Oh boys, what will we do with you? If you ask them, most men and even some little boys will say that they are not interested in dressing up and playing pretend, but once you start naming off some of their favorite characters from cartoons, comic books and blockbuster movies, they warm up to the idea fairly quickly. The idea of men’s fancy dress costumes is not to make a man feel uncomfortable about who he is, but to give him some sense of who he could be or who he secretly (or not so secretly) wants to be.

Men’s fancy dress costumes are great fun, if the wearer accepts them as such or can be a strain on the evening or relationship as a whole if he does not. When buying them, there are a few things that should be kept in mind to make men’s fancy dress costumes less of a chore and more of a fun thing: the price, the fit and the message that it sends.

The price of men’s fancy dress costumes

Men are not at all that concerned about plopping down nearly ten bucks for a glass of beer at a sporting event. They will spend three (or four) figures on a piece of sports memorabilia that would make their wives or girlfriend’s worry about their sanity. (Okay, not the Queen of Halloween, if anyone has a Darius Kaspiritus jersey they want to unload, let then my all means let the Queen know your price!) But, tell the little darlings what they will pay for some of the more elaborate Halloween costumes and they might fall over on themselves. Most of the guys don’t mind spending it on costumes for their ladies, but not for stuff they have to wear on their own bodies. Never fear men, the price of men’s fancy dress costumes does not have to be all that extravagant- in fact you can get away fairly cheaply if you stick to the more basic costume choices. Vampires for instance require only a really good cape and some fangs.

The fit of men’s fancy dress costumes

Of course, even the greatest costume in the world is going to be miserable if it does not fit correctly and try as they may to demand it, men are really goofy about their little poochy tummies. You don’t believe me? Watch a group of men when a pretty blonde sashays past- they will all go nearly apoplexic trying to suck in their guts. Women, if you are buying a costume for one of those guys who will not admit that a steady diet of mallow mars and beer in front of the TV every weekend has altered his physique, cut out the size tag before you hand it to your chubby hubby.

The message sent by men’s fancy dress costumes

Finally, men are never going to be as comfortable with ambiguity as women (at least for most of them). Most men are going to look for manly costumes that send a message of power, dominance and success. Suggest that one of these characters is a little light in the britches and it will quickly get scratched off the list. (The Queen of Halloween once made fun of Superman to get rid of a suitor. It is shocking how well the ploy worked. And for the record, the Queen likes the Man of Steel.)

Men’s fancy dress costumes should be the key to unlock your fellow’s inner superhero, his villain or his dark and dangerous side. It could even let him relive a little of his glory days- nothing says adorable like a guy dressed in his old athletic gear, after all.

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