Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Party!

January 14, 2020

It’s a post holiday Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Mazel Tov party with friends! I adore this Amazon Original show especially the fashion. Our love for Mrs. Maisel is an excellent reason to get together after the busy holiday season.

Party Food & Drinks:
– Midge’s Famous Brisket (official recipe from Amazon)
– NYC Cheesecake
– NYC style thin crust pizza
– Manhattan cocktails
– Mrs. Maisel Pink Bubbly (cotton candy and prosecco)
– Zelda’s pimento cheese
– Sausage balls
– Bagels

Party Games:
– Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Game of Life
– Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Bingo Cards (I created this Bingo card template and 30 free cards can be downloaded here)

Party Decor:
– Suzie’s Plunger from Dollar Tree
– Vintage Microphone
– Susie’s black vintage phone
– Light-up Marquee Display Sign
– Susie’s 4×6 business card Download the Silhouette Studio file here.
– Marvelous Mrs. Maisel pillows from Amazon

Fashion:
– Various vintage hats
– Velvet pillbox hat. I enlarged Butterick B6398
– Velvet gloves. I used Butterick B6398 but omitted the gussets.
– Midge’s hot pink dress. I modified Simplicity 8591 View C.
– Midge’s light pink coat. I used Simplicity 8509 view A.

I think I got pretty close with her “we got the rabbi” coat and dress. The fuchsia underdress is Simplicity 8591 (View C with sleeves from View A). I also omitted the gathered waistline and added pleats to the side and back to fit the waistline. I used a stretch charmeuse satin in dark fuchsia from Fabric.com.

For Midge’s light pink coat, I used Simplicity 8509 (view A) but omitted the lining since I was short on time. The coat fabric is 8 yards of Powder Pink Anti-Pill Plush Fleece from JoAnns. I used two layers of fabric basted together. It was VERY thick for my sewing machine so I had to go very slow.

The glove pattern is Butterick B6398 modified to omit the gusset and hand sewn in the car during holiday travels. I used a very stretchy crushed velvet remanent from Joanns. The pillbox hat is Simplicity 4178 enlarged to fit my giant head. I highly recommend making this pattern out of cardboard or paper first to see how it fits. I had to add 2-3 inches around the base and enlarge the crown oval piece.

I’ve been looking for a way to display my vintage hats collection and I finally found this hat tree from Amazon that rotates and holds 15 hats. It was a Christmas present to myself and I love it! It was great for party guests if they needed a hat.

You may notice my holiday decor in the background. I love the vintage inspired color palette of pink and mint green. It reminds me of Christmas and my favorite chocolate holiday mints from – Sally Lane Candy Farm in Paris, TN. Yes, you heard that right – chocolate mints inspired my holiday decor! Check out more pictures and where I sourced everything here.

After a trip to NYC, I feel in love with these vintage posters (sold as “wrapping paper”) in the New York Transit Museum. They range in age from 1891 to the 1950’s