Costume Ideas A-Z

Having a Fancy dress party or going to one and the theme is a letter from the alphabet. Basically, you get dressed up, no rules, just have the costume beginning with the nominated letter of the alphabet.

You might think this is easy. Anyone can come up with ideas beginning with S, D or even Z! But how about the more obscure letters?

To help you out here are a few ideas of costumes we sell or hire at Party Place. How you like our products and if you like any of our suggestions then please get in touch.

Costumes Beginning with A

There are lots of amazing costume ideas beginning with the letter A such as Abba, Adam Ant, Abe Lincoln and Austin Powers as well as mascots including an Ape or Andy Pandy.

Costumes Beginning with B

There are many brilliant costume ideas beginning with the letter B including Bananas in Pyjamas and Banana Splits, Barney Rubble, beer or even iconic film characters like Batman or Beetlejuice.

Bingo Bananas Splits Mascot,            Bavarian Costume,                 Barney Rubble Costume

Costumes Beginning with C

There are also lots of costume ideas beginning with the letter C including Chewbacca, Chimney Sweep, Cheerleader and more.   Let us not forget animal costumes like a cow, cat or even a Chimp!

Cat Costume                           Cheerleader Costume             Crusader Costume

Costumes Beginning with D

There are lots of awesome costume ideas beginning with the letter D including the likes of Darth Vader or Donald Duck, We have quality mascot such as a Dragon, Duck and Donkey.   Here are a few ideas…

Darth Vader Costume             Donkey Mascot                      Del Boy Costume

Costumes Beginning with E

If you’re looking for some costume ideas beginning with the letter E then think of Edward Scissorhands, Elvis Presley or even an Egg.   How about more obscure such as Einstein, Elephant or even an Elf!  You can always go as someone out of the 80’s!

Egg Costume                          Elvis Costume                         80’s Costume

Costumes Beginning with F

There are lots of fantastic costume ideas beginning with the letter F to choose from as well. They include fairies, flappers, Fred Flintstone and Frankenstein.  Flower Power also covers a wide range of costumes.

French Maid Costume                       Fred Flintstone Costume                    Flapper Costume

Costumes Beginning with G

Here are some costume ideas beginning with the letter G.  Ghost and Gnome but also don’t forget Granny, Gladiator, Gypsy and the Great Gatsby or a favorite childhood memory Sloth from the Goonies.

Gladiator Costume                              Grease Costume                                Sloth Costume

Costumes Beginning with H

There are many costume ideas beginning with the letter H including a childhood favorite – He Man!   Other Film and TV options include Harry Potter, Hi-De-Hi, Han Solo or Harley Quinn or if you are looking for a Mascot how about Homer Simpson or a pantomime Horse?

Hippy Costume                                  Henry VIII Costume                            He Man Costume

Costumes Beginning with I

If you think the letter I stands for ‘Impossible’ then check out these costume ideas beginning with the letter I Think of anything Irish which allows you to go as a leprechaun or a four leaf clover.   Other options include going down the superhero route with Iron Man, Incredible Hulk or The Incredibles.

Iron Costume                                     Irish Costume                          IT Costume

Costumes Beginning with J

Just a few idea for a costume ideas beginning with the letter J.  How about one of the many Jokers to have appeared on Film and TV or a Judge and a Jailbird?  Juliet for the ladies or a Jester.  In fact we suggest that all costumes work great on all!  Some more ideas include…

Jack Sparrow Costume                     Joker Costume                       Joan of Ark Costume

Costumes Beginning with K

There are lots of great costume ideas beginning with the letter K such as Keith Lemon and of the Kings or Film and TV ideas such as Keith Lemon, Kirk or Kylo Ren from Star Wars.

Kill Bill Costume                      Kim Jung-Un Costume                       Knight Costume

Costumes Beginning with L

There’s lots of different costume ideas beginning with the letter L to choose from including Luigi, Lifeguard or Lucifer.  There are a number of ‘Little’ such as Little Bo Peep, Little Red Riding Hood or Little John from Robin Hood.

Lion Mascot                            Princess Leia Costume                       Lederhosen Costume

Costumes Beginning with M

When you are looking for costume ideas beginning with the letter M you can’t go wrong.  There are loads of ideas like Mr Blobby, Morticia Addams or Marty McFly from Back to the Future.  Other films have Mary Poppins, Mask Mike Myers Austin Powers and Musketeer.  The list goes on.

Monkey Mascot                     Mary Poppins Costume                      Mad Hatter Costume

Costumes Beginning with N

There are quite a few costume ideas beginning with the letter N available including nurses, nuns, Navy, Napoleon and Nelson, and Ninja including the Ninja Turtles.  For the brave go with in a nude body suit and be a Nudist!

