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About Costumes

Well! Your role in the carnival is the prerequisite of choosing a suitable costume. If you are participating in the parade, you may have to choose the design based on the theme. If you are a spectator, you can do some experiments but try to be aligned with the theme, of course. The parade is all about merrymaking and festivities, so it is indeed the right time to put on the character you love.

The full costumes, custom-fitted designs, and planned outfits that you see in today’s time have been different before. Previously, the idea of getting ready for the carnival is about wearing real animal masks. As time changes, we see home-stitched costumes from old clothes or other materials. Soon after, industries saw this practice and came out with dressmaking factories. Due to this, you now see theme-based costumes, exclusive embellishments, and a defined set of patterns. Our purpose of presenting some bits from history is to give you a base for your shopping, so you avoid an impulse buy. All in all, if you are enthusiastic about buying costumes in Dubai, you should dwell more.

Parts of carnival costumes

The purpose of costumes and embellishments on top is to create a dazzling spectacle. Many of the parades worldwide offer prizes and rewards to the most stylish. But before participating, you should look at the rules laid down by the authorities. Although you may not have to wear all costume parts, bringing the charm is what will make you the winner.  So, the whole outfit often combines assorted materials, beads, feathers, sequins, glass mirrors, horns, colourful ribbons, and shells. Depending on your tradition and theme, you can add more materials or fabrics. Also, if the carnival is going to last more than one day, you can buy a maleficent costume with wings one day or own any other fancy look the next day – explore them all at our shopping platform, Shops.ae.

Samba costume

We all know the pomp and show of Brazilian carnival popular worldwide. The dancers with provoking dresses you see there wear samba costumes. Jewel-encrusted bikinis, colourful headdresses, feathered wings, and heeled boots are some of the elements of top-stylish samba dresses. You can find these dresses with different price tags – they may have a sky-rocket price tag or something under your budget. You can select your dress based on whether you prefer to be inhibited or edgy. Despite that, the buying-worthy item is always loud, sparkly, and vibrant as ever.

Carnival Halloween costumes

Halloween day dedicates itself to remembering the dead, which is why the appearances you see around are all blood, fangs, and horns. If you fancy that, a joker Halloween costume in Dubai can be best for you. This costume with the right make-up can complete your look for a party or any public gathering. However, if you do not want to go overboard by smearing blood all over, you can put on a character. It could be any character you adore and embellish it with the right accessories and make-up. To get your costume right, you can check out one of the premium brands named Spirit Halloweens. Here, you can also buy kids’ Halloween costumes.

Men’s carnival outfits

If you are a professional performer, you got to coordinate it with your partner or the team because that’s how it goes. A typical costume comprises of vest, pants, hat, and shirt, but you can add or remove the vest as you like. Also, hats are not a mandate as you can go for a loud headdress matching the theme. Now, if you are a spectator, you have plenty of options like putting on characters, such as of Roman Emperor’s, Hippie, Sheriff, Retro, Police, and many more. If you are buying for your kid, we have toddler witch costume on sale and many other designs you would like to own.

Tips on how to buy Costumes for carnival online

You may have an idea in your mind but pouring it into a real costume is a daunting task. Sometimes you don’t find the platform, and sometimes it is the quality that you never want to compromise. Well, it will be much easier if you pre-plan your shopping because it saves your time, money, and land you to a suitable product you wouldn’t regret buying. You can also start exploring in the first place and see what hits your heart. In between the process of picking a dress and rejecting it for some or the another reason, there are some tips you definitely want to know.

  • Choose the parts you want – Every costume comes with something for the head, body, and feet. A headdress, bikini or vest, and boots are the elements mostly considered. Whether you are planning to buy them all or one or some elements, you got to fix your budget for the same.
  • Complete with embellishments – Wigs, wings, jewellery, stockings, belts and other accessories don’t come along with the costume purchase. You need to buy them separately according to your liking. Do not feel like the embellishments should be subtle if your costume is already vibrant because carnival wants you to overboard in everything you wear.
  • Nothing without the make-up – Do you think blood, scars, or bruises would complete your look? If yes, then remember to keep it sophisticated along with the embellishments. Your outfit, accessories, and make-up must complement each other and not make you look like three different characters. For make-up, you can definitely book a salon if unsure of the outlook.
  • Give priority to your comfort – Less is more when it comes to parades and other parties of the carnival, but choose the ones you can carry all day around. You can’t enjoy the celebration by continuously trying to fix your costume because either it is too revealing or has a malfunction.
  • Pre-plan your purchase – You can enjoy deals and discounts on the costume you want if you start early. Party costumes range from affordable to sky-rocketing price tags, and an early start can make you lucky enough to buy different range at low prices. You can also go for group costumes to get a bulk discount.

We hope these tips would help you with your purchase. If you are buying it for the first time, you may not know the technicalities or understand the specifications. In that case, you must read the reviews online and see what others have to say about a particular outfit or accessories. Carnival purchase may be one-time, but a celebration is all about releasing your inner insecurities and negativities, so you got to be in the character to reboot yourself for the rest of the year. Do not stop until you find the one you want to wear. Explore our shopping search engine and see if there is something that interests you. Some of the brands you will find here are Last minute, My Little Pony, Rubie’s, Meri Meri, and Camilla. You will find more upon your visit.

Question & Answer

What is the best costume for Halloween?

Broadly classifying, you can choose any costume between superhero characters, time-period travel, occupational, or any movie character. You can go back to any generation and steal ideas from there. Anything from the past that still holds the interest of people can be the idea to turn heads. If you are completely unsure and there is less time, you can go for onesies and create a scary make-up look. Also, any villain character from the superhero movie is capable of giving you the attention you deserve.

What type of costumes were popular in the 80s?

Hulk Hogan, Rubik’s cube, Baywatch girls, The fresh Prince look, Star trek suit, Freddie Mercury, are all some ideas that haven’t yet faded. If you want to revive anything from this popular costume, you will be wholeheartedly accepted. You can also modify these costumes with some modern accessories and hairstyle. You can also elevate your overall look with masks, make-up, and vibrant boots or light-up and glittery shoes.

Can costumes be washed?

Costumes have polyester, nylon or acrylic fibres, which makes them machine-washable. You can easily put them into the machine with a little bleach and hang them to dry. But before throwing your favourite costume into a machine, check the wash instructions and act accordingly. If it says, you should only dry clean the costume, no way you should put it in the washing machine. Also, those costumes with beads and ornaments fixed need to hand washed or dry cleaned in order to preserve them for long.

Where to buy costumes in Dubai?

Costumes are usually vibrant and bring your inner joy, so you don’t have to do much mixing and matching and think a lot about it. Anything glossy, energetic, vivacious, and basically over-the-top would fit best. If you agree to that, you would definitely love exploring our shopping platform, Shops.ae. With multiple online shops under one roof, diversity is obvious. You can make your purchase worth your time and investment.

Not just costumes, you can even find accessories, masks, make-up, and other relevant results for carnival. Overall, you can plan your whole carnival trip at our retail search engine. We have a dedicated section under Gifts and Gadgets. Here, you can find brands and online shops of varied budget range.

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