A gritty celebration of art for art’s sake, New York City, eccentric characters, sex, booze, and fallen starlet Edie Sedgwick.

The Décor:
Store as much of your furniture in garage as possible
Opt for mattresses for seating over chairs
Push couch to middle of room
Display large meaningless art
Drop cloths
Record player
Replace white bulbs with coloured bulbs
You’re a keener if…you can get your hands on a Warhol film (CHELSEA GIRLS is a personal favourite) to project onto wall during party

Party Activities:
Provide a large canvas and paints for guest to play
Source out Polaroid cameras and film for guests to snap pics of each other
Shoot a Warhol style film – cell phone cameras will do (ideas: couples kissing, guests eating, coat room)

The Attire:
Leotards
Tights with holes
Furs
High heels and platforms (don’t even consider making this a shoes-off kind of party)
Leopard print
Fake lashes
Biggest, longest earrings you can find
Skimpy skirts and dresses
Hats of all kinds
Black and white stripes
Turtlenecks

The Music:
Velvet Underground

Nico

Modern Lovers
Bob Dylan (“Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” is a must!!!)
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors
”I Shot Andy Warhol” soundtrack
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks

Culinary Delights:
Bean dip
Brazil nuts
Pastry wrapped sausages
Campbells soup
Cheese fondue
Peppered steak
Jelly beans
Fruit flan
Sherry trifle

Drink:
Milkshakes with or without alcohol
Canned beer (Carlsberg and Heineken were hugely popular in the 60’s)
Sherry
Rose wine