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t was a night of fun and frolics as
French Tuesdays took on the roaring
1920s for their gangsters and flappers
themed Speakeasy Night evening
event. Capers met with the delightful
dolled up chassis while togas, peals
and panama hats filled the hideaway
at Brompton Road in South Kensington.
French Tuesdays, the social network
for working professionals, globally known
for their worldwide party gatherings saw
strings of media and fellow professionals
enjoy another evening of smiles and
bubbles as members and guests mingled,
danced and drank cocktails and champagne
throughout the evening. There was truly
a sense of celebration in the air and an
overall feeling of freedom that was both
captivating and invigorating at the same
time.
The Roaring Twenties, famously known
as the Jazz Age, is currently popular at
the moment with films like
The Gr
eat
Gatsby
starring Leonardo DiCaprio and
Carey Mulligan embracing one of history’s
amazing eras. The ‘movement’ in which
jazz music grew in popularity by immense
standards in the USA also influenced other
parts of the world. And so it seems that
French Tuesdays were looking to do much
of the same thing with their cabaret flare
of individual independence to any other
midweek spot in London.
On what had to be one of the best
events of the year so far, I found myself
enjoying the evening immensely. At one
point, I was chatting to a friendly bunch of
visitors to the capital as they filled me in
about their trip to the UK, while nibbling
on specially prepared hors d’oeuvre
served by pleasantly dressed waiters in
black attire and red ties. The venue filled
with familiar faces and strangers alike saw
many business cards being exchanged and
people networking while the bongo man
set the evening alight musically, banging
away to themed music in the background.
It wasn’t long before the lights came
down low and the dance floor instantly
came alive with party people ready to
shake off a hard day’s work and let loose.
A birthday celebration in the far corner set
the mood for the evening as champagne
bottles popped and friendly staff made
way for a flaming cake to pass through the
crowd. There were bear hugs all round as
if this was a NewYears’ Eve celebration,and
an increase in French Tuesdays’ popularity
that one could only imagine that such an
event would achieve.
The room filled with various characters,
It’s
Fre
bite
night
out