Welcome to the Prangsta Costumiers news page where we list what’s coming up & what’s been going down in the Prangstaverse…

PRANGSTA RECOMMENDS..WHITE MISCHIEF
Come to Prangsta quoting White Mischief & you'' receive a special discount of 20% on costume hire.
Friday March 26 party features a selection of circus and burlesque talents including the enthralling Vicky Butterfly; the Saturday March 27 "GREAT EXHIBITION" bash is one of the most spectacular yet, with Voltini electrocuting himself with bolts of visible lightning; a man climbing inside a six foot balloon; chainsaws and angle grinders; some of the nation's finest steampunk artisans; and a range of stalls selling everything from chocolate to steampunk arts and crafts. Throw in brilliant live bands, two chap-hop MCs, encounters with costumed characters and all the usual vintage DJing and you have a night not to be forgotten.
Full details at http://www.whitemischief.info
 
PRANGSTA IN VOGUE Prangsta was absolutely delighted to be invited to style Daisy Lowe's 21st birthday party last Wednesday. Check out the amazing write up at www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/100129-daisy-lowes-21st-birthday-party/gallery
All the 'Enchanted & Mythical Wonder' themed Prangsta costumes exhibited in the 10 page feature in the next edition of Vogue.
We are looking forward to taking a 'Circus & Burlesque' themed Boudoir to a private event in Proud Galleries in Camden next Wednesday... In fact, it looks like we willl be taking the Boudoir out a lot more over the next year, so get in touch if you are interested in us providing you with a quotation of the service tailored to exactly meet your requirements.
The next batch of Dressmaking & Tailoring classes will begin on Thursday 18th February, & there are still a few places left so contact us if you would like reserve a place to hone your sewing skills & get working on some of your own fabulous creations in Prangsta Design Studio's friendly environment.
 
PRANGSTA NEW YEAR! You don't have long left to get your sparkling party outfits ready for the parties of the year (and maybe even decade...) White Mischief's New Years Eve 1910 takes place tomorrow evening at Proud, Camden, and as ever there is a 20% discount with us if you let us know thats where you're headed, be it as an Edwardian gent, Titanic tempress or a wicked cad! Of course wherever your party happens to be and whatever you wish to be for the evening, Prangsta is stocked to bursting with the most imaginative costumes you'll find anywhere. (And yes, we're very confident of this!)
 
Christmas Opening Times We are open for all your costume requirements this festive season, closing for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Appointments are available all other days on request - Just call/email us and we'll fit you in to make sure you're the scene-stealer at every season's soiree.
 
Christmas with Prangsta: Prangsta is delighted to be associated with the season's best fancy dress parties this year .. if you're still looking for a last minute show-stopper for The Secret Garden Party's Winter Voyage at the Troxy on Commercial Road this Saturday, call us now for an appointment - we have sailor and landlubber attire bursting from the sea lockers! We're offering a perky 20% discount for the party so you have no excuse to not look like the sea dog you should... Or maybe a stunning and sexy Siberian vixen is more your plan? Whether you fancy yourself as a Cossack or Bolshoi Ballet queen, Afrodisiacs and Hold Up Heroine's Siberian Sirens party this Sat 12th December at Beauberry House, West Dulwich may be just the ticket. Again, a stunning 20% discount is available from us for this event - so get your last minute costume in today, just call Holly on 0208 694 9869 for an appointment.
 
December: Christmas is coming and the studio is getting festive, fancy and decadently wintry. Following a hugely successful autumn, Halloween saw us in pride of place in Time Out's costume directory for the year, calling us 'highly inventive' and proclaiming, 'If you want to wow people with your dress-up, this place is a must.' Prangsta capitalised on a year of wonderous success by kitting out the denizens of London town in the finest fancy dress garb in this hemisphere. A startling black and white theme was chosen for the in shop shoot, pictures of which will follow soon! And so to the party season where the excitement mounts and everyone wants to look their best....
 
October: the design studio is working on a postmodern menswear collection; gothic shirts, screen printed fabrics, and cuts inspired by the arcane, the fall of Babylon and the Brothers Grimm. In association with Holdup Heroines and Aphrodisiacs we a preparing costumes for a 'Labyrinth of Lust' themed party on 17th October. For men: 18th Century adventurers and highwaymen, vagabonds and kings, creatures of faerytale, horns and hooves, soldiers of fortune and heroes of myth. For women: postmodern pre-Raphaelites, woodland nymphs, greek goddesses and fantasy spirits. Over the Halloween period we have been recommended as the preferred costumiers of two of London's most decadent party throwers: The Last Tuesday Society's Halloween Dance: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/ball_2.html and White Mischief as they present Le Chateau de Barbe-Bleue (Blue Beard’s Castle) on 30th October; a Halloween collaboration between the promoter and noted arts producers Whoopee. Taking over a secret central London Georgian mansion, they present a theatritacular that is half party, half show – with interactive character performances and stereophonic soundscapes http://www.whitemischief.info/. Of course we can be relied upon to create the most ravishing corpse brides and the most grotesque butchers and beasts that will shake London on the witching night.
 
September: Prangsta staged a spellbinding fashion show at Bestival. The 'Out of Space' theme inspired us to stage a Theatrical Catwalk Show based around the Zodiac. We had an aerial hoop artist suspended and dressed as The Moon, Lara Fairie Love our fire spinning aerial act performing as The Sun and a live gypsy band dressed as harlequin stars. Aries the rampant Ram, Taurus the matador Bull, Cancer the acrobat Crab, Gemini the transvestite twins, Leo the urban Lion, Virgo the ethereal Virgin, Libra with the golden scales, Sagittarius the sexy archer, Capricorn the steam punk goat, Aquarius the Water Bearer in a silver showgirl, and Pisces the fish. All of the was compered by chanteuse Erminia Monsueto who was decorated from head to toe in gold glitter. Needless to say it looked out of this world!
 
