Costumes! Where to start? Start here!
Guest Author: Paul Writer
People love costumes, love to dress up and become someone else for a short time. How do you go about picking costumes? Also, do you buy costumes or just rent them? You will find the answers to these questions right here.
There are essentially 3 different routes you can follow when you need costumes. There’s D.I.Y, buying and renting options. Picking the best one for you will depend heavily on your budget, creativity and possible sewing machine prowess. With hiring, you may only have a limited stock to choose from and they may not be particularly original. Added to that, if you go for hired, you need to return the costume in the same condition as it started.
Another dimension to the buy, sell, or do it yourself is the addition of children. If the reason for buying costumes is it’s a kids fancy dress party for children. If are not very good with a needle and a thread or with a sewing machine, the one of the other 2 options are still open.
With children’s costumes, you are probably best going ahead and finding one to buy. Because if you chose rented, you will have to return it, and, children are less likely to keep their costumes dirt and stain free. If you are good with needles, you may consider to do it yourself, this would be a fun and educational way for the children to learn some homely skills.
Due to the increase of online websites, many people buy online, or visit a store that has a website, to buy their costumes. It may mean that you spend a lot of money on something you only wear once. The positives are that you don’t have to worry about returning it, you may have a wider range of choice and therefore a choice from more creative and original costumes.
Choosing the right costume for you depends on the occasion. If there is a particular theme to the party to the party you are going to, then you would want to come over as a good sport. If it’s a western theme for example, you wouldn’t dress as an alien or space ranger. At the same time, it can be a challenge if it’s just a fancy dress party with no theme. Remember to kit your costumes out with helpful accessories, such as masks, hats and cutlasses!!
Don’t limit yourself, it has to be a costume in which you feel comfortable. If you are intending on dancing, then it would be appropriate that there was ways to deal with extras and wings and stuff. Overall, don’t sweat the decision. It’s good that you are choosing from costumes for the party. Some people go shy, and don’t want to do those things. At least you are having a go!
So yes, there are things to take into consideration when looking for costumes. Once you have decided whether to buy, rent or make. The next step is to accessories and then, all that is left for you to do is – have fun in your wondrous choice of costumes!
AUTHOR: Paul Writer, from the UK, is the author of this piece.
