Today we are looking at Western costumes in memory of actor Sheb Wooley (see further
Native American Headdress
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Hosting a Wild West, Cowboys & Indians or Western party is as popular as ever as it is one of those fancy dress themes wear your guests can put a costume together with a western accessory or 2, or hire, or purchase a complete outfit. So this theme is ideal to suit all budgets.
Western costumes mainly fall into the following groups:
- Cowboys
- Indians
- Cow Girls
- Saloon Girls
- Southern Belles – wear a Victorian costume
- Sheriff
- Outlaw
- Bandit – use a Mexican poncho
Some strange topics over the last few days – Festivals, Gorillas and Sheep, oh, and talking of sheep, the actor and singer Sheb Wooley died today in 2003 (see what we did there?). Anyway, Sheb was involved in several well-known Western movies such as High Noon and The Outlaw Josey Wales and appeared in the TV series Rawhide (which, of course, first brought Clint Eastwood to fame). What Sheb is probably best known for, however, is his 1958 pop hit ‘The Purple People Eater’. The original song, apparently knocked out in an hour, was supposed to centre around an extra-terrestrial who ate purple people and wanted to be in a rock band (eh?), but a misinterpretation lead to people thinking it was about a purple monster who/which ate people, and apparently that was much more fun. The tune was a success on both sides of the Atlantic, even spawning a couple of cover versions and a film in 1988 featuring Little Richard, Chubby Checker and Sheb Wooley himself. The tune even crops up as a monster hit for Halloween, and, of course for you creative types, an ideal OTT choice for a ‘Come As A Song Title’ theme.