Fancy! Club

Ghetto fabulous! By ghetto, I mean it’s full of chavvy types. By fabulous, I mean my friends and I in totally ludicrous costumes dancing the night away.
The first night we went it was a launch party and totally packed. The Silent Disco had us enraptured all night and the DJs took all our requests with a smile.
This time, it was hammering rain so the venue was half empty. This was taking into account that they had closed the upper floors, so no Silent Disco. Waaaaaah.
As fun a time I had, it is not great without the crowds and the chav element is strong. Plus, it’s in Shepherd’s Bush which is a real pain to get home from. If this was in the city centre I would love it.

So I arrived absurdly late for their April party (it started at 9 I was there at 11!) I was expecting to walk into a room full of people. But instead, I found the venue only half packed. I blame this on the Bank Holiday weekend as Londoners LURVE fancy dress parties. (Although not Halloween so much, go figure.)
The music was okay, There was a pretty good top 40 mix. Although there were a few random songs thrown in. (The A Team! theme? Really?)
The drinks were pretty cheap. You can get a pint of Carlsberg or a vodka + mixer (excluding red bull) for under 3 quid! Fantastic. But you can’t use your debit card at the bar, period. So I unfortunately had to go and pay 1.75 to use the cash machine in the lobby. That’s what I get for rarely carrying cash!
The costume contest is a bit rubbish. As it seems that the prize for best costume (250 big ones) goes to the person who has the most friends in the crowd and not necessarily the person with the best costume. (Sarah O. was robbed!)
FYI — Do NOT BUY TICKETS AT THE DOOR. They will charge you 12 pounds. But if you sign up online, you only have to pay 3.50. Its def worth the savings.
Overall this was a fun night. If you’re looking for a different clubbing experience or if you just really love fancy dress, this would be a sure bet.

Being a Yank, I thought ‘fancy dress’ meant actual fancy clothes all the way up til the morning of the party, and nearly shelled out some scratch to rent a tux. Thank goodness I found out it translates to ‘costume party’ in American. Much more fun.
To echo Leon’s thoughts, costume/​theme parties are my favorite type because they tend to cut through the social awkwardness and trick people into actually interacting with each other. I also like parties that play Journey, because it tricks people into singing together. Finally, I like any occasion in which I can dress as a nun.
I can’t decide between Sarah’s Avatar and Lizzie’s Prawn for costume of the century, but we all looked pretty rad if I do say so myself. Would definitely do this again.

This has the potential of being a premier party night in London. I love dressing up and it seems so do a lot of other Londoners. Dressing up cuts through pretension and attitude. Everyone at Fancy seemed chatty and up for it and although the first night wasn’t overly busy, there were still enough people to create a smashing atmosphere.
The silent disco in the VIP room is awesome. My favourite trick is to take off the headphones to listen to everyone singing. There was mix of music throughout the night ranging through classic pop, rock and house tunes.
All in all, Fancy is an affordable, fun night that will have you coming back again and again.

Blue Peter eat your heart out, here comes a drunken homemade prawn doing the crab walk!
Seriously a fab night out had by all, who would have thought that fancy dress for no reason at all could be this much fun? It was like a birthday treat on a regular Saturday night out. What made it that little bit more exciting was spending the entire day doing arts and crafts and then getting to wear it at the end.
It really was a great venue, with loads of room for everyone to dance, people all in great spirits and a fab way to make new friends… you just might not recognise them when you see them dressed in civvies the next day!

At first, I’m not going to lie… I wasn’t a fan. I was contemplating an escape plan but then the silent disco picked up and it was love at first listen! HOw much fun was it to dance around to music that only the ‘in’ people can hear? It’s my usual life but amplified because MORE people could hear the music I was dancing to… yep, I’m crazy. But seriously, flouncing around in a french maid outfit, and admiring some authentically AMAZING/​CREEPY/​SEXY costumes.
Anyway, we headed down to the dancefloor and showed the crowd a thing or two! I will say, I do have a complaint. The building is like a bloody maze, finding the bathrooms was a bit like finding the cheese in a maze while real hungry… because I really had to go. The coatroom was insanely expensive and hidden in a little cove on the top floor.
I also want to say that Mr. Burns, the winner of the costume contest was SHITE! Avatar WAS indeed, as Thom pointed out, ROBBED! I haven’t seen a getaway like this since Crash beat Brokeback Mountain at the Oscars a couple years ago… TRAVESTY!
Anyway, can’t wait to go back; I already have my next costume planned!

I’ll never understand why the British refuse to fully embrace Halloween but instead prefer to dress up randomly throughout the year. Though as a lover of both dressing up in costumes and drinking, I’ll take it any season!
After getting through the rather thorough pat-​down at the door (ahem, a certain bouncer owes me dinner at least!), we danced our merry little decorated butts off at the silent disco in the 1^st floor bar. After getting socially lubricated a bit, we joined the masses in the main room for some gold old fashioned partying, or as I like to call it «let’s hope I don’t get tagged in that picture on facebook-​ing»
My legs were sore the next day, as a reminder that indeed, I’m not 18 and I’m having far too much fun for my age… oy… time for a Boniva cocktail and some Metamucil chasers!
Though the only table scraps of complaints are following: Night commute back home can be a bit of a haul, and 2 pound coat check… deary me, just put it on the hanger, I don’t mind if it falls off!
But we’ve already discussed costume plans for the future, so watch out Fancy, we’ll be back to claim that prize! (AVATAR WAS ROBBED!)