Isn’t fancy dress the best invention ever? I love love love getting dressed up! It was the perfect excuse to pull out all the stops for one of my best friend’s hen weekend a few weeks ago. The theme? Musicals. What a rich vein to tap…
I spent a few weeks humming and hawing over whether to go as Sally Bowles or the gangster’s moll from Singin’ in the Rain (my favourite musical and one of my all time favourite films full stop). In the end I went with Cyd Cherisse.
Rachel, the hen in question, opted for Sandy from Grease! Fun times indeed…
Once our characters were decided, Rach and I started to build our outfits. Rachel opted for the internet to help pull her kit together, where as I got to cheat a little as I already had the dress! I think we both did pretty well! What do you think?
I pulled a Polyvore together to give a feel for Rachel’s outfit and tried to keep as much of the items as cheap as possible, so if you do fancy being Sexy Sandy for the day it wouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg. It was impossible to find an off the shoulder black top for some reason, so the strapless effort will have to suffice as a stop gap solution. And apologies, but the shoes cost a FORTUNE. I couldn’t find a cheap pair of red peep-toe sling-backs.
My Cyd Cherisse dress is one of the best costumes I’ve ever had! I took a close up of the leotard (yes, it’s a leotard) and the separate skirt that goes over the top. All the sequins were hand-stitched onto the garment.The skirt is especially fun – it’s only made of strips of fabric so it’s very swishy and moves a lot.
I have to say that there was a lot of effort for folk’s costumes on the day. We had an Annie, Pink Ladies, Maria from the Sound of Music, Velma and Roxy from Chicago, Princess Fiona from Shrek, Dorothy, Tallulah from Bugsy Malone, and the Phantom of the Opera, amongst other musical stars. Quite the selection!
So who would YOU go as to a musical fancy dress party? I’d love to hear your ideas :)
February 19, 2013 at 7:58 PM
wow, what a stunning costume you have! i LOVE it. and what a great idea for a party! i don’t know who i would go as… pocahantes would be fun, mimi marquez from Rent would also be fun. but i love old musicals so anything that Ginger Rogers did would be a blast.
February 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM
what a great idea for a party! i love your cyd cherisse outfit! i think i’d go as Ginger Rogers in any one of her musicals with Fred. I love her. but Mimi from RENT would also be fun. i might have to steal this idea!
February 20, 2013 at 1:44 PM
It’s a really fun theme – we had such a great time in our musicals kit!
Yes, Ginger would be fabulous. I actually thought about going as Fred Astaire from Top Hat for a moment, because I have a beautiful vintage top hat and a tuxedo would have been so much fun to wear, but in the end I went with Cyd :)
I haven’t seen RENT! Must watch it someday soon.
February 25, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Absolutely love your green dress, and you look fab in it – the colour really suits you.
February 25, 2013 at 10:35 AM
Absolutely love your green dress, that colour really suits you.
February 25, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Thank you! The dress was so much fun to wear. Only problem was the fishnet tights – they kept catching on all the beads and razzmatazz I was wearing. By the end of the night my tights were extra-holey! :)