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<\/a>The special guest at the party–the FabFitFun Winter Box! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
I don\u2019t know how they keep coming up with so much fun; each soiree is different from the ones that came before. This group appears to have the same philosophy I<\/em> always did when I had the time to throw my always-happening birthday parties. I prided myself on giving my guests a different experience every year, (which maybe I\u2019ll tell you about on January 14, when I\u2019m celebrating,) which no one else I knew did. Until now, I had never seen anyone else do events that way, so I\u2019m always uber-impressed with FabFitFun\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Their \u201c90s Winter Formal\u201d was at Palihouse in West Hollywood, and it took over the entire ground floor, both inside and out; it was laid-out perfectly. The very first thing that Alice and I noticed upon entering the premises was the beautiful giant Christmas tree that was decorated with…wishniks! (I think those are more \u201960s than \u201990s, but we were still entertained by their inclusion.) And what was under the tree, you might be wondering?\u00a0 Why, FabFitFun\u2019s Winter Boxes, of course!\u00a0 They were closed and decorated with bows, but other open ones were part of the decor, for guests to peruse all night.\u00a0 The contents were lovely, especially the 2017 appointment books and thin silver necklaces. (You can subscribe to their boxes right on their site.)<\/p>\n Photo by Alice Farninas, as is the big one at the top of the page.<\/p><\/div>\n And I loved the touch of balloons with long strings all over the ceiling in the room with the bar and dance floor. (That’s another similarity to my own parties\u2014that\u2019s how we do my<\/em> party balloons, too. It\u2019s actually Mr. X\u2019s idea, not mine, and I cannot tell you how festive those long ribbons make a room!)<\/p>\n I also appreciated that most people made the effort to dress-up for this fete. Good for them.\u00a0 [Note: At the beginning, Alice and I had been wondering why so many people were dressed differently than now, but not even close to\u201990s<\/em> fashions. Then I realized\u2014most of them were embryos<\/em> in that decade! They could have shown-up in diapers, and still been dressed correctly! \u00a0Funny.]<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Once inside, our first destination was the Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation table, to drop our holiday gifts for the seriously ill children in their program. I was especially happy to participate because my old pal, Emma Samms, had founded this kind organization many moons ago.\u00a0 [Note: I just have to get this off my chest\u2014I think it\u2019s unforgivable for anyone to show up to this very generous party without a gift!\u00a0 We were asked to do that right on the invitation. You could not<\/em> miss that request, although I\u2019m afraid that the majority of the guests either missed it or, worse, chose to ignore it!\u00a0 Shame on them.\u00a0 I\u2019m just saying.]<\/p>\n The desserts. Loved those sticky toffee puddings! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Now back to the fun and frolic.\u00a0 And food<\/em>, of course! In addition to the lovely, creative passed finger foods, (like avocado toast, tuna tartare, prosciutto on sugar biscuits, and mini butternut squash soups\u2014OMG to that last one!,) there was also a dessert table, an old-fashioned candy bar, and an ice cream cart!\u00a0 We wanted for nothing.<\/p>\n And all night, they were gifting sweat pants, in your choice of color and size, and they embroidered your initials on them right there for you!\u00a0 What fun!\u00a0 (I chose blue pants with pink thread\u2014a dream come true for me.)<\/p>\n In the entertainment category, there was a DJ, of course, and later on, some musical performances.\u00a0 One area looked like the dance clubs I used to host in the \u201990s, so that really hit home for me.\u00a0 I always love to hear the retro hip-hop tracks that I was known for featuring in all my clubs back then. They really are the music of my soul.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>