YOUR COSTUME, SORTED If you’re stuck for a seriously good Summerball costume, then look no further. Jonny Mounsor is on hand to give you some alternative costume ideas
Horse Meat Scandal
Kim Jong Un
A few months ago this was absolutely everywhere, popping up in Tesco burgers, Findus lasagnes and even in Prince Charles’ bed. So what could be better than amusing your friends by turning up as horse meat, a relatively easy to make outfit, you may even find someone to ride you. This is usually fairly easy at the Summerball. You will need : Burger costume, Horse’s Head. Easy right?!
Yeah I said it. You can’t seriously tell me that not one person had considered this as an idea. He’s on our news channels every single day, usually doing something totally mental which makes him the perfect fancy dress costume. Of course, if we did this in North Korea we’d never get away with it due to their censorship, but we’re not; so we can say whatever we like about the close minded, war mongering, fat bastard. You will need: A dodgy haircut. Brylcreem. Lots of Pies. Rockets. Black Suit. Thirst for power. (To explain to any Leisure Marketing students you meet.)
Guess Who? Going in a big group of people? Well then, why not each pick a card from the popular childhood game of Guess Who? and then dress as that person. It really couldn’t be easier, once dressed, make a cardboard frame to go around your pretty little head and paint it like the one on the board. So simple. But still fun. For extra ease you could just make a frame of yourself, but you’re more creative than that, aren’t you? You will need: Whatever your allocated character has basically. Cardboard. Paint. See, easy!
Onesies Right. Let’s get one thing straight. Onesies are not, nor have they ever been fun. I accept that it’s a wonderful thing to be able to sit round in a cosy outfit all day but let’s be honest, no-one has ever looked good in one and wearing one to the supermarket doesn’t make you look cool, it makes you look like a bellend. Anyway, at the moment Primark are selling a few superhero related ones. If you’ve ever been to Bonsai on a Thursday, you’ll already know that Bournemouth has quite enough wannabe heroes, so don’t add to the problem. If you wear a onesie to the summerball you are basically accepting that you’re a boring human being. You can do better than that Bournemouth. You will need: A better idea. A sense of creativity. A life.
Photos Joseph Kent
Margaret Thatcher This one might not sit particularly well with those who have a right-wing bias and no doubt they will write to the Daily Mail about it, but we will almost certainly see a few of these dotted around the place in a few weeks time, so I guess the challenge here is how you could make it different to the others... and how you do that is entirely up to you. Just be careful you don’t get too lost in your character and try to shut down the Student’s Union, after all, they arranged this Summerball! You will need: Blue. Lots of blue. A wig. Milk cartons. Mask. Iron fist. (To explain who Margaret Thatcher is to any Leisure Marketing students you meet.)
Psy The second Korean in this list, this time hailing from South Korea. We all know that Gangnam Style has taken the world by storm this year and one thing’s for sure, when that song comes on (which it inevitably will), you’re going to be pretty popular for at least 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Which makes it a good choice for the attention seekers among you but let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to look like that little Mother-Father-Gentleman. You will need: Blue suit. White shirt. Black bow tie. Big black sunglasses. A lack of dignity. More Brylcreem than Kim Jong Un.
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