Cocktail Dress
Apr. 17th, 2009 08:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prosodicLisa and I are going to the cocktail reception tomorrow night. I figured it would also be a good way to do some networking. You never know who you might meet who knows somebody who's looking for a writer or something. Although I realize that Lisa and I are in direct competition with each other for those types of jobs.
Anyway, I got my outfit cobbled together today.
I started out at Kohl's. Tried on a few dresses there. None of them looked good on me. I did find a black lace blouse (with a white lining) that I thought would look great with a black skirt I already have. So I got that. But then it occurred to me that the only good party shoes I had were some black dress sandals. All my other black shoes are loafers or ballerina flats. So I would have to get some new shoes, because I wasn't going to wear the sandals. Wearing the sandals would require going hose-less. And I wasn't going to be sans hose.
So...blouse in hand, I headed to Payless, after not finding any shoes at Kohl's to my liking. Well, Payless didn't have anything either.
Ok...so I needed dress pants. I had tried on a few pairs at Kohl's. None of them looked good on me. There was a Dress Barn, and I know they sometimes have dress pants, so I went in there.
I ended up trying on two things - a very smokin' hot black dress with a ruched waist. It made me look tiny. The dress was awesome and could be dressed up or down...very versatile. I *almost* bought it. But I would still have the same problem with shoes. The other item I tried on was something I swore to God I would never wear in my lifetime - gaucho pants. The sales rep, who called them "palazzo pants" (HAHA) talked me into it. And you know what, they were slimming, they were comfortable, and they actually looked pretty damn good. They were also less expensive than the dress, and no hose were required, so I could wear them with the black sandals. Oh...and the gauchos can be worn casual or dressed up.
So...black gauchos, black lace blouse, black dressy sandals. And I threw on my black suit jacket to see if that looked good and it looked fine. So that will be my ensemble for tomorrow, along with my pretty drop necklace that I bought at a Renaissance fair.
I may still have to go back and get that black dress. I do not have a little black dress in my wardrobe...and since I can wear it casual, it would be fine. I wouldn't have many occasions to dress it up.
I just don't have a good purse to bring along. I have my everyday purse, which is black. I have 2 dressy purses - silver and purple. Neither one will really work.
As much as I would love to bring my camera, it's probably inappropriate. Damn.
Anyway, I got my outfit cobbled together today.
I started out at Kohl's. Tried on a few dresses there. None of them looked good on me. I did find a black lace blouse (with a white lining) that I thought would look great with a black skirt I already have. So I got that. But then it occurred to me that the only good party shoes I had were some black dress sandals. All my other black shoes are loafers or ballerina flats. So I would have to get some new shoes, because I wasn't going to wear the sandals. Wearing the sandals would require going hose-less. And I wasn't going to be sans hose.
So...blouse in hand, I headed to Payless, after not finding any shoes at Kohl's to my liking. Well, Payless didn't have anything either.
Ok...so I needed dress pants. I had tried on a few pairs at Kohl's. None of them looked good on me. There was a Dress Barn, and I know they sometimes have dress pants, so I went in there.
I ended up trying on two things - a very smokin' hot black dress with a ruched waist. It made me look tiny. The dress was awesome and could be dressed up or down...very versatile. I *almost* bought it. But I would still have the same problem with shoes. The other item I tried on was something I swore to God I would never wear in my lifetime - gaucho pants. The sales rep, who called them "palazzo pants" (HAHA) talked me into it. And you know what, they were slimming, they were comfortable, and they actually looked pretty damn good. They were also less expensive than the dress, and no hose were required, so I could wear them with the black sandals. Oh...and the gauchos can be worn casual or dressed up.
So...black gauchos, black lace blouse, black dressy sandals. And I threw on my black suit jacket to see if that looked good and it looked fine. So that will be my ensemble for tomorrow, along with my pretty drop necklace that I bought at a Renaissance fair.
I may still have to go back and get that black dress. I do not have a little black dress in my wardrobe...and since I can wear it casual, it would be fine. I wouldn't have many occasions to dress it up.
I just don't have a good purse to bring along. I have my everyday purse, which is black. I have 2 dressy purses - silver and purple. Neither one will really work.
As much as I would love to bring my camera, it's probably inappropriate. Damn.