Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

Dressing for Cocktails

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There’s less than 2 weeks now to go until Norwich Cocktail Week.

It’ll be the culmination of a whole years work and planning, and I know it’s going to be an amazing week, and also that I might need a liver transplant at the end of it! With 22 bars to make sure I visit that week, that’s an awful lot of cocktails!

Considering my love for theming an outfit, it only actually occurred to me this very morning that I could get CLOTHES WITH COCKTAILS ON THEM. So I spent the whole morning putting together fantasy outfits featuring CLOTHES WITH COCKTAILS ON THEM, and now I’m writing a blog about them, because that way I can call it “work” rather than “looking at CLOTHES WITH COCKTAILS ON THEM”.

So, for a super smart and fancy cocktail evening I think I’d wear this outfit, the sort of evening that starts with Martinis and maybe ends with a bit of dancing of the sophisticated and elegant sort (ha, obviously not by me, I don’t do that sort of dancing). Green is pretty much my favourite colour, and it looks so lovely with gold. I have a green silk scarf I would probably use to line the lucite clutch, as that’s much prettier to look at than the contents of my handbag, which invariably contains receipts and bottle tops within 5 minutes. I have no idea how they get there.

green cocktail print dress

♦ Martini Print Dress – Voodoo Vixen ♦ Pin Up Couture Shoes – Lady Lucks Boutique ♦
♦ Clear Clutch Bag – Miss L Fire ♦ Gold Stars Hair Band – Janine Basil ♦

This next outfit I’m thinking for a more low key cocktail evening. Maybe a romantic dinner and cocktails, followed by a few drinks in a bar. Don’t think I’m not chuffed with myself for pairing a skirt with a sheer panel at the hem with shoes with a sheer panel, that’s co-ordination that is.

martini cardigan

♣ Martini Cardigan – Voodoo Vixen ♣ Scuba Midi Skirt – ASOS ♣
♣ Mesh Panel Heels – New Look ♣ Black Beret – Village Hats ♣

And then I need an outfit for those low key cocktails with a group of friends. There’s a couple of bars during cocktail week serving beer cocktails, this is the outfit for beer cocktails. A casual cardigan, trousers, and OMG THE COCKTAIL OLIVE JEWELLERY.

cocktail cardigan

â™ Banned Cocktail Cardigan – Blue Banana â™  Swing Trousers – Heyday! Vintage Styleâ™ 
â™ Martini Earrings – Maries Gems on Etsy â™  Martini Olive Necklace – Neat Eats on Etsyâ™ 

I have been hunting for ages, but couldn’t find many more cocktails prints, which surprised me! I know Bettylicious had an amazing Heart of Haute cocktail print dress, but she is now swimwear only, and I couldn’t find another stockist.

Have you seen any cocktail prints around?

Comments

46 responses to “Dressing for Cocktails”

  1. Helen Mae avatar
    Helen Mae

    The first outfit is my favourite, but also, give me those cocktail olive accessories! They are seriously fab.

  2. Sabine avatar
    Sabine

    I think you need this in your lucite bag (you can hide the receipts in there): https://www.etsy.com/listing/101913255/eyeglass-case-or-sunglass-case-cocktails?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=cocktail+glass+fabric&ga_page=1&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery. I also saw several fabrics, my favorite being this one: https://www.etsy.com/listing/120004914/martini-cocktail-glasses-fruit-glitter?ref=favs_view_1. I’m sure there lots of vintage cocktail scarves around, too.
    Have fun at the cocktail week and be sure to blog about it extensively. I’m a little jealous, you get to go, while I’m looking up cocktail-themed items on etsy for you. Cheers!

  3. Donna Griffin avatar
    Donna Griffin

    Loving the second outfit, that hat.. Those shoes..

  4. Carpet Cleaners Croydon avatar
    Carpet Cleaners Croydon

    I love this dress from the first outfit!!!

  5. Verónica Pez Soluble avatar
    Verónica Pez Soluble

    Two weeks ago I got this fantastic skirt: http://www.lindybop.co.uk/petticoats-skirts-c5/lindy-bop-peggy-vintage-fifties-style-pink-glass-rock-n-roll-full-circle-shirt-p643 🙂

    1. Gemma avatar
      Gemma

      I was on Lindybop the other day, how did I miss that!

  6. Sarah Blodgett avatar
    Sarah Blodgett

    I LOVE these outfits! I actually made a pair of DIY cocktail glass earring (inspired by a pair that I saw on Dita Von Teese that I could not find anywhere) http://everydaystarlet.com/2014/08/diy-cocktail-glass-earrings.html
    Kisses,
    Sarah

  7. akwildcherry avatar
    akwildcherry

    Great outfits, I totally want them all. The cocktail olives are just amazing, they are definitely added to my want list.

    She Knits in Pearls

  8. Minnie avatar
    Minnie

    That black beret looks great especially in fall. You must check out jewelry on http://adacollection.com/ , they have brilliant pieces

  9. Suzette Barnett avatar
    Suzette Barnett

    I’d love a cocktail week, it sounds so fun! But more importantly, that martini cardigan of yours from Voodoo Vixen is adorable. I think I’m getting it, so thanks for sharing! Have you ever been to Armstrong’s Vintage Emporium (http://bit.ly/1eL5jXM)? Supposedly it’s the largest vintage clothing emporium in the UK…. I saw so many fantastic things…. if only my wallet and suitcase were fatter! Suzette