On Friday night, Doug and I made an excursion out to see the Lamplighters' production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Princess Ida. I spent quite a bit of time poking through my closet and asking Doug "What should I wear?" as a result... it turns out that I only have one cocktail-type dress that I like and feel comfortable in. My closet houses a sizeable collection of formal gowns for performance, quite a few casual day dresses, and very little in between. I guess I'll be putting "little black dress" on my wishlist!
I ended up wearing this adorable early '60s dress I bought a few months ago. It has pockets and a beaded collar that offset the business-y navy nicely. It was missing a few buttons when I got it, but I managed to order identical buttons on Etsy (yay!) and it's in proper working order again now. Unfortunately, I had trouble shaking the feeling that I might look like a very sparkly flight attendant instead of like a normal theater-goer! Doug assured me that I was over-thinking things... but there's just something about navy and a pencil skirt!
Sky blue coat with purple buttons: Goodwill
Navy dress with beading and rhinestones: 57th Street Antiques Mall
Silver patent belt: Target
Rhinestone bracelet: Busia's, maybe?
Exceedingly sparkly shoes: DSW, originally for my Senior Recital
How cute are you!? I love that coat! It's a fabulous color!
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-Janey
What a timelessly lovely look. If one only has a single cocktail-esque dress in their wardrobe, this is a total gem to hold that title. You don't look flight attendant-ish at all, don't worry, you're flat out stylish and beautiful.
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What a fabulous coat!! I see how one could be reminded of a flight attendant, but the ourfit is totally cute and the shoes more than discount that notion.
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