Of the wide variety of themed parties, it is the retro style holidays that have gained the most popularity. This can be easily explained by the fact that the memory of the USSR is still fresh, witnesses of those times, parents and grandparents, live nearby. For the same reason, organizing such a party is not difficult, because there are many attributes of that era in almost every home.
Premises
Choose a room that is easiest to decorate in the style you want. Avoid modernly designed apartments or nightclubs with bar counters and striptease stages. Better to choose a neutral cafe or a house of culture. On the walls you need to hang posters with Soviet symbols - a portrait of Gagarin, social appeals. You will simplify your task if you do not look for such leaflets from your friends, but print them from the Internet. Do not forget to only artificially age the posters.
Having decided on the list of guests, make a board of honor with photographs of the invitees. Try to find the must-have retro party decor, bobbin turntable, and vinyl records.
Dress code
To warn guests about the necessary clothes, decide on the years in which you want to spend the holiday. If you prefer the 60s, write in the invitation for guests that girls should be in fluffy dresses, and men in flared trousers. The 70s are characterized by mini-skirts and any short outfits, as well as bright costumes for young people. For an 80s-style party, girls should wear suits with bulky shoulders and wide sleeves. Men, if they do not find jeans-dumplings, which were in short supply at that time, need to disguise themselves as a student in a plaid shirt, short trousers and glasses.
Serving
Cover the table with a checkered oilcloth or colored tablecloth. Replace modern tableware with faceted glasses and wine glasses, aluminum pots and painted china. The menu should consist of typical dishes of the time. Prepare Olivier, jellied meat, jellied fish and meat. Stick the label "Nalivka" on the bottles with alcohol, and suggest drinking compote to drink strong drinks.
Carrying out
Do not combine the roles of organizer and moderator. This should be done by different people. Consider musical accompaniment. Choose popular songs of the time, but go for dance hits. Memorize a few dances ahead of time to show the basic movements to the guests. You can provide the background with famous songs from your favorite cartoons, for example, about Winnie the Pooh, the heroes of Prostokvashino and Cheburashka.
Games and contests
Prepare questions for the then popular KVN and "What? Where? When?" For men, get dominoes. And at the end of the evening, play forfeits. Comic gifts of the Soviet period are suitable as prizes: badges, ties, medals or tape cassettes.
