The “Disco” style originated in the late 70s - early 80s of the last century in the West. As a result, the “Disco” style spread and became fashionable in many countries around the world, and Russia was no exception among these countries. Brightness, dynamism, sexuality - all these adjectives can safely characterize this style direction.
The “disco” fashion has recently become widespread, both among young people and middle-aged people. So, what is this style? How to organize a “crazy” party in the “Disco” style? How to surprise your guests?
There should be no limit to this direction of fantasy. The “Disco” style is bright and a little tacky. And the main thing is dancing to the point of insanity and a great mood.
Organizing a party in retro style (USSR times) - Hello 80s!
For some, the times of the USSR represent youth and nostalgia; for many, it is an interesting topic for a corporate event or holiday.
For both categories of people, this is a reason to plunge into the atmosphere of the 80s-90s and have a lot of fun. A party in retro style will interest a representative of any generation. Bright stylish suits, disco music, old Soviet things from childhood, and the romance of those times will not leave anyone indifferent. In addition, a themed party in the style of the 90s does not require significant financial investments, and will also be appropriate for any celebration.
Look from Dior
Emphasis on feminine sophistication, moving closer to the hourglass silhouette:
- raised bust, fitted bodice;
- corseted waist and full long skirt;
- open shoulders and back to the middle of the shoulder blades;
- neckline;
- high heels;
- high hairstyle and jewelry.
About retro style
Retro is a term created by historians that does not have a clear time frame. At the same time, he points to the belonging of events to time, which has already become a historical property in the present. Retrostyle, in one of its meanings, is mentioned by stylists regarding things associated with the times of the late 19th-20th centuries.
Most recently, the 70-90s of the last century fell under this time frame. A party in the style of disco, (hipsters) or simply the times of the Soviet Union has long become a newfangled trend, gaining more and more fans every year.
Menu for the New Year's table from the times of the USSR
The New Year's table in the USSR was always bursting with an abundance of dishes. Simple and tasty recipes for salads “Olivier”, “Mimosa”, “Herring under a fur coat” still remain among the leaders. Cold cuts of raw smoked and boiled sausage, carbonate, boiled pork and lard were always served. Particular attention and a lot of time was devoted to preparing jellied fish, as well as jellied meat.
They prepared and served assorted mushrooms, sliced fish, sauerkraut, seasoned with aromatic homemade oil and onions. Hot dishes were a baked chicken or duck carcass, complemented by boiled or mashed potatoes.
For the New Year's table to resemble the times of the Soviet Union, it should include sandwiches with sprats, stuffed eggs and canned pineapples.
The meat was prepared into chops, sometimes baked with cheese. They were in perfect harmony with the vinaigrette, grated fresh carrots, mayonnaise and garlic. There was always salted herring cut into pieces, sprinkled with fresh green onions, and fried fish in batter.
The “sweet table” was set separately. There were tangerines, bananas, and chocolates in abundance. Among the desserts, the signature dish was the “Napoleon” and “Honey Cake” cake, as well as the “School” cake. Drinks, including strong ones, were often homemade.
Room design and decorations
When organizing such a celebration, it is necessary to take into account that decorating the hall is not just adding a couple of new decorative elements to the decor, but a complete recreation of the atmosphere of Soviet times.
When choosing a room for an event, you should know that it will be easiest to organize it in a cafe from the 80-90s or on an old dance floor. Although you can stylize a residential apartment, office, banquet hall.
For decoration you will definitely need:
- old yellowed newspapers from the last century;
- Soviet toys;
- glass containers (for baby milk, champagne, vodka);
- candy wrappers, labels;
- banknotes or props;
- Pioneer attributes (horns, ties, caps).
- interior elements in retro style (water decanters, tube TV, gramophone, old radio, lamp with lampshade, napkins with lace, etc.).
The main decorative items are posters and slogans (for example, “wipe your feet” at the entrance and various calls on the walls of the room). A map of the USSR will serve as an interesting decorative element.
If the celebration is being created for an organization, you can create an honor board and assign each employee their own title.
