This week I am confronting one of the biggest challenges I've had in months. I'm trying to find a dress. Labels: life, writing conferences
I'm going to the Romance Writers of America conference later this month, and I want a nice dress for the award ceremony. Doesn't sound too difficult, right? But I spent several hours shopping without success. Why do so many dresses have an empire waist (or something similar)? Looks great on some women. On me, it just looks like I have miles of legs and nothing on top. Not an attractive look.
And here's another thing. I'm overweight, not inches away from the grave. Surely there are dresses out there that are somewhere between teeny-bopper and matronly dignified.
I found a couple on the internet (via a catalog that arrived in today's mail, yay!), and I'm now debating whether I should give one of them a try. You never can tell how it will look until you have it on, though, so I'm a tiny bit reluctant. Ah, well. I can always send it back if it doesn't work.
I'm not even up for any awards. I don't know why I'm so concerned about my outfit. Sigh.
3 Comments:
lol I just went through this same problem. Although my problem was overweight and too large on top for most dresses. I did finally end up with a 3/4 sleeve wrap dress from Walmart of all places. Put in a cute cami and it looks great. And the wrap is nice and forgiving on the stomach area.
I hope you have lots of fun!
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Nicole, at 10:33 AM, July 09, 2006
I stressed over this last year, myself. It's funny how worried we get even if we're not going up on stage. Here's hoping you find something that works for you.
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Sarah Palmero, at 2:18 PM, July 10, 2006
I found an awesome dress the very first time I went out.
Only problem is, it's a size too small. Yet I still bought it.
Now I'm probably going to have to go out and do the last minute shopping thing, unless I loose 10 lbs in the next 16 days.
But I'm pretty sure we're going to have a kick ass time, no matter what we're wearing!
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K.A.S., at 7:45 PM, July 10, 2006
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