Roman Night - another chance to dress up!

Last week was Roman Night at our local bar. They have a themed night every month so that they can try different foods on us. This time they had been researching Roman foods on the internet so we would be have chicken and stuff cooked as it would have been hundreds of years ago.

Anyway, it was to be fancy dress. Now it was probable that most men would be draped in a spare bedsheet with a few leaves attached to their heads and going as Ceasar. I couldn't begin to think how the women would dress but always happy to join in we agreed we would sort out costumes for the evening.

As it happens my friend Lucy had bought a costume when she was up in Lorca at Christmas but the date of the dinner had been changed and she was unable to go, so she said I could borrow her dress. We're not dis-similar in height and size so fine - I was sorted, we just needed to get something for Neil - other than a bed sheet.

We decided to visit the Fancy Dress place in Lorca and see what they had. As always, it was last minute and so we had to hope they would have something suitable - and did they.

A Roman Centurian - oh, images of Brad Pitt in Troy sprung to mind!

We did have a small problem when we finally found the helmet -it was missing it's fine plume of feathers. No problem, we'd improvise with a red feather boa!

And so, we were set for the evening. And here's my Roman Centurian for the night, my Brad Pitt.

We were greeted by a sea of Ceasar's - All but one guy had opted for the bedsheet look. Here's out host for the evening - Danny.

The ladies seemed to have struggled a little with what Roman women would have worn as can be seen from these photos:

But I was fine, I had my lovely costume borrowed from my friend Lucy - maybe I should have tried it on before the night - it only just fit!

We all had a good night with good food, a lot of drink and a good laugh. Next party night is on February 14th, Valentine's Day.