The build up to the Olympic Games is well under way, so why not celebrate with an Olympics themed fancy dress party.

EDDIE THE EAGLE T-SHIRT Edwards Calgary Fancy Dress Outfit EDDIE THE EAGLE T-SHIRT Edwards Calgary Fancy Dress Outfit

By the way, Eddie actually had to wear his glasses under his goggles as he was short-sighted and couldn't see without them and they would constantly fog-up making his challenge even more difficult. With the release of the 2016 biographical movie, Eddie has been thrust into the limelight one again. This had me wondering as to whether there was a costume available, as it would be great fun dressing up as the UK's most well-known ski jumper.Based on the Calgary 88 uniform, the costume comprises of a blue, white and yellow jumpsuit with '42' and 'Calgary 88' printed on the front and a matching blue helmet with attached pink goggles. A pair of yellow skis and a pair of large 80s style glasses with clear lenses completes the look. His biggest achievement was holding the British ski jumping record, although he also broke a stunt jumping World record (unrelated to the Olympics) when he jumped over 10 cars and six buses - now that's impressive. I managed to find an authentic-looking "Olympic Skier" jumpsuit costume which looks very much like the one worn by Eddie at Calgary in 1988. It even includes his number (42) and "Calgary 88" on the front. The jumpsuit also includes all of the accessories required which are the helmet, pink ski goggles, large glasses and yellow skis. Of course, none of these are real, and if they were then you would be looking at many hundreds of pounds.