70s Fancy Dress For Men

Choose wisely and your 70s fancy dress costume will make your evening special. Clothes in this decade were glitzy, bold and cool which is exactly how you should feel on the night.

Ladies eat your heart out, because our seventies fancy dress for men is just fabulous, and if you don’t like the flamboyant pimps and glam rockers outfits, check out the suave disco dudes.

Ideas for a mens 70s costume include:

• Disco suits
• Frilled Lycra all in ones (mamma mia Pierce Brosnan style)
• Glam Rockers
• Pimps
• Village People
• Hippy Psychedelic
• Rocket Man
• Cop kit

 White mens disco suit

70s Disco fancy dress

Saturday Night Fever made the three piece suit fashionable, and you will certainly be remembered for wearing this white disco man’s suit. 

It has a waistcoat, lined jacket and pair of ample flares. Just add a frilled or silky shirt, to emulate John Travolta. Black seems to be the popular choice, but Travolta sported all kinds of colours and patterns.

Black frilled shirt

Frilled shirt

The seventies man wore his shirts tight, with a couple of buttons undone to show off his hairy chest.  So, if you want to stand out, wear the hairy chest, gold medallion and a 70 s wig.

Disco Dracula Costume

Disco Dracula  - trendy and devilish

A twist on a theme, but still within the boundaries, is the Disco Dracula suit. Made in glorious purples and black it’s a vampires dream.

The shirt, trousers and cape come with cummerbund and pendant, good enough to grace any dance floor. John Travolta would have approved.

Glam rocker 

Glam Rock

If you decide on the glam rocker costume, be sure to wear glam make up and a rock style wig to finish it off. No glam rocker would be seen on stage without his full make up.

There are lots of options in the accessory department, including black greasepaint or the well known Snazaroo glitter gel. If you want a few tips for face painting, just check out the brash T Rex, David Bowie and Sweet stage make up. Gorgeous.

Rocket man 

Rocket man 

Like the idea of being a pop star for the night? The Rocket Man suit is sleek and glam. Elton John’s fame in the 70s was phenomenal and hasn’t diminished.

This classic white suit with trousers and tie just needs a wig and some funky glasses. A good singing voice would help, but isn’t compulsory.

Hippy

Hippie

Drop outs and retro hippies in the early nineteen seventies wore clothing from the previous sixties era. It was something of a protest against unpopular wars and social inequality.  People scoured charity and second hand shops to find an eclectic collection of clothing.

Denim, patches, knits and Native American clothing were all the rage. Hand made jumpers and cardigans were fashionable, one of the more famous pieces being the knitted cardigan from the Starsky and Hutch show, which was also recreated for the 2004 film.

70s rock wig

70s Flare Trousers & Wig

Want to keep it effortless? Simple clothes with a rock wig can have great impact. Team the 70s Flare Trousers with a tight fitting T shirt, and add a wig and glasses. This was a typical look for the cool dude rockers of the day. Rock on!

This era threw style out of the window and concentrated on extremes. So enjoy choosing your costumes; whether you fancy glamour, punks or disco you’ll always get it right.

 ...And keep everyone happy with our new 70s group fancy dress tool!

Group 70s fancy dress

Don't forget to check out our group page for lots of ideas for your team or group outfit. You can add as many people as you like to your group and then view the image to see what you will look like on the night. We created this team of five, to give you an idea of what you can preview in this new tool. 

Have fun!

written by Lucy Bond

Fancy Dress For A Charity Fun Run

It’s that time of year again when we can do something more for our preferred local or international charity. Involve the whole family and make it a day to remember; it teaches the kids the gift of giving to others and they’ll have fun in the process.




Dressing up is always fun, and there is no better time to take advantage of this than on a fund raiser.  Organisations make sure they cater for everyone, so they put on walks and runs to suit every level of fitness, from a children’s one kilometer dog walk to the longer marathons. So there is no excuse for you not to join in.




If you are looking for a theme or ideas of which fancy dress to wear on a charity run or walk, have a look at our suggestions.

Cavemen and Cavewoman – The caveman fancy dress are simple, great fun and easy to wear. You can wear the tunics over warm clothes on wet, chilly days, or as is for summer weather. Watch out for the puddles UGGH.

Fairy - Fairy costumes are popular. In winter you can wear them with leggings and winter weight T shirt to keep you warm. You can add the fairy wings, or just wear the wings with a tutu. 

School girl – The short skirts of the schoolgirl costumes are ideal; they won’t hamper you while you run. Use the make up to apply the school girl freckles and add a wig with plaits to add to the fun.

Devil and angel – Great with make up and wings, these fancy dress costumes are classic choices. Devil ears, tails and trident finish them off, and you can wear the whole outfit or just the wings and ears.

Wings – Butterfly wings or angel and fairy wings are easy to wear and very girly. Many walks start at dusk so maybe the black angel wings are more appropriate, and guys – check out the bat wings. 

Hats – Hats are a thrifty choice for family fund raisers because they aren’t expensive. They are available for adults and children, so check out the cowboy glitter hat, sailor, captain and sheriff hats. (We love the Buffalo Bill hat)

Ears - Bunny, flashing and cat ears are our favourites, and there is a cat set that includes a sequinned bow tie as well as the ears, looks purrrfect with cat make up and whiskers. Or check out the Fever Wild Cat outfit. It’s sexy and cool to wear.

Tip - If you are still stuck, check out the latest news, films and TV, to get ideas, and check out our film and tv fancy dress. There are many great looking outfits that will suit.




written by Lucille Bond