Have you ever been to a fancy dress party ? / myLot

United Kingdom

June 11, 2026 6:52pm CST

I admit I am not really a fan of dressing up. Every year we have World Book Day and staff and children dress up as a character from a book …..I can just about cope with that …. The landlord at our local pub …..where we go on a Saturday evening and where The Mister tends the fire, had a punk theme Birthday party a couple of years ago. I had to borrow things but I did dress up then…… So, that got me wondering …..do you go to fancy dress parties and if so, who do you go as ?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jun

We've been to a few but mostly dislike them. The last one we hired costumes. I'll add a photo.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35160)

• United Kingdom

12 Jun

'Fancy dress' means the same to you as to me - but not to most of the people who have responded so far I see!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382664)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun

@Fleura My jaw dropped open too. The US 'fancy dress' would be called 'formal dress' here.

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Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (11551)

• United Kingdom

12 Jun

I love this photo ….you both look amazing.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91201)

• United States

12 Jun

Nope, no fancy dress up party or occasion unless you count my grandsons wedding last year.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (121258)

• United States

12 Jun

I went to one where I had to wear a fancy dress, but not one that involved a costume, or was themed. I’d kind of like to dress up for a 90s party. I’d do really well at picking something out for that.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

12 Jun

I am also not a fan of dressing up, but I had to in the past when I worked with my husband and we were invited by his clients. We often tried to invent excuses not to accept an invitation to a party, but there were times we could not say no.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35160)

• United Kingdom

12 Jun

I'm imagining those were not 'fancy dress' parties in the way that we understand them!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502886)

• Italy

12 Jun

@Fleura May be not, I suppose you intend a "costume party". I went to those when I was a lot younger.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35160)

• United Kingdom

12 Jun

Yes lots. But they all had a theme, thankfully, otherwise I would never be able to come up with anything. And I have always managed to cobble something together from what I have with maybe a charity shop find or two. Buying or hiring a costume seems like cheating!

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