Last night's Kings & Queens themed party in honour of my very good friend Juliette was fabulous. The venue was crackalackin for starters - Le Gothique in Wandsworth, housed in the imposing Royal Victoria Patriotic Building. Having lived down the road from it for well over a decade, I've always been intrigued by this super spooky place but have never had the pleasure of exploring it - I didn't even know there was a bar and restaurant on site until Jules booked it for her party.
If I'd been firing on all cylinders I would have taken a zillion pics. Due to the spaced-out effect of my pain killers and limitations of my bloody bad back, I've only got a few to share. But I hope they still tell the story of a great night with excellent food, fabulous company and many brilliant costumes....
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| All fancy dressed up and ready to go; a Drama Queen and Queen of the Damned |
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| Don't you just love this man's creative spirit? |
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| My husband - the King Prawn (pfffft) |
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| What a strange couple we make - mind you, not sure that vampires are partial to shellfish |
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| Our beautiful hostess was Anne Boleyn (as far as I know she left with her head intact) |
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| Le Gothique is one atmospheric venue |
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| I hope she doesn't tip her water over Don King... |
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| The fangs did come out (for five minutes - the Party Superstore packaging lied about the effectiveness of the "putty") |
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| Titania, Queen of the Fairies makes her entrance (those wings were lethal) |
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| The ladies (our Queen Bee had an issue with her gusset - the Party Superstore strikes again). Other costumes in attendance included Freddie Mercury, a drag queen, Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Henry VIII, the Queen of Hearts, Jonathan King (oof) and my personal fave, Jareth the Goblin King (a la David Bowie in Labyrinth) |
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| The food was scrummy - and how I wish I could have stayed longer to get stuck into the cheese board |
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| All good cheese needs a delicious grape or two to go with |
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| The cupcake tower was provided by the venue - I'm now even more tempted to book a party there! |
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| The themed cupcakes provided were delicious |
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| This really was the ideal setting for a vampire costume: I made myself into Akasha, Queen of the Damned, with aid of a belly dancer costume, a black jersey maxi skirt from Primark, tiara from the Party Superstore attached to a crown made of black card, tribal necklaces from Primark and New Look and shit loads of liquid eyeliner - easy! |
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| And I did succumb to falsies - I may never wear this much eye make-up again, much as I loved it |
Happy birthday Juliette and thanks for inviting us!
2 comments:
I like the theme! I actually thought I would have picked Titania before I read down and saw that you had one! Your outfit is awesome by the way
Titania rocked! x
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