Navy Mascot                                      Nun Costume                          Ninja Turtle Costume

Costumes Beginning with O

The first thing I think of for costume ideas beginning with the letter O is an Officer from Officer and a Gentleman but you could go as any Officer from the Military or Public Services.  Go German with an Oktoberfest costume.  For the full effect go dressed as an Orc or Ogre.  FX Makeup and latex also available from Party Place.  There is always the traditional Oompa Loompa from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Officer (Navy) Costume         Oompa Loompa Costume                  Oktoberfest Costume

Costumes Beginning with P

Another easy one are costume ideas beginning with the letter P. Musical costumes include Prince, Paul McCartney, Prodigy or the Pink Ladies out of Grease.  There is also Pandas, Peter Rabbit, PJ Masks and Poison Ivy. An old favorite are Pirates.  Party Place have many different Pirate costumes the hard decision will be which one to get! A few more ideas include President and Prime Minister, Police or Prisoner, Pope or Priest.  The list goes on.

Panda Mascot                                    Poison Ivy Costume               President Carry Me Costume

Costumes Beginning with Q

Probably the hardest letter of them all. The first thing that comes to mind for costume ideas beginning with the letter Q is Queen.  Royalty includes (Queen Elizabeth and Victoria) and others such as Queen of the Nile, Spartan Queen or the Queen of Hearts.  We have many Freddie Mercury costumes to choose from and even Quasimodo.  Be brave and go as a Drag Queen.  Finally how about Q from James Bond.  Dress up in a lab coat and buy some funny accessories from Party Place to use as gadgets to get people laughing.

Quasimodo Costume              Freddie Mercury Costume                 Queen Victoria Costume

Costumes Beginning with R

If you are looking for some costume ideas beginning with the letter R then there is a large variety of costumes to pick from such Rabbi, Rag Doll, or Reaper.  Wear a Rain Mac from the 60’s.  Get the Wig, Glasses, and costume and go as RooFoo from LMFAO!  Obviously, there is Roman and Renaissance too!

RooFoo Costume                  Ron Burgundy Costume         Renaissance Costume

Costumes Beginning with S

Once again, there are many costume ideas beginning with the letter S such as Sandy from Grease or any of the Spice Girls, Santa or Snowman, Scientist or Super Hero, Scooby Doo or Shaggy.  Anything can go with Star Wars or Star Trek.  Schoolboy or girl, Steve Irwin or the Seven Dwarfs.  Anything Sexy too.

Scooby Doo Costume                        School Costume                     Spice Girls Costume

Costumes Beginning with T

There are plenty of costume ideas beginning with the letter T to choose from as well.   Teen Wolf looks amazing and a Traffic Cone can be unique!  Costumes like Top Gun Pilot and Trump get conversations  going.

Tavern Girl Costume                          Teen Wolf Costume                Tina Turner Costume

Costumes Beginning with U

For costume ideas beginning with the letter U you need to think outside the box.  Anything to go with the United States or United Kingdom such as Uncle Sam or Cheese Burger and Union Jack Suit or Geri Holloways Spice Girls dress.  Then there is Star Treks Uhura or Uncle Fester .

Union Jack Suit                                 Uhura Costume                      Cheeseburger Costume

Costumes Beginning with V

When it comes to costume ideas beginning with the letter V you have Vampires and Voodoo, Vikings and Victorian, Velma out of Scooby Doo or a Vicar.

 

Velma Costume                                Viking Costume                      Vicar Costume

Costumes Beginning with W

From Witches and Wizards to Whoopie Cushions there are lots of cool costume ideas beginning with the letter W available.  Be a character out of a Western or Wilma out of the Flintstones.  We have Willy Wonka and Wrestlers.

Whoopie Cushion Costume               Western Costume                   Willy Wonka Costume

Costumes Beginning with X

This is a tricky one. Costume ideas beginning with the letter X are rare and requires imagination.  Xena Warrior Princess, an X-ray, and X-Wing Pilot.  Then you have everything to do with Xmas and X-Men!  How about going as a Pirate and carry a map with a big red ‘X’ over your destination to show ‘X’ marks the spot?

Xena Costume                        X-Wing Pilot Costume            X-Men Costume

Costumes Beginning with Y

Check out these ideas for costume ideas beginning with the letter Y. Yellow rules this theme with Bananas, Track Suits, M&M’s, Chickens and conventional costumes such as Yoda or Yogi Bear.

Yogi Bear Costume                Ali G Costume                        Yoda Costume

Costumes Beginning with Z

When it comes to costume ideas beginning with the letter Z  there is unlimited types of Zombie.  Don’t forget Zorro or Zippy out of Rainbow!  You might look good in a Zoot Suit?

Zoot Suit Costume                  Zombie Costume                    Zippy Costume