What's the easiest fancy dress for "Icon from the last 40 years" you can think of?

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Dress all in black. Cut a 12' length off a hosepipe. Fashion hose into a giant, body-mounted paperclip, attached by zip ties You are Clippy. Add a paper speech bubble offering to help with writing a letter for added authenticity.

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Relevant_Cancel_144@reddit

On Amazon you can get a "choose life" t shirt with George Michael wig and sunglasses for less than 20 quid. Just wear them with a pair of jeans.

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carlbernsen@reddit

Steve Jobs black polo neck, blue jeans, grey trainers. https://preview.redd.it/0ln6py2mw9ce1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf994d4a22fca6f2933da977fb2733f6788179a4

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imtheorangeycenter@reddit

A lot will depend on your skin colour...

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Robbo1979psr@reddit

Ron Jeremy

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peterhala@reddit

Steve Gough - hiking boots & bush hat.

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dpr60@reddit

Bob Ross. Curly black wig, beard, open-neck blue shirt (with happy little trees painted on the back?), medallion, and a decorator’s paintbrush in your shirt pocket. If you can’t paint trees he’ll be happy to show you how.

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Voodoo_Jack@reddit

Mr Bean, easy pickups at a charity shop

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LondonCycling@reddit

Jimmy Saville.

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whatwhenwhere1977@reddit

David Brent. Cheap suit. Hair Gel. Dance moves.

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angel_0f_music@reddit

Yellow shirt & denim dungarees = one of the minions from Despicable Me. Add a pair of safety goggles for an extra touch.

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ahdingy@reddit

Rex Kwon Do

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flexo_24@reddit

‘You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I’m wearing these bad boys?’

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chuckchuckthrowaway@reddit

Pat Butcher

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Grim_Farts_Barnsley@reddit

Get yerself a bobcut wig, a stuffed cat and a toy wheelie bin and yer sorted.

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BirchyBaby@reddit

Ziggy Stardust

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palpatineforever@reddit

that is not in the last 40 years. that wouldn't even be 50 years.

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Bulky_Parsnip8@reddit

The 118 guys.

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palpatineforever@reddit

ginger spice union jack dress

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GhostPantherNiall@reddit

Shaun of the dead is a good one. Black trousers, white shirt, red pen and name tag. Cricket bat optional. Stretching the “icon” bit but easy costume! Alternatively, a suit and you are whatever politician you most look like.

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miz_moon@reddit

Ali G

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DameKumquat@reddit

Bunch of those giant square post-its in different colours, go as a Rubik's Cube.

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

Freddie Mercury

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Beanotown@reddit

Probably this one 📂

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EchoLawrence5@reddit

Tommy Shelby? Can get a cheap suit and flat cap easily enough

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Accomplished_Unit863@reddit

Virgin Media Ron

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HenshinDictionary@reddit

I'm only 28, so you could dress as me. I'm pretty iconic. My most upvoted comment is about semen, can't get much more iconic than that.

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Old-Parfait8194@reddit

James Bond. All you need is a suit.

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Historical-Car5553@reddit

James Bond. Suit and toy gun

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pilchardboy@reddit

Frank Sidebottom papier mache head

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Enter_Name_Again@reddit

Jeans and a white vest. Fake Tash and a leather arm band.

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Paladin2019@reddit

Union jack dress and ginger wig.

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WelcometotheZhongguo@reddit

Mr Blobby.

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mdmnl@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/4FpBklFseR Make sure you don't wear the same as them...

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