Organising a party where fancy dress outfits will take centre stage can very quickly turn a run-of-the-mill gathering into something far more fun and exciting. However, there have been some very high-profile cases of fancy dress outfits causing uproar, or at the very least a good dose of offence.
When it comes to choosing outfits for fancy dress UK guests may be somewhat less sensitive than those in certain other areas of the world, but it is worth remembering that our often irreverent sense of humour is not always going to be everyone’s cup of tea.
First of all, make sure you know your audience. If you are attending a private party where you will know every single guest in attendance you will already know exactly what sort of things are going to cause amusement and which are going to cause offence. However, if there are likely to be guests in attendance that you do not know, it may be worth checking with the host to find out if certain costumes are going to be relevant and stay within the remits of perceived good taste.
Controversy is very much a subjective thing and what one may find simply a bit of provocative good fun, another person may find utterly reprehensible. The ethnicity and religious views of others in attendance as well as simply their background can all effect how controversial any given costume appears.
When it comes to choosing costumes, choosing from items of fancy dress UK companies have to offer can ensure that you have a huge choice of different options available to you and can easily have backups if the host feels your ideas may be a little too close to the mark for certain guests’ sensibilities. Whilst any such party should be good fun and push the boundaries, they shouldn’t do at the expense of other’s beliefs or feelings.