Regarding the rest of the decor, imagination has no limits: children’s toys can be seated on chairs and tables, and lamps with lampshades and napkins will also find a place there. Water decanters and faceted glasses on iron trays, vases with wildflowers and candy bowls with Alenka chocolates will fit perfectly on the table.
Suits
Depending on the occasion of the party, you can choose different costumes. If this is an exclusively women's party, fluffy polka dot dresses in the style of dudes will come in handy. This choice can be made for men who attend a retro party. The main accent of this look will be the characteristically styled hair.
What else can a woman and a man wear for such an event? Absolutely any image inspired by the last century will do. Schoolchildren, pioneers, students, workers and collective farmers - each of these outfits will look just right.
Read more about how to prepare humorous skits for the holiday.
Party Invitations
Where does any party start? Of course, from the invitations. They should be decorated according to the theme of the party. The invitation card should “shout” about what event the person is invited to. There are many options: depict popular pop stars of that time (Andriano Celentano, Gloria Gaynor, John Travolta, the Combination group, Alla Pugacheva), make invitations on colored paper, decorate them with a large yellow smiley - the most popular symbol of disco times, use clippings from newspapers or magazines of that time, put the invitations in envelopes and pour confetti there, do not forget to indicate in the invitations that there is a strict dress code at the party - everyone must be dressed in the style of the party's direction.
New Year's party in retro style
By making some adjustments to the basic concept of the party in the spirit of bygone decades, you can create a unique New Year's celebration.
Invitations
An interesting solution for an invitation to a celebration would be to use old postcards, which are usually kept in every home. If they are absent, you can create a postcard in the form of an invitation to the main Kremlin Christmas tree. The text should also be stylized to match the speech of that time.
Christmas tree
A distinctive feature of this holiday and its central accent is the Christmas tree. The first Soviet New Year was celebrated in 1936 after the ban on it was lifted. Being a royal tradition, for 17 years the celebration of the New Year in the USSR was unacceptable.
Therefore, after a long break, the royal traditions of decorating the Christmas tree richly and brightly were replaced by the need to create decorations from improvised means. These were cotton wool, cardboard, paper, and various fabrics. Snowflakes and various objects (cars, houses, birds, snowmen) were made from this material. And only over time, the already familiar glass cones, hares, squirrels and large bright balls were added to budget decorations. The easiest way to get Soviet Christmas tree decorations for your themed holiday is from your grandmother. Most families treasure this memory with trepidation.
Interior decorations
The industry of that time did not involve the production of a large assortment of New Year's accessories for decorating home premises. Therefore, party decoration is often limited to decorating windows and walls using fancy snowflakes cut out of white paper. And also with all kinds of garlands from newspapers.
Interesting! Soviet citizens figured out how to create a “golden shower” effect indoors. To do this, it was enough to attach a wet piece of cotton wool to each thread of the New Year's rain. Now you need to throw it to the ceiling and do the same with the rest of the raindrops. Surprisingly, it looks fascinating.
Well, where would we be without bright New Year's electric lights? Nowadays there is no shortage of them, and from the huge selection of garlands you will definitely be able to choose something suitable.
80s themed retro party!
Where to start to have a fun ending?!
An 80s-style party is a great script idea for any occasion: be it a birthday, New Year, graduation or a regular meeting of best friends! The main thing is that it is crazy, funny and memorable for many years! How to arrange it? Easily! We do this with pleasure and from the heart!
We start with invitations.
We compose a positive, colorful and friendly invitation electronically or print it on paper. We indicate the place, date and time of the festive event! We celebrate the style of the party and warn about the upcoming dress code! We do it fun and with a sense of humor! We send it by mail, hand it over directly, share it on social networks or send it electronically. Doesn't matter! The main thing is that the recipient receives it, smiles and arrives!
We will organize the party organizers.
Let's gather a group of optimists, although one perky companion with a bunch of crazy fun ideas will also do! We discuss, share ideas, prepare a script together.
Downloading 80s music.
