A "Little Black Dress" Halloween Soiree

... and a certain illustrated Ooh La Frou Frou girl
is throwing a glamorously spooky bash ...

... all over the city, Alex's friends have opened their invitations
to her Halloween Soiree ...
and are excited to see that for a costume,
they need only wear their favorite

~ Come join the fantasy ~
... you've just received Alex's invitation ...
which little black dress would you wear?

Once the dress is decided ...
you need only to dream up how to add a little
"Glamorous Halloween"
to your little black dress ...

{Bat Tattoo tights here and Spider/Leopard/Spiderweb stockings here}

In any case ...


... because when the sun goes down in the city ...

and you step out of your taxi
at Alex's city apartment all decked out for

Halloween ...


 ... things just might get a little wild ...

As Alex greets you at the door, her green eyes
peer at you from her leopard mask ...
and you notice she's also wearing
long black gloves with a cocktail ring on the outside
and leopard heels ...

You may remember getting a "daytime" glimpse
of Alex's private terrace
on Ooh La Frou Frou's spring card earlier this year.
But now ...  it's Halloweeeeeen, darling.
And now that you've received your fantasy invitation
and put your "Little Black Dress" costume together
and arrived at Alex's party ...
what will you see?
Upon entering her apartment
you see sparkling floor candelabras and dozens of glittery pumpkins
like these on her terrace ...

And because this is a very
~ fashionable ~
Halloween Soiree,
little vignettes have been set up throughout the apartment,
turning pumpkins into a variety of
Vogue-worthy things, such as sparkly bags.

Glamorous candles inside light the way,
as the lights are very low ...




... and jeweled spiders adorn
even the crystal drops of chandeliers ...


... there's a little luxurious Halloween at every turn ...




... and as you arrive in Alex's dining room,
you're offered your choice of four signature cocktails,
which Alex has named "Frocktails" in honor of
Little Black Dresses.
The Frocktails below are (left to right)
Pumpkin Pie, Witch's Brew, Black Martini and Vampire Kiss.
The hors doeuvres are couture-worthy ...
so Alex calls them "Couturves."


Alex has a fabulous dessert buffet inspired by these ...





... and everywhere you turn, you see little
glamorous embellishments ...
~ such as ~
taking this cute Pottery Barn Skeleton Hand Condiment Set ...



... and making it a little more sparkly ...


Are you full yet, darling?
Is your cocktail tasty?
After drinks and goodies, Alex has a surprise
awaiting you in her living room ....
as you enter you see that she's set it up
 like New York Fashion Week ...
complete with a runway surrounded by audience chairs. 
A theatre group will soon be conducting a murder mystery called ...
"Murder at Fashion Week"
but before being seated on either side of the runway to
sip your drink and figure out "who done it,"
each girl is invited to
walk down the runway while a photographer
snaps her picture for a mock Halloween issue
of Vogue!

This is how illustrated
Ooh La Frou Frou girl Sunny's "issue"
turned out ... she has decked out her
Little Black Dress for the event with feathers!


With the murder solved, what good party doesn't end with
high heels being kicked off and the music getting
turned up for dancing while the city
sparkles below!



And as the evening winds down in the wee hours,
 we're reminded ...
Cinderella left the ball in a pumpkin coach ...
... so in true fairytale fashion ...
... at the end of Alex's Halloween Soiree,
everyone is given a "diamond" encrusted pumpkin
from Alex's beautiful terrace
to depart with and the coach is via a simple phone call
 courtesy of Alex ...

Limo anyone?

Happy Haunting, Darlings!

Remember, you can purchase the
Ooh La Frou Frou Collection's
new autumn card "Autumn Ballgown" here.

This blog is authored by the creator of
Ooh La Frou Frou:
Sandra Shelton Markwalder.
All Ooh La Frou Frou Collection cards
may be purchased here.
Coming Soon: "Winter City Girl Boxed Notecards"

Illustration:
All illustration on the
Ooh La Frou Frou blog and the
Ooh La Frou Frou Collection Cardline is by
~Sandy M~
(c) Sandra Shelton Markwalder ~ All Rights Reserved.

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New York in Autumn
Black dress on hanger
Lady in long black dress
Lady in black/polka dot Stella McCartney dress
Black mask
Black and white photo of woman in black mask
Lady with lacy face mask
Bat Tattoo Hose (see link above in post)
White Spider, Purple Animal Print and Spider Web Hose
(see link above in post)
Lady in black veil
Model in black dress by Gustavo Cadile and black lipstick
Vampire lips
Clutch purse
Photos that we made the leopard print eye animation from
Black and white "diamond" spider web pumpkins
Trio of black and white pumpkins
"Diamond" embellished votives
White pumpkin candles
Jeweled spiders
Candelabra and spider web black pillows
Glittery Skulls
Drinks: Black Martini, Vampire Kiss, Witch's Brew, Pumpkin Pie
(see links for drinks above in post)
Four food images together (macarons, tiramisu, etc)
Creme brulee
Pottery Barn Skeleton Hand Condiment Set
(see link above in post)

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