So it’s July 4th & American Independence Day – one of the excuses to work with a red/white/blue 
costume/colour fancy dress theme this month (another is on July 14 for the Bastille Day French National holiday). The Day commemorates the moment in 1776, when the thirteen American colonies, which had hitherto been at war with Britain over various issues, declared themselves independent and no longer part of the British Empire. The Declaration is famous for its passage – ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’
Chances are that some American–based celebrations may have already occurred during the past weekend, but in the meantime here at Props-n-Frocks we are always willing to help anyone exercising their right to pursue Happiness with the help of our wide-ranging stock of costumes, accessories etc.
The easiest way to get into the spirit of this costume theme is to purely see what costume you like the look of in one of the main colours, red, white or blue, some great costume ideas include:
- Smurf Costumes
- Uncle Sam
- Devil
- Angel
- Father Christmas Costumes
- Snowman
- Scarlett O’Hara
- Ladybird Costumes – no need to purchase an entire costume, we also stock ladybird wings & boppers
- Cinderella
- Roman Togas
- Morphsuit in one of the theme colours
Or, if your party is truly An American Independence Day, why not choose a famous American real life person, or an American sport theme, or the good ol’ Wild West. Here are some American Costume Suggestions…
- Native American Costumes – we stock a large range of cowboy & indian outfits
- Cheerleader
- Rodeo Rider
- Statue of Liberty
- Presidents – various overhead masks are available to purchase
- Marilyn Monroe
- Elvis
- Bette Midler
- Michael Jackson
- Tom Cruise – Why not wear an aviator cosstume for Top Gun?
- John Travolta
- Johnny Depp – loads of costumes choices from Captain Jack Sparrow to Edward Scissorhands
- Liv Tyler – what about one of her Lord of The Rings Costumes?
- Renee Zellweger – the bunny girl from Bridget Jones would be a great choice, if you dare to bare!
