Fancy Dress Costume Ideas For The Letter G

Gangster
There are few criminals that get the adoration and publicity of mobsters. Gangsters are revered, feared, and hated all at the same time. The mythology that surrounds men like Al Capone and "Bugs" Moran, found it's foothold in the 1920's with the help of prohibition. The classic 20's gangster has a double breasted two or three-piece dark suit(usually pin-striped), black shirt, white tie, trilby and spats over black shoes. Traditionally he is armed with a machine gun, but any gun and shoulder holster should suffice. We stock gangster costumes to sell, or hire and have a large range of gangster accessories to either complete your costume, or to make your own outfit up at home.

Gangster's Moll
The mistress of a gangster. Either a pinstriped two-piece skirt suit to match male companion, worn with a long coat, beretand a gun. Alternatively 1920's flapper dress, headband and a feather boa. We stock both styles of 'moll' and supply all the accessories you will need to complete your costumes.

Georgian Man Long ornate frock-coat with full skirt, long waistcoat, frilled lace collar and cuffs, over the knee breeches, tights, buckled shoes. Wigs were primarily worn, in dark colours or white and grey being long and coiffed.

Georgian Lady The typical georgian lady is depicted in a dress that has wide skirts with panniers, mid-length narrow sleeves to the elbow with lace frills. Hair/wigs were worn in rolls with lace, feathers or elaborate hats.

Gollum Character from Lord Of The Rings. Doesn't wear much but you can purchase a licensed overhead mask.

Guenivere Legendary Queen of King Arthur, and lover of Sir Lancelot. Wear a medieval costume

Goth Wear all black clothing and a black wig. You will need a very pale face and dark eyes and either dark or red lips. Black nail varnish and crosses will help to complete the look. A lot of gothic costumes are used at Halloween, so ladies can go for a beautiful full length costume as well.

Gandhi - Trained as a lawyer in South Africa, went on to become one of india's most famous leaders. He was bald-headed, but was known to sometimes wear a cotton/woollen cap which was named after him. His costume consists of a white dhoti wire rimmed glasses and a long walking-stave.

Ghostbusters - This has become an increasingly popular costume idea as the Ghost Busters are slowly becoming more iconic. This costume idea would again be quite simple in that it would really only require a jumpsuit in brown with a Ghost Busters patch and a pair of black boots. If you want to complete this costume more then you can also try and get a backpack (or storage unit) with an attached Photon gun (or Neutrona Wand) which was used by the Ghost Busters to catch ghosts.

Licensed costumes are available to purchase.

Gandalf Gandalf is a well known Wizard from The Lord of the Rings, which were very popular books (and later films) written by J R R Tolkein. This costume idea is an easy one as it consists of a long grey or white robe (depending on whether you do his costume before he went to the Nether-world or after his return). You would also need a large hat matching the same colour as the robe. You can also get a few more accessories like a small satchel and a belt.

Goldilocks - This is a traditional story book character, which can be created by just a short frilly dress, pop socks and a gold or blonde bunched or plaited wig. Open to your own interpretation.

George Washington(1732 - 1799) First President of the USA. wear a standard Georgian costume, plus white wig.

Ghost A simple costume to put together - the choice is yours. It can be as easy as just wearing a white sheet over your head, or purchasing a ready made costume. We also sell large chains that would help you to complete your outfit.

Grease Characters You have a good selection of characters to choose from. You may want to go as a T Bird or a Pink Lady, but you could also wear standard 50s costumes, or, if you're brave enough Sandy's black top and very tight trousers in the final scene! Maybe a good choice for a group of you.

Gary Glitter 1970's Glam rockstar. Fell from grace dramatically in the 90's. You will need to wear a space suit with wide shoulders, black hair and as high as you dare platform boots.

Genghis Khan, - was a Mongolian Conqueror, a warrior and then a ruler. For a costume based off of this historical figure you would usually wear a costume with plate or chain armour over the chest and arms. Should also use a large helmet with animal fur hanging from both sides. Smaller accessories that can be used with this costume would be multiple bracelets around each arm to essentially make the costume fit tighter.

Gestapo German. Black military unfiform, or long coat, fedora, cane, as played by Herr Flick in 'Allo 'Allo

GI Joe This macho doll was a yesteryear favourite. Based on a standard American GI (General Issue) soldier. Superseeded by Action Man

Geeks - This is actually becoming a more popular costume idea as Geeks are becoming more popular. The only type of costume you can do for this is the stereotypical geek which would be a checkered shirt, with highly pulled up plain trousers showing your socks (preferably white) and braces. To add more effect on this costume as a stereotypical geek you can also get a large pair of black glasses and wrap tape around the middle joint, buy pocket protectors for the front pocket of the shirt and you can slick your hair back.

Gabrielle - Archangel in the Bible. Wear a standard angel costume complete with wings and halo

Ginger Spice Gerri Halliwell was known as Ginger Spice in The Spice Girls. She wears a Union Jack dress with ginger hair.

Geisha - A traditional Japanese hostess in a Kimono and an Obi waistband. The hardest part of this costume is probabaly the make-up, which requires the face be painted all white. Then redraw the eyebrows, the eyes lined black with an upward slant or the other corners, red lips (however drawn smaller then the actual mouth) and then a suitable wig. You can also have a Parasol accessory with this costume if you choose to as well.

General George Armstrong Custer Was an American Soldier who was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn fighting the Sioux. Otherwise known as 'Custers last stand'. Can use either an American Civil War costume or even a fringed Cowboy jacket and trousers.

Godfather Marlon Brandon - Use a standard gangster costume.