We download such music that even the most modest “nerd” will start dancing. It is advisable to take into account the age and preferences of the company. We focus on the periods of those years.
In the early 80s, ABBA and Boney M were at their peak, and in the middle were the Italian pop stars Celentano and Toto Cutunier. During the same period, Sandra, CC Cache and Arabesque, Modern Talking and Bad Boys Blue, etc. were popular.
Let’s not forget about the Soviet pop stars: everyone’s favorite Yura Shatunov, the Mirage group, Yuri Antonov, Minaev, Pugacheva and others.
We search on the Internet, go through old discs, you can visit a music store, it doesn’t matter. The main criterion is compliance with the style of the holiday - music of the 80s. Cheerful, positive, danceable!
We buy supplies for the party.
The attributes for an 80s-style party can be anything that will lift your spirits, make the photo bright, and save someone who came without “makeup.” It could be funny glasses, funny hats, bright ties with inscriptions, crazy standing wigs, suspenders from dad's closet. In general, take whatever makes you smile - it won’t be too much! You can stop by the holiday supply store to buy garlands, flags and confetti. Another option: decorate the room with vinyl records or photographs of friends from their nostalgic times, as well as posters of your favorite 80s stars from old magazines. Another important attribute of the evening is a mirror disco ball. You can make it yourself by easily finding manufacturing instructions on the Internet.
Color music will immerse you in the atmosphere of disco times. A cassette recorder will add color to the holiday! Even better if it plays music :)
We dress in the style of the eighties.
The outfit can be different, even come in tights and with a string bag. The main thing is that it should be in accordance with that wonderful era! Well, seriously speaking, representatives of the 80s era preferred catchy and bright clothes, too narrow and too wide cut, as well as short length, glitter of sequins and rhinestones. Girls' clothing should contain a challenge to the whole world and obsessive sexuality: miniskirts, bodysuits, leggings, leggings, fishnet tights, shoulder pads, batman sweater, banana pants. Shoes: sneakers, pumps and sneakers.
In those years, there was a fashion on the head for perms, highlights, backcombing and high ponytails. Makeup should also not lag behind the enchantment of the image: bright shadows of the most saturated colors, eyeliner, catchy blush and lipstick with mother-of-pearl or rich shades. An integral part is glasses. You also can’t do without bright accessories: gloves with cut off fingers, scarves and hats, colored ribbons on the forehead, voluminous clip-on earrings, ring earrings, wide plastic bracelets and large beads. Men of those times wore banana jeans, bright shirts, dark turtlenecks under a jacket, and wore belts and suspenders. The image of a real boy of that time in an Adidas suit and worn-out sneakers is also relevant!
Drinks and snacks from the past.
Party food also requires creativity. It is better to replace sandwiches with red fish with sandwiches with sprats or doctor's sausage, and serve Olivier instead of Caesar. Dumplings with sour cream, fried chicken, homemade cutlets, shuboy herring and mimosa, lightly salted cucumbers and pickled mushrooms - that’s what was on the table in an ordinary Soviet family for the New Year or birthday. It will also be relevant to have soda or compote in a huge saucepan or jars. And of course, you can’t do without Soviet champagne, Zhigulevskoye beer and Stolichnaya. For dessert, Napoleon cake, eclairs, Potato cake, puff tongues, Alenka chocolate and Eskimo ice cream. Beautiful tablecloths, bright napkins and colored straws will make the treat more appetizing.
Dress code for guests
Properly selected outfits for guests will help highlight the style of the wedding. Guests can support the disco style dress code and choose bright and themed outfits that are relevant for those times.
Guest outfits:
- flared trousers or banana trousers;
- jackets and shirts in bright colors;
- disco dresses with sparkles and sequins;
- leggings in bright colors;
- mini skirts;
- tops and blouses with rhinestones;
- shoes with heels or platforms;
- colored blazers;
- massive jewelry;
- original mirrored glasses with frames;
- wig or hairstyle with backcomb;
- bright makeup for women.
All of the listed outfits and accessories will allow you to create bright and harmonious images that correspond to the given concept of the celebration.
