While Holmes is clearly identified—and never copied—in his iconic style, the hard-boiled look is more generic, more indicative of a detective character instead of an identity. To me, this is great. This means that the look and attitude of a detective is something that can be emulated by the masses. A few simple accessories can help set the tone and mood for an entire story. If you want to take your Halloween party to the next level, it is well worth giving it a theme. It’s also a great way of getting everyone to dress up because a general theme of ‘Halloween’ can sometimes be overwhelming. Meanwhile the moustache was aided in its war of dominance against the beard, by a different type of conflict. World War I saw shaving refuseniks scuppered – because the seal on gas masks wouldn’t work with beards or whiskers. Yet for those who yearned to grow a moustache, times were hard – only certain ranks in the military were permitted to grow moustaches. When the war ended, a moustache revolution began. Men who’d been forced to shave every day now grew them with abandon.

Though not something you’d necessarily need to complete your Magnum P.I. get-up when dressing up for your next costume party, the red-hot whip is still a signature item for our favorite private investigator. Adding details of a theme to your party invitation helps create buzz and excitement in the run-up to the party. It will help ensure that everyone puts plenty of effort into their outfit for the party, especially if it’s. a costume theme party.

Thomas Magnum is a highly skilled and well-trained Private Investigator. He was a former U.S. Navy Seal so you know not to mess with him. Magnum comes from a family of naval officers, and is generally well-liked by his peers.

Depending on the size of your face, you might need to trim your moustache. You can do this by holding it in place and trimming with sharp scissors if you need to.Ray-Ban aviators are still one of the most popular choices for name-brand sunglasses to tap into your Magnum P.I. game. With several designs, the “ Aviator Classic, ” created in 1937, is “a timeless model that combines great aviator styling with exceptional quality, performance, and comfort.” Finding a party theme that nobody else you know has done before is a great way to make sure that your party stands out. This Magnum PI professional real hair moustache is hand-knotted and shaped to look authentic using a method preferred by professional make-up artists.Their naturally blended colours result in a professional-quality transformation.These high quality fake real hair moustaches imitate nature by deriving their colour from a combination of two or more individual nuances.That is why hair that is only one colour always looks dyed or synthetic.The extreme durability of real human hair also means high wearing comfort and an authentic look , even after repeated use Indistinguishable from a real, naturally growing moustache, our Magnum, P.I. and other theatrical false moustaches are handmade for professional theatrical use on stage and screen, yet the price and ease of use allow them to be used for a multitude of private occasions, such as impressing your friends at fancy dress parties.

TV shows make really fun party themes. They are particularly brilliant if there is an iconic character or characters, such as Ross and Rachel for a little nostalgia or Jon Snow and Daenerys for an epic fantasy-style party. Favourite and super popular TV shows from across the decades make great party themes. Here is a list of TV shows that would make great party themes, either because they have iconic characters or iconic storylines or just because they offer up the chance to have lots of fun. Use this big list to get creative with your next anniversary or birthday party theme or even a Christmas get-together party. When the war ended in 1856, returning soldiers were barely recognisable behind their vast crops of facial hair. Deciding that beards were the signs of heroes British men started once again to grow their own. Beards were everywhere and moustaches were lost amongst the general “face fungus” (as Edwardian novelist Frank Richardson termed it). It was a dark time for the moustache. If the answer is absolutely zero, then go for a theme that doesn’t involve fancy dress. You can easily theme a party with fun invites, decorations, food and music.By the end of the 19th Century, beards were finally out of fashion, except amongst older, conservative men. The young man’s friend was the discovery of bacteria – and newspaper reports that linked germs with beards. Throughout Europe and North America, new rules were made to prevent bearded men from handling food and bearded hospital patients began to be shaved, whether they wanted to be or not. The future was looking smooth-chinned and moustachioed. There are 406 unique party theme ideas for you to choose from ahead of inviting all your favourite family and friends to join you for the mother of all parties.

While some trends should stay in the '80s where they belong, we’re grateful aviator glasses are still en vogue. Peter Falk as Columbo, rumpled raincoat and allIt is said that “Clothes make the man,” but that may be true for some more than others. I’ve been thinking it over, and found a pattern when it comes to clothes in crime fiction. Detective characters stand out in the crowd. Usually their manner—curious, attentive to detail, driven, and intelligent—sets them apart, but there’s more than that. The way they dress is actually quite conspicuous. Our Magnum PI moustache will stay in place and remain comfortable for hours and hours due to the combination of the Swiss lace base and skin-tone Spirit Gum adhesive (sold separately), which work together with your skin to hold the moustache firmly and flexibly in place, giving you the opportunity to forget about your moustache and focus on your performance. Now, I know there are a lot of detective characters out there that don’t fit these ideas at all, especially among the amateur detectives, but I think that’s the point. The amateurs are the everyday, playing at the detective game, but the professionals, the private detectives, the officers, the agents, and even the forensic specialists have a way to dress. Think about favorite novels and TV shows. The lot of them dress in a particular way. A favorite coat, the style of a blouse, a pair of gloves, a scarf, a set of boots all make the professional different from the ordinary. For all the complications in mechanical watches, the traditional repertoire is fairly limited. The perpetual calendar, the chronograph, the moon-phase, and others have innumerable variations, but each type basically does the same thing. The number of complications possible with an electronic watch, on the other hand, is limited only by display technology and the ingenuity of the engineers and programmers who design it. One type of watch that would have been unthinkable before the era of the electronic multifunction quartz watch is the calculator watch. And Casio's calculator watch was the undisputed king, to the point that even today, it's synonymous with this quintessentially '80s design. "Think of it as a microcomputer on your wrist for handy operation wherever you go," an advertisement suggested. Yes, mechanical watches with slide-rule bezels made a number of calculations possible, but the Casio calculator watch brought push-button convenience on the wrist, to a far wider watch-wearing public, and made announcing your nerd status not a mark of shame but a badge of honor.

Magnum's shades in the classic series were vintage Vuarnet , but since they’re no longer in circulation, plenty of similar options still fly, as aviator-inspired glasses are here to stay. Lucinda Hawksley’s new book Moustaches, Whiskers and Beards will be published by London’s National Portrait Gallery in October 2014. Throughout history facial hair has fallen in and out of fashion. Hairy faces have been lauded, derided, immortalised in art and even legislated against. The rise and curl of the moustache has never been straightforward.