Mens Fancy Dress Costumes

You wouldn’t be a complete fool to think that it’s ladies that tend to dominate the market for fancy dress costumes. It has to be said that for most men, the idea of spending more time on their party outfit than it takes to load up a level on the Xbox is definitely a step too far towards their feminine side. However, believe it or not, mens fancy dress costumes can add a totally new dimension to socializing and are definitely an opportunity to exercise your individual flair and imagination. Now I’m not just talking about Halloween either; fancy dress is very much a year round thing that can be enjoyed by males from their masculine side without having to stray into dangerous areas of their psyche!

When looking at men’s fancy dress costumes you can range from the funny to the outrageous, from the cheap and degenerate to the total women’s turn-on – there really is a massive range of themes and ideas to choose from in order to find the ultimate man’s fancy dress outfit. It has been said, and appears to be very true, that once a man has decided to dress up in a costume and the theme for his fancy dress is either funny or ridiculous, there is then no limit to the extent of how outrageous this male costume will be. Whether it be a giant baby suit or the most unrealistic drag version of Little Bo- Peep you can imagine, no level of bad taste is regarded as too much.

But first, let’s look at realism styles in men’s fancy dress costumes, the outfits that take the theme seriously and make the guy look even more respectable than he might be in everyday life. The focus with this tends to be on what men always wanted to be before they grew up and started playing with calculators instead of toy guns. Men’s uniform costumes are very popular in this area. Army and navy officer outfits appeal to the inner child who loved to play with his toy fort and model Armada set, and along with police officer costumes, you get to point your gun at people! A side benefit of this is that many ladies still have a soft spot for a man in uniform so if you’re looking to end up with a bevy of beauties flocking around you, then turning up in a sexy naval officer outfit is definitely going to do the trick.

Moving towards the fantasy style of men’s costumes that are always popular are favourite characters from movies and books. For example, films such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly still  make cowboy fancy dress cool, and in a similar way Pirates of the Caribbean has brought back pirate costumes to fashionable status once more. These kinds of fancy dress costumes are also about looking good, while at the same time allowing you to act out a character that unfortunately your everyday life won’t allow you to be. For anybody who is into their comic book characters, Superheroes and Supervillains fancy dress would also come under this category. The recent spate of superhero movies being repeated on TV, with unnaturally awesome torsos popping up all over the place, has given us all the possibility of turning up to a party as Batman, Superman or any other muscle-chested hero you want to portray. And, of course, any good-guy needs a bad-guy so don’t leave out The Joker from your repertoire of party costumes to roll out when you feel like having some serious fun!

So having looked at the respectable, authentic types of men’s fancy dress costumes that your girlfriend would love you to dress in, it’s now time to venture into the dark side of funny fancy dress outfits that could end up being the main reason why you no longer get invited to your neighbour’s house for cocktails anymore! This includes both simply outrageous costumes and adult humour fancy dress – they’re the type of costumes where dignity takes a bit of a back seat and lets the purpose of alcohol take over for a while. These types of costumes can range from a varying degree of convincing drag, to humorous representations of television characters or mascots, to simply enough body paint to cover a dinosaur. This area of men’s fancy dress crops up most commonly at ‘bad taste parties’ and rarely involve occasions when you are going with your girlfriend. For this type of costume price doesn’t always come into the buying decision. You want to be outrageous and hang the expense!

At Universal Fancy Dress we are an online shop that covers all the bases for men, whether it is authentic or funny fancy dress outfits, we will have something to suit you. We stock a huge range of the best costumes, accessories, make up or hats, be it for Halloween or any other event. We also have hundreds of different fancy dress ideas for your chosen theme. We stock both cheap fancy dress and also better quality and we also have ever growing ranges of plus size outfits and costumes for couples. Our delivery is free for all orders over £20 and for all those who leave things to the last minute we offer next day delivery on all our items to make sure they get to you on time. There’s no need to go any further than Universal Fancy Dress for any of your party and fancy dress ideas, so please stay and look around for a while and really enjoy your next fancy dress party occasion.