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If you have ever been to a fancy dress party, you must have wondered where it all originated.
Read on to find out.
The custom or tradition of dressing up has been around for many centuries. It was used by many cultures.
Masquerade parties were very popular in the 18th century. Hiding behind a mask caused a great deal of immoral behaviour and these parties were soon looked down upon.
The masks were no longer used and people started dressing up as the character of that era. These characters were mainly from stories of the time. Characters from poetry were also very popular. At later stages the foreign people, such as African and Red Indian slaves also become very popular at these parties.
In the 19th century fancy dress parties were used for almost any type of celebration, birthdays included. Even the Queen of the time, Queen Victoria loved to get dressed up for a fancy dress party.
All the popular costumes were still based on historical figures. In the 18th and 19th centuries, characters from the previous era were very popular. Character such as Oliver Twist and Romeo and Juliet were very popular at the time. Ladies preferred to go for elaborate, colourful costumes.
The ladies then started a new trend. They would go to these fancy dress parties in figurative costumes. They would dress up as summer, morning and night. These costumes became very popular amongst everyone. The ladies would dress up in these costumes, have them altered afterwards and they could be incorporated in their wardrobe for everyday wear.
As you can see fancy dress has a rich history. Till this day it is great fun to dress up.
Dandre Govan is passionate about fancy dress, costumes and Halloween. He is the founder of the new website www.discoverkidscostumes.com [http://www.discoverkidscostumes.com], where you can find information and reviews on the latest costumes.
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