Planning a decade-themed table for a school gala dinner and silent auction comes down to two things: what you wear and how you dress the table. The comment thread on this post is a goldmine of reader-suggested '80s inspiration, from hair and makeup to centerpieces and party favors.
Readers suggested big, teased hair with side "wings," a side ponytail, off-the-shoulder and one-shoulder dresses, puffy sleeves, ruffles, fingerless gloves, fishnet gloves, leg warmers, and oversized brightly colored earrings. Blue eyeliner and a stack of bangles came up more than once.
Ideas from the comments include a black tablecloth splattered with neon paint, leopard print accents, placemats made from 'Teen Beat'-style teen-idol posters, disco-ball cupcakes, and a burned '80s mixtape CD used as a place card holder for each guest.
El is hosting a table at Ava's school Gala, whose theme is Decades in honor of the school's 10th anniversary. Her table chose the 1980s, and she asked readers for cocktail-wear and table-decorating ideas.
According to the post, the other ladies at the table "completely flipped for the chance to theme it up," so the group settled on the 1980s as their decade.
Commenters recommended big teased hair with side wings, a side ponytail, off-the-shoulder or one-shoulder dresses, puffy sleeves, ruffles, fingerless and fishnet gloves, leg warmers, oversized earrings, blue eyeliner, and lots of bangles.
Readers suggested splattering a tablecloth with neon paint, leopard print accents, teen-magazine poster placemats, disco-ball cupcakes, and a custom '80s music CD used as a place card holder for each guest.
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16 comments:
There's always the side ponytail... and big bangs!
Maybe some leopard print on the table...
hideous... is all that comes to mind...lol and you already said the word!
bracelets, bracelets, bracelets! :) Sounds like a bunch of fun!
I would go with BIG BIG CURLY hair. and maybe some gloves that don't have fingers, do you remember those? :)
NEON!!!! Big obnoxious sunglasses, a million bracelets, and of course, Cyndi Lauper!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe1ap_cindy-lauper-girls-just-w-have-fun_life
BIG hair and maybe one of those bubble type dresses
I would totally do the whole Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink!!
OK, this might be a stretch but here is what I would do...(not that you have a ton of time on your hands but)...I would burn a CD for each person @ the table w/ some sweet 80's tunes...have the other ladies help you pick out their favs...then, not only do you have an awesome CD to remember, but you have a name holder for their place @ the table.....OK..and for the clothing...remember those sweaters that had the huge neck that you pulled onto your shoulders...and blow out the sides of your hair with hairspray....=)
How about "placemats" made from those teen magazine posters of teen idols of the 80's? Remember Tiger Beat?
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Ruffles galore! Think 80's prom. I'm sure I can find a few pictures of my sister at her formals that would be a good inspiration! I'll look when I get home. :o)
Surely you can find an 80s bridesmaid dress with big puffy sleeves. Make sure you have big bangs and "wings" on the side of your hair!
Don't forget the blue eyeliner! Maybe a slap bracelet or two...or was that more 90's? Lots of neon too!
I love the music idea that Eyeglasses and Endzones has!
For the clothing, I would do an off the shoulder fuschia colored dress, BIG hair (maybe teased to give it volume) and some brightly colored earrings(maybe circles that dangle).
For the table, I would splatter a table cloth with different neon color paint (think orange, yellow, green, purple). I also like the idea of doing discos on the table. Maybe disco cupcakes, those are SUPER neat. The kids would love those.
FLASHDANCE attire comes to mind! Love those leg warmers. BRITE Polka dots etc.... Rue 21 sells some good 80's jewelry and it's cheap... & a banana clip in the hair always goes well.
For the table you could do take a plain black table cloth and splatter neon paint!
Have fun!!
All of the stores are now selling the neon glasses with the shades as well!
We did a party like this for a few friends last year.
Many of them dressed up like Madonna with the fish net gloves and stalkings, little tutus teased out hair and insane amounts of bangles. I love the idea!!!
Analiza
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