In the United Kingdom, the origin of fancy dress party could be traced back to masked balls of the 18th Century or sometimes, these parties are more commonly known as the masquerade. Before the mid 70’s, costumes party is simple event but until then, it changes a lot. With the modern trend affecting the costume party, we are seeing how the fancy dress outfits become more wild and unpredictable. As the fashion taste continue to change, we are seeing fancy dress outfits as extravagant as those wear by Lady Gaga, Madonna, the late Michael Jackson and many others.
Fancy dress parties are a popular event throughout the year in the United Kingdom. This is normal as we could see a lot of these parties on different functions. Whether it be to celebrate festivals like Halloween, Christmas or it is to celebrate the launching of movies or the release of books such as Harry Potter, we are seeing a lot of these celebrate with fancy dress party.
One of the infamous event related to fancy dress party is when Prince Harry infamously wore an Afrika Corps uniform with a Nazi armband to a “Colonials and Natives” themed party in January 2005. His fancy dress outfits was viewed as negative and disrespect to those who die because of the Nazi era. There was a large international outcry after the Sunday tabloid News of the World published a photo of him in the fancy dress outfits. Nevertheless the popularity of the fancy dress party does not fade.
