Frog Orange Party has two stores in Oxford, one specialising in fancy dress and the other a successful balloon decorating and event business. Co-owner Rebecca Lee-Allen shares some of the recent best sellers.
Adult Costumes, Magic by Freddys
“Historic hire costumes are doing really well and being a university town there are lots of themed nights so we hire out lots of Henry VIII, Edwardian and Medieval outfits.”
Children’s Costumes, historical and licensed lines from Smiffys, Rubie’s and Bristol Novelty
“Again the historic school themes result in lots of requests for Victorian, Tudor and Egyptian costumes. World Book Day saw a lot of Gangsta Grannies, Gryffindors and Thing 1 and Thing 2. Plus the usual Harrys and Hermiones, Where’s Wallys, Hobbits, Gandalphs and Katniss Evergreens.”
Accessories, wigs and 80s lines from Smiffys
“This market is doing well and birthday themes of 70s and 80s are still bringing in lots of people looking for accessories to customise their own outfit. We also get a lot of Mad Hatters and Alice in Wonderland theme requests.”
Balloons, rose gold numbers, unicorns, mermaids and flamingos from Qualetex and Amscan
“Rose gold is huge at the moment. Anything rose gold is doing well but particularly the big numbers (34-inch). Supershape rainbows, unicorns and flamingos are also selling well. Personalisation is still big and we can print foils in-house now with Silhouette Cameo.”
Partyware, rose gold lines from Unique Party and Creative Party
“Any tableware in rose gold is doing very well, it’s the colour of the moment for 2018. Talking Tables also do a great range of unicorn and birthday tableware, which is really popular.”
Jonathan’s Fireworks gender reveal
“Even outside of fireworks season we sell fireworks each week. Very popular at the moment is the Jonathan’s Fireworks gender reveal which shoots up either all blue or all pink fireworks!”
