Fancy dress has become the new fashion hit of the year! At parties, clubs, festivals, gigs and even weddings, wacky outfits are the order of the day, with fancy dress sales bucking the economic slowdown and retailers reporting sales up by more than a third so far this year. Celebrities have led the way, with Heidi Klum, husband Seal and guests in a "white trash" themed wedding vow renewal ceremony...

Summer or winter, barbecue parties conducted outdoors has a charm of its own that cannot by any means compared to the indoor parties. But, all these parties have to be well-planned occasions if it has to leave a major imprint in the minds of the guests. One needs to hold the best BBQ ideas and put in everything that comes to his artistic mind into a reality to make it attractive. For an outdoor summer...

Christmas is not far away now and when Halloween is finished people’s thoughts will change direction to fancy dress costumes for the festive events and occasions. So what are your options for Christmas 2010? In this piece we will take a look at an assortment of festive outfits to help spark a few ideas in readiness for your events this year. A huge Christmas picture hit from quite a few years back now The Grinch is still a very popular outfit for Christmas plus is fantastic for receiving laughs. The outfit consists of a green latex Grinch mask (that looks spot on), a Father Christmas style red and white jacket as well as Santa cap. It is a fantastic comedy costume and is instantaneously recognisable. Simply have on your own pants and footwear and the guise is accomplished. If you don’t fancy...