
Elliotts Fancy Dress Cork
Belfast's Halloween revellers accompany anniversary chain for Elliotts adorned dress shop
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They accept been allowance the bodies of Ulster to alarm the experience out of anniversary added for about 130 years.
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They accept been allowance the bodies of Ulster to alarm the experience out of anniversary added for about 130 years.
When Halloween approaches, the agents at Elliotts apparel boutique in Belfast's Ann Artery assignment about the alarm to ensure families are kitted out in the spookiest of gear.
For over a anniversary now ambitious witches, ghouls and superheroes accept been queued bottomward the artery afore the abundance alike opens for the adventitious to get their easily on apparel and accessories which will accomplish a chilling appulse at Halloween parties.
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The burghal centre business was accustomed in 1886 by James Elliott.
Mr Elliott's grandson, additionally called James (above), told the Belfast Telegraph a little bit about the history of the boutique that has been confined families for generations.
"He started off as a hairdresser, and the beard that he awash to get fabricated into beards and wigs, he bought some aback to accumulation for affected people, so that was how he got involved."
James said the aggregation was "flat-out" bartering bags of apparel to bodies beyond the UK, Ireland and genitalia of Europe.
More than 10,000 apparel and accessories will be authoritative their way out of the boutique for this Halloween.
"The Day of the Dead, a Mexican celebration, has been outstanding this year," he explained.
"People dress up in apparel for banquet about the grave and that array of thing. It has bent on big-time. For Halloween accouchement like skeleton and funny, abhorrence costumes."
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Among the barter at Elliotts bygone were healthcare artisan Bernadette Corr (43) and carer Fionnuala McDonald (63) from Belfast.
"I am Radagast from the Hobbit, so I charge to get a walking stick, aqueduct and bristling eyebrows," Bernadette said.
"I accept the blow of my being at home."
Fionnuala said: "I am Gandalf this year.
"We are accepting a abode party. It is abundant accepting the ancestors calm and accepting all the kids about for a acceptable old catch-up."
Foster bureau artisan Seana O'Kane (38) was at Elliotts with her son Odhran (12) and her three-year-old nephew Aaron Kelly.
"I am a witch this year," Seana said.
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"Odhran is activity for the 'Anonymous' attending and Aaron is activity to be Slimer from Ghostbusters.
"We commonly go bottomward home to Derry for it but this year will be activity to the Monster Mash fireworks in Belfast and Odhran is activity to the Riddles Abode of Abhorrence at Crumlin Road Gaol."
Cake decorator Michelle Maitland (left) was allowance babe Tegan and her admirer Curtis aces costumes.
"Elliotts is the best," Michelle said.
"I acclimated to dress up as a witch, annihilation to adumbrate my face, but not this year. I will leave that to the kids."
She added: "It will be a nice quiet Halloween for me."
Belfast Telegraph
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