right up to the last minute.
We are actually closed today, but obviously you can browse our site on-line. Saturday is usually our busiest day of the week, but as that is New Year’s Eve itself, you might decide you need to see us rather sooner.
At P&F aside from our usual fantastic selection of costumes, we also have some great bargains and special offers on costumes & accessories at present, to make your New Year’s Eve even more affordable. So, even if you are aiming to do it yourself and just need some accessories, props, make-up, etc, we can help. Take a look at our large range of discount costumes
We look forward to helping with your requests, whatever they may be, and despite tomorrow Tuesday being a bank holiday, we will be open from noon until 6pm. So from tomorrow, if you want a breath of fresh air and fancy getting in the party mood, why not head on down to Props & Frocks and beat the rush?
We mentioned yesterday about New Year’s Eve events. These can range from intimate Murder Mystery dinner parties with specific costume requests; to general fancy dress gatherings for friends and family; to full blown theme events with costumes, props and decorations to match. Many pubs, clubs and venues will be offering themed entertainment for New Year’s Eve, with several events being ticket only affairs. In recent years at props n frocks we have found many people choosing to do their own thing at home.
As most children will be breaking up from school at the end of next week, there will no doubt be much to keep parents occupied, without having to think about Christmas and New Year parties (unless of course you are holding one, in which case you will either be extremely well organised and have everything planned, or as we see with many of our customers, will be leaving things to the last minute). This final week of the school term will see the final flurry of nativity plays and Christmas parties for the smaller set. During the past week or so, we have had countless requests for animals, shepherds, kings, and elves, but if amongst the preparations your child suddenly announces they need a costume for the next day, don’t panic, just head down to us and we will be only to happy to help.
We all know that money is a bit tight during the month of December, so take a look at our special offers. We have pages of cheap fancy dress costumes & accessories for all the family, you should be able to pick yourself up a great bargain
If you are having a Christmas/New Year fancy dress event, chances are that your invites are all sent and you are just waiting on the RSVPs. It may be too late for your next party, but do not forget that we can give you a discount code, so that your guests get additional discounts off their fancy dress costumes & accessories. If you are local, just pop in and we can give you some special cards that you can hand out. Not local? Just email us and we’ll sort it out for you.
When it comes to a costumed event, there is always the problem of what to do about those who do not want to dress up. Obviously your invitation may have given the dress code but there may be some guests who choose to ignore it. Depending upon your ‘relationship’ with these invitees you can either take a tough line (possibly not the most diplomatic course in this season of goodwill), let it go (you may be just grateful they turned up at all) or hope sufficient others do dress up to make the rebels feel the odd ones out. An alternative option is to have a cheap n cheerful ‘dress-up’ box of fancy dress wigs and accessories and props handy so as to help those who ‘forgot’ to dress-up. The more people dress up, the more successful your event will be, so do try and encourage to do something, even if it just a token gesture.
Props & Frocks has decided to reduce some of its hire fancy dress costumes. This means that we have about 1000 great quality costumes that are up for sale at silly prices. Throughout November, and into December we are having ‘open days’ where we will display all of these ex-hire costumes.
These fancy dress bargains are ideal if you are trying to raise some money for a charity as you will be able to get a quality costume that you can use time and time again.
Following the filming with the BBC, we realised that we just have too much stock, there is nothing wrong with these costumes, they have all been well looked after and maintained, we need to create some room on our rails so that our customers can browse more easily.
Call us on 01245 327156 if you are interested and to get more information.
Today is the birthday of Maggie Gyllenhaal, an American actress who first came to widespread attention in the mysterious movie ‘Donnie Darko’ in which she starred with her brother Jake, who took the title role. For those who have not seen this film, it’s a little difficult to explain the plot, involving as it does physics, time-travel, alternative realities, an unusual accident with an aircraft engine and a giant malevolent rabbit called Frank (there is an official costume available – not that that helps with the plot – but we thought we’d mention it). Her acting career has since hit several high-spots including taking over from Katie Holmes as the on-off ‘girlfriend’ of Bruce Wayne in the Christopher Nolan Batman film ‘Dark Knight’ and her latest film ‘Hysteria’, being released in the next month or so is an unusual piece in that it has the creation of an adult toy as its main theme! Just in time for Christmas. Given that Maggie’s other film roles have involved being something of a supportive second-fiddle – Secretary, Nurse, Interim District Attorney, etc. we thought a ‘Working Girl’ theme might be appropriate.
Following on from our evil clown costumes feature over the last couple of days, today we take a look at another ‘fun’ costume turned bad, the maniacal mime. This is one of the many Halloween costumes we have for sale at a bargain price. Again it uses a white-faced base as per the clown make-up mentioned yesterday. However whereas a standard mime artist is very meticulous with their make-up, highlighting eyes and brows and (if female) accentuating the cheekbones with a pinkish tinge, the maniacal mime has smudged black make-up around the eyes and a distinctly unhealthy pallor. The maniacal mime costume is male orientated and features a black/white striped blood-spattered top. However, there are a number of mime artist and Pierrot style costumes available for sale that would equally suffice for this character. If you are purchasing a costume, you can always add your own ‘fake blood’ from our selection of different ones from sale. This is also a great costume if you are in a loud party environment where actions can speak louder than words.
Why don’t you take a look at other fantastic costumes that are in our costume sale range, they represent great value for money and you can get a costume for a budget price. (Please note: Sale items are not covered under our normal Returns Policy)
contact us for a discount code that you can give out to your guests, or other participants.
