August 20th: Enchantment Under the Sea Dance

From Shien Lee Creative Group and Dances of Vice:
The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance will bring you back to a decade just discovering rock and roll where you could dance the night away with your sweetheart under a tissue paper octopus.
Inspired by the dance scene in Back to the Future, this nautical-themed ball includes live music by Matthew Piazzi & the Debonairs, as well as cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

* VIP Tickets (8PM Doors): $35 Advance Tix Only [Order Here]
Includes a Jive Dance Lesson by Seiji Sato & Katie Bickert of Rebel Night NYC, Gourmet Hors d’oeuvres by Pasha Events (See Menu Below) and Punch Cocktail Hour from 8-9PM. Only 50 Available.

* General Admission (9PM Doors): $20 In Advance / $25 Day of Show [Order Here] - All tickets are Will Call Only.

Hors d’oeuvres and punch cocktails served between 8-9PM for VIP Guests only.

Morningside Castle
100 Claremont Ave, NYC (Btwn W120th & 122nd St)
4 Minute Walk from the 1 Train at 116th Columbia University

Dress Code: Formal evening attire requested. No casual attire.

Dances of Vice presents The Secret Garden Spring Ball 2011

Drowning in layers of lace, wigs as high as the heavens, sipping tea or a cocktail in a lush floral garden with a gorgeous victorian gown on. Any of this sound appealing to you?

Then come to the Dances of Vice presents The Secret Garden Spring Ball on May 14th 2011

Baroque Dinner Theater, Victorian Promenade & Jazz Age Masquerade
May 14, 2011 at Morningside Castle (100 Claremont Ave, Manhattan)


Dinner Theatre & Masquerade from 6pm-12am

Romantics, Victorians, Old Souls, Steam Punks and The Fabulous in general will be there.

Here is the description from the event page:

Enjoy a dinner fit for royalty under the Gothic arches and stained glass windows of the stunning refectory hall of the castle to the dulcet sounds of live harpsichord and opera, or enjoy a series of Victorian lawn games in the castle courtyard, followed by a complete Dances of Vice Jazz Age ball.

If you’ve been missing the Dances of Vice Festival, the Spring Masquerade is what you’ve been waiting for. The program will incorporate music, fashion and entertainment from the various historical eras we’ve celebrated since our inception in 2007, as well as a gallery of fine arts vendors.

GENERAL Admission: $20.00
* 8PM Doors, 8:30PM Tour
* 9PM Masquerade Entry
* Victorian Promenade (Courtyard)
Tix: http://tinyurl.com/4swlnks

DINNER ONLY Admission: $35.00
* 6PM Doors
* 7-9PM Baroque Dinner Theater + Buffet (See Menu)
* Tax & gratuity included
Tix: http://tinyurl.com/4azcvzv

VIP Admission: $55.00 ($50 Early Bird Discount Until 4/10!)
* 6PM Doors, 6:30 Tour
* 7-9PM Baroque Dinner Theater + Buffet (See Menu)
* Tax & gratuity included
* Victorian Promenade (Courtyard)
* 9PM Masquerade Entry

Tix: http://tinyurl.com/4gs33y5

Tickets are also available on BROWN PAPER TICKETS.

- RSVP on Facebook

Dress Code: Baroque, Victorian, Edwardian, Early Century, Orientalist, Masquerade, Elegant or Evening Attire.

DIRECTIONS: Morningside Castle is a short 4 minute walk from 1 Train at 116th Columbia University. Walk NE on Bway toward W116th, turn left at W120th, turn right at Claremont.


I've been watching period movies such as The Duchess to become inspired. I only wish I had unlimited talent and budget to recreate such beautiful garments. Guess I should just focus on a tremendous hat or wig. Hmm..

Anyway dust off your corsets and knickers and powder up your wig for this amazing event. These costumers are very serious and strive for authenticity. Check out some pictures here. You will not want to miss.







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Is it Halloween Yet?

With only 3 days left in September (where did the time go?!) I am starting to feel the pull of my favorite season.

HALLOWEEN!

I'm not even going to call it Fall or Autumn. Changing leaves and harvest stuff is great and all but really, it's all about my favorite holiday of the year. Tomorrow I will dig out the Halloween decoration box from the top of the Kostume Closet. Hopefully I won't get hurt when the inevitable avalanche of wigs, hats and unused luggage falls from the top shelf with it. Then it's time to spider web up my desk at work. Then I will spookify my Facebook picture. Then I have a LOT of work to do.

There are a few people that I am dressing other than myself this year which I am happy to do but I need to get cracking like.. yesterday. I am making a dog costume too. If it goes well I may add a few hand made dog costumes to my etsy site. (more about that later). To prepare I took at trip to Joann Fabrics with my mother this weekend. It was very inspiring but I didn't get all the materials I needed because some of my costume ideas are just that, ideas. I don't have an accurate idea of how much fabric I will actually need.

As usual, I am doing more than one costume for Halloween weekend. With Halloween on a Sunday it's the perfect Halloween party storm! Here are the ideas floating around in my head. Friday night I do not have plans yet so I will probably wear the same thing as Saturday. On Saturday I will be going to a house party and I think I am going to dress as a Sexy Praying Mantis. This is how I see it in my head...




I am going to do green stockings and arm warmers, Green booty shorts or even a green leotard and then long wings down my back. The wings I am going to make out of shiny iridescent fabric with interfacing and maybe some wire. I hope to run a string of LED lights through them too. For the headpiece I am going to do a headband with buggy eyeballs and long antenna and LOTS of glitter and eyelashes cause as far as I'm concerned you are not dressed up if you don't have eyelashes on.

On a side note: When you Google image search "Sexy Praying Mantis", not shockingly a lot of disturbing pictures come up. This has to be one of the winners.I'm not sure I want to know what is going on here.

On Sunday, the actual day of Halloween I have a very busy schedule. First I'm going to an Edward Gorey themed brunch at Highline Ballroom with my friend Erica.The brunch is put on by a very cool group in NYC called Dances of Vice. I have wanted to go to one of their parties for a long time. They seem like a very serious bunch of costumers. I'm very excited to have plans during the day on Halloween because I always get so excited and want to dress up during the day but work tends to get in the way. I'm going for a Victorian Gothic theme for my costume for brunch. I bought a great black and white stripe fabric for the skirt. Rogue Sewing begins soon! Here is an idea of what I'm going for...

Then later that very same night I am going to the Dresden Dolls!!! Its their 10th "Bandiversary" show and it should be an amazing time. The parade is great and all but I have a hard time dealing with the crowds and if the weather is crappy, forget it. Halloween Day/Night should be a Neo-Goth/Victorian/Steam Punk Cabaret/Vaudevillian good time!!
So anyway that's the plan thus far. If you know if a good party with a costume contest I could win on Friday night, let me know :)


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