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Date night look difficulties

 We're still in a pandemic so date nights aren't what they used to look like.  Living in the middle of nowhere, we don't have delivery as an option so if I want dinner, I make it or I drive out and pick it up.  Driving out to get something is a pain so we save it for special occasions.  Like anniversary dinners.  Cue me deciding that we were going to have a fancy dinner from our local winery and make it a date night.  After being stuck at home for almost a year, I'm pretty desperate for reasons to dress up.  I went all out for my trip to the winery to pick up our dinner in boxes with some bottles of wine.


I got this dress at the end of December and hadn't even put it on.  I finally had an excuse.  I also did full What Katie Did foundation garments with the corslette and stockings to keep the lines smooth.  Wiggle dresses are not forgiving, there's a reason I usually wear poofy skirts.  Vintage necklace, usual hair, and plenty of red lip stain so it wouldn't get all over my mask.  I even put on fake eyelashes!  I'm completely ready to go with five minutes to spare.  Reach down to brush something off my skirt and realize the skirt has a hole in it at the seam.  While I'm flipping it over to see how bad it is and if I can do a quick fix the seam starts to completely let go.  That'll teach me to get a dress on sale from Amazon.

No chance I can wear it out since the seam is failing and it's going to get scandalous quickly.  No time to change makeup or foundation garments so I start frantically hunting for another dress that will work with what I've already got on.  I've also changed sizes recently so stuff doesn't fit the same as when I last got dressed up to go out.  The hubby had to come up and zip up dresses while I changed several times very quickly.  Fortunately I have plenty of options.


I threw on a petticoat and a vintage wool hat to finish off this look and rushed out the door.  This dress is a favorite of mine so I tend to reserve it for special occasions so I don't wear it out.  I also discovered that with my petticoats being all wadded up for months without use, they are now misbehaving.  They're crinkled up and shorter then they should be.  I've got to sort that out.

I certainly got some looks at the winery when I showed up in all of my finery.  I even had a matching mask I made based on the charmpatterns.com Glamour Mask pattern.


Now I know my wardrobe needs some attention after being neglected for so long.  I expect a big try on session in the near future while I figure out what fits and what needs to be replaced.  Also steaming far too many petticoats.

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