There is already plenty of excitement with the release of Star Wars 7 already scheduled for 2015. Disney recently acquired the rights for Lucasfilm and has now planned to release Star Wars: Episode VII in 2015. Star Wars is a massive franchise making billions since the release of the first film Star Wars Episode IV in 1977. There will no doubt be many new wonderful characters to inspire Fancy Dress. With Disney planning to release several new Star Wars films, we are sure there will be many great character costumes to add to an already huge portfolio. To celebrate the forthcoming release of the new star wars movie, we look at some of the most popular star wars fancy dress costumes of all time.

1. Princess Leia Fancy Dress

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Carrie Fisher rose to fame as Princess Leia in the first 3 movies. After the episode Empire Strikes Back where her love interest Han Solo is captured by Jabba the Hut, Princess Leia goes to rescue Han Solo played by Harrison Ford. The plot is foiled and she is captured. Made to wear a now famous costume, the iconic costume had men all over the galaxy getting under the collar and propelled Princess Leia to a global sex symbol. Even now women all over the world recreate that famous costume!

2. Darth Vader Fancy Dress

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

The Original Baddie, Darth Vader has been an iconic villain since the release of the first film. Using his powers for bad and turning to the dark side, Darth Vader has been one of the most popular Star Wars Fancy Dress characters throughout the Star wars Franchise. His popularity only increased with the release of the first 3 movies charting the rise of Anakin Skywalker to his eventual character Darth Vader.

3. Luke Sky Walker Fancy Dress

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Luke was the Jedi that would eventually return bring balance back to the force by defeating the evil emperor. Trained by obi one Kenobi in the first Star Wars, Luke played in the original films by Mark Hamil went on to defeat the emperor. Luke Sky walker has been a popular costume of choice for young boys for decades. With the new movies looking to bring new stories to life, there is no doubt that Luke walker will return.

4. Boba Fett

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Best Star Wars Costumes of All Time

Both Empires Strike back and Return of the Jedi propelled Bobo Fett to stardom as one the most popular star wars characters of all time with millions made in merchandise and fancy dress. Boba Fett was a bounty hunter who was hired by Darth Vader. Originally the son of Jango Fett which was highlighted in the attack of the clones, Boba has continued to inspire Star Wars Fancy Dress for Decades and even now he remains one of the most popular star wars fancy dress characters.

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This article was brought to you by Alex Prevost from Character Fancy Dress shop in Aylesbury. If you are looking for the Best Star Wars Costumes fancy dress ideas or some great fancy dress ideas for your Star Wars Theme do then check out our huge collection of costumes online.

When Chloe Green launched her new Topshop fashion collection, she was joined by best friend Rita Ora, who dressed for the occasion in a skin tight, PVC Catwoman suit. A cap with cat-like ears finished the feline look.

After a celebratory meal in Dorchester restaurant China Tang, the party moved onto London club Chakkana, where they were joined by another guest dressed in his own variation of the cat-suit, a Spiderman and Lara Croft.

Indeed, the singer sported a pair of black stiletto heels from Christian Louboutin for the phase one of what become a late night out as she dined with Green - who was in a celebratory mood following the official launch of her new line earlier that day - before switching  into a pair of strappy monochrome striped shoes.

The party eventually clambered into the back of a cab as the party moved on to South American themed venue Chakkana for Chloe's launch party, where they were accompanied by Rita’s stylist friend Kyle De’volle - who matched the singer by wearing his own variation of the Catwoman ensemble.

You can recreate Rita Ora’s look yourself, with our Catwoman outfit.

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This post on Rita Ora with a Catwoman Costume was brought to you by Alex Prevost form Character Fancy Dress Shop in Aylesbury. They provide the Batman Halloween Costume and also a great range of Catwoman Fancy Dress Costumes and Movie Fancy Dress Ideas for every occasion.

We all love to party, don’t we? Some people party only on special occasions while some do so every other weekend. Some like house parties while some others prefer their parties in clubs. We all have our different tastes when it comes to hosting or attending a successful, fulfilled night of revelry. Partying is a universal activity that knows no boundaries of location, age, sex or race. One thing that is common among most people around the world is the common love they share for theme parties. Everyone likes a costume or theme party where they can become whatever they want to for that one night. With the growing popularity of selfies in social media, people are more enthusiastic than ever before to dress up as their favorite cartoon character or superhero and go clickety-click in their new looks.

For the residents of UK, the one stop shop for acquiring fancy dresses of a variety of different kinds is Character Fancy Dress. It is the leading UK Fancy Dress costume supplier which provides Halloween costumes and fancy dress outfits for every occasion and every party. So whether it is a Hen night or a Stag night, a kid’s theme party or a more adult themed get-together, there are costumes and matching accessories for every kind of event available at Character Fancy Dress.

