Five Fancy Dress Ideas for Stags Set on a Crazy Night Out

Though fancy dress tends to be more popular for hen parties, stags should know that they have more options than the dreaded mankini. Since the movie Borat was shown, wearing a mankini for one’s stag do seemed to be the highlight of most stag party celebrations.

For stag party organizers that need more ideas, here are some better alternatives. Though it can be quite tough to beat the mankini in being outrageous, dressing up for that stag do might even be fun for everyone involved with these alternatives.

A Boomer Party

Folks born after the Second World War are called baby boomers. For the fun of it, the stag group can dress up as seniors for the evening. As fancy dresses go, this is one of the easiest ones to dress up for. Everyone can just wear sweaters, sport a cane, and wear a white wig or bald cap.

It will be fun and funny pub crawling in this get up. What’s more, due to restrictions in some of the more popular stag do destinations, nightlife establishments will find such fancy dress quite tame and will likely welcome the group inside.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

One of the most popular cartoons in the 1980s up to the 1990s, dressing up as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be a lot of fun for stags that were avid fans of this cartoon series. Fancy dress for this theme is limited to dressing up as heroes in a half shell.

Aside from dressing up as Leonardo, Donatello, Rafael, or Michelangelo, stags can also dress up as Bebop, Rocksteady, Shredder, or Krang. There is a lot of room for creativity with this theme. For those that do not really want to spend time making costumes can just buy them at some fancy dress shops.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Who wouldn’t want to be Captain Jack Sparrow for a night? Pirates are cool and dressing up as a swashbuckler can be a lot of fun especially for stags that are spending their last night of freedom at a seaside resort.

Since this theme is a rather popular party theme, it will not be difficult to find costumes for it. Accessorize with pirate hats, eye patches, and fake parrots to add fun to the party.

Michael Jackson

Pop icon Michael Jackson does have a unique manner of dressing up. Stags that happen to be fans of this pop star might enjoy dressing up as their idol for their stag night.

This theme is also quite flexible as the group can always choose to be in fancy dress that’s at least related to Michael Jackson. Some can even dress as zombies from his Thriller video if they wish to.

Superhero Theme

Deep inside, a lot of men dream of being superheroes. The ability to fly, be lightning quick, or be as agile as a monkey, or have other super powers fascinates a lot of men. Some superheroes may have even been a significant part of their childhood. So, if the celebrant is that type of guy, have a superhero theme.

Group members can choose a more specific theme like X-Men or Avengers. Others can just dress up as Superman, Batman, or any other superhero of their choice.

Fancy dress parties are always a lot of fun. For those that revel in the attention of others, fancy dress will be a must for that stag do because wearing them will definitely get everyone else’s attention.