An Alternative NYE - Vaporizer and Corset vs. Cocktail Dress

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New Years Eve is always a big question mark for me. I'm not the kind of girl that would run out to buy a glittery expensive cocktail dress that I would then never wear again (at least, not any more). It's actually a long time ago since I last dressed up for NYE. Last year, I stayed in, as I was spending some quality mom - daugter time in Miami; while the previous 2 years I spent New Years in Salamanca, which meant jeans, all stars, beer and rock music until 10am the next morning.

But this year, as I was going to spend the last weekend of the year in London, and we really wanted to go through the dressing up ritual, drink champagne, count down until midnight,... But then again, how to solve the glittery cocktail dress issue? Theme parties. Thinks about its advantages - You...

1. Wear inspiring outfits. It's rather difficult to find someone dressed up exactly as you are. In the remote possibility in which your basic outfit is the same, the key difference will lie on accessories. And the best part of this is that you can interpret the theme however you wish and let your imagination fly, without particularly standing out of the crowd (if you do, it's probably going to be rewarded!).
2. Increase your socializing abilities. Dressing up is like role playing - a fun way to be someone else and interact with others assuming a new self. In a theme party, people are in a playful and amusing mood and I find it much easier to talk to a stranger than in a regular cocktail party. In case of doubt, it's always possible to break the ice by complimenting someone's costume (everyone likes to hear that - after all, we all put some work on it). 
3. Get a break from the Top 10 Radio Hits. You might not agree on this one, but I can't bother listening to the same big current hits again and again. It really feels refreshing to go out, and dance to another kind of beat. If it's a real theme party, music will probably be part of the theme as well. 

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And that's what I did. The Eve of Tomorrow Ball (more info here) was hosted by Ronald Frend's Electric Corporation - a shadowy multi-national whose origins remain shrouded in mystery. The Ball was inspired in the 1930s, when technological prosperity was ruling the advancement of our society. A time during which many of the big inventions known today were launched - first sound and color movies, scotch tape and the fastest steam locomotive, among others. 

The NYE event did no less - attendants could enjoy the release of liquid nitrogen ice cream! Waiters were dressed up as robots and scientists, there were machines that predicted the future, cabinets filled with dieselpunk/futuristic artefacts and even the World's first pinball machine. The night featured a cabaret and a live band playing danceable music based on the 1930s.

The one thing I enjoyed most of this party was the fact that everyone really dressed up as whatever they felt like: socialites, aristocrats, paparazzi, industrialists, millionaires, ballgowns, adventurers, scientists... everything was allowed and creativity and individuality were to be seen in every costume. 

As per my costume, I'm not sure If I can explain what I was dressed up as, I'll just leave you with my star accessory: my vaporizer!

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What did you do for NYE? 

Have you ever been to a Theme Party?