English Fancy Dress

[DGoulston]

I'd rather donate the money to the charity that it would have cost me to make/rent/buy a costume.

Totally agree, and that was our main point, we were not going to go out and pay a load of money on fancy dress, which only her colleagues will see (in a nursery) so she wanted to just do something she already had the outfit for!

[Jelliebabe]

Hope she's not too stressed about it all now and will be able to enjoy it a bit! Stoooopid boss!

[zazen999]

Again, utilising my 'ask for a horse, get a dog' theory of life; get her to come up with some completely inappropriate suggestions and by the end of the day she will be asked to just wear her normal clothes.

Start with a few Page3 girls; Sam Fox, Lynda Lusardi, Melinda Messenger, Jordan [if you can't remember any ], then a few random ones, short-sighted grumpy London Bus driver, Tristram Shandy [he that got his 4-skin taken clean off during a window related accident], Edward 2 [complete with red hot poker], Gary Glitter, the Little Mermaid [from the original story, complete with bloody legs], pick from all sorts of beheaded Queens [complete with of course, head]..I'm sure you can think of a few completely inappropriate characters for the boss to shudder about...these are off the top of my head...give me another hour and...well....who knows.

[VirginVegGrower]

If you go as a page 3 girl then you don't need any clothes

[Fruit&2veg]

Lady Godiva???

[veggiechicken]

If your wife works in a children's nursery, why doesn't she dress like a Nursery assistant (or whatever it is that she does). This is part of English culture these days so what's wrong with that.

And if the boss doesn't like it , take a cane along and act the part of an old-fashioned governess.

[zazen999]

If you go as a page 3 girl then you don't need any clothes

Exactly.

I have thought of even more, but they are probably left firmly inside my head.

[maytreefrannie]

A few characters spring to mind - that would be fun! I love Two Sheds fancy dress costume though!
I'd try for Queen Victoria - later period - as I have the figure for it!
Boudicca
Brittania
Guinevere
Nell Gwynne
Florence Nightingale
More up to date? How about Purdey from the Avengers?

As suggested by Fruit&2Veg, Lady Godiva - that's the one. Go on!

Seriously, think about the Morris dancing outfit, complete with baldrics.

And, really seriously, I don't think they can force fancy dress on you.

[lizzylemon]

Black suit and a bowler hat innit

[chris]

I wish I was told to go in as fancy dress or I'd be sent home. I'd just not turn up It'd a) save me the petrol money, and b) the time. Voila! Owt for a day off work is me.

[northepaul]

We are expected to go to school on Friday in our pyjamas!

I said either I come in my normal clothes or I dont come.....simples!

[Rabidbun]

I'd go for costume that could be adjusted to be inappropriate for work meself - assuming it's a CS post or similar of course.

Stereotypical badly dressed goth with too much makeup on and done badly, dog collar and leash (end attached to clothing just incase) and a custom abusive T-shirt, classic punk with torn old shirt, spikes and pins and inappropriate slogans scrawled all over the place (including skin) or a badly done hippy if I could get hold of a really cheap flowery scent to spray on flowery clothing and/or a fake flower and look particularly unwashed for the day.

Then again, it probably would lead to me quitting or being fired. Don't like when fancy dress is mandatory either.

[veggiechicken]

Can I ask what is achieved by making teachers, or others in authority in an organisation, dress up is some ridiculous outfit for the day? Don't they risk losing any respect that they may have from their pupils or staff?
How does it raise money for Children in Need?
Sorry to be naive in this but it strikes me as totally daft!

[Two_Sheds]

We are expected to go to school on Friday in our pyjamas!

You put them on over your normal clothes innit

I'd go for costume that could be adjusted to be inappropriate ... Don't like when fancy dress is mandatory either.

I like it at school, because the kids enjoy it so much. I've been as Sharpei from HSM and as Cheryl Cole (I have a few wigs ). I don't mind making a complete t*t of myself at school, but:

a "friend" recently had an 80s party (we're in our forties ffs) ~ I wanted to go as an old dear in her 80s but Mr TS refused

[Two_Sheds]

be one step ahead of these fools that force people to be cheery.

Enforced cheerfulness: that's exactly why I hate Christmas, but I get called all kinds of names for that :rolls eyes: