When one hears that NYE party is frigging FANCY DRESS

[Somerville]

I'm also ready a complete Scrooge about NYE parties. But unfortunately my excuses were all countered. ("Can't leave baby that long? Bring him!" said nice hosts.) But I've suddenly heard that said nice hosts have decided to make their party frigging fancy dress. I loath fancy dress.
Someone tell me I'd not be unreasonable to pull a sickie or something?? Or otherwise, an easy costume idea. Something where a 4 month old is a good accessory.

Already not also ready. I'm so, so far from ready.

I'd just say fancy dress really isn't your thing (hate it with a passion, personally) and that you'd rather catch up in the New Year.

I don't think I could be friends with anyone so persistent in making you attend something you really don't want to.

a terrible dose of the withering shits is what is required here.

fancy dress! pah!

Do something really easy. Have you a red cardigan and go as little red riding hood (scarf around your head)

“Oh dear, we only found out this morning that it’s fancy dress, and it was too short notice to get a costume”

Stomach bug. Get a couple of glasses of wine in front of the telly and have an enjoyable New Year.

Undercover Police Officer outfit?

Wear a blue dressing gown and go as the Virgin Mary.

Blue dress, oversized muslin on head, wrap baby in white blanket...

Go as Mary and Jesus!

Wear your normal clothes, take your baby and tell everyone you've come dressed as a nanny.

If you do end up having to endure this shit, go as a psychopath - just wear your usual clothes.

Hah Ijoined great minds!

Mary and Jesus ... Classic !

I loathe fancy dress and would do absolutely anything to avoid it.

Don't go and then say you did, but all went as The Invisible Man.

No theme I don't think.

DH thinks it the Most Exciting Thjng Ever (yes, he's easily pleased and says that at least once a week about something or another).

Virgin Mary

Fancy dress is a pita if you have to stand or sit all evening feeling like an idiot in some silly garb.

If you have a plain largish hat, sunhat or similar can you do something with that? Attach a few accessories, DC’s small soft toy animals for example and say you are a zoo. Can then be taken off when you want and no one can say you haven’t made an effort.

Go as an “early night”. Pyjamas, dressing gown, sleep mask, baby in same, then act out your character by stopping for one drink and going home!

Loving the Mary and Jesus idea and may use that myself at some stage.

I went to a party once as the River Nile with a blue sari draped over me. I had a ‘tail’ that I could flick out at will when I was ‘In Flood’.

A friend once went as 'Monica Lewinsky' (excuse the spelling)- shirt, skirt, with a little dab of toothpaste on the skirt it!

DH dubious at Mary and Jesus idea.

Our baby has a sheep onesie but I don't fancy getting trussed up like Little Bo Peep. DH suggested drawing black spots on it and going as Cruella and a Dalmatian pup.

Adam and Eve. All you need is a few leaves....

Is your Dh a Labrador? Just go in normal clothes and say you didn't have a costume.

Your husband can do whatever he likes. As for yourself, turn up however you like and be quite prepared to say, look, I've got a 4 month old baby - you're lucky I'm here at all! By all means put your baby in something cute. Hope you can enjoy some of the evening, but take it easy and don't worry about what anyone else expects or thinks.