Category Archives: Costume Parties

Happy New Year!

Posted on 1 January 2013 by

I do normal 1920s/orientalist thing; the Beau does normal 1970s-esque thing. I hauled myself to the theatre to work on New Year’s Eve for a late-night show. We did the countdown with the audience and then seemed to spend most … Continue reading →

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A pre-Hallowe’en Hallowe’en party

Posted on 28 October 2012 by

Hallowe’en is work’s party of the year; I styled an outfit at the last minute, rather than making one, and decided to pretend I’d dressed up as a witch. The gory approach just isn’t very ‘me’, and I spent weeks … Continue reading →

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Surrealists

Posted on 30 May 2011 by

My old friends will know that I have a long-standing love of surrealism. This love and interest spreads to most artists, not just the painters that everyone knows of (though I do enjoy the works of Dali, don’t get me … Continue reading →

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The Animal Kingdom Party

Posted on 27 August 2010 by

I’ve just remembered these photographs (which are currently causing me undue amounts of laughter) which were snapped last October (er, or maybe September??), as me and two of my housemates were getting ready for one of the Freshers’ Week events. … Continue reading →

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Attending to the living dead

Posted on 2 December 2009 by

Hallowe’en was lots of fun. I had done a bit of a work for a burlesque dancer here in Bournemouth, who performs by the name of Miss Chastity Cherry – see here and  here. Namely, I trimmed a hat for … Continue reading →

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