Sober is in and getting raucously drunk is out – or so we hear.
So yes, there’ll be a few people at that party who will probably remember what you did.
The person responsible for this is apparently Kate Moss. The former poster girl for the party lifestyle has turned in her shot glasses and turned over a new leaf.
This particular leaf involves not drinking while out.
Of course – instead of recognising that Moss is 45, and probably needed to slow down and start taking things a bit more seriously, it’s been hailed as a new trend.
Here’s the Daily Mail:
‘Getting Mossed’ — a term Moss came up with herself to describe her excessive, somewhat chaotic lifestyle — used to be the modus operandi for the Primrose Hill set. But in place of the record alcohol binges and always being the last to go home, 45-year-old Moss (or ‘The Tank’ as she used to be nicknamed) is now eating healthily, exercising and happily going out on the town with her teetotal younger boyfriend Count Nikolai von Bismarck stone-cold sober.
Staid partying, abstinent socialising, it all neatly taps into the wider trend of clean living and the burgeoning wellness industry. Remember the days when coconut water didn’t exist and the only milk they put in your coffee at Starbucks was from a cow? Remember when the only vegan you’d ever heard of was the musician Moby? Those days feel quite long ago, don’t they?
In case you didn’t care enough in the 90s, the Primrose Set is made up of Moss, Sadie Frost, Davinia Taylor and Meg Matthews – all of whom are getting on in years.
Let’s do a Moss partying before and after:
Here she is in 2010, looking a bit worse for wear after a night of fun times:
And here she is looking sober AF after Marc Jacobs’ recent wedding:
It is a better look.
If you’re keen to try dry partying here’s what you need to do:
- Don’t drink;
- Avoid the carb-rich canapes;
- And leave by 10 PM otherwise you’ll be bored to death by drunk people.
More from the person at the Daily Mail who tried the trend:
In time, I learnt that being properly hydrated (two litres of water a day) made the teetotal version of me less feral around snacks, as did occasionally eating my supper beforehand.
If you are brave you can ask for a coffee, that being the saviour of many a former drinker. One late dear friend, a fellow journalist, when he first got sober would always order a large pot of it when everyone around the table was putting in their drinks orders.
Worry beads, that’s another little prop, used for centuries to ward off feelings of stress and anxiety. The other trick is to arrive late, timing it so you arrive just as everyone is sitting down for dinner.
There’s also option B – have one or two drinks instead of five.
Everything in moderation.
Thanks, Richard.
[source:dailymail]
