London's best fancy dress shops

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Sad to see Oscars Den in Abbey Road NW6 wasn't listed. It has an array of fantastic and affordable costumes, masks and wigs. It's my one stop party shop.. www.oscarsden.com

Ten years ago I could not afford the stuff in this shop, but I dreamed about them often. Today I was able to make a purchase. The clothes are definitely not cheap, but they are so unique and most are beautifully crafted designer stuff, that it is well worth a visit. Get yourself down there. Esther will manage, just with her charm and her delightful (never annoying) chat to turn your browsing into buying. Trust me , it's a real treat. ’ve been walking past this shop for the last 15 years and it cheers me up every day. Crazy Clothes Connection is one of the few remnants of the “Old Notting Hill” which hasn’t been pushed out by the ever-increasing rents. So, what’s the secret? Even just walking past the shop and looking in the window on my way to work in the morning is fun - this must be the largest collection of utterly unwearable shoes in London. It gets even more fun when the awnings are down and the space below filled with rows and rows of weird and wonderful stuff. At long last, I had a reason to enter the secret den. I was in no doubt that this is where we would find our outfits for a fancy dress party. And so we did. But we also found a lot more. It is a real experience to meet Dereck who generously shares his view of the world and his experiences - at 82 he has quite a few stories to tell. It is he who is responsible for the old time jazz filling the street on a sunny afternoon, his record player positioned between the clothes rails on the pavement. His daughter Esther knows her stuff and soon found us just what we needed. Crazy Clothes aren’t cheap-cheap, but all their stuff is of great quality and doesn’t have the musty smell you encounter in many second hand stores. But it’s the people who make this a real experience - don’t go if you’re in a hurry as you’ll be missing out.

Considering the media coverage that Party Superstores had since they were victims of the London Riots and the fact that the owner supports his own charity in South East Asia from the store earnings im amazed you didn't even mentioned it!!! Not to even say that they have a great range of party stuff. http://www.partysuperstores.com/

Where is the best place to get a good quality mens Pirate outfit (hire or buy) in London?

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Antoinette in Sydenham is also very good for hire costumes!!

There's also an awesome shop on Hoxton street called I FANCY YOU great for all this that live in shoreditch/london fields area

For people in the Angel/Islington area, don't forget Preposterous Presents!! They have great Halloween gear and could certainly use the help as this may be, in their words, their last Halloween. In business since 1978!!! 262 Upper St, London N1 2UQ. http://www.preposterouspresents.co.uk/