As it is the anniversary of the FA cup today, we thought we’d promote a ‘sporting’ fancy dress theme.
Watching the TV there are so many football tournaments and matches on every week that it’s a wonder the footballers have any time to spend the vast amount of money they earn (perhaps that’s where the WAGs come in). Anyway, today we celebrate the anniversary of the oldest football tournament in the world, the FA Cup, which was won for the first time by Wanderers FC against Royal Engineers AFC 1-0 at The Oval, Kennington, London in 1872. Although there had been football matches and prizes before, game rules tended to vary from club to club, region to region and even match to match. The FA was founded to help regulate the game and the Wanderers succeeded in winning the cup in three consecutive years, a feat achieved only once since then (by Blackburn Rovers. since you ask).
Anyway, with all the fun and frolics of Red Nose Day coming to a climax this week, doubtless a few football matches (and other sporting events) of varying degrees of seriousness will be played in a good cause, and should your thoughts be turned to a fancy-dress event, you know where to Wander down to.
Obviously, if you can mix your fancy dress party with raising money for good causes then well done to you, but a lot of you will just have a costume party for your own fun, and where is the harm in that? Rather than restrict today theme to pure football (rather limiting we thought), we have expanded it to include all sport.
Some Sport costume suggestions from Props n Frocks:
- Racing Driver
- Football / rugby player – fairly easy to put together at home
- Matador – okay, not very popular in this country – ladies versions available
- Rodeo Rider – just wear a cowboy costume for this
- Archery – How about wearing a Robin Hood costume?
- Referee – well, someone needs to stay in charge!
- Cheerleader costume
- Jockey Costume for the sport of Kings
- Martial Arts – wear a Ninja costume
- Runner – 11 8 style costume
- Swimming – wear a swimsuit
- Diving – wear a diving costume
- Gladiators – these fought in Roman times as a sport for spectators
- Synchronised Swimming – just get a group together in matching swimsuit and wear a peg on your nose for an hilarious effect!