Add more fun to your parties with costumes

Character Fancy Dress stocks a large inventory of costumes suitable for any fancy dress theme including fancy dress parties, Halloween, Valentine events and festivals. UK residents need not run form pillar to post before the much awaited festival of Halloween to decide on which costume they want. They can simply log on to the company’s website and choose from numerous fun, stylish outfits for themselves as well as their kids.

The costumes are available in all sizes and come with affordable, pocket friendly price tags. In fact there is always a sale going on at Character Fancy Dress on most of the costumes so that parties can be fun without creating holes in the pockets of the revelers. All the orders placed at Character Fancy Dress are dispatched on the same day of purchase so that the items are delivered as quickly as possible for you to get ready on time for that much awaited event.

Character Fancy Dress stocks all types of costumes

The fancy dress costumes available at Character Fancy Dress include those that have become iconic in pop culture over the decades. These include famous movie characters like Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Monsters Inc., Scooby Doo, etc. There are also superheroes characters, animal costumes, pirates, clowns and many more such fun themes. For the little girls, all the latest Disney, princess and movies costumes are available to order online. Besides costumes, there are also attractive, matching accessories available which complete the getup.

Interested parties can contact this Buckinghamshire based company 24 hours a day, on contact@characterfancydress.co.uk or phone on 0845 201 5136.

When we think about costume parties, only one time of year comes to mind, Halloween. That’s the season of tricks and treats, ghosts and goblins, when we all get to dress like our favorite movie character or true inner self. Why should Halloween have all of the fun though? Why can’t we have costume parties any time of the year? why not Valentine’s Costume?

Costume parties are great fun for people of all ages and you don’t really need a reason to have one. In fact, the latest trend that is sweeping the UK is the Valentine’s Day Costume Gala. Is it a full-on costume party like we see at Halloween? Do you have to dress up as a cherub wearing a diaper and carrying a bow and arrow all night? The answer to both of these questions is no. A Valentine’s Day Costume Gala is a more formal affair where adults don their favorite face masks and their fanciest dress and come together for an evening of fun, excitement and mystery. And when the evening is over, everyone removes their masks to reveal their true identity as well as a little more about themselves.

Valentine’s Day Costume

If a Valentine’s Day Costume Gala sounds like a good time to you, why not throw one this year? You still have plenty of time to make the invitations, set up a menu and get your mask. Guys might even need to rent a tux, and ladies still have plenty of time to shop for a new dress. The sky is the limit on this fancy formal costume party; you can make it as elaborate as you want and invite 50 guests, or keep it a more intimate evening for close friends and family.

Whichever you choose, we think this is a trend that might be here to stay. Imagine the possibilities of costume parties year around! Think of how much fun you have at Halloween dressed like Harry Potter or your favorite One Direction member. You could have a costume themed birthday party or maybe even an Easter costume party; just don’t all dress like the Easter Bunny or it might seem a little strange to people passing by.

The point is, with costume parties, there are no rules; they can be as mild or wild as you want to take them. So why should they only be held on Halloween? Plan your Valentine’s Day Costume Gala today and enjoy the spirit of the costume early this year.

With the growing popularity of “Ugly Sweater” parties, we think it’s time that you throw your very own. The ugly sweater party involves just that, your guests showing up in ugly Christmas sweaters or Freddy Sweater Costume. That’s simple enough isn’t it? What’s even easier is the party itself; you just have to make it as over the top and tacky as the sweaters themselves.

Throwing an ugly sweater party can be fun and it’s a good way to bring people together for the holidays. We have created a list of items not to forget when throwing your own ultimate ugly sweater party this year. Read along, print it out if you have to, and have a very merry ugly sweater party this holiday season!

Freddy Sweater Costume

Invitations Your invitations are essential as they are going to give your guests all of the information they need and it will give you a chance to let them know what to expect. You can even decorate them to look like little ugly sweaters if you like.

Decorations Speaking of decorating, be sure to decorate your home in a festive theme and remember, the theme of the party is tacky Christmas, go all out and create a wonderful setting that your guests will enjoy!

The Sweater You have to have an ugly sweater to throw an ugly sweater party, it’s in the official ugly sweater rule book! Ugly sweaters can be found almost anywhere these days and some of them even light up! Find one that suits your tastes, or lack thereof, and go with it.

Dessert Table If you are not serving a meal at your ugly sweater party, you should at least set up a dessert table complete with festive treats and maybe even some ugly sweater Christmas cookies. The possibilities are endless; be creative and watch your guests’ eyes light up when they first see the dessert offerings.

