There’s a rare dress-wearing occasion coming up in my life. My sister Debbie is marrying Rob – the love of her life, and a really nice guy – in May!
This is the first wedding in our family. Up until now, everybody just eloped: my mom, both my sisters, and me. I wore jeans to my own wedding, but I’m wearing a dress to Debbie’s wedding.
Dress-shopping wasn’t as huge an ordeal as I feared it might be. I don’t like malls and avoid them as much as possible because they overwhelm and drain me. I went to St. Laurent Shopping Centre last weekend to look at dresses.
There weren’t a lot of dresses there, especially if you don’t count the prom dresses. I did see some interesting prom dresses. Check these out.
I know I’m not tall by any stretch, but I’m not freakishly short. If you stick a head and neck on top of these dresses, they’ll be 7 feet tall!
I didn’t buy a dress there.
BUT. I did buy two dresses at lunchtime on Wednesday. Why two? Because I have no fashion sense, so I have to let other people decide which dress I should wear to the wedding. I figured I’d buy two, canvas my friends, and let them decide which dress I should return.
My coworkers made me model both dresses when I got back to the office. They made me try on all their shoes. They tried to teach me how to walk in heels. They oohed and ahhed over the dresses and told me I should keep both. (Later I sent my sister photos of both dresses, and she advised me to return the navy one immediately. All her coworkers agree. All my coworkers say the picture doesn’t do the navy dress justice, it’s much cuter in person, and I should keep both dresses.) (My coworkers also say they’re impressed with how clean-shaven my legs are, but I should cut my toenails.) (They also advised me to buy the shoes soon – immediately after cutting my toenails – so I’ll have lots of time to practice walking in heels.)
Anyway, here’s me in the dresses. I still have to put together the shoes and accessories and cut my toenails, but it’s a good start. Your opinions are invited and encouraged.
I think I like the black & turquoise, but not the sweater over it. The sweater ages it or makes it ordinary. keep the bills and don’t cut the tags yet. Look once or twice more before you finalize it. I shop at Value Village as often as I can.
I like that rack behind you in the pic.
Cheers.
Actually, I like BOTH, and I like the sweater! I especially like the hem of the first dress but the second dress could go where the first one can’t. Keep both……….
I like them both, but I like the second one better. I think it’s more festive!
If I may chime in here, I like the first dress much more, perhaps I would like the second too but the sweater obscures part of it. The first dress has some style in the cut and somehow seems more like you.
Try some more!
Like the hemline of the 1st but the 2nd works nicely too — the cut and color and overall look of the 2nd would go nicely with the wedding shindig.
Thanks to all of you for your feedback – much appreciated.
I was almost certain I was going to wear the turquoise one, but then someone said (and I quote): “WTF ARE THOSE HIDEOUS RAGS! Goodness gracious, you are so cute and petite…u can wear almost anything! Uhh…please, let me dress you…neither one of those outfits should be seen in public.”
This is someone I know from a discussion group: he’s a gay fashion guru in New York City. A “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl” kind of guy. And then he posted pictures of a bunch of dresses I didn’t like and wouldn’t wear, but other people liked them and said they’d look good on me.
Bottom line: I now have no idea what I’m going to wear to the wedding. Sigh.
oh no, back to square one.