Give me a reason to justify buying a pouffy taffeta dress

Who wants to invite me to their prom? Or can we please reverse time so I can re-attend my grad? How about a ball??? A fancy soiree???? Anyone?! Okay, so I just really want a reason to buy a giant fancy dress.

This afternoon Laurel and I went to check out a giant dress sale - most dresses were 50% off, and there was a a huge rack for $50. They were mostly prom dresses, floor-length with miles of taffeta and layers of lace and silk and beading details... and in a rainbow of colours. I couldn't just stand there in an ocean of prettiness and not try anything on, so pretending that I had an occasion to wear one and hundreds of dollars to spend... I first tried on a gorgeous strapless, deep red, floor-length dress that was fitted down to my hips and then flared out into tucks of taffeta and accented with rhinestones and beads. The back was done up through corset-style ribbon which showed a peak of my back. Oh my god, it was a very princess moment. It took all my strength not to run out the door in it, or at the very least not to dig out my credit card. But sigh, I could not justify spending $250 on that dress even if it was half price.

I never had a fancy pouffy dress like that. I didn't even wear one to grad. I bought my grad dress [photo 1 and 2] initially to wear to my mom's 50th birthday soiree, so it wasn't very fancy, just a simple strapless black dress with a tiny bit of lace at the top, and only mid-calf length. It was what I wanted at the time, though, I didn't want anything crazy fancy. And I had never even tried on fancy floor-length dress. Which is why today was so fun. But I'm kicking myself for not bringing my camera! Damn!

Of course I couldn't leave the dress shop without purchasing something, so I ended up buying a very cute short black dress fitted on top with tiny spaghetti straps and a bit of lace and flaring into a pleated skirt. Hot.

Okay seriously, that was a lot of dress talk.

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posted by Maresa @ 6:24 PM