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A costume party (American English) or a fancy dress party (British English) is a type of party, common mainly in contemporary Western culture, where guests dress up in costumes. [1]

76 relations: Adolescence, Adult, American English, Anglicanism, Audrey Hepburn, Bachelor party, Beaux Arts Ball, Bradley-Martin Ball, Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella), Bridget Jones's Diary, British English, British royal family, Carnival, Chelsea Arts Club, Christmas, Cinema of the United States, Convention (meeting), Cosplay, Costume, Cricket, Dragon Con, East Asia, Elizabeth I of England, Endangered species, Fan convention, Forrest J Ackerman, French Revolution, Gorilla, Grease (film), Halloween, Halloween costume, Harry Potter, James Bond, John Rambo, Lady Gabriella Windsor, Lady Gaga, Lord Frederick Windsor, Madonna (entertainer), Mardi Gras, Marie Antoinette, Masquerade ball, Music festival, Napoleon, New Year, New York Comic Con, Party, Perth, Peter Jackson, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice of York, ..., Punk fashion, Risky Business, Robin Hood, Samantha Fox, San Diego Comic-Con, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Stone washing, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, The Guardian, The Lord of the Rings (film series), TheOneRing.net, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Trick-or-treating, United States, Vicar, Wellington Sevens, Western Australian Museum, Western culture, Worldcon, Yahoo! Movies, 1980s in Western fashion, 2nd World Science Fiction Convention, 42nd World Science Fiction Convention. Expand index (26 more) »

Adolescence

AdolescenceMacmillan Dictionary for Students Macmillan, Pan Ltd.

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Adult

Biologically, an adult is a human or other organism that has reached sexual maturity.

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American English

American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 192920 January 1993) was a British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian.

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Bachelor party

A bachelor party, also known as a stag party, stag night, stag do, stag weekend (in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, and Ireland), or a buck's night (in Australia) is a party held for the man who is to shortly enter marriage.

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Beaux Arts Ball

The Beaux Arts Ball (in French the Bal des Quatres Arts) is the annual costume ball traditionally given by the students of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the spring, in the École building on the rue Bonaparte overlooking the Seine.

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Bradley-Martin Ball

The Bradley-Martin Ball was a lavish costume ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote published in 1958.

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Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding.

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British English

British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.

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British royal family

The British royal family comprises Queen Elizabeth II and her close relations.

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Carnival

Carnival (see other spellings and names) is a Western Christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent.

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Chelsea Arts Club

The Chelsea Arts Club is a private members club at 143 Old Church Street in Chelsea, London with a membership of over 3,800, including artists, sculptors, architects, writers, designers, actors, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, often metonymously referred to as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on the film industry in general since the early 20th century.

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Convention (meeting)

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest.

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Cosplay

, a contraction of the words costume play, is a hobby in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.

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Costume

Costume is the distinctive style of dress of an individual or group that reflects their class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Dragon Con

Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

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East Asia

East Asia is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno-cultural "The East Asian cultural sphere evolves when Japan, Korea, and what is today Vietnam all share adapted elements of Chinese civilization of this period (that of the Tang dynasty), in particular Buddhism, Confucian social and political values, and literary Chinese and its writing system." terms.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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Fan convention

Fan convention (also known as con or fan meeting), a term that antedates 1942, is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment, such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other.

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Forrest J Ackerman

Forrest J Ackerman (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films, and acknowledged as the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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Gorilla

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Grease (film)

Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the musical of the same name.

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Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.

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Halloween costume

Halloween costumes are costumes worn on or around Halloween, a festival which falls on October 31.

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.

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James Bond

The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.

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John Rambo

John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the Rambo saga.

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Lady Gabriella Windsor

Lady Gabriella "Ella" Windsor (Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia; born 23 April 1981) is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and works as a freelance feature writer.

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Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Lord Frederick Windsor

Lord Frederick Windsor (Frederick Michael George David Louis; born 6 April 1979), also nicknamed Freddie Windsor, is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday (known as Shrove Tuesday).

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.

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Masquerade ball

A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is an event in which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask.

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Music festival

A music festival is a community event oriented towards live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, or locality of musicians, or holiday.

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Napoleon

Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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New Year

New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one.

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New York Comic Con

The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.

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Party

A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration of a special occasion.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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Princess Beatrice of York

Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family.

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Punk fashion

Punk fashion is the clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewellery, and body modifications of the punk subculture.

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Risky Business

Risky Business is a 1983 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman, making his directorial debut.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film.

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Samantha Fox

Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and former glamour model.

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San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States.

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Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas.

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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Stone washing

Stone washing is a textile manufacturing process used to give a newly manufactured cloth garment a worn-in (or worn-out) appearance.

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, at one stage temporarily the Sydney Mardi Gras, or locally Mardi Gras, is an annual LGBT pride parade and festival in Sydney, Australia, attended by hundreds of thousands of people from around Australia and overseas.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Lord of the Rings (film series)

The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson.

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TheOneRing.net

TheOneRing.net (often abbreviated as TORn) is a fan site dedicated to the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer.

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Top Gun

Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures.

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Trick-or-treating

Trick-or-treating is a Halloween ritual custom for children and adults in many countries.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vicar

A vicar (Latin: vicarius) is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand").

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Wellington Sevens

The New Zealand Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament currently held at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Western Australian Museum

The Western Australian Museum is the state museum for Western Australia.

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Western culture

Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Occidental culture, the Western world, Western society, European civilization,is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe.

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Worldcon

Worldcon, or more formally the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention.

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Yahoo! Movies

Yahoo! Movies (formerly Upcoming Movies), provided by the Yahoo! network, is home to a large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information.

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1980s in Western fashion

1980s fashion in Britain, America, Europe and Australia had heavy emphasis on expensive clothes and fashion accessories.

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2nd World Science Fiction Convention

The 2nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Chicon I, was held September 1–2, 1940, at the Hotel Chicagoan in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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42nd World Science Fiction Convention

The 42nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as L.A.con II, was held August 30–September 3, 1984, at the Anaheim Hilton and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costume_party

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