Masquerade fancy dress costumes originate from the masquerade ball, an event that began in the 15th Century, where the participants attended in costume wearing a mask. Masquerade balls became popular with the general public in Italy during the 16th century Renaissance and were particularly popular in Venice. It is outfits from this period that most of the modern masquerade fancy dress outfits are based on.

Below we look at a selection of masquerade ball fancy dress costumes, which have a wonderfully eloquent quality about them.

Adult Fever Baroque Fantasy Costume

The Adult Fever Baroque Fantasy Costume is a beautiful example of a masquerade ball fancy dress costume that is based around a short and sexy blue dress that has a decorative blue and gold corset.

The dress of this masquerade fancy dress outfit also has an overskirt, shimmering gold paniers and a pair of blue and gold sleeves.

All you need is a wig and a Venetian mask and you’ll be ready to go to the masquerade party.

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Fever Baroque Outfit

The Fever Baroque Outfit is another classic example of a fancy dress masquerade outfit, recreating a bygone era in a dramatic style.

These masquerade fancy dress costumes are based around a black and silver grey satin fabric dress, which is trimmed with a variety of lace. A cameo brooch is also pinned to the bodice of these masquerade fancy dress outfits.

Please note that the outfit does not come with the wig, mask or stockings shown, but these are available separately.

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Adult Peacock Masquerade Costume

The Adult Peacock Masquerade outfit are masquerade ball fancy dress costumes based around a short black halter-neck dress that have blue and green peacock feather patterned panels.

The fancy dress masquerade ball costume also comes with a pair of long black fingerless gloves and a black eye mask decorated with peacock feathers.

Finally, this great value masquerade fancy dress costume includes a matching bolero and a long black necklace.

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If none of the masquerade fancy dress outfits above are quite what you are looking for, then make sure you check out the Masquerade Fancy Dress Costumes section of the website.

James Bond Fancy Dress Ideas – James Bond is one of the most well known of British heroes, so it is not surprising perhaps that James and other characters from the Ian Fleming books are popular as fancy dress outfits.

Below we look at a range of different James Bond characters fancy dress costumes:

Adult Secret Agent Costume

These james bond fancy dress costumes are based around a black jacket that has faux buttons and fastens with Velcro and a pair of black trousers, which are elasticated at the waist band for comfort.

The fancy dress James Bond jacket includes a white shirt with collar with faux buttons and features padding in the shoulders, thus giving you that important powerful pose, which is of course essential for any secret agent.

The James Bond fancy dress outfits also come with a black bow tie, which is attached to the shirt and a smart and sleek red handkerchief that is attached to the jacket.

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Fever Gold Catsuit

If you are looking for James Bond female characters fancy dress outfits then you will soon find out that unfortunately there are not currently that many about. Indeed, in our opinion the Fever Gold Catsuit is the best example of James Bond fancy dress women can find.

The glamorous, slinky and stretchy James Bond girls fancy dress outfit is based around a golden cat suit that has a little stand up collar and a zip on the front.

At the foot of these sexy looking James Bond girl fancy dress costumes are elastic stirrups to keep the stretchy golden outfit taught.

These are the perfect James Bond fancy dress ideas for women wanting to play at being Pussy Galore at the party and come highly recommended.

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Adult Deluxe Baron Samedi Halloween Costume

For those of you looking for James Bond villains fancy dress costumes, you may be disappointed to know that again there currently aren’t that many about.

Certainly, popular characters such as Odd Job, Goldfinger and James Bond Jaws fancy dress costumes are not available, but their is one James Bond baddies fancy dress that does exist!

Based on the character from the film Live and Let Die, this deluxe version of the Baron Samedi Costume is a James Bond villain fancy dress outfit that is based around a pair of black trousers and a detailed black and white jacket with white cuffs and includes a realistic latex chest-piece that has organs and bones for that extra gore factor.

The blood curdling outfit also comes with a bone necklace and a black top hat that has a white trim, a white skull print and an attached black feather.

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Tuxedo Morphsuit

We have saved the best to last with a totally new type of James Bond fancy dress ideas for men. This year the 007 of choice may well be the James Bond morphsuit.

These James Bond morphsuits are based around a black tuxedo like body suit that has attached head, feet and gloves and can be worn with shoes.

