This week I’ve been focusing on dressing myself for once, as I search my wardrobe for a suitable Black Tie outfit for an event I am off to this weekend.
As a girl who loves her jeans perhaps a little too much, going to the opposite extreme is always fun. Give me heels, sparkles and layers of swishy fabric and I am like a child in a sweet shop.
However I have noticed recently, that while the invite might say Black Tie, more often than not the attending gals are decidedly cocktail in attire. There is a difference.
While summer maxi dresses sweep the high street each year in a wave of beach appropriate colours, a truly classic formal gown which isn’t ultra-frumpy is hard to come by. Perhaps this is the reason so many of us are opting for knee skimming numbers instead.
I also worry that many of us are feeling a little self-conscious these days and perhaps don’t want to be the ‘most dressed up’ at a party or event. Better overdressed than under dressed I say!!!!
Black Tie events are our chance to be every bit the girls we want to be, elegant and glam, pampered by our dashing gents who have exchanged jeans for DJs. Why are we not exploiting this opportunity?
So….. do I take the ‘can’t beat them, join them’ approach and opt for a faithful strapless LBD, glammed up with perfect heels and just the right amount of sparkle or do I go all out in a floor skimming gown? I have about 5 hours to decide!!
Happy weekend to all fellow glamour gals out there!! x
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