This is going to be quite a
picture-heavy post as I am rather tired after quite a busy but brilliant
weekend. By force of habit, I tend to
take my camera everywhere with me now and this weekend was no exception.
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| Hayley looking delightful |
You may have seen my previous post on the Ric Rac club and how brilliant it is, so I made sure I could be in
London for the circus themed bash. All
of my early costume ideas centred around face paint (to which I am allergic) so
it wasn't until a couple of days before that I decided to don my best
tight-rope walker/Big Top outfit (yes, I went as a tent).
My outfit consisted of a
gorgeous '50s sunsuit (label - "Sun fashions exclusive with Best's" -
anyone have any information on them?), nude fishnets with a black seam,
incredibly uncomfortable ballet pumps (courtesy of Primarché) with added ribbon
and a hat I cobbled together the night before.
Sunsuit - vintage
Shoes - Primark
Hat - made by moi
Here are some pictures of my
lovely chums in all their circussy glory.
As well as Auntie Maureen on
the decks, there was also a fantastic contortionist by the name of Stephanie
Valentine. In the words of Hayley,
"she's so bendy!"
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| My best attempt at being a contortionist! |
After a lovely leisurely
Sunday morning, Hayley, Katie and myself headed into town for a spot of lunch
at the Brasserie Zédel and cocktails in the adjoining Bar Américain - that is, after quaffing some free champagne in Burberry, admiring
some of the Great Gatsby costumes in Brooks Brothers and dancing to Trinidadian
Calypso in Regent Street. I'll do
another post about Brasserie Zédel later on or this will get too long!
Did any of you attend the Ric
Rac club? What would you wear to a
circus themed party? Have any of you
been to Brasserie Zédel?
I love Brasserie Zedel! I discovered it earlier this year and have been twice - it's amazing! I plan to go again when I'm next in London.
ReplyDeleteI actually went back about three days later! Make sure you have a Chrysler cocktail in the American Bar - it's delicious. Oh, and did you see that we've put up the photos from Vintage Parade on facebook so make sure you go and tag yourself. x
DeleteOh, I had the 'Spritz Americain' which was lovely but I think I will try a different one when I go back! I might do a post on the place because I did take a lot of photos there!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes - I did see you had uploaded those photos, so I will have to tag myself in them! x