The James Bond theme fancy dress costume is bound to make you stand out at the party and what’s more you can sip your shaken not stirred martinis through the material!

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If none of the above James Bond Fancy Dress outfits are quite what you are looking for, then check out the James Bond Fancy Dress Costumes section of our site.

Maternity Fancy Dress – As you can see from these maternity halloween costumes below, being pregnant doesn’t mean you can’t join in the Treak or Treat fun this year!

These maternity fancy dress costumes cover a range of styles so hopefully they’ll be one just right for you. In our opinion these are some of the best maternity Halloween costumes UK wide:

Adult Maternity Female Pirate Costume

This Pirate Queen maternity outfit has been especially designed for pregnancy and is based around a shimmering gold pirate’s shirt that has an attached waistcoat and a sash, together with a pair of brown suede-effect pinstriped trousers that has a stretchy high waist just perfect for your bump.

The shirt on these maternity fancy dress outfits are loose fitting at the bottom to fit over your bump and the trousers also include attached decorative brown and gold boot tops that have elastic straps to fit over your own shoes.

Of course, the elegant maternity fancy dress costume is completed by a brown and gold pirate hat with a gold ribbon detailing.

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Maternity Angel Costume

The Maternity Angel costume is another maternity fancy dress outfit that is designed especially for expectant mothers.

These wonderful maternity fancy dress costumes are based around a white elasticated dress that has attached silver ribbons and sleeves in gauze, which are decorated with glitter.

The maternity fancy dress outfit includes a halo that is on an Alice band, trimmed in a white marabou feather. Meanwhile, the white wings are made of a gauze-like material, decorated with silver glitter, and stretched over wire.

Please note that this is a one-size item that is designed to fit most expectant mothers.

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Maternity Nurse Costume

This Maternity Nurse outfit that is based around a dress with a stripey detail and a V-neck and is quite different form other nurse costumes available in that it is specifically designed for pregnant mothers.

The humorous name badge on these maternity nurse outfits says “OBSTETRICS – IVA CRAVING”.

The maternity fancy dress costumes also come with a matching hat, so you will only need a pair of white stockings and white shoes to complete your outfit.

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Maternity Witch Costume

If you happen to be pregnant during Halloween, then this has got to be just about one of the best maternity Halloween costumes UK wide.

The Maternity Witch outfit is based around an empire style dress, made from a velvet material that has mesh and embroidered net sleeves, as well as a shimmery green detail at the bust and a faux jewel.

Also included with this maternity fancy dress costume is a matching hat.

Please note that the broomstick is sold separately.

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If you can’t seen any maternity Halloween costumes that you like, then make sure you check out the Maternity Fancy Dress Costumes section of the website.

DIY Halloween Costumes are a new range of outfits based around simple costumes with various DIY fancy dress ideas using accessories.

There has always been a dilemma with many fancy dress enthusiasts as to whether to purchase a costume or to make an outfit yourself. Apart from the obvious trade off between cost and time, there is also the originality factor. Many party goers believe that a home-made outfit will be unique on the night. Now thankfully, there is at last a middle ground via DIY fancy dress costumes.

Below we take a look at some great DIY halloween costume ideas that we believe will be perfect at this year’s party.

Horror Army Soldier Costume

This DIY Halloween costume is an easy to wear, lightweight outfit with a Camo print.

Based around a single breasted jacket that has practical buttons and an elasticated waistband for the trousers, these DIY Halloween outfits also come with a matching peaked cap.

As these are Halloween DIY costumes they do not come ripped, as it is up to you to achieve your unique look, using the various recommended accessories.

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Horror Alice Girl Costume

These awesome Horror Alice Girl Costume really are great DIY fancy dress ideas for women, which are based around the infamous traditional blue apron dress that is printed with a playing card design.

The DIY Halloween costumes for women also come with a bow fitted onto an Alice-band and a pair of printed stockings, but please note that the outfit is not ripped or used in any way, it is up to you to Do It Yourself.

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Horror E.R. Doctor Costume

We have saved the best of the DIY fancy dress costume ideas to last with these Horror E.R. Doctor outfits.

The DIY Halloween costumes are based around a shirt with a motif pattern printed on the front pocket, fabric face mask that ties up, a pair of elasticated waist trousers and a stethoscope.

