Been to a toga/greek party?
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Topic: Been to a toga/greek party?
Posted By: emz
Subject: Been to a toga/greek party?
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 1:35pm
HELP! 
I have my little cousins 21st on Saturday night, theme is toga/greek costume. So I googled it, and the first thing it says is DON'T USE A SHEET WTF?! Seriously? So anyway I tried it with a sheet and I can see why they say not to. Really bulky and unflattering (I want to look like a pregnant greek goddess, not a blimp!) But... we are on a budget. Going to buy some rope to tie around our waists (or under my bust probably) and was thinking maybe buying material and actually stitching together greek costumes instead of togas might be a cheap idea? As the only single sheets we have have cars or moons and stars on them
So... advice please! If you've been to one, what did you wear? How did you make it? Accessories? We cannot and will not hire anything, can't afford to spend more than $20-30 all up for both our costumes. 2 single sheets will cost us $16 from TWH. Fabric is $10 a metre at spotlight. Thought I could possibly get away with only using a bit if I made costumes instead of wearing togas. HELP! I don't DO fancy dress lol |
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 2:04pm
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I've dressed in a toga twice and I used a sheet both times. It was fine and looked quite flattering!! It's all about the way that you wrap it. I used safety pins instead of tying and experimented with different ways and it looked cool. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 2:14pm
| Hmm i remeber going to toga party at uni in fact i didn't go i had hurt my ankle so i stayed in and watched evryone else. Anyway make sure you wear something underneath obviuos i know but white sheets and liquid equal transparent. This shouldn't be a problem at a 21st but you never know. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 2:36pm
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a sarong instead! as others have said, wear shorts and a t-shirt/singlet underneath
I did go to a fancy dress where we had to wear rubbish bags (clean ones) they can work like a toga. - the bottom one worn like a skirt and the top one with a hole for heads and arms. We used flax to tie everything on, more indian than greek but you could use similar materials. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 2:59pm
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I went to a toga party in first year at uni. It was cheaper (and closer lol) to buy some fabric from Arthur Toy than it was to go to the Warehouse and buy a sheet..
I can't really remember how we all put them together but everyone did it differenty. Mine was black (way more flattering than white) and I think I just wrapped it round myself then pinned the top? Boxers and a boob tube underneath = sorted 
If you like crafty stuff, sewing something a bit more "fitted" to you sounds like a good idea to me! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 3:29pm
| We went to a Toga party once and just went and brought some really cheap material and attacked the jasmine vine climbing all over the neighbours fence and made a wreath to put on my head, it looked quite cool! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 4:07pm
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man if you were closer I would lend you my bridesmaid dress, her wedding was kind of greek inspired ...
btw, I first read that as "total geek " party , haha , that would be fun ! ------------- 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 5:43pm
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Is your DH friends with any cooks?? Get some table cloths from them - they are so much easier to deal with. We had one of the cooks on course get into one for a fancy dress party we had a few weeks ago. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 10:17pm
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I have been to many many toga parties in my time....(way back in the day)....and I always used sheets. I refused to wear white ones so normally went for pink and wore flowers in my hair. Like Arohanui said - use nappy pins rather than trying to tie it, and wear a singlet underneath for modesty if you are worried (although "international rules" at Uni means no underwear allowed!!) You can get plastic flowers for a head garland from the $2 shop or spotlight.
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