Discount Code For Children In Need Costumes & Accessories

Posted on November 10, 2012 by admin

Props & Frocks -THE fancy dress experts

With just under a week to go to this year’s Children in Need, this weekend might be a good time to finalise your fundraising arrangements (or, if you are caught up with the mood of the moment, quickly work up some fundraising ideas to contribute to this worth cause). Props & Frocks supports many charities and is happy to offer a 10% discount code for any of you participating in this year’s events. Just drop us an email and we will get back to you with the relevant discount code that you can use on any of our fancy dress costumes and costume accessories

In the meantime, today we say Happy Birthday to Hugh Bonneville. He is one of those actors of great versatility, who crops up in all manner of roles. He is currently probably best known for being the Earl of Grantham in Downton Abbey, and as Ian Fletcher, the head of the Games Organising Committee in the Olympics spoof ‘Twenty-Twelve’. Following our comments earlier this week, it is probably true to say that TV programmes do not create as much demand for costumes as movies, but with the enthusiasm for the Downton programme (and similar ‘historical’ dramas) we do tend to notice an upturn in interest in the periods portrayed. Strangely, with the possible exception of the Victorians, few people seem interested in portraying the lower and servant classes of the relevant eras, even if the demand for French Maid outfits seems constant, come what may!

Halloween Costume Special Offers

Posted on October 29, 2012 by admin

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Bargain Halloween Costumes and Accessories

Bloody Surgeon – an ideal Halloween costume

We were mentioning yesterday about people doing things differently. This can be evidenced here in this country, even between counties, cities, towns and villages. Regular readers will know that here at Props & Frocks we not only offer costumes both for hire and retail, but we also try and cover many different types of themes, for all sorts of parties and events.

There are some costumes that work much harder than others when it comes to hire and obviously some costumes that we sell, which move faster than others. To this end, we are often offering products and costumes at special prices, so it is always worth popping back to our site to see what we are up to. Items may be on offer to promote an event that we know about locally, or it could be a more national, or seasonal activity. For example, if you had a Halloween party last weekend, you are probably too late for our special Halloween promotion (see October 24^th – unless of course you have already taken advantage of it). However, if you have not got your Halloween costume sorted for Wednesday, or the weekend, take a look at some of the fantastic costume bargains we have on sale – not necessarily just spooky and scary ones. And don’t forget we stock costumes and accessories for adults and children.

Even More Reduced Halloween costumes…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by admin

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With a few more days until Halloween it is not too late to order your Halloween costume

Manical Mime Costume – a bargain while stocks last!

from Props & Frocks. Alternatively, the shop is open 7 days a week so you can pop into the store for any last minute items you require.

Here are yet more of our fabulous Halloween bargains…

Pumpkin Ghoul 1183
Was  £25.05 Now £18.00
Sexy Pumpkin Witch AC143
Was  £40.20 Now £29.95
Ghostly Bride AC064
Was £38.30   Now £35.00
Dracula Headpiece ID057
Was £ 4.35 Now £ 3.00

….make-up & capes available here at Props & Frocks

For the more traditional approach…

Fairy Costume Black AC458 Was £54.00   Now £34.00
Midnight Fairy AC3390 Was £41.70   Now £34.95
Goth Witch AC467 Was £56.50   Now £30.50
Sexy Witch 888525   Was £56.40   Now £43.00
Web Witch Lace-up AC216    Was £35.50   Now £25.00
Maniacal Mime Costume AC530   Was £31.14 Now £15.00

As we mentioned yesterday, it’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day in aid of the Breast Cancer Campaign – put on something pink and show your support for this worthy cause. In the meantime, as also mentioned earlier this week, the new Bond film ‘Skyfall’ goes on general release today. What with this and the possibility of a few Halloween-orientated events breaking out this weekend, in preparation for the actual night next Wednesday, you might well be spoilt for choice as to themes to work with. Just in case you are still looking for inspiration, here at Props & Frocks we have come up with another of our theme mash-up ideas, combining Halloween and James Bond titles: Using one of our ‘bloody’ doctor or surgeon robes (which we just happen to have on special offer), Dr No offers some potential ideas (if necessary you can also use a ‘No’ name badge for extra clarity); Live and Let Die has the benefit of two Halloween characters – Baron Samedi and a witch-doctor – being involved anyway, and with the current enthusiasm for zombies, titles such as ‘You Only Live Twice’ and ‘Die Another Day’ offer opportunities for the undead. There is also Tamara Never Dies, although a Tamara Drewe meets Bond meets Halloween might take a bit of work and explanation!). Anyway, why not work on a few ideas of your own and submit them for our photo contest (above)?

Cheap Halloween Costumes

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

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With one week to go until Halloween next Wednesday (you might have noticed we have

Thriller Costume – reduced for a limited time only!

been mentioning it occasionally), are you prepared to party? We know how difficult it can be to fit in all the things you need to do in a given week, but when it comes to costumes and accessories we have got it covered here at Props & Frocks.

But first, there is the venue. What if you have to do something spooktacular, with it? Admittedly, you might have had a trained team of spiders working on your cobwebs for the last week or so, but otherwise creating the scary ambience can be a problem. Luckily, this need not be a worry as we also have an extensive range of Halloween decorations and props available to help create the right sort of look for your chosen location. For example, even where you do not want it to be exactly all dark and black (remember this year it is all apparently about shades of grey) and there are wonderful things you can do to brighten up the festivities, if that is not a contradiction of terms.

When it comes to Halloween costumes you might still be having trouble in deciding what you would like to go as. So let us draw your attention to some of the great outfits we have which are on special offer. By the most stunning coincidence, it features a large number of costumes which may be useful for the Halloween season (and, subject to availability, some are, indeed large and even extra large). Are there monster savings to be had? Of course – it just depends upon the size of your monster-saving album! Are they here today and gone tomorrow? Hopefully, although in the case of those pesky zombies, you can never be certain. Anyway, here is a list of a few of the cheap Halloween costumes currently available, and hopefully you can find an outfit to die for.

Make it a family affair and team up a Morticia outfit with..

Gomez Addams 15717 Was £31.60 Now £22.00
Wednesday Addams 15861 Was £30.60 Now £15.00
Miss Addams AC461 Was £35.95 Now £29.99

Alternatively, you might like to go as one of these Halloween characters….

Freddy Krueger deluxe sweater 56045 Was £27.50 Now £15.00
Jason Deluxe Adult Costume 889071 Was £50.76 Now £34.50
Thriller Adult Michael Jackson AC456 Was £39.25 Now £24.50

…. we have the accessories/costumes to match

More bargain Halloween costumes tomorrow…

Fancy Dress Party Discount Codes

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

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 17^th, 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!

Cheap Fancy Dress Costumes

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

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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….

Fancy Dress Bargains at Props & Frocks

Posted on December 26, 2011 by admin

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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?