So I spent forever last night trying to figure out what I'm going to be wearing for my piano recital/graduation. We're required to wear a white dress and light colored shoes for graduation, but I don't happen to own any. My mum's too cheap to buy me some, so I have to wear something of hers.
First of all, my mum has a warped fashion sense (don't they all?). Second, most of her clothes are as old as I am, or older. Those two things combined make the most horrible wardrobe crisis you could ever imagine. Except I don't have to imagine it...I have to WEAR it.
She found this very matronly-looking white dress with little clear seed beed flowers sewn on it that could have been a wedding dress for like...I don't know, a flapper from the 1920s or maybe a Jackie Kennedy dress. It's cut just above my knees, and it has a scalloped V-neck collar. (The dress in the picture above sort of looks like it, shape and style-wise.) And the shoes...well, my mum only buys SENSIBLE shoes, so I guess this pair isn't so bad...for her. They've got a thick, maybe 1 inch heel and they're white slip-on sandals with a sort of lattice pattern. I don't really know how to describe them.
But anyway, I made myself look somewhat less matronly by adding a belt and a matching bracelet (this is what I will be wearing to recital). Oh, and did I mention that since the dress is sleevess, it makes my arms look fat? It does. Very much so.
The thing is, I can't wear the belt or the bracelet to graduation because it'll show through my hideous white gown. I'm not even sure which is more hideous--the gown or the dress. Let's just say I plan on bringing a change of clothes.
First of all, my mum has a warped fashion sense (don't they all?). Second, most of her clothes are as old as I am, or older. Those two things combined make the most horrible wardrobe crisis you could ever imagine. Except I don't have to imagine it...I have to WEAR it.
She found this very matronly-looking white dress with little clear seed beed flowers sewn on it that could have been a wedding dress for like...I don't know, a flapper from the 1920s or maybe a Jackie Kennedy dress. It's cut just above my knees, and it has a scalloped V-neck collar. (The dress in the picture above sort of looks like it, shape and style-wise.) And the shoes...well, my mum only buys SENSIBLE shoes, so I guess this pair isn't so bad...for her. They've got a thick, maybe 1 inch heel and they're white slip-on sandals with a sort of lattice pattern. I don't really know how to describe them.
But anyway, I made myself look somewhat less matronly by adding a belt and a matching bracelet (this is what I will be wearing to recital). Oh, and did I mention that since the dress is sleevess, it makes my arms look fat? It does. Very much so.
The thing is, I can't wear the belt or the bracelet to graduation because it'll show through my hideous white gown. I'm not even sure which is more hideous--the gown or the dress. Let's just say I plan on bringing a change of clothes.
2 comments:
It is always such a nightmare to choose what to wear to important events. It is hard for me to imagine the dress you described, but I really like the one in the picture. Very simple and chic.
I really don't know if there is any advice I could give to you. Well, maybe just one. Try to make the best of the dress, shoes and your hair, and enjoy your big day, not worrying about anything. I know it is easy to say. And I know it is important to look good, but it is even more important to feel good and satisfied, so you should try and do that, not worrying about your arms, for God's sake. There are more important things to worry about. Like concentrate on not falling or messing up when playing piano. ;)
Good luck!
Thanks for the advice! :D
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