Who is going to be watching The Brits tonight? Why not celebrate everything that is great about GREAT Briton with a Great Britons Fancy Dress party?
Here are some of our Great Britons Costume Ideas (if you do not want to do too much, and pay too much money) why not look at our range of famous people masks?:
- Various Olympic heroes
- Various British Prime Ministers including David Cameron, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher (depending on who you thought was great, or not!)
- Churchill
- Nelson
- Posh & Becks
- The Royal Family
- Queen Victoria
- Isaac Newton – wear a Victorian style costume
- Charles Dickens – another opportunity to wear a Victorian costume
- Henry VIII
- Queen Elizabeth I
- William Shakespeare – Tudor costume
- Captain Cook
- William Wallace
- Guy Fawkes
- Boudica
- The Beatles
- Florence Nightingale
- Emmilene Pankhurst
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Famous Britains (Fictional)
- Harry Potter
- Mary Poppins
- Sherlock Holmes
- Robin Hood
- King Arthur
- James Bond
- Alice in Wonderland
- Famous Five – 1940s
- Chronicles of Narnia characters
- Frankenstein
- Scarlet O’Hara
- Oliver
- Nancy
- Austin Powers
- Dr. Evil
- Captain Hook
- Peter Pan
- Del Boy
- Jack Sparrow
- Willy Wonka
to the Jubilee, the Euro football and the Olympics, to name but three, today we mark the anniversary of a pinnacle of patriotic fervour – Winston Churchill’s ‘Finest Hour’ speech relating to the Battle of Britain in 1940. Of course in a normal year there are a number of 1940s commemorations occurring around now, and the start of the Queen’s reign came at the end of the period of austerity caused by the War. This, plus the fact that 1940s wartime is on the school National Curriculum means there is an upswing in demand for 1940s outfits. The problem is, as those of you who have searched the Internet will know, there are not the same multitude of sources for 40s outfits as there are for other eras. Here at Props & Frocks we have gradually built up a collection to help cater to the demand, but it helps if you can be a little realistic – it was not a particular glamorous era, for obvious reasons, and not everyone can be dashing WW II flying aces!
Themed party today!
coming to a climax. Although we are in the middle of the Easter weekend, today is also St George’s Day, the Patron Saint of England, and the anniversaries of the birth (1564) of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest Englishmen, and of the coronation of Charles II in 1616. The latter event brought about the restoration of the British monarchy. We are also less than a week from the Wedding, so this is a great time for planning your Best of British event or putting the final touches in place for next week’s celebrations.
we celebrate the date upon which the flag was ‘born’. On April 12th in 1606 a royal decree legitimised the combination of the English George Cross (red on a white background) with the blue and white saltire (St Andrew’s Cross) of Scotland and the diagonal red cross on white background of St Patrick of Ireland. (Apparently because Wales was a Principality, it didn’t get represented). Although many argue that the term ‘Jack’ only applies to the maritime version, this is debatable and certainly doesn’t stop our flag being one of the most colourful and instantly recognisable in the world. So today, metaphorically, we salute the flag and remind you that time is running out to get your stocks of patriotic merchandise in for St George’s Day (23rd), the Royal Wedding (29th) and, in the longer term, the Jubilee next year!