Pretend To Bee Dresses Up ‘Thunderbirds’

Two-year deal with ITV will see costumes featuring Scott Tracy, Virgil Tracy and more.

Children’s costume company Pretend To Bee has signed a two year deal with ITV Studios to create a line of "Thunderbirds" children's costumes that will launch in October.

The line will debut with a “Thunderbirds Are Go” Scott Tracy costume followed by a  Virgil Tracy get-up in early 2016. Each costume will includes accessories to expand the role play possibilities such as chest plates, a detachable padded sash and more. A sound chip is incorporated into the costume to re-create sounds from the TV series.

“We have expanded our Pretend to Bee range considerably in 2015 with the addition of several new licensed collections, and so are delighted to have signed such a hot licensed property,” says Harrison Palmer, sales and marketing director, Global Solutions for Clothing, parent company of Pretend to Bee. “The success of the new ‘Thunderbirds’ program has been phenomenal, and we hope our new range will appeal to the legion of new 'Thunderbirds' fans. With a new season already confirmed in 2016, we will continue to add to the range.”