The must-have accessory is of course the novelty chainsaw, which is available as an accessory.

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If you would like to see some more DIY fancy dress ideas then check out the DIY Fancy Dress section of the website.

Morphsuits Halloween – Without doubt the UK fancy dress craze that is sweeping the nation this Halloween is the morphsuit.

If you are brave enough to wear one of these figure hunting outfits then there is a great selection of different Halloween Morphsuits to choose from, which are just perfect to take the kids Trick or Treating in.

Adult Morphsuit ® DRACULA

The first of the Halloween morphsuits that we will look at is the Official Dracula Morphsuit ®, which is guaranteed to turn heads at this year’s Halloween party.

These vampire morphsuits are predominently black on the torso with both a red and white Count Dracula detailing.

Meanwhile, the arms and the head are in white, with mouth and fang detail on the face.

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Adult Official Morphsuit ® PUMPKIN

The Official Pumpkin Morphsuit ® is another awesome looking Halloween morphsuit and has a wonderfully sinister pumpkin design, which features a scary pumpkin face.

The Halloween morphsuits are primarily orange in colour with various vines, spider webs and rope detail for added effect.

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Adult Official Morphsuit ® Black Skeleton

Another great and original outfit for this year’s Halloween party is a skeleton Morphsuit.

There are three different types of skeleton morphsuits to choose from, but our personal favourite is this limited edition Official Skeleton Morphsuit ® in black that has silver printed bones.

These black skeleton morphsuits just look awesome and are the perfect outfit to wear to the Halloween party this year.

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Adult Morphsuit ® FRANKENSTEIN

Another great Halloween morphsuit is the Official Frankenstein Morphsuit ®, which features a great looking monster face.

These morphsuits Halloween costumes are based around a green suit that features muscle tissue, bloody guts and also a stitching print detail for that extra gruesome effect.

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Green Witch Morphsuit

What would Halloween be without witches fancy dress costumes and there are two different types of witches morphsuit to choose from, a purple witch morphsuit and this wonderful looking green witch morphsuit.

These green witches morphsuits are based around a green and black outfit that includes a wonderful green and black striped stocking detail.

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Zombie Morphsuit

Perhaps the scariest of all of the Halloween morphsuits currently available is that of the creepy looking zombie morphsuit.

These gruesome looking zombie morphsuits is based around a black suit that has blood splat details throughout and grey arms and a grey face with a sinister zombie detail.

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Mummy Morphsuit

We have saved our favourite Halloween morphsuit to last with the simply marvellous mummy morphsuit.

These mummy morphsuits are based around a convincing looking wrapped bandage detail, which makes the perfect outfit to go Trick or Treating in this Halloween.

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If none of the above Halloween Morphsuits are quite what you are looking for you, then make sure you check out the Morphsuits section of our website.

Queen of Hearts Costume UK – If you are looking for some Queen of Hearts costume ideas, following on from the success of the recent Alice in Wonderland film, then there really are some good outfit currently available, based upon the Queen of Hearts herself and the Red Queen, which is the character portrayed by Helena Bonham-Carter in the aforementioned movie. Below are what we believe to be among the best Queen of Hearts fancy dress uk based.

2PC Queen Of Hearts Costume

This two piece outfit is one of those great Queen of Hearts costume ideas and is based around a black flared mini skirt and a zipper front top.

The top of these Queen of Heart outfits includes a heart-shaped collar, as well as four hearts sewn onto the front.

Please note that the stockings, petticoat and wand pictured are not included as part of your costume, but they are available to buy separately.

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Adult 5 Piece Sexy Queen of Hearts Costume

The Adult 5 Piece Queen of Hearts Sexy Costume is another of those Queen of Hearts outfit ideas that is based on Lewis Carroll’s book.

The outfit is based around a black and red collared shrug with a marabou feathered trim, a red and black bra top and a gold tiara.

Also included with these Queen of Hearts fancy dress UK costumes is a short yellow, black and red gartered skirt that is printed with red hearts, as well as a pair of black and white striped stockings.

Cheeky! Cheeky! This is a short item and your bum cheeks may show!

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Red Queen Deluxe Costume

Unlike the above Queen of Hearts outfit ideas above, this costume is based on the Red Queen character from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland film.