Drinks From mild to wild and everything in between, your ugly sweater party should have drinks suitable for your guests’ needs. One idea is a hot chocolate bar; you could set up an array of toppings and add-ins for the hot chocolate and let the guests create their own drinks.

Games There are many games that you could play to keep the party moving. From themed Christmas and ugly sweater games, to something as simple as a board game where you can choose teams by the color or elaborateness of their sweaters.

Awards Finally, offer various awards for the ugly sweater wearers and not always the Freddy sweater Costume . Most Outrageous, Funniest, The Most Lights on One Sweater are just some of the ideas that come to mind. You can choose how the winners will be voted and even set up an awards “ceremony” which will be the perfect photo opportunity as well.

Throwing an ugly Christmas Sweater party this holiday season can be simple and fun; start planning yours today!

Cosplay idea

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you have probably heard the term cosplay a time or two. Do you know what it means and how much a hobby like this could end up costing a cosplayer? If not, read on as we are going to explain the ins and outs of cosplay and what it takes to get started.

Cosplay is literally the combination of the words “costume” and “play” and it is the dressing up as one’s favorite characters from comics, video games, anime, manga, movies and television shows. The origin of the word says that in 1984, Nov Takahashi, founder and writer for the anime publishing company Studio Hard, was sent to Los Angeles to cover the World-Con science fiction convention. He was impressed by the fans' costumes and the elaborate displays at the masquerade, and when he returned to Japan, he coined the term to describe what he saw.

Today, almost everyone that attends a Comic Con event participates in cosplay and just as the people vary greatly, so do the costumes. Some resourceful cosplayers repurpose clothing and props they already own while others can spend hundreds of dollars to get just the right look.

The cosplayers who choose to go above and beyond to create something totally unique have been known to commission costumes from specialists or shop costume retailers online and get the costumes and accessories they need for their upcoming “adventure”.

One example of a cosplayer who went a little out of the way to get the costume she wanted is a woman who wanted a Giselle costume from Disney's animated movie "Enchanted." She requested a price quote from an online commissioner asking for specific, high-quality materials and hand-embroidered flowers and soon discovered that the price would be upwards of $850!

Now that may seem exorbitant, but cosplayers take their craft as seriously as golfers take their game and they don’t have any problem spending the extra money to pull it off. For cosplayers, the experience is nearly always worth the

stress of choosing a costume and dropping the money. It's an opportunity to be a hero, princess or otherworldly creature for a while and it might even be considered therapeutic to many of the world’s more serious cosplayers.

Now that you know what cosplay is, the costs that must be endured and the seriousness of the players, maybe you can see yourself as the next great cosplayer saving the galaxy from the evil squirrel horde from outer space. Or maybe just dress like your favorite TV character and have less of a back story.

Every year, it seems that we spend more and more on Halloween fancy dress and so far, none of us seem to mind. Halloween is that special time of year when you can dress like your favorite super hero or maybe even like one of your most secret alter egos. Whatever you dress as, you want to make sure that your costume is perfect so when you arrive at that Halloween party, you will get noticed for all of the right reasons.

Let’s take a look at the party now; Halloween fancy dress parties can be expensive as well when you factor in the food, beverage, entertainment and decorations. And remember, most of us are throwing a Halloween party for our children as well as our adult friends; that’s like two parties in one!

All of the fun and excitement of Halloween doesn’t come cheap. In fact, many studies have been done that show us just how much we are spending each and every year on this particularly spooky holiday.

Halloween Fancy Dress

Let’s break down Halloween by the numbers and see what we come up with:

Over 162 million people celebrated Halloween this past year and that number has steadily increased over the past decade.

Of those 162 million people, 20% of them made their own costumes to save money or show off their creativity.

$2.8 billion on costumes was spent on costumes in 2014 with a large percentage of that being spent the week of Halloween. This led to 20% of people making their own costumes.

$1.1 billion of the $2.8 billion total was spent on children’s costumes alone.

16% of Halloween costume shoppers turned to pop culture for costume ideas including companies such as Disney and Mattel.

23 million people dress their pets in costumes every year. Somehow we think many of the pets might have resisted.

In 2014, 33 million people will have visited a haunted house by the end of Halloween. The weekend before Halloween has been shown to be the busiest for haunted houses around the world.

54 million people throw or attend Halloween parties every year which is the reason for many retail stores to have later operating hours the next day.

Of the 162 million people who said they celebrate Halloween, 8% did not hand out candy.

In all, $7.4 billion was spent on Halloween this past year making it one of the most profitable, and expensive, Halloweens in recent