Birthday Quote by Cathy Newman

I remember, as a kid, wearing the Batman costume for Halloween and feeling empowered by that as a kid.

— Salim Akil

My mom used to make my costumes when I was little; she sews a lot. One year, I was a bride and I had…

— Sasha Pieterse

My fancy dress costume of choice is... something 1920s or 30s, when there was still so much elegance and attention to detail. An excuse…

— Ellie Goulding

I was always dressing up as a kid. I had a dress for all the Los Angeles bar and bat mitzvahs that I was…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

It was the first corsage I ever bought. I even put on a suit with a pink shirt to match her pink dress. Me…

— George Lopez

I have an older sister and my mom would dress us up identically, so in all of our pictures, we're in these giant pink,…

— Analeigh Tipton

When I was about seven, I remember spending a lot of time in my parents' wardrobe trying on their bespoke suits.

— Stella McCartney

The first time I ever dressed in drag was at a costume party during my childhood. I went as Wonder Woman and my mom…

— Courtney Act

In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the…

— Hamish Bowles

My mother used to dress rather risque when I was a kid, and that sort of shocked me. I always thought moms were supposed…

— Drew Barrymore

My mother had her dresses made. In those days in Chile, the early '70s, people had dressmakers make their things. With the leftovers, my…

— Maria Cornejo

For my 21st birthday party, I had a 'Strictly'-themed fancy dress.

— Rachel Riley