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With Summer drawing to a close, people start thinking to the next fun thing on the calendar - Halloween. What to have on at the Halloween party or perhaps what the children can dress in as they go trick or treating is something to bear in mind. You do not want you or your loved ones to seem like everybody else, so check out these excellent costume suggestions for Halloween 2011. The costumes featured below have a shared theme, which is Aladdin and Arabian influenced costumes. So it is time to start with a bit of background.

A Bit Of Detail On The Arabian Theme (And Aladdin Of Course)

Regarding fancy dress outfits, the Arabian theme covers what is termed the golden age of Islam. This was roughly the seventh to the 13th centuries and more or less corresponds with what was named as the Dark Ages in Europe. Throughout this time, the peoples across the Middle East through to the boundaries of India made a dramatic and profound contribution to the innovation of the human race.

They advanced human perception in architecture, language, culture and several of the fields that might now be described as the sciences. The Islamic world had profound influence on several parts of Europe during this point in time. One such illustration was Spain, where the Moors created multifaceted societies and constructed exceptionally ornate buildings. Many of these structures were later destroyed however the Alhambra survived to offer folks these days with an insight into how spectacular and impressive some of the architecture was.

Aladdin was a popular folk tale around this time and was part of a book, now known as the 1001 nights or Arabian Nights. The characters and themes covered in the tales to all intents and purposes classify how we remember these times in pop culture. Normally the outfits that the tales inspire are fine, silk like pajamas for both men and females. Various outfits may have a silk tunic as an alternative to the pajama look. Depending on the standing of the costume, there might be an lavish headpiece, turban or Keffiyeh.

Selected Great Arabian Outfits To Put on This Season

Clearly, you could opt for the primary characters from the Aladdin story. These are Aladdin himself or for women and girls, the Princess Jasmine. If you fancy being bad this Halloween you can go as the naughty Genie. However these costumes have been around for a while now. They have been made popular by Disney movies, including the classic cartoon adaptation in the Nineties.

Newer outfits are from the Prince of Persia picture that was out last year. This is actually based on a computer game however the tale is set around the same time as Aladdin and involves all sorts of high adventure, sorcerers and magic in step with traditional Arabian folk tales. The leading characters in the picture and game are Dastan and Princess Tamina. It's also possible to dress as the deadly assassins, known as the Hassansin. All these costumes fit into the Arabian style and will get you noticed even when people don't know the motion picture as they're fairly original.

You could always go like a Sultan (king of many Islamic nations all through these times) or maybe his queen.

Summary

Step out in style this Halloween night, sporting an inspired Arabian costume such as the Lawrence Of Arabia costume. It is a resourceful idea that a lot of people won't be game to show off so you're guaranteed to get a lot of positive remarks.