Fancy Dress Costumes

In the time-honoured tradition of teen magazines everywhere, this article shall help you decide what kind of person you are by your typical choice of costume for a fancy dress party. While aimed primarily at fancy dress UK, we hope that you will be able to recognise yourself in one of the categories.

A) You like to wear a nurse costume.

People who like to wear nurse costumes to parties are playing on the appeal of the nurse to men everywhere. Nurses symbolise protection, but are also one of the most common male fantasies. This is particularly true of public school educated British men, who's Freudian mother-fixation will often have been appointed to Matron instead of a biological mother. Nurse costume wearers are typically: sexy, teasing and caring.

B) You like to wear a pimp costume.

Real life pimps are generally seen as horrible people who make their living from selling women for sex. This image has, however, been shaken in recent years and pimping has become glamorous, largely as a result of pimps-turned-rappers like Snoop Dogg and the MTV show 'Pimp My Ride'. There is no doubt that pimps have a unique style, with touches appropriated from royalty, African tribalwear and a number of other influences. A pimp costume often suits a 'Jack the lad' type character who fancies himself with the ladies and considers the outfit to be a sexy costume.

C) You like to wear a pirate costume.

Like pimps, pirates are also famously immoral people in real life. This hasn't stopped pirate costumes from becoming among the most popular at fancy dress parties. Spurred on, in part, by the popularity of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightly, more people than ever are choosing a swashbuckling alter ego. Pirate costume wearers are typically: adventurous, rule breakers and suave.

D) You like to wear a Devil costume.

Of all the Halloween costumes, the Devil costume is the one most likely to make an appearance at other times of the year. Rather like pimps and pirates, the Devil has a rather unenviable reputation. This, however, can offer carte blanche to behave terribly at parties. When asked why you are pinching other guests' bums and generally acting terribly, the response 'I feel somehow possessed' will normally do the trick nicely. Devil costume wearers are: cheeky, naughty and fun.