The deluxe Red Queen costume is based around a red, yellow and black dress with a collar, a petticoat and a crown.

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For more great Queen of Hearts costume ideas go to the Queen Of Hearts Fancy Dress Costumes section of our site.

We have some cool cowgirl costume ideas that you might want to consider if you are going to a Wild West themed party.

Below we look at a selection of the very best of cowgirl fancy dress UK wide:

Wild West Costume

In our opinion this has got to be one of the best cowgirl outfits uk wide, as it is certainly a sexy costume, but not at all slutty.

The Wild West costume is based around a wonderful black and red dress.

These cowgirl fancy dress uk costumes also come with a removable sheriff’s badge, boot clips and a stetson style hat.

FLIRT ALERT – Please note that this is quite a revealing garment, so you might want to get some cute tanga shorts to go with your costume.

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Child Pink Cowgirl Costume

Based around a pink cowgirl dress with a silver frill trim, the Child Pink Cowgirl Costume also comes with an attached belt.

This kids cowgirl fancy dress costume really is just too cute for words and is available at an amazing price.

Please note that this cowgirl outfit UK does not include the hat pictured, but you are able to get similar looking hats to complete your cowgirl fancy dress costume.

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Toy Story™ Jessie Costume

From the world of Toy Story 3, these Jessie style cowgirl costumes ideas consist of a printed shirt and a pair of printed chaps.

We think that these are just about the best value Jessie cowgirl outfits UK wide and includes a great looking EVA cowgirl hat.

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For more great looking cowgirl fancy dress UK costumes, check out the Cowgirl Fancy Dress Costumes section of the site.

Otherwise, why not check out the Cowgirl Fancy Dress website.

Alice In Wonderland Costumes UK – If you are based in the UK and are looking for some great Alice In Wonderland fancy dress ideas for this year, then check out these wonderful outfits below:

Alice Screen Costume

The Alice Screen Costume is a superb version of the famous Alice’s in Wonderland dress and certainly comes highly recommended to those of you that are looking for a dress based on Tim Burton’s recent adaptation of Lewis Caroll’s classic book.

Made from satin, organza and lace, this deluxe costume is one of the best Alice In Wonderland Costumes UK has to offer.

As well at the light blue dress, the Alice Screen outfit also comes with a petticoat.

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Alice Costume – An Underwire Bra Costume, by Leg Avenue™

If you are looking for sexy Alice In Wonderland fancy dress ideas, then this underwire bra costume by Leg Avenue might be just the thing, but it is not for the fainted heart.

Another creation from the Leg Avenue™ 2009 Collection, this is one of the sexiest Alice in Wonderland costumes for adults UK wide and is based around a very saucy sky blue underwired bra top that has a ruffled trim and a black bow at the front.

Also included with the sexy Alice outfit is a little matching skirt that has a white apron attached to it and a pair of sexy white stockings with black bows.

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Child Disney Deluxe Alice in Wonderland Costume

Finally, we look at Alice in Wonderland outfit ideas for kids with the Child Disney Alice in Wonderland Costume.

Of all the Alice in Wonderland costumes for kids UK wide, this is our favourite and consists of a deluxe blue satin dress that has an apron with a little rabbit attached.

Also included with the Child Disney Alice in Wonderland outfit is a black head-band with bow.

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For more great Alice In Wonderland fancy dress ideas go to the Alice In Wonderland Fancy Dress Costumes section of our site.

Hermione Costume – We as a nation have watched as Hermione has grown up in the series of seven films, she is no longer a girl, but rather a young lady and so it is no surprise to see that adult Hermione outfits are just as popular at fancy dress parties in the UK as the children ones are.

Adult Hermione Granger Harry Potter Costume

The Adult Hermione Granger Costume is a Hogwarts fancy dress outfit based around a black and red hooded Gryffindor robe with a logo on the left-hand side and a fastening clasp.

These Hogwarts costumes just need you to purchase one of the Hermione wigs, her trademark wand and of course a Gryffindor tie and you have the perfect Hogwarts fancy dress costume for the party.

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For more great looking Hermione costumes, check out the Harry Potter Fancy Dress Costumes section of the site.

Otherwise, why not check out the Hogwarts Fancy Dress Costumes section of the excellent School Girl Fancy Dress website.