Annie Rhiannon

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

What to wear to a costume party?

My friend Eavan is planning a costume party for her housewarming in Cork next weekend. I say "costume party" and not "fancy dress party" like we say in Wales because I don't like using the word "fancy", not even when I "fancy" a guy — it reminds me of teacups and saucers and crap stuff like that.

Anyway, I came up with the brilliant idea of a religious theme, seems her new home is on "Friar Street", but she objected, reckoning everybody would just turn up as nuns or preists, or, worse, bald friars in old brown sacks. I did point out all those crazy nativity characters in the bible, plus her boyfriend Geoff said he could get maximum results with minimum effort by wearing a turban, but in the end I just had to back down and remind myself that it's not my house, just my new holiday home, and so now the theme is open.

Now I don't know what to go as. Obviously I was all ready to turn up as God, in my cloud-shaped skirt, but without a house full of nuns to boss about it's not as much fun.

15 comments:

  1. Þorsteinn21.11.07

    If you haven't seen this costume, i recommend that you take a look :)
    http://www.aboutcolonblank.com/?p=1016

    This one here is also really good:
    http://bluebuddies.com/MsgPics/001157-Smurfette_Costume_Winner.jpg

    However, this would be my nr.1:
    http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/rsz/434/x/x/x/medias/nmedia/18/36/25/34/18754532.jpg
    Just remember the long eyelashes and a glass of milk :)

    Have fun

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  2. How about if I dress up as a nun? You can be god and boss me about. For a change.

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  3. The whole point of a costume party is so you can dress up like a slut, or may be a sexy nun?

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  4. Ah, I see Flirty has adopted the French females attitude to costume parties. I have no advice to offer in terms of what you should wear- but if there are any French girls attending be warned that they'll be doing the sexy, rather than funny, thing. I speak from experience.

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  5. Grannymar21.11.07

    I once went to a Fancy-dress party as sleeping beauty. I wore a nightdress, mopcap and fluffy slippers. I carried an oldfashioned candleholder with a candle.

    We all met up in a pub first. It was a fun night way back in the late 60's.

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  6. How about a bad jumpers and beards party, no one would have to try to hard judging by the photo.

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  7. I'd still go as God. He can boss anybody around, you know.

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  8. I think leaving the theme open is a little uninspiring. I would have loved to have gone to their party if the theme had been Father Ted. I would have gone as a stern faced nun.

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  9. i've got some felt fig leaves and a swell rubber snake available for loan, if you want to go that route. you'll have to supply your own apple, though.

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  10. I agree about the theme. Unless its Halloween, or Thanksagaween, its really more fun with a theme, even one as open-ended as "Supernatural" (good party that, good times good times) or as racy as The Porn and Punch Pandemonium Party.

    I still want to throw a "Moll Flanders" theme party, but mostly 'cause chics in corsettes turn me right on...

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  11. I love costume parties. It is better with a theme though - much to hard to think of a costume otherwise!

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  12. I like your theme... besides it could be any old religion. So orange sheets (buddist), horned helmets and shields (valkyries), six extra arms (hindu)... that could be all sorts of fun.

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  14. Go as a comedy Muhammad.









    OK, maybe not.

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  15. Oh my god. For those of you who didn't check out Þorsteinn's links I sincerely recommend you click the first one:

    http://www.aboutcolonblank.com/?p=1016

    The "giving birth to myself" costume. It is the most horriffic thing I have ever seen. I love this line in the description...

    "The vagina is just folded-up fabric and glued-on hair. It’s funny how easy it is to make a vagina."

    I won't be going as that. I want to look at least semi-fanciable, even though I hate that word.

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