A couple of years ago, my local newspaper, The Nottingham Post, interviewed me for a Halloween story about the psychology of fancy dress. Before I was interviewed, I did a search of academic ...

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In March of 1883, Alva Vanderbilt threw one of the most lavish parties of the Gilded Age. Alva herself came as a Venetian princess, and a number of men went as Louis XVI, perhaps oblivious to the fact ...

WHEN it comes to flipping bargains for a profit, Lynne knows what she’s talking about. She’s managed to turn a hobby into a ...

You can get them even cheaper than £2 too - but there's a catch PARENTS are racing to get their hands on children’s fancy dress costumes that have been massively slashed. And with World Book Day, an ...

This week in nostalgia we’re continuing our look back at lost Coventry shops. Arcade Fancy Dress was a popular spot for generations of party-goers in Coventry, particularly on Halloween and New Year’s ...

Halloween revellers hit pubs and bars clad in fancy dress to celebrate the spooky holiday in the rain last night. Manchester's clubbers braved the rain to celebrate Halloween dressed in a range of ...