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.

Photo Sources
{edited by Ooh La Frou Frou}:
Disclaimer:
We often use photos that we love from the web.
We always try to link correctly to the source
in which we found the photo.
If you would like a photo removed, simply let us know
and it will be removed immediately.

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)

VOGUE is a registered trademark of
Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.

Aimee's Grande Paris Adventure Part III ... "Pink Champagne Bubbles"

If you're new or would like to read the two previous episodes of

Aimee's Grande Paris Adventure,

click here for Part I and Part II

where you'll see Paris-loving illustrated Ooh La Frou Frou girl Aimee

and three of her Ooh La Frou Frou girlfriends

arrive in Paris and suddenly feel like

~ real Paris girls ~

This week on Ooh La Frou Frou, we'll look in on

the girls' last day of their Paris adventure ...

so grab onto a cloud and let's float off to Paris for a peek ...

The girls have been having a très fabulous week in Paris ...

they've sipped the most delightful

hot chocolate with whipped cream at Angelina ...

... they've spent leisurely mornings and afternoons

 at different sidewalk cafes every day ...

... they've dreamt their way through

street after lovely Parisian street,

insisting that those streets would have been

more appropriately named

~ Rue de Fabulous and Rue de Charming ~

... and they've ended each day dressed in frothy skirts,

taking misty walks at sunset.

Now, they're ready to celebrate the stunning success of their

~ Grande Paris Adventure ~

~ Their Last Day In Paris ~

As they wake on this sunny last day of their

~ Grande Paris Adventure ~

it feels to Aimee, Hope, Belle and Alex

as if their beautiful apartment is filled

with champagne bubbles ...

... and as they plan an ooh-so-glamorous

~ Pink Champagne Party ~

to take place this very evening,

those sparkling champagne bubbles follow them

throughout their entire day ...

During their morning walk at

~ Jardin du Luxembourg ~

the girls see the beautiful

fountains, statues and tiny sailboats

through sparkling champagne bubbles ...

... even as they shop for delicious treats for their

evening party at fabulous food markets such as

~ La Grande Epicerie de Paris ~

the champagne bubbles follow ...

Paris girlfriend Milla of Not Just Another Milla

has provided lots of tips of places to see during the girls'

~ Grande Adventure ~

and now she has shared two of her favorite french recipes

for the girls to make for their

~ Pink Champagne Party ~

... So ...

... while Alex shops for ingredients for Milla's French Onion Soup ...

... Aimee shops for items to make Milla's Mousse au Chocolat ...

... and Hope picks up everything needed to make little triangles of

Croque Monsieur

{those delicious french crunchy ham and gruyere cheese sandwiches}

... and while the other girls are food shopping ...

Belle searches for

the prettiest flowers and

most delicious bottles of pink champagne ...

~ Once Back At The Apartment ~

The girls throw open the apartment french doors

and turn up the french music!

And as the lights begin to come on

all over Paris ...

the girls dance and sing as they cook

and prepare for the party,

while music drifts out onto the Paris street ...

Ooh La Frou Frou girl Alex

{who just lives to entertain}

 adorned the table with tiny Eiffel Towers ...

... and soon they were ready for

the party to begin!

~ A Paris Pink Champagne Party ~

As the music plays

and the girls start arriving,

pink champagne is poured!

In the illustration below:

~ Alex is the girl in the fluffy hot pink dress and hat on the RIGHT ~

~ to Alex's left with her hair up and in a black dress is Aimee ~

~ to Aimee's left, in a light pink dress and pink hat is Hope ~

~ and to Hope's left in a sleek sparkly black dress and hat is Belle ~

Milla is included in this illustration too ...

in a ponytail and gold gown on the right, standing in front of Alex.

The other girls are all a variety of fancy french friends

the girls have met during their

~ Grande Paris Adventure ~

~ Later ~

The girls' last night in Paris is complete

as they all leave the party in their gowns

and take a trip to the top of the Paris skyscraper:

~ Tour Montparnasse ~

for one more fabulous view

of the City of Light ...

And very soon they will be back

in their very own sparkling world  ...

Thank you for joining us for Parts I, II and III

of Aimee's Grande Paris Adventure!

If you, too, love Paris AND New York,

I'm including in today's post a new trailer for a glamorous read by

Isabelle Lafleche ... "J'Adore New York"

now available in the states!

Isabelle is currently working on "J'Adore Paris."

Au revoir darlings!

The illustrated characters created for the

Ooh La Frou Frou blog and card line:

Belle, Hope, Aimee, Alex, Sunny, Violet, Cherie, Tiffany

 are fictional and are the work of

the artist and creator of Ooh La Frou Frou,

Sandra Shelton Markwalder.

(c) Sandra Markwalder - All Rights Reserved.

You may purchase

Ooh La Frou Frou Collection cards here.

Credits and Sources:

Illustration Credit:

All illustration on this blog and on the

Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line

is the work of Sandra Shelton Markwalder.

Photo Sources:

(Many of the photos were edited by Ooh La Frou Frou)

1. Pink and blue clouds

2. Blue clouds

3. Hot air balloons over Paris

4. Dreamy Paris

5. Paris Streetlight

6. Champaign bottle Moet & Chandon

7. Champaign bottles in bucket

8. Champaign Lanson

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Jardin du Luxembourg photos (placed in bubbles by me)

15. Moet bottle pouring champaign

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Poilane and La Grande Epicerie

(placed in bubbles by me)

22. Gold bottle Moet & Chandon champaign

23. 24. 25. Flowers (placed in bubbles by me)

26. Pink bottle of Moet and Chandon

27. Paris apartment with door open

28. Paris apartments with lights and Eiffel Tower

29. First party picture girl serving champaign to another

30. Second party picture pink dress pouring champaign

31. Paris at night

32. New York at night

33. Isabelle Lafleche Pink Lemonade Blogspot

Additional: La Grande Epicerie photo used

in the background of illustration of girl shopping is from here -

Illustration by artist Sandra Markwalder.