Pirates for Movember

When it was time for the big shave off at Logicom in Milton Keynes, it provided a fantastic opportunity to not only raise awareness  for this worthy cause, but to thank the male staff for their efforts in growing moustaches and taking part in this year’s fund raiser.

It was David Varey, the managing director at Logicom, who came up with the idea for a pirate photoshoot to show the magnificent taches off to their full potential.

We provided ten very different pirate costumes for this event from Captain Hook’s swashbuckling leather coat, to balloon leg trousers, frilly shirts and bandanas, stripy shirts and breeches to a tattooed vest and waistcoat – everyone looked great!

The guys at Logicom raised over £700 for operation Mo 2013 which will be used to aid and promote men’s health.

For more information on our pirate costumes for men and women call 01908 372504 or visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Victorian Costumes

Victorian and Dickens inspired themed events are extremely popular during the festive season with Christmas Fayres, fund raisers and street markets using the nostalgic and traditional decorations and costumes from the Victorian age, to recreate a magical bygone Christmas.

Many schools have Victorian and Dickens days where the pupils dress up in clothing from that period and we have a great range of children’s costumes suitable for these events from only £16.

We also have an excellent range of adult Victorian costumes for gents from the upper class frock coats and top hats of the gentry, to the breeches and collarless shirts of the working class.

For the ladies we have ball gowns, day dresses and suits for the well to do, down to flower sellers, maids and serving wenches.

For more information on our Victorian costumes call 01908 372504 or visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

 

‘Allo ‘Allo success in Glenrothes

We love to get feedback from our shows and we were delighted to receive some very favourable comments from The Leslie Drama Group in Fife who hired our costumes for their recent production of ‘Allo ‘Allo.

The play was entered into the Full Length Play Festival and was adjudicated by Graham Parry with some very constructive and complimentary comments on the actors, scenery and of course the costumes.

“The costume team also did a marvellous job of dressing the actors in appropriate and effective clothing and really paid tribute to the original series. I liked the sense of German formality/intimidation through swastika armbands and leather jackets contrasted with the French peasants and resistance. I loved the use of familiar images from the show such as Michelle’s beret and overcoat and Rene’s black tie and white shirt”

A picture of the cast in costume was published in the Glenrothes Gazette, together with a write up on Leslie Drama Groups sell out performances.

For more information on our ‘Allo ‘Allo costumes visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Costumes for shows and plays

What a massive variety of plays and shows we have costumed this year!

We started the year with a selection of pantos including Old King Cole with the usual old courtiers and a few swash buckling pirates and Aladdin making use of our oriental style costumes.

Twist and Shout is set in the early 60’s and required a variety of 60’s shift dresses and swing back coats, together with a set of authentic looking Beatles suits.

School curriculum wartime productions included ‘Oh What a Lovely war’ which requires WW2 soldiers uniforms and a wide selection of different hats for the various characters. Our Country’s Good’ is set in 1800’s Australia where the British soldiers wear the red tunics and white trousers of the period. Our Journey’s end required our WW1 soldier’s uniforms for the trench scenes in the first world war.

Large musical productions we have costumed this year include Les Miserables which emulated the costumes from the film, Cabaret set in 1930’s Berlin, Bugsy Malone and the ever popular Sound of Music with Austrian style costumes, play clothes and sailor costumes for the Von Trapp children. 

We have also supplied Victorian costumes for Oliver, medieval costumes for ‘The Life and Times of Shakespeare’ and a range of 1930’s elegant wear for a Miss Marple play and ‘Whodunnit’.

Our bespoke costumes are currently on tour with Townsend Productions with their new play ‘We Will Be free’ about the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

Thank you to all our customers for including us in your wonderful productions.

For more information on our costumes for shows call 01908 372504 or visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

 

Buttons

Looking for a suitable topic for my new Pinterest page, I was struck by the variety and beauty of the buttons on so many of our garments.

We have a massive stock of quality costumes from all eras, from all over the world, and most of them have buttons of one sort or another.

From the military style brass buttons found on soldier costumes, police uniforms and military wear to satin covered buttons on period dresses, the more you look, the more you find.

There are unusual foreign buttons on traditional european costumes, whacky oversized buttons used on clown costumes, velvet buttons on victorian dresses and waistcooats, and not forgetting London's famous pearly buttons for pearly kings and queens.

Check out some beautiful buttons on our facebook page, picasa and on Pinterest.

For more information on our quality costumes visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Hats Hats Hats

From helmets and goggles

To bush hat with toggles,

Stetsons, berets,

Wool hats with bobbles

We have bonnets and veils,

Top hats and tails,

Boaters for chaps, schoolboy caps,

Stovepipes and snoods, balaclavas, hoods,

Chipbag hats and deerstalkers with flaps.

For hats large and small, we have them all

For any occasion – give us a call

01908 372504

Purchase them here http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?wpsc_product_category=hat-accessories

Or hire with a costume here www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Movember 2013 - Gen Mo - For those that are unable to grow their own

It's Movember again and time for the annual growing of a moustache to raise funds for mens health.

Every year millions of people join in the spirit of donning facial hair to raise awareness for this worthy cause.

For those unable to grow their own and who want to join in the fun, why not select an adhesive alternative?

Fake moustaches are available in a wide variety of colours and styles, from handle bar through to a square Charlie Chaplin style.

For every moustache purchased from us for Movember, we will donate 20p to this worthy cause.

Visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk for more choices or give us a call on 01908 372504