Short, Black, and Sparkly

One of these days, I’m going to get a picture of this sequin-covered dress in good light. Last time, we were foiled by the early winter sunset. This time, a storm darkened the skies. I risked my blue suede booties (and ruined my hairdo) to bring you these poorly lit photos.


Dress, Lillie Rubin (thrifted). Booties, Sigerson Morrison for Target. Earrings, Claire’s. Bag, Carlos Santana.

I guess I’ll just have to wear it again. In the blazing daylight.



Later in the evening, I realized that the straps go on the outside of the shoulder, not on top.
Photos by Beefy Muchacho

Before Eight

I finally got my chance to wear the beaded, silk dress I found at a thrift store in January. I knew then that it would be a lovely choice for Gretchen and Ray’s 1930’s styled wedding.


Dress, JMC. Shoes, Chinese Laundry. Bag, Maggi B. Bracelets, Charming Charlie (via swap), Epcot Morocco, and The Bead Factory.

Despite being swathed in silk and dripping beads, I felt a little underdressed. Many of the other guests looked like screen goddesses in their floor-length, satin gowns and retro-styled hair. Of course, no one outshone the bride. She wore a slinky, champagne gown, Jean Harlow finger waves, and a joyous expression.



Photos by Beefy Muchacho

A Moveable Beast

Beefy and I attended the College-Conservatory of Music’s A Moveable Feast, so I wore my cocktail Tomato and Olive.


Jacket, Adrianna Papell. Dress, City Triangles (thrifted). Tighst, We Love Colors. Tights, BCBGeneration. Bag, swap. Necklace, Serket Jewelry.

These shoes might not quite be “tomato,” but the jacket is definitely “olive,” even though Beefy insists it is “gold.”


A Moveable Feast was awesome. In fact, the musical theater’s presentation was so awesome we saw it twice. Not awesome: taking my pictures at 11 p.m. I was up WAY past my bedtime…


…but the Feast was totally worth it (even though I consumed nary a tomato or olive).

Ice Cold

After I brought this dress home from the thrift store, I stuffed it into the freezer for a few weeks in a fit of bed bug paranoia. Beefy was quite perplexed when he opened the door for ice and found a cocktail dress instead.

This evening, I dug the icy sequins out of the deep freeze for the MTM Halloween Fashion Show.


Jacket, Esley. Dress, Lillie Rubin (thrifted). Tights, Danskin. Shoes, Isaac Mizrahi for Target. Earrings, Pangaea. Clutch, swap.


Photos by Beefy Muchacho

You Can Wear It Again

They’ll tell you that you can “wear it again,” but who really does re-wear bridesmaid dresses? This dress, worn in my sister’s wedding was a tragic length and I intended to donate it to Cinderella’s Closet. I still may donate the dress, but first I shortened it and wore it once more.


Dress, Eliza J. Jacket, Adrianna Papell. Shoes, BCBGeneration. Necklace, Serket Jewelry.

Sometime earlier this week, when struggling to decide what to wear to the opera, I realized that shortening this dress would be very simple. It is constructed of bands of ribbon, sewn along the top of each band to a mesh underlayer. All I had to do was cut four rows of ribbon off the bottom. The new bottom band concealed my ragged cuts along the mesh.


Beefy thought that I should cut one more row away…but I think the new length is just right.




Photos by Beefy Muchacho

Blue

I wore blue, navy blue, to Red, Pink, and Blue.


Dress, Trashy Diva (shortened). Crinoline, vintage. Belt, Mimi di N (thrifted). Shoes, Franco Sarto. Earrings, Julie’s Inspiration. Bracelets, Epcot Morocco. Bag. vintage and thrifted.


I had a blast and got to meet readers (and bloggers) Allison, Maranda, and Reva.



Reva and I pretended to walk the runway.
It was lovely to meet you, ladies!