Iron Man 2 is due for release May 2010 and the sequal looks just as good as the original judging from the trailer. Sharp wit, lots of action and some very very beautiful people. No doubt the Iron Man costume is going to feature as one of the top costumes again for this year.

At The Costume Shop we have the biggest range of Christmas Costumes available anywhere in Ireland. At this time of year one of our biggest sellers is the Santa Suit and so we thought we’d do up a quick guide to help you find your perfect fit.

Santa costumes can cost from €8.99 for a cheap Santa Suit and at the higher end of the price range go up to €369.99 for a Grotto Style Santa Suit

The above picture is the “old time” look for a Santa with a long coat. However our most popular costume would have to be the classic look Santa and of these one stands out head and shoulders above the rest for being excellent value for money. The Regency Deluxe suit is our most popular Santa Costume available in both a standard and Extra Large version. Because this is the costume that our customers absolutely love we have special arrangements with the manufacturer which allows us to offer it at a substantial discounted price (€119.99!) and this year more then ever before they are just flying out the door.

When buying a Santa Costume Always check to see what accessories come with it and what are available. A Santa without a wig and beard is rarely convincing, a good bell is a classic way to announce your arrival before the crowd can even see you and ofcourse the little detail like Santa Eyebrows and Specs make things that little bit more magical .

The last thing you should consider when buying a Santa Suit is whether you need some extra help in the belly department or if the practice runs cooking the Christmas turkey already have you looking the part. If you need some extra girth simply add a belly stuffer to fill out the Santa Suit.

Recently in Las Vegas one of our suppliers threw a fashion show to demonstrate some of their 2009 range of sexy Halloween costumes. All costumes available on our site.

It’s a great chance to view a 360 degree view of these high quality sexy costumes.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had its premier in London, here’s a little of what went on courtesy of the Telegraph.

Transformers 2 is one of the most anticipated films of the year, it’s going to be epic. We’re especially excited to announce that we will have the official Licensed Transformers costumes in stock in September, just in time for the halloween costumes rush.

More info to follow soon.

With the forth coming Michael Jackson Concerts, we’ve been busy getting ready for Jackson mania to hit yet again. We have the only official licensed costumes and they totally rock. Both are deluxe quality and licensed and approved

Choose between the classic black Michael Jackson Costume from “Bad” or the iconic red Michael Jackson Billy Jean Jacket

Michael Jackson’s 50 dates residency at the London’s 02 Arena will go full steam ahead, despite an ongoing £24 million legal dispute. AllGood Entertainment Inc. is allegedly trying to stop the gigs from taking place due to a prior commitment Jackson agreed to regarding a preformance in a Jackson 5 reunion. Seemingly the agreement prevents him from making public appearances before the family reunion, although the folks behind the concert are confident that the concert will go ahead as scheduled.

In our search for health, safety and a bit of a laugh we teamed up sleuth reporting journalist Mike Hogan from Dublins 98fm and his super hero side kick – Orlaith; to discover the litigious implications of wearing clown shoes in work. Hence last Friday Night live on Dublins 98 was a little wackier than usual.

This rather random situation came to light when a Russian clown was banned from wearing his clown shoes as they were deemed a health and safety risk (i wonder if he was still allowed carry his over sized mallet??). Anyway Mike called us to test the theory and with hours the clown shoes were ready for testing in the radio studios. After all it was win win, either he falls on his face (and we laugh) or he successfully looks like a complete clown (…and we laugh).





The best part of it is that Mike got very attached to the shoes in the end – keep an eye out – Mike Hogan in clown shoes, coming to a LUAS near you soon!

There has been a recent surge in Fancy Dress Costumes as a theme for weddings, throwing out the old formal rituals and getting back to the basics – having a memorable day.

Pregnant Heidi Klum and Seal renewed their wedding vows last Saturday (May 9th) in a white trash theme’d costume party at a friends beach residence.

The jury is still out on whether the idea of dressing up takes from the seriousness of the marriage or adds to the whole ceremony – setting the tone for the future one of fun and memorable happiness.

With all the excitement of our new Glowman Costume range, we’ve been thinking how cool it would be to have an all out glow party… Only to find out that not only has someone else had the same idea, they also took it to the extreme. SAVAGE Party!





And ofcourse no glow party is complete with out a glow man costume. But for the perfect glow theme party, you’ll also need Glow wigs, Glow in the dark face paint, 80’s neon gloves and anything with lots of colours.


When setting up the party make sure you get lots of UV lights and your away!


Glow Parties – Coming to a nightclub, 21st or warehouse rave near you soon.

Hat’s off to the guys at Costume Craze in the USA for unquestionably the best costume shop Ad we have ever seen! For a while i really believed it was a real film!

Costume Craze is one of the top Costume Companies in the USA and CEO Kate Maloney is an awesome business woman. We take our hats off to you guys, nice work!

Leg Avenue is the world leading brand for jaw droppingly sexy fancy dress costumes and as part of TheCostumeShop’s growth we’ve teamed up with the world’s sexiest costume company Leg Avenue, its a perfect fit – as their Moto goes “No one does sexy better!”


TheCostumeShop.ie is now Ireland’s largest distributor of Leg Avenue Costumes!

Leg Avenue is a New York based brand that boasts sexy costumes unlike any other. It’s all about style and uncompromising quality When celebs want to look hot at Halloween they, in their droves, turn to leg avenue!





Last year Britney was see wearing a pink pirate leg avenue costume. Other Celebs who opted for getting their sexy leg avenue costumes on included: Alyssa Milano, Hannah Montana, John Legend (yes they do mens costumes too!), Stacy Keibler… The list goes on for ages.


So if its sexy fancy dress your after look no further than our massive range of sexy ladies costumes.