August: Bestival commissioned us to make Alice in Wonderland themed props for their new tent. The artistic team of designers came up with a giant Rabbit's head, a colossal teapot spilling with blue glitter and pearls, 2 gorgeous pink velvet flamingos, great big lampshades and yards of bunting decorated with all the emblems of the cards. These pieces of art his will be displayed in their Alice in Wonderland themed tent for years to come.
 
July: Prangsta had a busy month what with preparing two new collections, dressing a festival and packing the Boudoir to Secret Garden Party and staging an 'Eden' and 'Babylon' themed Theatrical Catwalk Show on our friend's stage: The CumCum YumYum Stage. We began to panic when the soundsystem stopped working and none of the models had showed up but the press and photographers kept arriving. We kept them entertained by pouring out the Pimms and dressed The Bohemianauts' Tom Baker up as he played his accordian and sang old classics like Radiohead's 'Creep'. As we frantically scoured the crowd for gorgeous participants we pulled in favours from all of our performer friends and dressed them in the costumes instead. Gypsy band Filthy, Rotten and Mean in harlequin attire belted out the tunes as the metallic catsuits, knights in shining showgirl, helmets and armour of the Babylon collection was juxtaposed with the Belle Epoque inspired harem suits and draped fabrics of Eden. We really proved that we could pull things together at the last minute and rode the wave of chaos with style.

May: Prangsta is designing two exciting collections to be showcased in the summer.  One is inspired by the 'Belle Epoque' era and the garden of Eden. Its graceful lines are reminiscent of Classical beauty, Mucha and the Jazz Age - it drips with innocence using curving lines, drapes, pearls and tactile satins. This is juxtaposed with a 'Fall of Babylon' theme for the second collection which exemplifies the temper of a post modern apocalypse; armoured transvestite Darthvaders battle to get to the top of the rat race, exaggerated wigs tower with collapsing skyscrapers, an angel falls from a trapeze and singes her wings, pinstripes, metallics and deranged Dickensian ragamuffins. Look forward to witnessing our theatrical fashion showcase at various exclusive events and festivals throughout the Summer!

April: When we're not plotting extravagant circus shows, parading down the catwalk or swinging from the rafters Prangsta is busy pawing bands like Tough Love who we are proud to dress. We offer a 30% discount on costume hire (themes include Prohibition, Steam Punk and Victoriana) to the patrons of their 'White Mischief' events - April 28th, May 23rd, June 20th, August 30th, October 31, Dec 31st. Please check www.whitemischief.info for further details.

Feb: Prangsta designed an exquisite collection of accessories based around the 'Myths and Legends' theme for the Secret Garden Party's Bacchanalia Ball. Ornate horns and head-dresses dripping with decadent jewels, the hind-quarters and hooves of naughty Pans, fawns and Satyrs and cold brilliant masks of Incubus and Succubus.

December 08: Prangsta Entertainment Agency is born!  We’re more than happy with the results of dressing our performers UP to the nines and unleashing them at various parties over the Christmas period. Not only do our acts hold a certain charismatic edge over other artists, they are exquisitely garbed... A truly authentic ‘Vintage Circus’ family: the resplendent Ringmaster! Showgirls, Jugglers, Aerial Performance, Clowns, Dancers, Hula Hoop Girls, Funambulists, Gypsy Bands, Fiddlers, Mime, Freakshows and Fire Eaters. Unrivalled in their performance and unsurpassed in their vintage and couture costumiery - oh this entertainment really is Enchanting...

October 2008 Halloween at Prangsta this year will be a veritable circus of horrors with such theames as Victorian freak show,18th Century zombies, meanacing jokers & tricksy jesters as well as the more familiar Vampire & Demon costumes.

05/09/08 - 07/09/08 Prangsta endured a torrential time at this years Besitival & whilst the music was great the mud & infamous 'river of mud' certainly was not.

24/07/08 - 27/07/08 Moving swiftly on from Camp Bestival we will be going straight to the Secret Garden Party for yet more festival fun, frolics, sun & more fun.

18/07/08 - 20/07/08 The brains behind Bestival are proud to announce the launch of a new sister show Camp Bestival at which Prangsta Costumiers will be in attendance along with our own on-site makeup artists & photographer.

02/07/08 + 03/07/08 - 24/09/08 + 25/09/08 Would you like to learn how to make your own clothes, well now you can! Enroll now for Prangsta Costumiers Dressmaking Classes. Contact us from the contact page of this website to express your interest & we will send you all the details you need about our next batch of Dressmaking Classes.
26/01/08 - The Magic Theatre @ the The Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Rd, London, SE4 2BY. Prangsta Costumiers Travelling Boutique, comprising of all Prangsta’s costumes, corsetry & accessories will again be in attendance from 6PM onwards with a special price of £50per costume available to those who come in to our store and select an outfit prior to the event.

24/11/07 - The Travelling Boutique, comprising of all Prangsta’s costumes, corsetry and a complete range of accessories, will open from 6pm onwards in the Studio at the Rivoli Ballroom for a pre-club costumier service.

Prangsta take great care to ensure that the costume of your choice is suited to you, and that you will emerge from the Travelling Boutique looking fabulous. Walk-in costume hire for the evening includes advice, styling, and all accessories, and is priced at £80.

Recommended, however, is the pre-booking service, unique to this event. A leisurely consultation at Prangsta’s premises can be arranged in advance of the night itself. After fitting and booking of the costume, should you wish, it will put aside for you and taken to the ballroom as a complete outfit with accessories. All you need to do is to turn up, step into it and be styled on the night. There is a 20% discount on costume hire when using the pre-booking service. There will be a separate make-up service available if required.