Chicago style party

Are you attracted by formal outfits for men, beautifully dressed women and weapons? Then, just for you, we have developed a script for a Chicago party. .

Organization of a holiday in this style will take a lot of time, but you will also get fantastic pleasure!

We've prepared the best Chicago style party ideas for you. Use our tips to recreate the incredible atmosphere of Prohibition America.

Party in the style of Chicago 30s: what to wear?

Dreaming of a birthday or a friendly party in this style, you need to think - are you ready to seriously approach the issue ?! After all, this is not just a costume evening, it is an imitation of a certain style and demeanor. Therefore, clothes and accessories for a Chicago-style party should be chosen carefully and correctly.

To make it easier for you, we will tell you what and how they wore at this time. So what to wear for a Mafia party?

For women in the 1930s, the following were relevant:

• straight, not emphasizing the waist below the knee dresses
• headbands or intricate frizzy styling
• gloves, a large number of pearl beads and bracelets
• shoes with small heels, stockings with imitation of a seam in the back
• heavy dark eye makeup, general pallor of the skin and bright scarlet lips
• using a feather boa, natural (or artificial) fur in a dress
• from accessories it is worth stopping at a fan or a mouthpiece

In general, a decent fashionista in 1930 looked like this :):

Men preferred to wear strict three-piece suits, regardless of who they work and how they live. For men, an excellent choice would be:

• dark suits - gray, black, chocolate shades with a vest
• light or black shirt with rolled up sleeves and the obligatory presence of suspenders
• use of tie and hat
• from outerwear, an ideal solution would be a coat or raincoat, on the legs - shoes
• from the accessories you can opt for an umbrella-cane, a cigar, a good pocket (!) watch or any weapon. Most often it is a revolver or "Thompson"

In general, a decent man from Chicago looked like this in those days :):

However, a gangster-style party also includes themed entertainment, original drinks and snacks. It's not enough just to come dressed beautifully, you need to feel the atmosphere of those unforgettable and at the same time already forgotten years.

Chicago Style Party: Script, food, drinks

Planning a table for such a party, it is better to give preference to the buffet type of menu that you can find. However, you can also create your own gangster party menu. , signature dishes of which will be pasta (pasta with interesting sauces) with meat or seafood, etc.

You can also use the following recipes for a Chicago-style party:

From drinks, give preference to elite alcohol - whiskey, gin, martini or rum. If your party is anti-alcoholic, prepare interesting fresh fruit cocktails.

Decorating the house , use a couple of interesting ideas. For example, put up wanted dangerous criminals on your walls. The criminals, of course, will be your guests :).

Use the template below for more similarity.

Also an interesting solution would be to print and prepare a rostmeter on one of the walls or a poster of the evening city. There everyone can take photographs as a souvenir.

Of course, a gangster-style party is an incredible opportunity to show imagination and originality. So, you can organize:

• Casinos where the real scammers play
• Thematic play with the distribution of roles
• A real round-up of policemen in a bar where they sell whiskey from under the floor
• Bank robbery and more.

Gangster Party: Scenario

As you prepare for your party, you can pre-distribute cards to guests of the roles they will play at your party. Use our example or create roles yourself:

• Red-haired Mary is a prostitute who is unrequitedly in love with a doctor
• Doc is a doctor who prescribes treatment for his patients with alcoholic beverages
• Little Sophie is a little thief who steals everything that comes to hand throughout the evening
• Jim and Louis Armstrong - brothers who rob banks all the time
• Baby Coco is a killer
• Rose's corpse is the prototype of a murdered girl who can die at the most unexpected moments of a party ????

As you can see, the fantasy is limitless, and you can think of a great variety of such characters. Use plots from famous gangster movies, music from the game of the same name and famous quotes and your gangsta party will become unforgettable.

From entertainment, you can use any contests, awards, in which - souvenir US dollars. At the end of the evening, with these dollars, everyone will be able to purchase auction lots - these can be both interesting and incriminating photos, and various souvenirs.

Another wonderful and thematic pastime will be the game "Mafia", the rules and cards for which you can download. Just print them on thick paper and plunge into the world of exciting, peaceful and at the same time gangster Chicago, where your gangster party takes place.