The Gondoliers

The Gondoliers operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan is still as popular as ever and produced by local opera societies all over the UK.

The story begins in Piazetta in Venice when brothers, Mario and Guiseppe Palmieri decide to get married and choose brides wearing blindfolds.

Things get complicated when it transpires that one of the brothers is the son of the King of Baratania who was abducted at birth and has spent his life as a common gondolier.

Admiral Costumes are delighted to have provided a set of costumes to Julian Light Opera Society for their production of The Gondoliers in Ealing this month.

The first scene is set in shades of grey and we were able to put together a selection of 1930’s style clothing items and suits suitable to set the scene.

For more information on our vintage clothing for period plays and dramas, please visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk or give us a call on 01908 372504

Moustaches for Movember

Facial hair can add style and personality to a face and if worn for several years, becomes an integral part of a person's identity.

There are an amazing variety of styles and types of moustache ranging from the smallest slimmest almost not there moustaches of Prince and Rhett Butler, through to the huge bushy moustaches of 1^st world war generals.

Charlie Chaplin had a small neat square moustache which is instantly recognisable and great for a fancy dress character. The square seems to denote humour as the style was revived by Basil Fawlty and a sloppy version by Renee in Allo Allo, two other strong comedy characters.

Hercule Poirot spends an awful lot of time grooming his cleverly sculpted facial adornment and owns an array of tools to keep the moustache in top shape. Salvador Dali also had an ornate moustache with sides that completely defied gravity.

Other famous men instantly recognisable for their moustaches are Freddy Mercury, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Max Wall and Tom Selleck.

For those of you who cannot grow their own, or need a temporary version to participate in a Movember event, then visit our website and choose an adhesive moustache in any style or colour. The moustaches are easy to stick on, comfortable to wear and will simply peel off at the end of the day. http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?wpsc_product_category=beard-accessories

Admiral Costumes are offering to donate 25p from every moustache purchased in November, either on line or from our store, to the Movember charity.

Movember is a charity with aims to support research and awareness of mens health, prostrate and testicular cancer.  http://uk.movember.com/

 

Admiral goes on-line in October

An exciting month at Admiral Costumes has seen our long awaited on-line facility for fancy dress costumes and accessories going live.

Customers are now able to choose from a selection of over 8000 fancy dress outfits, wigs, accessories and party ware and order securely on-line.

For personal service and quality fitting of authentic period costumes and vintage wear for plays, shows and historical re-enactments, then visit us at our store to browse our superb hire stock.

We were very excited to have had one of our stories, ‘My extraordinary life by a stylish black wool Susan Small dress’ published on page 44 of the October edition of Modern Vintage Magazine, together with some of the fabulous pictures from our 60’s photo-shoot. More stories and pictures will be posted on our page over the next few months.

There have been several murder mystery plays this month and we were delighted to provide some elegant 1930’s evening attire and specialist day wear for ‘Whodunnit’ by  Anthony  Shaffer and ‘And Then There Were None’ by Agatha Christie.

We would like to thank The Old Gaolers in Buckingham for organising a press conference in costume and providing us with some superb promotional photos for our website. An article on their show ‘Whodunnit’ appeared in The Buckinghamshire Advertiser last week.

We also enjoyed selecting costumes for ‘Allo  ‘Allo, which was great fun and we thoroughly enjoyed the performance and supper by Nemesis Players in Flitwick Village Hall.

Some outfits are hard to source and this month we have manufactured some bespoke waistcoats, 1950’s style cinema usherette uniforms for an event in London and a 50’s style dress and bolero for a dance competition together with a matching tie for the partner.

The month has ended on a spooky note with lots of Halloween activity in store with skeletons, Count Dracula and several zombies leaving the store, together with gel blood, fangs and scary masks.

In November we look forward to costuming Cabaret, The Sound of Music, The Gondoliers and Macbeth, together with lots of fun and festive costumes for Christmas and the panto season.

To Support Movember, we are offering to donate 25p for every moustache purchased during the month of November, either on-line or in store. So if you can't grow one yourself, order a temporary fix and support this worthy cause.
 http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?wpsc_product_category=beard-accessories

If you would like a copy of our latest newsletter, then please e-mail us info@admiralcostumes.co.uk

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Wild about Waistcoats

Scary waistcoats,
Hairy waistcoats,
Sober, silk and leary waistcoats

We have rustic and charming,

Bright and alarming.
A waistcoat for everyone,
Whether partying or farming

For Fagin or dodger,

Country gent or lodger.
We have gold ones for kings
Harris Tweed for old codgers.

There are waistcoats with collars

Waistcoats without
Scruffy old waistcoats, that need throwing out.
Burgundy brown,
Star spangled for clown,
Brilliant waistcoats with oodles of clout.

So, need a waistcoat in a hurry?

No need to worry
Just get on the phone and give us a shout.

Admiral Costumes  01908 372504

http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?page_id=752

 

 

 

 

 

Party Garlands

A fabulous range of party garlands and streamers are now available to buy from our new on-line store.

Our extra large jumbo sized garlands are suitable for shops, tea rooms, event venues and hotels.

 There is an excellent choice of themed garlands for all parties, ranging from Halloween, to beach parties, tropical parties, cocktail parties, Pirate parties, Christmas and New Year.

For an excellent choice of unusual party garlands and banners go to our website:

http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/index.php?wpsc_product_category=party-party

and simply order on line in time for your event.

If you cannot find what you are looking for or you would like more information on our party products, call us on 01908 372504.

New on-line store now open

For the first time ever, Admiral Costumes now offers an on-line service for purchasing fancy dress costumes and accessories.

An increasing demand for party items for hen nights, stag nights, parties and team events has given us the opportunity to offer a huge range of party decorations, masks, replica weapons and other fun items on-line, without the need for extra store space.

A portfolio of over 4000 items is now displayed on our website. Simply click on our shop tab or the shop icon and the on-line shop will open in a new window.

Products are categorised under five main categories, male, female, child, accessories and party. These are further divided into, New Year, Christmas, Halloween, historical, international and eras.  Simply browse the sections to see an excellent choice of fancy dress items for all occasions.

Fancy dress items can be securely purchased on-line and are usually despatched within three working days. For local customers, orders can be collected from our store in Newton Longville to avoid carriage charges.

Authentic quality costumes for shows, plays, historical events and murder mystery are available for hire from our Newton Longville store.

To view our shop click here http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?page_id=1350

If you cannot find what you are looking for, need more information on any of the products, or assistance with your order, then please call us on 01908 372504.

Made to measure costumes

Quality costumes are sometimes difficult to source in all sizes, so we offer a bespoke service for waistcoats, dresses and outfits.

Costumes recently produced include, a child’s waistcoat for ‘Bert’ in Mary Poppins who needed a striped waistcoat for a dance show, a matching set of barber shop waistcoats for an events company, an extra large waistcoat for a ringmaster in gold and red and a 50’s style red dress with white penny spots complete with bolero for a jive dance competition.

For matching sets of costumes, individual items or specific request, simply give us a call on        01908 372504 or visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk