All Posts by Belinda Marsh

 Make a big, bold, beautiful impression on Mum this Mother’s Day, with a stunning balloon bouquet from Fancy That! Costumes & Balloons!SHOP MOTHER’S DAY BOUQUETS HERE – Sydney Only We’ve created a range of gorgeous designs for you to choose from – from Superhero Mum to twisted balloon flower vases (that will last longer than real flowers!). […]

**  Join Walk This May here to fight animal cruelty!  **  Shop pet costumes here  – we’re donating 10% to the RSPCA this May! ** Shouting out to dog lovers Australia wide! Do you have a dog?  Have the covid-19 restrictions started to turn you a little barking mad?  Well then, have the brilliant, big-hearted peeps at the RSPCA […]

** OUR DOORS MAY BE CLOSED BUT WE’RE STAYING OPEN FOR BUSINESS ONLINE **… ‘cos we’ve got just what the doctor ordered right now!  Let’s cut straight to the chase.  We’re a small, local business.  A fancy dress costume & balloon business.  Our income has disappeared in a puff of smoke, our casuals have been laid off & […]

​It’s official:   Fancy That! Costumes wins Sydneys’ Best Loved Local Shop in the highly coveted Time Out Love Sydney 2018 campaign!The campaign honours the most loved venues in the city – voted for by locals – as part of Time Out’s commitment to help people discover the best of everything their city has to offer, […]

​S0 – you thought it couldn’t get any bigger than last years’ 40th Anniversary Star Wars celebrations? Well strap yourself in! In 2018,  Star Wars Day falls on a Friday, which means it’s time to take your office Casual Friday dress code way up & out to a galaxy far, far away…​Showcase your inner geek […]

​Summer is getting a massive send-off this weekend with not one but at least three major festivals taking place: ​ ​ Psyfari Jamboree in the ACT – final round tix available here Secret Garden in Sydney’s South West (it’s sold out – we hope you’ve got yours!) … & newcomer Odyssey – at a super secret location 1 ½ […]

Click here to buy Elvis costumes Click here to hire awesome handmade Elvis suits Elvis isn’t dead – he’s left the building & headed for Parkes NSW for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival, where he & his disciples congregate every January from all corners of the globe! 2017 commemorated 25 years of the Parkes Elvis […]

It’s party time!  Whether you’re the type who’s just fished the crumpled invite from the depths of your bag OR had it pinned up on the fridge for weeks in excited anticipation – you need to read our 5 Top Tips for getting it right this party season. Tip 1:  Identify the goal Failure to […]

There’s more to a Star-Spangled Costume Party than Captain America & Uncle Sam! We’ve curated a list for you here, broken down into 5 sections: Political & Military Figures Superheroes   Wild, Wild West Pop Culture – Music, TV & Movies Sports People Other This blog is LOADED with ideas, so feel free to scan through […]

Because we’re always ahead of the game Down Under, the date to set for your Oscars soiree is Monday Feb 27th.  And where’s the best place to host it?  We say settle in & get comfy for this one – either your place or your favourite watering hole – somewhere you can shamelessly trash-talk the […]

  Are you an Executive Assistant, HR professional or people-leader in your workplace, looking for creative ways to inject more celebration & fun into your team at will? There’s no need to reserve costume & fancy dress for the office Christmas party.   In fact if you do, you’re missing out on a myriad of […]

Welcome to 2017! We’ve compiled a calendar of almost 50 celebratory days & events to help kickstart 2017 as your most playful year yet. Which still leaves you with 300+ days to fill. So get cracking! Click the link below! 2017 – Play Everyday

It’s been smiles all round here at Fancy That! Costumes recently, due to the recognition we’ve had for spreading a little happiness. Bupa Dental Insurance has featured us as one of Australia’s top smile providers on their blog, ‘Put a Smile on your Dial: Fun Places to Go!‘, and we couldn’t be more delighted! Making […]

So you’ve got the invitation & the theme is “Bond.”  Great.  Tuxedos & evening gowns.  Couldn’t they have given me something more interesting to play with? Well, dear party-goer – as it turns out, they have!  Much like every gadget to emerge from Q’s lab, there are more creative Bond-theme costume options than first meet […]

You’re invited to our “New Store-Warming” party! It’s been almost two months since we uprooted Fancy That! Costumes from our home of the past 10 years, to resettle in our palatial new pink and purple premises at 388 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest.   And yes – it’s taken about that long for the prints to grow […]

I opened the Sunday papers this morning to a feature article (double page spread no less!) on the rise and rise of “rent-preneurs”, who, according to Melissa Singer at the Sun Herald, offer customers, “The fashion equivalent of a Ferrari for one night only”.   The article opened with a reference to the scene in Sex […]

It’s coming, like the Zombie Apocalypse – lurching down the road towards you with its rotting limbs & decomposing flesh:  Saturday October 31st – the best Halloween party night you’re going to experience for 7 years! But you know what they say:  failure to plan is planning to sit on your couch in your pyjamas, […]