Throwing a retro party calls for the right vintage clothing, delectable hors d'oeuvres, perfect cocktails and killer heels. Creat a swank atmosphere with mood lighting and a sexy playlist. Here are ideas for throwing a retro party so boss it will be the talk of the office water cooler for months to come.
5:55 pm ~ The first guests are about to arrive. Give yourself the 'Manhattan once-over'. Flirty chiffon dress with ankle-rocking slingbacks? Velvet jewel-toned pencil skirt with black patent leather stilettos? Perfection! Lips are painted perfectly pouty to leave a lipstick print on the rim of your cocktail glass. Finish with red or coral nails and a fabulous pair of chandelier earrings. A spritz of your favorite French cologne and you're ready to be the perfect hostess and bartender fatale.
6:15 pm ~ You're serving up perfect champagne cocktails. "A Walk in the Black Forest" by Horst Jankowski is playing in the background, setting the perfect mood.
The Perfect Champagne Cocktail
- 1 sugar cube
- 4 to 5 drops of bitters
- 4 to 5 ounces of well-chilled Champagne
- Garnish with a lemon twist
Drop the sugar cube into the bottom of a Champagne flute. Pour the bitters on top. Let the cube absorb the bitters until amber-colored; about 30 seconds. Carefully crush the cube, breaking it into a soft mound. Slowly add the Champagne, letting the bubbles rise and subside, until the glass is full. Twist the lemon peel over the top and drop it into the cocktail. Voila!
6:30 pm ~ Frank is crooning "Fly Me to the Moon." What's not to love?
7:00 pm ~ Guests are nibbling your crab meat canapés, stuffed mushroom caps and bacon-wrapped water chestnuts. Add "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darrin and soon people are tripping the light fantastic.
7:30 pm ~ Andy Williams is singing "Music to Watch Girls By." You're feeling especially flirty.
8:15 pm ~ Take it up a notch with Elvis' "Bossa Nova Baby" - now you're really swingin'.
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| Retro Cocktail Shaker from the 1950's |
The Sacred Truth Martini
- 2 pitted green olives
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dry vermouth
- 1-1/2 cups cracked ice
- 3 ounces top-quality gin
Spear the olives with a cocktail toothpick. Pour the vermouth into a small saucer. Add the olives and turn them several times to coat. Fill a shaker with the ice and add the gin. Stir very gently with a long-handled bar spoon to chill, about 20 revolutions. Set the speared olives in a martini glass. Strain the chilled gin over the olives and serve.
9:00 pm ~ The Nashville Teens are grinding out "Tobacco Road." You realize you identify with their plight.
9:25 pm ~ Sexy-dance to Gene Vincent's "Be Bop A Lula"... do the twist
s-l-o-w-l-y with your favorite crush.
10:00 pm ~ Things are mellowing and Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" is filling the air.
10:45 pm ~ You're serving espresso in tiny china cups and Deano is serenading your guests as they head out into the night. "That's Amore!"
Midnight ~ You're retro party was the ginchiest. Kick off your killer heels and fall into bed, Betty Draper. You're fabulous!
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