Dressing up is popular no matter what age you are. Children love to go trick-or-treating and dressing up as their favorite character or animal. Teenagers and adults wear costumes to costume parties. Many who go as a group find it a great and creative idea to dress as a band, each friend dressing up as a different member. One of the best ideas for a group to dress up as is ABBA. Wearing ABBA costumes it fun, and it is very easy to find ABBA costumes than it may sound.

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, then male vocal half of the group are a great idea if there is just two guys. Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad are a rockin' girl couple pairing if you are unable to have four people in your group.

If you aren't worried about money and you have plenty of time, you could hire a seamstress to sew your ABBA costumes for you. However, this can be very expensive and nothing like as much fun as making your own ABBA costumes!

If you know how to create and follow patterns and sew, then you just need some ABBA type patterns and the type of material they would have worn. You need to measure the people in your group to ensure the costumes will be a good fit and not be too tight or loose. If nobody in your group knows anything about dressmaking, you might want to check out some stores. Buying completely new items is usually not the best way to come up with your ABBA costume.

It is always a great idea to go thrift shopping at the Goodwill or any second hand store. This will save you money and time. These stores usually provide old style clothing that is perfect for ABBA costumes. You can find many different types of clothing at a thrift store. All you have to do is buy, wash, and wear. The clothes offered at thrift shops are usually very cheap, that way, if you need to make adjustments, you never feel bad about ruining a highly expensive piece of clothing. Cut away and make your ABBA costume your own.

The plain style of clothes that the band wore is easy to mock. Simple things such as vests and headbands can do the trick. It might be harder to find shiny costumes. Many times, thrift stores have many clothing items from the 70s and the disco age. Look in different areas and you are sure to find something. You should also look at children's and baby clothing because you can find material that can be cut out and sewn onto something else. Or, you can use the clothing to make a new item for you to wear. With this, you are sure to find the colors and materials you need. If not, there is always the option of dyeing or drawing on clothing.

You will need to think about a dye or wig for your hair. ABBA costumes use natural hair colors so a wig might be easier, especially if your hair has been lightened or is porous, meaning a rinse-out dye might not rinse out immediately!

The hardest part of an ABBA costume is probably getting the correct platform shoes. Many months before the costumes are going to be worn, checking for the right style shoes needs to happen whenever out running errands or having fun. The most important thing to remember when creating ABBA costumes is to make the process fun! Now go out and disco tonight to "Waterloo", "Super Trooper" or "The Winner Takes It All"