Gods This is really open to interpretation as various religions have different gods. You could also go down the route of Greek or Roman Gods as a standard Roman / Grecian costume should suffice with the odd prop to get the desired effect (Bow & Arrow for Cupid)

Goldfinger Baddie in the James Bond film of the same name. Had various costumes including suited, casual or golfing wear. He killed Jill Masterton by gilding her completely. You could go as a Goldfinger Girl by wearing a gold jumpsuit and covering yourself in gold body paint on all the uncovered areas.

Golfer Choose either a moder golfer (sunglasses, geometric jumper, loud 'Rupert Bear' trousers). Old fashioned (plus fours, cap, jumper). What about going as an Eagle, Birdie as a costume that is a bit different?

Golly Once a classic of the toybox (and Robinson Jam Jars). Considered politically incorrect, although may be suitable for a 'Bad Taste' fancy dress party. Wear an afro style wig, black face make up with white eyes and wide mouth. Typically wears a black tailcoat, bowtie and red and white striped trousers

Goose May need to hire this type of costume

Greek costumes Very easy to do and because of this they are used for a lot of different parties, in fact they are one of the few ideas that actually have an entire party style based around them (Toga parties). The reason this costume idea is so common is due to the simplicity of the idea, along with the comfort and the room. All you need for this idea is a toga and maybe a small amount of accessories to finish the costume off like a laurel leaf, a rope belt and some sandals (and you don't even need these really).

Gendarme was a heavy cavalryman of noble birth, primarily serving in the French army from the Late Medieval to the Early Modern periods of European History. Popularised through his depiction (by an English spy) in the T.V. comedy series 'Allo, 'Allo. A black uniform, black cape, white gloves with a french 'kepi' hat completing the look.

Gryffindor Pupil Gryffindor was the house that Harry Potter, and friends were in at Hogwarts School. All you need to do is wear a Gryffindor robe (yes, we stock them) and maybe wear a school uniform underneath.

Grinch (The) - Green character famously played by Jim Carrey. Wear green face paint and a green wig and a standard Father Christmas costume

Goofy Donald Duck's dumb dog is called Goofy and you can purchase the licensed costume.

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Green Fairy The character from the 2001 moulin rouge film - This is simple to achieve with a green dress and green wings. You could also wear any Tinker Bell style costume.

Gnomes You need a white hat with a curved tip, and a plain, two piece outfit, although you can go to more effort to using face and body paints as gnomes have been portrayed as having different coloured skin. You could use a smurf costume to get a Gnome style costume.

Gomez - From the Addams family the husband to Morticia - this character has two different styles you can pick from - the cartoon version wears a broad stripped gangster style grey/black suit or, the tv and cimena version the more conventional black pinstripe suit, plus moustache and cigar.

Goblins can be just as easy or hard, depending on the amount of effort you want to go through with it. Goblins are always portrayed as having different colour skin to humans, so with this costume you would need to use face and body paints. The more traditional colour for goblins is green, however others like purple could be used as well. The costume itself can be done differently, you can go for a simple outfit, similar to the Gnome, or you can be a lot more creative, covering the costume with metal studs, spikes and chains going from shoulder to waist, in any fashion you see fit.

Gondolier Italian iconic character. Wear a striped jumper and a ribboned straw hat.

Grim Reaper another name for 'death'. Various costumes are available, some will include a mask, or just a hood. A scythe will normally complete the costume.

Groom (Horse) Either wear jodhpurs and a shirt - you could wear a jockey costume as a last result. Alternatively, wear a tailcoat, top hat, shirt and cravat and go as a Groom on his wedding day.

Groucho Marx One of the Marx Brothers (film stars in the 1930s). Wear an evening suit, bushy eyebrows, moustache, large blackglasses and hold a fake cigar.

Ginger Rogers American film and stage actress, dancer and singer. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films, and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre. Her costume would consist of an elegant floor length gown (preferably white) of the Nineteen-Thirties or Nineteen-Forties. She was known for an elaborate use of feathers.

Roman Soldier in "Gladiator", now most commonly remembered for Russell Crowe's portrayl in the film 'Gladiator'. Costume consists of toga, armour, helmet and sword.

Gypsy Wear a full skirt with blouse, headscarf and earings. A dark haired wig will complete the look.

Gorilla - Always a popular choice even more so since the release of the modern version of the classic film 'King Kong'.

Guy Fawkes Belonged to a group of Catholic restorationists from England who planned the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Their aim was to displace Protestant rule by blowing up the Houses of Parliament while King James I and the entire Protestant, and even most of the Catholic, aristocracy and nobility were inside. The conspirators saw this as a necessary reaction to the systematic discrimination against English Catholics. Cavalier Costume would be suitable, accessorise with black powder, matches and fireworks.

Greaser Very popular during the early to mid 60s. Enemy of the 'mod'. A Greaser (rocker) would wear a black leather jacket, and jeans. Large rings and glasses would be worn.The typical Greaser looked grubby, with longer hair. We stock plain black PVC jackets, Greaser wigs and rings.

Green Goddess A nickname of the human dorm of jealousy, so the green theme can be carried through the whole costume, hair and make-up. Also was the name used for a TV fitness guru- Diane Moran

Grotbags A well knownTV character of which appeared as a green faced witch in programes by Rob Hull and Emu - all you need is a standard witch costume and green face paint

Galadriel - Another character from Lord of the Rings. She was a royal elf, mother-in-law to Elrond and also Arwen's Grandmother. This costume is another simple one to do, requires a long white, glittering dress with flared sleeves. To add final details to this costume you can get elf ears (which we stock) and also a coronet or crown.

German Man Traditionally Germans are depicted wearing leiderhosen and a shirt or tee shirt with a alpine style hat.

German Lady Think of a Hiedi style costume.