The Best Halloween Fancy Dress Costumes In 2011: What Are Your Choices?

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Halloween provides a great opportunity for both women and men to dress up as just about anybody. Over the last ten years, more and more people want totally original and unique Halloween fancy dress costumes rather than the regular ones. The Frankenstein's monsters, witches and devils are being replaced by Harry Potter wizard uniforms, Lady Gaga video costumes and Twilight vampire clothes. Considering the fact that it's the second biggest holiday of the year, most people want to go all out. Many of us spend lots of time organising parties, decorating our houses with spooky items and selecting the best costume for the night. As Halloween gets closer, finding the ideal costume can become a cause of stress You needn’t stress anymore, below we have listed a range of ideas that perfectly match the current time and should be considered before eventually getting your outfit for the night.

Halloween Costumes For Guys - Men have plenty of amazing Halloween fancy dress to choose from, thanks to the many Fright Night creatures that exist. Popular options include Michael Myers, Jason from 'Friday the 13th', the 'Scream' mask, Leatherface, ...
... Jigsaw from 'Saw' in addition to the Ghostbusters or Michael Jackson's Thriller outfit. Newer outfits come from the large number of summer blockerbuster releases with the Green Lantern, Conan the Barbarian, Dumblebore, Voldemort, Captain America, the Red Skull, Loki and Thor, all providing decent alternatives to the bog standard grim reaper, Uncle Fester or skeleton outfit. Or you can really push the boat out and dress up as a Transformer!

Great Halloween Outfits For Women - A whole host of gorgeous women have reinvented the music industry during the past year and they provide great costume ideas for you ladies. The new queen of pop Lady Gaga, Katy Perry as well as Rihanna have all introduced many unique clothing designs that are ideal for Halloween fancy dress. Amy Winehouse, who sadly passed away not too long ago, may also be used as inspiration with her recognisable beehive, heavy eyeliner and tattoos. The most recent contributions from Hollywood movies include characters like Amy Peterson in Fright Night, Colombiana's Cataleya, Mystique from X-Men: First Class, Bellatrix LeStrange in Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2 and also Sookie Stackhouse from True Blood. With some dedication and effort you are able to transform yourself into one of these incredible heroines.

Children's Halloween Outfits - The biggest movie of the year was the final chapter in the Harry Potter franchise and this is why now is the right time to dress your children up as Harry, Ron or Hermione. The supporting cast of Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood will make sure that even bigger groups get a part to play as students of the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A lot of adults grew up with the Smurfs and have been dressing up as them for years, but now the younger generation has also picked up the blue fever. Kids will also love dressing up as long-haired Rapunzel and dashing Flynn Ryder, from Disney's 'Tangled'.

Should you purchase a Halloween fancy dress or make your own?

Half the fun of Halloween is making a one of a kind outfit that represents who you are or lets you become your favorite character for one night. By creating your own costume you will get a lot of recognition when people see your awesome creation. for those who do not feel confident enough to create their own costume, purchasing one on the web can save a lot of stress and embarrassment.