I normally don’t go out for Halloween.
My mother’s birthday is October 28th, so I typically fly home to Atlanta to take her out for a big fish dinner, then live vicariously through readers and celebs via Instagram on the actual day. This year my mom decided to be fancy and go to Hawaii, so I was in New York! Thus, when I got an invitation to Lala Anthony and Lenny S’s Couture Halloween Party, I proceeded to overthink my costume.
I originally wanted to go as Cleopatra, and went to my favorite, Shades of Shea, for a golden gown fit for a Queen of the Nile. I proceeded to purchase Cleopatra accessories, but it just didn’t flow. So then I thought Diana Ross. But after my friend Sharif cut my blond curly wig, I felt like I was more Chaka Khan.
In the end, my friends and I decided I would be an R&B Diva–basically a combination of Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and any other singer you might find sprinkling sequins and glory on any stage around the country.
I had a lot of fun with my mic prop.
Then it was off to Tao for the main event.
As one would expect with party hosts as illustrious as Lala and Lenny, the room was filled with the who’s who, including June Ambrose as Marie Antoinette, Lala as a Zombie bride, Kelly Rowland as Run DMC, Ty Hunter as a vampire, Serena Williams as a work out instructor, Danielle Brooks as a BAP, and more. My friend Kelley went as toddlers and tiaras and my friend Sharif moonlighted as a young Michael Jackson.
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