The day after the night before

So last night was the one, the only... HALLOWEEN. Lovely, scary, frightening stuff. Chestnut Avenue and Co started the night off applying ghastly makeup and drinking copious amounts of gin and finished it partying on down at Idioteque. None of us won a prize for costumes but a girl with a dress on and leaves in her hair did- dead unfair. (Dead... get it? OH YES).



A bit of a visual treat for you all; Chestnut and Co huddled up for a group photo. From left to right we have: Mason aka Droog #1; Michaela aka vampire; Alex aka Ashes to Ashes clown; Dan aka red power ranger; Emily aka zombie; James aka zombie Mad Hatter; Alice aka zombie Alice in Wonderland; Lauren aka Mia Wallace(Pulp Fiction) and Ellie aka scary skeleton.

And here we have Ellie, a frequent and most beloved guest. She is a skeleton. This look was achieved using black tights with a bone print, a black dress and a cardboard skeleton. She selotaped the arms to her arms. Frightful.

Next up we have Dan dressed as the red power ranger. This outfit was a last minute decision and was pulled together in a matter of minutes. Brilliant effort. The outfit consists of red tights, a red tshirt, a white tshirt and red converse. Added to this are various cardboard cut outs covered in tinfoil and a makeshift mask. Very well done. That's one powerful, crime fighting motherfucker. SCARY.

And here we have convicted sex criminal James, brilliantly portraying a scary zombie version of the Mad Hatter. To pull this little look off, James has donned green jeans, a blue shirt, brown waistcoat and blazer, with a navy bowtie and crazy tophat. Naturally topped off with large amounts of white and black facepaint. Ghastly.

Oh Alice. Here she is dressed most wonderfully as a zombie version of Alice in Wonderland. She's got some white tights on (cheers Laura), a dress bought in the Toshop sale, a hairband and a fancy dress apron. Completed with some playing cards, tons of facepaint and a lovely spot of fake blood. Shout out to Alex for the beautifully carved pumpkin, Percy, who features on the windowsill. Ghoulish.

Woah, it's so Alex! She's rather fetchingly dressed as an Ashes to Ashes David Bowie clown (google it)! Her handmade outfit consists of ostrich feathers from the market attached to a vest top, and a wire and mesh crazy neck piece featuring some messy glitter glue. And of course a Primark hat, and some snazzy face paint. The sofa isn't usually that messy, it's all down to Dan's costume making. Fiendish.

Hey hey Lauren! Last night she was transformed into Mia Wallis from Pulp Fiction, in the scene where she overdoses and dies for a little bit, naturally. She's wearing a Primark shirt and some American Apparel jeans, and has been transformed into a brunette for one night only with the help of a pretty smart wig. Also featured - lots of fake blood. Terrifying.

Finally, if you must put all your eggs in one basket, just make sure it's bloody strong enough, OK?