Having been the staple diet of television and movie comedies and endlessly popular with college students on both sides of the Atlantic, the Toga Party continues to fascinate today as well as when we were younger.
Select this theme for your next costume party and you can transport your guests back to a time of decadence and general excess, especially with the parties celebrated in ancient Rome and Greece. We won’t dwell on what happened at THOSE parties to say that everyone probably had a great time and didn’t remember much the next day or week! Now you don’t have to duplicate everything they did to have a good time, so we’ll focus on what we need to do to throw your own Toga themed party.
For an amazing party, you need to make sure you have the right theme and context. The hosts of truly great parties have carefully considered the needs of their guests. This means considering what age groups they will attend and what their likes and dislikes are – most of the people you invite should be your friends and you need to know roughly how they will react to different scenarios.
For example, if the party is for adults, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a simple Toga party, but if you want real excitement, why introduce another factor and base it on the world famous Caeser’s Palace hotel in Las Vegas? This would allow you to give your party another twist as it could include a modern casino feel along with a toga costume theme.
The best parties need the best invitations. Why? Well, it’s where the party should start. We have all received a party invitation on a plain sheet of paper that contains the simplest details or worse yet, we are invited to a party with just a few words. Okay, I grant you that it works and that people will attend, but it will never excite anyone, it will never generate a sense of anticipation. In order for the excitement to flow from the earliest stage, you need to think a little more imaginatively.
If you are hosting a Roman or Greek toga party, you can use a laurel wreath as the base of your invitation and write the invitation text on the wreath sheets or on a separate card (luggage tags work well) with the that could get old. a tea stain and a coffee granule stain before adhering to the crown. To age these cards or paper, if desired, simply dip them in a tea solution until the desired color is achieved and, while still wet, sprinkle some coffee granules over which they will dissolve into patches of a darker color. Allow to dry completely before using.
Alternatively, if you can purchase some small ceramic jars urns, you can write your invitation on a card, roll it up, and give it to your guest to open and regain the surprise. If you’ve opted for the Caeser’s Palace theme, you can use any imagery or symbolism related to that. It’s about paying attention to detail and showing your guest that you really care about all the details.
Whatever interpretation you’ve put on your Toga theme party, the costumes will be the heart and soul. You could invoke the rule that if your guests are not wearing a toga costume, they will not be allowed in. If you go this route you must indicate it in the invitation and it is a bit harsh, it would be better to have a small stock of white sheets, safety pins, simple rope belts and some laurel headdresses on hand to ensure that everyone is involved.
If you want to make your own simple toga, it is nothing more than a piece of linen or fabric and the easiest solution is to use a white or slightly off-white bed sheet. Don’t get the one with the elastic corners unless you want to spend hours trying to turn them into pockets! Wrap the fabric around you about 1.5 times and then toss the rest over your shoulder. It is common to wrap it at the waist for both sexes and use the excess that is thrown over the shoulder to create the modest bodice. Some may want to wrap at chest level first!
There are some fantastic reasonably priced gowns available to buy at your local costume store or one of the many reliable costume retailers found on the internet. Most will have a wide selection of costumes and should also have a variety of trim prices to include, knee-high sandals for men and women commonly tied in brown or gold, laurel wreath headpieces in green or gold, costume Roman or Greek. jewelry and belts.
The decor of your party room will depend on the actual theme you have chosen, but for a simple toga party, you should try to recreate an ancient Greek or Roman setting. Some accessory rental companies will have everything you need, from outdoor lanterns to faux columns to pedestal busts. If you can’t run this, why not print some busts and column pictures and put them on the wall? Grape leaf garlands and Roman numerals and Greek character cutouts on your computer will also look effective and will give you good wall coverage.
Other decorative finishing pieces would be terra cotta pots and urns with lots of grapes and grape leaves, and you can easily opt for candles instead of electric lighting. For inspiration on other accent pieces for your party, you can visit the library or alternatively check out the National Lampoons Animal House to pick up some alternative ideas.