Sunday, May 2, 2010

Gala

Some details from last night:
--my mother's black evening bag, circa 1940-something,
on its chain handle around my wrist
--black silk Farragamo stiletto heels (ouch!)
--a silver brooch in a Book of Kells pattern
--a fringed silk-burnout shawl with Celtic knots
--shimmery stockings
--LBD.

And that was on the modest side.
I did not, unlike some other women, wear:
--a gown with a train
--cleavage that bubbled-up like a boiling-over pan of cream
--ruffles! ruffles! ruffles!
--rustles and rustles of satin/taffeta
--27 yards of lace.

Oh you men, you have it so easy.

12 comments:

  1. No, we don't: We're married to the train and the 27 yard of lace.

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  2. I bet you looked fabulous, T! Photo?

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  4. K., you should count your lucky stars that you're married to a modest LBD!

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  5. I was just thinking how fun it would be to attend one of these events in a dress with a string of vintage wooden trains attached to the back...

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  6. T, may I call you T?, that sounds great. It would've been interesting to see you. I like the celtic touches.

    The party I was at recently was also attended by a lot of early 20-somethings in short balloon skirts and hugely high and clunky shoes. Ouch indeed.

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  7. Oh, but you must have looked fabulous. Someone did take a photo of you, right?

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  8. Melinda: HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

    Hazel -- please do call me T.!

    No photos! Nope!

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  9. These generations of shoes, I'm convinced, tell us more clearly than anything else that at least we in the U.S. have gone mad -- only insane people would design such atrocities and only those more insane than they would wear them -- and the wearers are multitudes. I nearly fell off the sidewalk myself last night at the sight of a pair of open toed work boots that had heels 6 inches high and 3 inches wide, and soles 4 inches thick -- and about 20 buckles. Every time I think things in this area can't get more insane and finally something resembling pretty and, you know, actually wearable? will return, it gets crazier.

    And the fuffles and puffles -- holy smokes!

    Your appearance sounds lovely and romantic though.

    Love, C.

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  10. oh my goodness. i would love to see how you looked. what fun to dress up like that.

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