Dressing up is always a ball of fun and Party Mania, located on Burleigh Street in Cambridge, has…read moreit all! Whether you want to dress up as Harry Potter, Catwoman, Sweeney Todd or even a Palm Tree you can have confidence that Party Mania will have it. The store is colourful and it's large space means it can hold a great number of props, wigs and costumes, but watch out because it can get extremely busy around seasonal holidays. Although the store is full of the weird and wonderful it is over priced, in my opinion, and the staff are not always the friendliest. When you walk in you expect this to be an amazing party shop, because of it's size and vibrancy, but instead you get a shock when a tiny pot of fake blood will cost you over a fiver! I recommend finding another party shop, if you can, to save yourself some pennies.

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I really adore shopping here, they have so many different styles and brands to choose from. I am…read morevery happy that they also have sales on a regular basis. I love shopping here! I would recommend everyone to shop here.

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Well stocked, Very helpful staff. If ever you need a fancy dress outfit do not contemplate going…read moreanywhere else. Sell or hire. The staff are so helpful they even gave me 50p to load the parking meter. Awesome

Masquerade is by far the best fancy dress shop I have used. I went there yesterday for the first…read moretime, and was so impressed by the really wide range of stock, and how well it was displayed and organised. I was buying outfits, but there is a wide range of costumes and accessories to hire as well. The service was excellent - very personable, friendly, and knowledgeable. The location is great, too - only 5 minutes walk from Watford Junction station, and the shop has car parking space as well. I got everything I needed - it was an excellent experience all round. Highly recommended! Mo, Harrow

I may have mentioned my Tallulah Bankhead fixation before or at least mentioned the feeling…read moregenerated from a 1920's cigarette holder. I haven't had one for a while and when I ended up in Trimbles today, I was on a hunt. A hunt for glamour. A hunt for a holder. Trimbles sold 4 different holders, different lengths and at different price ranges. There was a short black one, a long black one, a black and white one and an extending gold one. The woman took the gold one out of the package to show me and it was love at first psuedo-puff. Trimbles' 1920's holders range from 99p to 2.75. You can also get fake cigarettes to go with it. I do not want to encourage smoking, strangely enough so I passed. The staff was so helpful and the woman went to the back room to find me more holders. I had a demonstration of each one and she broke the packaging as I mentioned before, to show me. You can also rent costumes from this shop including a Marilyn train peekaboo panties one. Y'know what I mean..white. There are also tap shoes to buy and wigs. I love this shop. Come here and buy a holder..we'll start a fashion trend. Get Sienna on board and we are set!

A very big thank you goes out to the Escapade staff for putting up with three very excitable…read moreyelpers looking for fancy dress outfits for over two hours. They couldn't of been more accommodating and enthusiastic. The sheer magnitude of outfits they have to offer and the fantastic computerised system we used to find things like the Danger Mouse outfit and Ninja turtle suits was just awesome. This has to be the best fancy dress shop in London. They covered almost every fancy dress eventuality we could think of.

I walked past Escapade and the displays in the window simply beckoned me in. Escapade are serious…read moreabout costumes and their wide range of stock proves it. Available is a wide range of characters from TV and film such as The Simpsons, Rocky Horror and Flintstones which in many cases include an outfit and a rubber mask to fully immerse yourself into a character. A lot of these costumes will attract serious attention at parties. Accessories such as wigs, make up and other basics are available at the front of the shop too for those who don't wish to get too dressed up or who just want to add a few finishing touches to their costume. The shop is spacious and easy to browse your way through with the stock all displayed clearly with lots of sections to explore. The staff are very helpful and seem to enjoy their work which adds a fun atmosphere to the place. The prices are also reasonable and not out of the price range of most people. If you don't wish to buy then a hire option is available. If you have a party coming up, it is well worth visiting Escapade before you buy a costume to get ideas and inspiration.

This is a Toys R Us for adults! I went on the hunt today for mini cup cake liners and went in my…read morelocal bakery to ask where I should go. Head straight to the source was my thoughts. My baker lady said, "Party Party, just in Dalston market" so off I trotted. As I approached this vast store firstly I was shocked that I have lived here for 3 years and never actually seen this magical place. Down stairs as you walk in you are greeted by sales staff in themed waist coats, this time of year they have pumpkins all over them. The head fella wears a fez - that automatically gave these guys an extra star, it's not often I get sound advice from a fez but this guy knew his stuff. Downstairs there is this wonderful area filled with party accessories, from balloons to costumes (pretty basic but good value for money) and hats, masks, tinsel, tablecloths, candles the lot! But this wasn't the best of it... anyone who loves to bake needs to come here. Upstairs hidden away is a shop that sells cake accessories, from cutters, to edible glue, to silver balls, cake stands, plastic bride and grooms and more. I was in a rush and only meant to spend a few minutes picking up the liners but walked out with 2 silver cake trays, silver edible balls , cake liners, vanilla extra and icing caps. I want to go back and buy more right now. If you are making a cake, you must spot by here, it's everything you need all under one roof!

This place is for all the celebrations, birthday, wedding, anniversary, christening, holy comunion,…read moreballoons, banners, beautiful cakes that you can order and every thing you need for craft. Their balloons are absolutely unique, I didn't see the models anywhere else. The staff is very patient when you have to try or open the different items to see how it will look after.

This costume shop has just about everything! Racks upon racks upon racks of costumes from…read morehistorical figures to cartoon characters to generic time period costumes to accessories for your costumes. And what is amazing is that the staff seem to know where everything is. If you ask, they can locate it for you. However, it is kind of fun to just browse through all the racks to see what they have. I'll just mention it here to cover the bases, but besides paying, you will have to leave a deposit for the costume... it is usually how costume shops work, but apparently this is news for some. They have limited hours, so you'll want to check their website or give them a ring just to confirm their opening times. And finding the store can be a bit tricky as they are in an industrial estate behind B&Q now.